The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-31
Editorial correspondence.
LIZ CLArRs, July 26,h, 81.

LIZ CLAIRE, July SOlh, %.
Mr.. EDITOR: am not politician, aud
am not disposed to assume the responsible
station Of contributor to political newspa-
per, stand in the market 40 news monger,
or seat me in The chair Of "a penny.a-line
writer" but have heard thunder in the
|arepublic Of lie Claire" and !, just occur.
red to me that might without transgrcs
sing upon your forbcarancc Or trespassine
upon the claims Of your contributors invite
southern folks TO listen to the echo.
Our democratic candidate for Sheriff has
the reputation ofbeing a spretty clever fell
low" aud am the last man to question j,
| am certain; but during the past week be
has been among Us here-perhaps OH otfi-
cial businsss--or, may be, "visiting fami-
lies" as the preachers sometimes say when
they go out electionoering. The Sheriff
Numbered some too up in Princeton, Iun-
derstand, which if it were 10 pass unnoti-
ced might deceive some folks, and they
might imagine, there either had been, or
was going to be an earthquake.
The Sheriff tells us up here that The
good people in the lower part Of the coun-
~ are not going to support him because he
| is an anti railroad man; that the very ac-
tive part he has taken in our behalf agains,
the railroad has ruined his prospects in
Davenport and Blue Grass townships. II
this is, 10 truth the case, and the Sheriff is
| ia such precar;ous condition, his bread
and butter in such eminent peril, We Of the
north would be glad to know il for we have
some very warm sympa.hies for railroad
martyrs.
Some Of the incredulous wings and in.
deed few Of the democrats, say they doubt
the good Sheriff's alliance to the an,.rail.
road faction, and that he is merely batting
for suckers; Gf true we wish him fisher
mans lucky but the piou., patriotic Sheriff,
certainly would not resor, to this low, un-
manly subterfuge to obtain votes, for the
Sheriff is "clerer fsllop." II he has ever
been railroad man we should like TO know
lii, for we are certain that he told here and
10 Princeton that you would not vote for
him down there because he was opposed to
liz, and presume "cleyer fellow" will not
deny it.
We have thunder also from another
quarter, though Of the same kind in regard
10 the candidate for Recorder, Hiram, (ihe
widows sony Laurel tells US that Hiram is
not railroad man, for during last winter
even in the days Of his trial and sore tribula
| ton; indeed when he was about TO sink and
aperish," (but Jabez flew TO the rescue)
Hiram wrote to him and advised him TO &c
against the railroad; and presume he did,
for Laurel proclaims i, and "Laure is an
honest man."
1t is not al all mysterious or wonderful,
that our county is divided on this railroad
matter; but that men can divide them
selves, or rather change colors and sing
alto 10 one end Of the county, and bass in
the other, without concord, metre, meas
IRE, or time, and not be detected in it, is
a matter Of wonder and problem that
am unable to solve. am informed that
both Sheriff and Recorder have always
been considered railroad champions in the
lower part Of the county, and indeed, al
ways have here, until their nomination for
reelection. "Behold how strange a thing
is man; and great are the workings Of his
evil imagination;" especially when fitted
out for electioneeriug and political gamb-
ling; and more especially in the loco ranks
for present day democracy has as many
shapes and faces--Proteus.l iKe-as there
are local interests and provincial prejudices
| in country where il has foothold.
AN OLD-ScHooL DEMOCRAT.