The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-10-21
GEN. SHIELDS.

ed tho ''Democracy" of this place on Sat
Iurday evening last. His bearing was gen
Itlemanly, his language generally courle-
Gus, the arrangement of his subject coed,
but weaker arguments We never heard
fused. Gen Shields is no speaker, lie docs
not do justice 10 the principles 81 the par
ltv To which he PROCESSES to belong. A
, Ireod lawyer be is no doubt, bu' as poll.
lieian he is entirely out OF his sphere
His forte is the camp, there he seems e
be more Of home, but that may have been
because of not being posted up in political
: matters.
i Horace Greeley, the best abused mar IN
the nation. receives no mercy at the hand-
Of Gen Shields. As though il were an et
/, for, to hold back an onslaught on Gen
Scott. Le opens the sluices Of vituperalion
upon poor Greeley, We here place upon
record and can prove the reverse OF what
Gen. Shields said OF Mr.. Greeley: Horace
Greeley never compiled nor published q
life of Gen. Scott. Gen. Shields said yegy
many things Of Greeley which only served
TO prove that the former was not a reader
OF the New York Tribune. But we are
no defender Of Mr.. Greeley-he needs
none when Gen. Shields is his antagonist,
as be give. him conspcuii, that mhimsi.
cal Horace with all his proloundness real,
does not deserve.
II the thinking portion Of the Dem
ocra,s. who heard Gen. Shields, arc
satisfied with his dsquisition upon the Tar
iff questio We have no objections. he
occupied the Locofoco ground upon that
question, though he strangely contorted
Wing views. He laid down the broad
premises that no one interest OF the conn
try could be benefited but at the expense
of another; ergo, If you foster manufac,ures
you do 50 at the expense OF agriculture;
and upon this sandy foundation he based
us teebie IeHlafRs.
His fasoriie smile was comparing tho
Wing party 10 drag attached 10 the Loco
faeo party. Such things sound yer, fahingI
IN n mixed audience, but are ouls uttered
for effect and not from any truth they may
possess. 4 single glance at the fact will
satisfy any one that Wings stand in the
front OF al the public enterprises OF The das
and even Of the minor business iransae-
lions of lie. Ii they are behind in poliii
cal sentiments il is because they hold /.
those solid doctrines upon which our gov
erument was formed and which were s.
seduloasly maintained by its founders
The views expressed by Gen'i. Jackson
upon the Tariff in l624 are those advoca-
ted BY the Wings al this day, and they say
10 the Locofocos OF the land in his language,
III Is time YOU should become little more
America nized, and inslea d OF feeding pan.
pers and laborers of England, feed Your
own"
| The Wings hold the same opinions witt
regard 10 internal improvements as were
expressed by those ancient worthless, JET
llerson, Madison and jackson. when they
maintained il 10 be both constitutional and
Iespedient, in regulating commerce between
the States, 10 improve the rivers and har-
5ors. The Wings are in favor Of liberal
acts Of incorporation for internal improve
ments aud for manufacturing purposes, and
50 were your Democrats Of twenty wears
ago. The Wings are the eldiashi0nca
Denocrats--it is true they cannot keep
psce with the new-fangled doctrines Of pat
ent, progressive Democracy, which can
encourage foreign labor at the expense ot
American industry distinguish d ference
IN making appropriations between salt and
fresh water; charter local banks in shoai.
and oppose stable State institutions: a nd
refuse liberal acts Of Incorporation for in
ternal Improvements or manufacturing
purposes. When il comes TO the advance
ment OF such doctrines as these, the Wings
are drag and long, long may they contin-
ne TO be SO.
| We don't know wha, Mr.. La Cossitt, Of
The Mnscaline Enquirer, expects TO gain
BY his personal abuse Of us We have al
ways treated him as friend and have Of
len befrende him. If there be single
sentence Of the article we wrote, entitled