Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-29
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COUNTY aDEMoCRaTIC@ u3NyEETIoE
iFsom the '.8aaner' we learn that ,hs
.Democra,sr Of Scott county assembled n
this city On last Saturday and after few
preliminm:es, Msssrs. Johns, Cutting and
Delano--news men. all Of ,hcn--were ap-
pointed committee to dram resolutions
expressive of the opinions Of the m Aetng
Tie resolutions that follow were reported,
anassta5 vote Jeias taken on each ono sep
arstefv. we're unanimously adopted
ia. TIA. "a every g ssea eftalseres Repahlis be-
long certan inalsaahle ris, - waiSa Z. = Eo Part
Of The Gorerameatto iaisgisss, and Nhe'. Ere not
hel s rrrcT3eps Tenure 81 ;sRacs - will from
faetion ana gf:.iaeal INA or'ts
We confess our inability - catch the
death cammittes intend to convey in the
above pamaoas, iagramna;ical and badly
w,rieirasolasien, Il APPEARS, however, y
b. blow given tie "m2lority'' In sems
share 5. other. how, wa cannot rightly d.
vine, bat c5n3als ito b $ tlcjt ld:aisson
thai the majority in Scot, coaaty wish +
depsve Tho Minority OF certain 'inalenaele
rights what those rights are IS tsst Tor the
imagination 10 conjecture; or, ii may be,
ATE given in some succeeding resolution.
which. xe shall see, by and by. AZ all
events, il seems to BE i change OF trent or
akiesinr agsns: the fundamental principle
ol.aDaa.ssfaey,A that taa alj5r.ty shali
govern.
cad Tha. great moral ast feiissass rsf'F.nai %,
rer = fz MAJ al. ) hs4ta
r<e ARD a egferesa by the stregg Tn Of 30 ls, 'ef
saoaEd ~ entrusted. wlta an tbt3ias salaashoe 3
tbs silent warklags ~ the eaAsSleBee Of ne reels.
and tse graft cuR,rbl.ns sptsss u paaiie 81 nis"
Ths great moral AMI religious rafo-ma-
tom IN sation III above. xe c1aetalc 10 be
that Temperance. as II is the only thing Ola
moral or religions nature that We have ever
kaowa to eiIeci the Democratic party, 70
wh.cai. Theoretically o?qassi. From TIE
resolution we unierstandi i to Be the opinion
ofthe Democracy OF Scott county, that law
saoull not be called in to propagate or en-
force Temperance, Is ssas is mltter to BE-
left. Ia Qnsls9-, to the "s:lant " ofkings 81
th3 coascienpe u the people" Therefore,
wc argus, tat the "Democracy' Of scott
county arc opposed IN toto, to the lag having
anything to 10 In eHectins THE gceat moral
re!orma,ion-l stride beyond Stephen
Hemastead, who docs favor the License sys-
tenn.
ard. That IS pcrnne-ats, W. raeogaIzt ard adore
.o-ths old land marks e. the party. Iaa &c KNOW
70 East, 90 West, no North. soath, aud accept as
i,sm,crst,e no or policy which tend to weak
.. ha bands this usnn, Or te advance The Interests
Of one portion ofths great eonederae! nj ma
Of ths other.
From tine above We would infer that as
the Democrats or Scott county know no
East, no West, no North, no South, that
they are emphatically know nothing party.
By the bonds OF the Union, it is not to be
understood either such as bind the slaves 81
the South, or those that were issued lang
syne by the State of Mississippi. by the
latter clause Of the resolution, it is under
stood that the Democrats Of Scott county,
Iowa, in Convention assembled, repudi4te
the idea Of doing anything u advance the
interest Of one portion, or halt, Of the Uuion
at the expense Of the other, and therefore
they are opposed Numerically to the repeal
of the Compromise Of 1920. as by SO doing
he-barrier il removed which would restrain
the Southern part Of the Union from adyan-
cingita Interests at the expense Of the north
ern portion. Now those are excellent SEN
timents, and we hope no Wing nor Free
Soiler Will permit himscl! to spoaE die
courteously Of the little belly Of united
brethren who have arowei them.
tn Thg,, in the language or ttc fllg,triou, F-sn.
In 6nring our YoI,,ioa ~ Struggle afv .f-srrars
served faishfaiiy, and many Natives took part
against their unry = SO II tie prefeut day many
natives have taken h W stand fot policy snbvsfsigs
efthe fundamental principles o. our Republican Gov
srnmcnt; and that n opinion he doctrines or tic
Secret Society styled * now Nothings, contrary
the spirit Of constitution and Laws; thst Il IS
the Legitimate chHd Of bigctry ana fiction; tha we
refass II aniliaon With Them, and regard
fstbful and consistent Democrat no sympathizes
OF mites with them.
The latter resolution almost upsets our in
ference above, that the Democrats" Of
Scott county are know nothing party, but
We conclude that they took ii in the n1tural
way. II We know anything about the
Know Nothings" the above, If general,
would 1mafiiiate good many Of the" n
ocratic" party. but Icing local, we can see
10 particular good that it can accomplish.
But il the Know Nothing party be the '.le
gtiinate child Of bigotry and faction, it is
not an only son, and We regret to see this
division il the family.
5th- That Ne recognize il the recent State and
present Satonal administration fearless. consistent
and ..iriotie aUxilaries The preservation Of the
cent landmarks and inmuts able principles Of the
Bem0r-ac policy. ard therefore worthy Of the conf
deaee ard .,iiso,t % avery Democrat, rod that We
furberinors a.irfn sdopt the Democratic platform
laid dasAai Baltimore ID June 1852.
yhe latter resolution shows the ground