The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-07

LIZ CLAIRE, Aug. 9Th, 1856

LIE CLAIRE, Aug. 9th, 1851.
Mr.. EpIToR:--I saw ia the last number
Of the Gazette q communication from the
pen of "Old School Democrat" which call
ed out, not only reply from the Banner
"man," but 'ss.irrod up nightly" the ele
men,s Of locofocoism here; especially the
"proxma.e'' anti railrosd element, 'Lau
rol !" and "Laurel: Numbered "a few you'd
better believe" It was not in small claps
either, for .sLaurel is a stormy man" when
the ssebenezer" Of his democracy is aroused
Yes! when s.Lauroin cast his "far-seeingF
and super sharp scrutinizing eye on the ar
,icle, aud at glance sdrank in" its con.
tents, he s'bristlcd and barked;" his patri
otto soul was stirred in its deepest depths
the inner man was awakened, the s'lion oil
LIE Clare democracy was aroused from his
lair aud madly shook the dew from his
name, stamped and paved in his rage, roar.
ed in his !ury,-becomo overwhelmingly
desperate, and-and-he- ID
.s,cAoop the Old School Democra,"--tha,
he would; (what demonstration of the ex-
representatives. calm, sober courage, otli-
cial dignity and highly cultivated morals j
but the s'cloud that lowered DER our house
tops is, in the deep bosom Of the ocean bu.
ried;" the storm has passed, and the heav-
ing bosom Of the Lion Of lie Claire democ-
racy is as calm as the bosom of a sleeping
lake ia breathless summer highland, il
was "tempe.t in tea pot" after oil.
"Laurel' says, the "documcnt is lie
from beginning to end"-tha, Harvey new
er told his whining story, nor did Hiram
give him any such advice by letter Gin the
days Of his trials and tribulations." Now
as to IIarvey's story ofhis position, or rath
er positions, on this distracting railroad
question, let me say, that there can be
more than one man found in Princeton
that he told s',he Davenport folks were 60
ing sgainst him because he opposed the
railroad; ]" and, his.."ihunder" in lie Claire i.
still ringing in several ears. have ne
doubt the 'sBanner man. has unbounded
confidence in the shonesty and candor" Of
the Sheriff, (1in his absence'') and have
no disposition to blame him for il; but
blame him for denying so positively, (be-
cause bis implicit confidence is not positive
testimony or his Neutrality-suspicious.
confding heart, might, be.ray him, and be
may step beyond the pale Of truth, igno.
rantly if not wilfully; as il seems he has
done in this case. There nre men here
that heard the Sheriff mourning tho loss he
was about to sustain in tho lower part OIL
the county, because he was identified with
the anti-railroad faction. And those men
say, that Harvey in bis "clever" way said
furthermore, ITO tickle the fancy Of US an
,ies) shat he voted for the appropriation
merely because his interest (palting bi.
pocket significantly was there, believing
all the time that it was unconstitutional
and that the Commissioners had no legal
right to subscribe the stock, should ma
ori,y be in favor Gift" This willingness
to sacrifice constitution, law and con.
science on the altar Of solfinterest, this de-
sire to be so accommodating under all cir
cumstsnces and readiness TO
"Frame face for all occasions
gave rise, ! presume TO the proverb
..Harye' is clover feller." IL tho ban.
ner man" still doubts let him enquire
among democrats and Leonard men. lie
can then know whether it was "sprung up
on the people just upon the eve Of the cleo
ton" or not; and the wings will 'dance tc
the tune" have no doubt, when their can
didate "sings bass in one end OF the cou nty
and alto in the other"
In regard to Hiram and Laurel's CORES
pondence, ] can only say, that the report
as claimed by the ''Old School Democrat
was out, and purpored to come from Sum
mer., and have since heard it denied -
Summers says, believe, that Hiram ad-
vised him only mot to resign his seat in
the legislature--saying nothing in regard
to the course he should pursue on the rail-
road or any ether question. But like the
"Old School Democrat there is problem
too bard for me to solve in this matter
Why is it that Judge Grant is politically
religiously aud morally damned among our
ant-railroad democracy, for the active part
he has taken in the affair, while Hiram
and others run at large, untried, uncon.
demned and unwhipped? The same mouth
that curses one sings hosannas to the name
Of the other. Is this peculiar to Iocofoco
ism or is it freak Of modern progressive
anti-corporation democracy?
SHILOH.