The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-02-26

for grog among the number--should pur,
sue course which could not be construed
otherwise than sanc.ioning the rlotous pro-
ceed,ngs Of q few nights previous.
(S) We comply with the request, not
that we consider oursslf under any obliga
tons to do 30, a. the ungentlemanly and
indccorous language here used entirely an
nuls all claims upon our space, but because
We know that the great minority Of ou'
German citizens are law abiding people
and may feel that in the remark abou
those frequenting Eyser's we may have o.
luded to others than those who went theirs
for the purpose Of drinking.
Having commented upon the above ia
detached portions we wish to mako few
remarks upon il az whole, and in kinder
spirit, We trust. than that which influenced
its concoctors. We only regret that their
has,iness did not allow them TO wait day
or two for the subsistence of their eferves-
cent feelings and 10 hear what we had 70
say in this number Of our paper in respect
10 the call for German meeting.
Here let US say in the outset, that we
have ever cherished kind feelings towards
our German population, tina, we have ever
been willing to admit them TO the rights
and privileges Of an American citizen, but
at the same time we never have deemed
them better men than Americans. We will
concede az much to them as we do to our
own countrymen, tut not more-let that
he distinctly understood. When we affirm
hat some Germans, as well as some Amer.
cans, would be benefited by few months
'eryice in the peni,eniiary. we moan what
70 say, that they are no better than zee are
A for the persons who stoned the hous-
. Of Messrs. Whiting and Hall being Ger
mans, we are as firmly convinced that such
vas the fact as though we had seen them
commit the offence, and any affirmation 10
he contrary is IN insinua,ion against
American citizens Of a doubly serious
character.
Now what are the facts 10 the case
Two Germans 10 violation of law were
elling spiri,uous liquors. Germans were
n the habi, Of frequenting those places 10
rink. Two respectable citizens in dis
.hsrge Of their duty complains upon those
wo persons for retailing liquor wi,hou,
license. Threats are said TO have been
verheard made by Germans, that those
Who informed upon these two violater.
hould be punished. During the nights Of
he l4th and 18th insts. the houses Of
liessrs. Whiting and Hall, who made the
were mobbed, note was
brown through the window Of one Of the
,ouses, which note ,ras icritten by Ger
nan-as any one will testify who sees it
md in that note, Mr.. Hall was informed
hat his house was stoned because be made
complaint Of Eyser for violating the law.
md threatening him with similar "Lynch"
aw il he again dared discharge bis duty.
Now to say that American citizens were
sere made the tools Of those Germans To-
larry out their vindic,iveness, is a reflec.
ion which we must resent. Mr.. Wheeler,
4 the Banner, 10 the only living specimen
i the entire genus whom We have heard
'roclaim such thing-the authors of the
bove letter only insinuate it. lie says,
The offenders may have been Germans.
r they may not. We are more inclined
0 think the guilt lies somewhere else"
Perhaps our contemporary knows more
bout this matter than has yet come To
light, MS he appears to be wiser than his
elbow citizens.
We desire to say few words in thi.
in respect to that "Germln
netting" or as the gentleman with the
,orrible name says, the meeting SCALED by
md consisting Of the inhabitants q the city
# Davenport" And first. we wish TO
snow by what authority he duplicates the
whole citizens Of Davenpor, in such a
Meeting as convened at the Court House
20 the 18th inst, and passed resolutions SC
opposed to the spirit Of the age, TO law, Or
Ter and good government He finds fault
with Us for implying that all the German MS
who frcquented Eyser's had uttered threat.
Of vengeance, and in the next breath he
says broadly ''the inhabitants Of the city
If Davenport called that meeting.
We probably would have been favored
with copy of those proceedings had our
taste and convictions been The same as
those Of the editor Of the Banner, but they
materially differ. Our space is occupied
or we had intended publishing the proceed
Jugs anyhow, just to show up their absurd
i,y, and to tell the people abroad that the
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