The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-22
POLITICAL.

ratification meetings held on tho evening
| oil the 25th, by The Wings Of Brooklyn anc
Jersey City. The meeting q Brooklyn
seemed almost 10 eclipse. both In numbers
aad enthusiasm, the grest ratification meet.
ing 10 the city of New York itself.
Co. Preston, Of Kentucky, was one d
tho speakers. He said: People Of Brook
lyn, lie nominations have gone oul Of Bal
tmorc, aud the hearts Of many tremble
with excitement, with Disappointment, or
with brilliant hope. We had three men
who may challenge the world for their
equals With regard 70 Webster, be heard
"a Democrat (joseph Iloit, Esq.1 say, "a
lev months ago was standing In Damas-
|cus. With iwo oceans between me aud my
country, when received newspaper
that contained the letter 10 lIn'semanu. /
blessed God then that we had such man
% preserve The dignity aud honor Of lhe
United States
The speaker here alluded 10 Henry Clay
IN very feeling terms, amidst enthusiastic
applause. As 10 Fillmore he had shown
that be was capable Of governing. Bu'
there was the third man, who rose up when
gilayy of glorious geGiuses burs, into ex
isteace. The forest-basn Demosihenes,
who de6ed. in 1911, the greatest power o.
the world in defence of her gallant sailors.
rha, Young LAWYER was The cause OF the
ensuing war. a the same time, young
soldier was preparing himself tor the com
| ing campaign. Onc was Henry Clay, who
may be called the tongue of the nation; the
sthss WIS Winfield Scott. who may be
termed The sword Hereafter We may
need the assistance Of such men as these.
Gentlemen, ms State voted fllyone bal
lots for Aliilard Fillmore, and nav after
We have obtsined one Of the greatest meH
u the Wing party. are we 10 act traasona-
BIZ because we may haye personal preII-
dices? Ne, we cannot. II you had seen,
as Ihave. the manner in which Mexico ives
governed after being conquered, winning
alike the approval of the Administration
aud Of our country. yoa would Judge wheih-
er he was able for the performance Of civil
duties er not. Again, IN his treatment q
the Indians, he won the applause Of toe
| ell qaen, Ctnnning for bis hlm1nity. I'M
equaled in such a scene since the DAYS Of
Penn.
A Voice--We'il cleo, him. [Cheels
Yes, we will elect him, and Wm. A. Ora
ham, for none can beat the old Scottish
chivalry. TApplause.l Hesaw that some
Of the friends Of Pierce call him "Purse.F
| Now he knew that no Yankee ever object
ed 10 purse before. But be is also said
TO be descendant Of Percy, the Duke oi
| Northumberland. Now he took up one oI
Sir Waiter Scots works few days since
giving description oi the battle Of BIN
nochburn, where Scott drove Percy be-
fore him. As the verse sta,es:
"And Pegcy,s cry is fainter heard,
NJ merry men fight on
Az, and ia the coming contest similar
event will happen, when PIerce's cry IS
fainter heard, amid the glorious shouts
s.hat will salute the election of him who,
with the stature OF giant, has the frank
ness of a child, aud manner that wins
he affection az every one tha; chmes with
10 the sphere o. his isfluence. Long con
,inued applause.l The speaker then gave
a glorious description ofthe consequences
that would result from proper protective
tariff that would turn our rivers into the
streams Of Pactolus, and give prosperity
TO al. and said, are we to lose ali this
through little personal difference? No!
Men of Brooklyn, join your voices with
yonr brothers Of Kentucky in glorious
harmony, md drive back the spirit Of dis
union tha, now threatens US. But if yoo
refuse, what refuge cau YOU fy 10! Gen.
Franklin Pierce. CIVILIAN and Soldier,
who never did any good as either: lie
heard an nnecdoto from Gen. Gault.
brave msn, in relation To him. On asking
him what sort Of q man is General Pierce.
ale is The best Of all Po!k's appointments
said Gaui, "Whl r. was the next query
Because" replied ihe ether, she had the
GOOD taste 10 discover tha, he was no sol
der, so he held bis tongue, and resigned. !"
.1Laughter.)
"GIvE Us YOUR uANp-So DO 1--we
copy the following from the Cleveland,
Ohio, Herald:
Eeerybodv hereabouts knows GEORGE
W,rnERELI. who for years has been
working man ID the Democratic ranks and
who has done that party good service
On Monday George me, Democratic
friend. who had just returned from the
Yves, and whose first inquiry vas, "sVeli
George how is poitics2n
George answered. ''l'm straid we viii
have 10 part this time for 60 for WIZ
FIELD ScorT."
"Do you" shouted his friend, "give US
vour hand on that. old fellow, so do -
n. YORK. Moses II Grinnell, the only
Webster Delegate 70 ths National Conven-
lion from tic State Of New York, says the
citv will give ScorT Ten TuorsASD Ma
JoRlry!
Mr.. Grinnel IS host in himself Ne
priv ate individual in the State Of New
York stands higher in The estimation oil hls
tellow citizens, and he is not apt to make
random assertions on such matters.
Rock ISLAND BASK.--We have just had
Ilhe pleasure of parusing letter from 9
Iren.lelasu ia New York, Of this most un-
Ionestionable responsibility, in which he
states that Bank will be established il
this city, and 90 into operation some time
,nyt r0a,,th Tho lstter saws. Nv the time