The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-13
Mr.. Thoring.on the Whie Nominee.


himself under the narrow skirts Of neighbor
Eagal, continues the discussion in char.
acteristic manner, with regard to the TEN.
perance qualifications Of Mr.. Thorington.-
One would suppose our nominee to be al.
most immaculate when the only charge
that can be produced against him by our
neghbor's "supe," is that effecting prin-
ciPlea which are as familiar to the people
Of this county, as the Banner is notorious
for being the vehicle of personal defamation
by anonymous writer's.
| In its last issue the Banner contains an
other personal article relative to the Wing
nominee, the author of which having good
reason for feeling little sore on the Tenn
Perance question-having once been a
Temperance man and "Son" himself
cannot forgive our friend Thorington be-
cause he has had the moral courage to stick
to his pledge through twelve long years, and
therefore manufactures from his prolific mind
another falseh ood against our candidate.
We have the authority from Mr. Thoring-
ton for stating, that this writer's statement,
that he, Thorington, "keeps gallon of
brandy in his house all the time" is an un-
mitgated falsehood--us the arte lie never
enters the portals Of lis dwelling, unless as
medicine or concealed in the carcass Of
some such miscreant as he who paEders to
the vitiated taste of community through the
columns of the Banner.
| Is it reasonable to suppose, that person
accustomed from his youth upward to min
Cling in society at the south, where not to
imbibe stimulating liquors would be to place
oneself in opposition to an established Gus
tom upon reaching manhood and observing
the degradation of excessive indulg nee
should pledge himself forever to refrain
from lis use, yet should keep brandy in his
house and partake of it secretly! Is it
probable that this should be done and its
effects never betray themselves to the ar
gus-eyed "Sons," who are ever on the alert
to detect any violation Of the pledge, es-
pecialIy from those in Office! No, no, and
the man who would make such charge, in
his efforts to injure the character and stand
ing of an estmable citizen, is in th2 eyes
of all thinking men throwing bulwark OF
strength around him by showing to commu-
nifty an energy that needs but the occasion
10 call it into action.
With regard to the writer in the Banner
impugning the motives Of Mr.. Thorington
in being an ardent Temperance man, we
can but say, that no man has right to pub
licly impeach the motives OF another 80 long
as his conduct is irreproachable, and COM
muniiy will not hold such an accuser guilt
less.
We are not sblnd to the faults of Mr.
Thorington," but no man can number
among them an inconsistency in the lem
perance cause. We have known him too
long and intimately to hesitate moment in
branding as false and unfounded any accusa-
ton touching the ardency of his Temper
ance principles, or the purity Of the motives
which have actuated him as Temperance
man.
The pseudo-Temperance man, who as
snake in the grass conceals himself under
the wings Of the rare aris of the Banner
may persist in his opinion that Mr. Thor
ingtons MOTIVES are impure, but SO long as
we see nothing to the contrary, and IN ms
demeanor, as of old, observe cherished
love for the pure principles of Temperance
and willingness to sacrifice his individual
comfort and means to further the cause, we
shall consdar his motives better than those
of his accuser and his actions worthy OF en-
/ ulation.