The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-24
1--WE have met the enemy and are theirs."


the only consolation left to us is the sim
pie consciousness of having stood by the
ticket from first to last, and the assurance
now rendered doubly sure, that every man
who split the straight Democratic nomina-
tons, no matter whose personal friend or
enemy he may be, will wakes up some Of
these fine mornings not far distant, and find
himself politically deud, damned and beyond
the hope of salvation.
Yes;-it is a consolation to feel that the
men who have been most instrumental IN
defeating ticket which stood no earthly
possibility of defeat at the outset, must re-
ceve in the unering courae of results, ret
ribution commencing with the unparalleled
abandonment of principle which we have
witnessed with regret in the present can.
vass. "He who soweth to the wind, shall
reap the whirlwind."
AL, we now ask is, fresh reorganization
| of the staunch Democratic spirits, who are
vet not few in numbers or imbecile in party
pride, throughout the county. 1t lays with
| them whether we are to be prostrated per
manently or merely for season. At
more convenient and less occupied bour, we
shall speak of this fully and freely, assured
that we have many warm friends and ready
listeners, of whose Democracy it is oui
pride and pleasure to be a humble but SIN
cere advocate.
The above acknowledgment of defeat il
from the Iowa City Reporter. We sup
pose the Reporter to be posted in such mat
tiers, and we live in hopes that the victor!
has been gained by the organizat on, guilt!
of the unparalleled abandonment of princi
pie" charged against them by the Repor'
ter. Nobly has the battle of freedom
against slavery, been fought throughout th'
State OF Town, and the result will send
thrill of Joy throughout the patriotic hearts
Of large majority Of the people Of tht
United States; in it, they will perceive thu
triumph of the universal feeling in favor o
civil and religious liberty which at this da,
has SO powerfully seized upon the great
heart of the American people, over the des
perate effort of Foreign influences aided B!
Slavery, and Rum, to crumble to dust tn
constitution Of tlese States, made holy 3,
the memories OF the men who warned thei
sons jealously to guard it against any suc'
innovation.
Looking at the result in the light we do
we connot think with the Reporter, tina
the men who fearlessly left the Nebrask'
ranks and voted against the indefinite exten
sion of Slavery will find themselves "pol't'
cally dead, damned, and beyond the hop'
of salvation" On the contrary, we believe
that eyery democrat, who possessed tn
moral courage to openly show his disaPPro
bation of the violation of the Missouri Com
uromi Sc, and who voted against the party t
which he formerly belonged, is entitled to
and will re ceive the commendation OF ever,
good man-history will record his name II
the book of fame, as an honorable man wh'
sacrificed every associon Of patty hes-re
llinquished every hope Of Preferment-ah'
in spite of the promises and threats OF tor
or potlimical friends, enrolled himself among
the falsely called "Constit tuition Breakers
and under the banner of Grimes and Thor
;noton redeemed the State Of Iowa from
the power of Slavery, Preistcraft and Rum
Dub. Observer.