Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-20
rrThe Business office Of the Daily
TEr PREsrDENcY.

the mselyes and perhaps their readers, with
Negotiations on the Presidency, ID which
they n very sagely proghosticate the oceu'-
rsncs Of events preciseiy-in accordance
with their sown precenceiyed ideas O. that
which would be to the hes, interests OF our
country. Tie following srticle from the
CINCINNATI Gasef.e contains views SO iuily
.cco,dino with our own and Withal soweli
expressed, that we have no hesitation 10
commenting its advice 10 the Republican
and American parties.
~The Presidency is the title OF a Two
column and half article in the last NUMBER
of the National Era. We have READ II win
some care, and while We agree with ~ upon
the question of extending The area oil ART
can slavery, we d'ssen, in toto from me
means which it would employ to prevent 50
prest an evil. The article was evidently
written before the late elections in Massa-
chuse,ts and New York-for ii is clear that
The article anticipated the success. OF the
Republican party in both OF these States
The Era would have US make the question
of slavery the sole issue in the Presidential
election-other questions are as dust IN the
balance compared with this. Upon tbs Is
sue the Era believes the North would De
triumphant. and that the candidate embody-
ing this solitary principle would be sure 10
be elected. While we would not support a
candidate who favored the extension OF sia-
very, ard who would exercise the power
and patronage of the Government ior that
purpose, we are not prepared to say that we
would support one who represented other
ideas beside this isolated one OF the non-ex-
tension Of slavery. We lay it down as a
sxed fact, that the Democratic Convention
viii nominate candidates pledged to extend
the institution, and adopt platform ultra
restrictive of the rights of the Free States;
but il by no means follows that the OPPOSE
ton must initiate them in directly oppo-
site course, or because they say black, we
must say white. There is middle course,
which If follow ed, may lead, and most like
" would, to beneficial results.
The Era thinks il is highly important Tor
the Republicans to cut loose from the Amer
ican party. Indeed. it is dificult to say
which it regards as the greatest evil the
American party or the extension OF slavery.
1t denounces one as bitterly as the other,
and at as great length. Advice OF this
kind is mere lunacy. Without the aid o.
the American party. Ohio could not have
been, and cannot be. carried against the
Democratic party. The American party
proper is stronger to-day, in both Ohio and
Indiana, than the Republican party. The
late elections in New York and Massachu-
sets demonstrate that the same is true as
regards those States. Both the Republican
and the American parties are opposed 70
the Democratic party, and will enter the
Presidential arena determined to defeat it,
and grasp from it the scepue of power II
should be the aim of both the American and
the Republican parties to unite IN the sup
port of the same candidates; not TO divide
aud waste their strength, as recommended
by the National Era. With union Of the
Americans, Republicans, and old-line Wings
and with the nominations Of good men for
President and Vite-President, the country
can be carried from Maine to Georgia a.
caiust The Democratic nominees, and allow
very large per centage OF waste for the
chipping off Of persons who oppose the A.
merican organization.
We may as well make up our mind now
az at any time hereafter that the Democrat
party will keep within its fold, as il has
done heretofore, the almost entire foreign
vote. The New York Tribune acknowled-
ges this fact There is no use TO try to
win their affections from The Democracy -
They are there, and there they will remain.
True they are not oil there: there are many
Protestant Irish and Germans who voted on
our side, and will vote SO again and again.
The Catholic vote, however, Is with The
Democrats, There are individual exceP-
tions, but, as gei.e-al rule, it is as we
state; and there is no use in trying to change
it. Tie Irish Catholic voters, especially
The more ignorant part Of them, are strong
ly pro-Slavery-they hate man . lib col.
ored skin; and regard his advance in soeiai
prosperity with morbid jealousy.
Ii is impossible al this early day TO speak
with any degree Of certainly Of the shape
Things may take, or What course il will be
best to pursue in regard to the Presidential
election. The next session Of Congress
will deveiope new things, and give current
to events. A common safety, and com
mon hope may, and we trust will lead to a
greater harmony Of sentiment and closer
unity Of action ON the part of the opposition.
One thing is eydent-the recent ele tons
Ia Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Lous-
ana and Marylsnd have stricken terror to
the hearts % the Administration party
They are not TO have SO easy victory next
fall as they anticipated and if the opposi.
ton elements can be united, as we hope
they may be, they will be sure Of great
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