The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-09-30
LOCOFOCOISM-lTS PRACTICAL
RESULTS.

RESULTS.
Locotocoism and Mpbocracy With Us
have become s,Eonomes. Here They arr
one and The same. The constituents ol
ono compose The ether. Whether L,,caf5,-
coism receives its character from lis lead
ere, or makes lis leaders What ,hes are, i
Tor others 10 determine. Fer oar own par
We believe The tendency OF The principle,
Of that party is TO reoder men corrupt snd
immoral Where Locofoco principles arc
in the ascenaancy, We ne,e the introtiuc.
ton OF resirie,ises 10 The righi &c free sal,
trage aud intolerance in the expression al
religious sentiment. as in Virginia an
New Hampshire. In many paris &c liz
Union opposition to siayers is Oh racies.
issic Of The Wig parry, while in al per.
tions IN adhesion TO the principles often,
perancc marks It's advocates. Whereset
the Wing party is distinguished bs an "a
Ginning towards certain views, the Locof
CO party is marked for lis neryerse seaaia.
the other way. We lay down these asses.
tions ~ truths, and hold them to BE sell
evident 10 ibe COMPREHENSIVE Of every
man capable Of discerning between ri.hl
and wrong.
Since Locoiocoism attained an aseen
dancy in this city. its practical results hay.
beea seen in The freqaeu, outbreaks ,ho,
have disturbed The peace, periled The lives
and stained the character of The itlzens q
DavenPTt. Its manifestations we're frs
observed in a lawless a,ipck upon the quie
abodes Of certain Citizens who had take,
an active part in enforcing the statute i,
regard 10 temperance. They neat rppear
ed 10 the profsnaiion Of iha, day sci apsr
snd dedicstedto the service of God. Gath
ersag boldness from success. with its char
acierisiic leaning towards Moboc.acy. ina
invariable resui, was reached on Wedaes
day evening Of last week.
Oa that day handbills were issued fror
this Office simply announcing, liiat Sow
Bsbb, at illinois, would address the CHI
zens Of Davenport al early candlel,gh,ia.
q the Court House., 10 the evening III,
ciiizsns assembled, the room was crowded
agondiy number Of whom were ladies i,
tractAd ihiiher by the reputation Gov
Bsbb bad acquired as speaker. Th
Wings had incurred the expense Of hirin
the German Band Of music for the ocea
sion. 10 entertain The audience until .h
hour for speaking had arrived.
Il is needless for US to say anything :
The reputation Of Gov. Bebb. He is know
MI over the West as one Of The most 81,
queni and powerful speskers, and ma
ofihs mist accurate Information, af eithe
party. lie was formerly Governor /
Ohio, the third State in the Union. an
was there. amid her galaxy of ialeai, eol
sidefed one Of her mo<t prpmiDs al men.
Gov. Bebb hid spoken but f,r thas
time when The first msnle.ia.ian ID VIII
'sgeneFaiiy conceived 10 be a plaaaed Il
t1rspios, was given by an Enpiishma
supposed to be pretty well pickiel vii
liquor. The interruption was so seri.,o
and the intentions Oft Lpcofocos presen
% apparent, that one half Of the ladie
immediately lei, the Court House. TIN
move was gIaddening 10 the &, es oi ii,
insiigaiors, rs the, had mol calculated apo
the presence Of ladies'. This IRE AappeY
70 knor, from whispered conrersatiu
Enthusiastically overheard as he'd beliin
our BACK by couple u riag'esders upai
their FIRST entrance.
Gov. -Bebb, afieethis m,nifes,a,io, mr..
ceeded with his remarks witbant further il,
terrnpiion until towards he CHS. H.,
having treated fully upon that .n,;.,, il,
which be stands acknowledged Is Il,
''great exPonnder"-lhe Tariff, be rem =
ed, that ia conclusion he would saw soa,.
thing relative 10 the two candidates for Ii
Presidency now before the people. II
would say nothing in reference to the milf
,sry proves Of Gen. Pierce. but speak G
bis craftsmanship.
Here was the opportuEe moment. tb
hall was now 10 he opened. BID Letfne
red, The Rynders IF fotra-w who, il is sail
had been autographed from Mnscatinc Fl
The occasion--in Tie most characteristic