The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-03-18
O. 49, DAVENPORT, SCOTT CO., IOWA. THURSDAY MA

If course we want Democratic President
and we ought TO fix ourselves on that point
and not be looking round for any other
nails to hang our hats on. Therefore,
move that we instruct our Delegate to Bal
ltimore to vote for candidate for President
TINT is staunch Democrat, and in favor ol
all sound Democratic principles.
Chairman. Are you ready for that ques.
ton? If that is your minds, gentlemen,
lplease--
Solomon Jones. Mr.. Cheerman, op-
pose that motion, and before it's put want
to know what is sound Democratic prnci.
lples. want to know il abolition is one oil
'cm?
i Bill Johnson. And | want TO know if
slavery is one o. 'em?
Sargent Joel. And ] want to know il
Russa's tramplin down Hungary is one Of
'em?
John Robinson. And want to know if
Cuba is one ef 'cn?
Deacon Snow. Mr.. Chairman, as there
seems to be somo confusion and misunder.
standing about Democratic principles, and
here don't seem to be much chance OF do.
ing any thing till these matters are settled
move that Squire Downing, our venerable
Chairman, shall make plain full state
ment TO this meeting Of oil the sound Dem.
ocratic principles; and then we shall have
something to go By.
[rhis was seconded all round, and I'm.
cie Joshua, colorng little, laid his specs
on the desk, and got up out Of his chair
Chairman. Gentlemen and Democrats:
As for the dimocrn;ic principle, view it il
very important we should have fair un
derstanIing Of il, for il is the vital princi
pie Of the party, and without it we can''
hold together. In the old Gineral's time
if my memory serves mo right, we bad
three principles to go by: one was the
Bank and one was the Tariff, and 'tothcr
was Internal improvements. That is &c
say. them was the principles we had 10
fight agin. Them was the Wing princi
pies, and the Democratic principles was t'
fight nciu the three Wing principles. Anc
as long as we stuck 10 that wo beat snt
got the Offices. But the science Of politics
has advanced a good deal in these latter
years, since the Ginersl's time, and So
many now principles are crowded in. hel'
ter skel,er. that we get kind OF confused
and mixed up. | don't think they do any
good.
Some Of these new principles, instead d
holding us together, seem to be pretty like
i, 10 blow us apart like gunpowder. But
the good cd Jackson principles work 'tohe
way; they hold rs together like wax. ant
rive Us the Offices. Therefore | think we
may safely say we 90 ogin the Bank, wt
90 agin the Tariff, and we 60 agn Inter
nal improvements. And think our Del
ega.e to Baltimore should be instructed 4
stand on iha, platform.
Bill Johnson. move that we ament
that platform by adding tha, we go sglr
Slavery.
Solomon Jones. move. Mr.. Cheerman
that we amend it by adding that we G.
agin Abolition.
Sargent Joel. move that we amend il
" adding that we 90 agin Russia
Cbairmau. Shall we put the question OF
the platform with the three amendmenti
added 10 it.
Deacon Snow. Mr.. Chairman, If these
ame ndments arc added, think there's
number of other amendments that ought to
be ndded besides. particularly the ncuirali
,y doctrines Of Washington. Therefore,
move that wc adjourn this meeting for one
week, and that the whole subject be refer.
red to committee, TO be appointed by the
Chairt,nn, and that they report TO the next
meeting Democratic platform containing
al the sound simon pure Democratic Prln.
ciples.
| ,eacon Snow motion was put and car
ried, and tho Convention adjourned.
NoTE, from Major Jack Downing TO MIR.
Gales and Seaton.--My dear old friends,
I've correcticd the minutes Of Secretary
Stiles, and send ii to you TO publish, to lei
our Democratic brethren over the country
know that we've made rally here 10 try
TO save tho party, (Which you know we
though, awhile ago was dead,) and SO fur
we've met with very encouraging success.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
WATcm MAKING. Almost everybody
knows what watch is, and most people
understand it's use; but, nfter all, very few
are aware OF its curious mechanism, nor
have thcy any idea Of the number OF pieces
Of which il is composed. 1t is, in fact, one
Of the greatest curiosities that human in.
vcntion ever produced.
/ Mr.. Dent, 10 lecture before the London
Royal institute, made an allusion to the
formation Of watch, in which he stated
that a watch consists Of 992 pieces; and
stated that % trades, and probably "l5
persons, are employed in making one Of
those machines.
The iron, of which tho balancc-sprlng is
formed, is valued at something less than .
farlhing; this produces an ounce OF steel
which Is worth 4ad., which is drawn into
1850 yards Of steel wire, and represents