The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-03
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To Ae Electors Of Scot Cosats
GENTLEMEN by the reeen, action Of
The Repuh lican party OF Scott county. |
have bsen placed before ycu as = candidate
for Delegate to the Constitutional Censen
ton.
The nomination was unsoaght and unes-
pec,ed, aud therefore ise,ly esteemed nigh
compliment
Although have oten1oyed The pleasure
Of long residence in your Stale aud coans
~, and hence become fi.lly acaasin.ed with
all your citizens, their ws.t al resources
still, tia,,er myself with the reelection,
that thirty years Of active business and pro-
fessional life spent in the Western States.
has in some measure qualified me for iesis-
la,iog inteilsentiy for the young snd enter.
/ prising State OF my adoption
When entered the Geld in opposition 10
my worthy friend, Samuel r Milisr, Esq,
the nominee OF the Buchanan party, was
under the Impression that Mr.. Millar was
either opposed 20 chang ing the organic law
Of the State IN regard 70 banking, Or IN fs
yer af imposing such stringen, restrictions
that no capitalist would be induced 10 invest
his money ia any system OF Banking based
upon such provision. This inference drew
tram what had learned OF Mr.. MilIar'san.
,ccedents, y hale conducting Democrats
| janFasi IN your county.
Entertaining these views. and believing
that sound system OF Banking--ene that
would protect The bill.holdsr against any
possible loss, and al the same time, suth-
cienty liberal to induce capitalists to invest
their money, vas absolutely necessary to
| meet the enlarged capacities of the State.
| induced me to lay aside in some measure
nv private interests until after the election
| and devote large share Of my ticle 10
| discussion Of this and kindred subjects
Ia thus deyoung my iime 10 a discussion
/ before you al the hastiags Of these cues
items. | was acting on the hypothesis that
Mr. Milar sisA entertained bic old anu bsnk
/ notions OF State policy; but in this i seems
Iwas mistaken, as Mr.. Milisr has become
| recent convert to the popular rieSs Of
l"Free State Banking On returning 10
the city to-day, my attention was called 10
Mr Millar's card, published in the Daliy
Eueains Ne,ss OF the soth ult.. in which he
takes substantially the same views OF Con-
| sn,utional reform that have advocated du-
ring the entire canvass.
| The appearance Of Mr. hilisr's article at
this late day ct the canvass, would seem 10
imply tina, entertained other and different
views of State Reform from those contained
IN ais address; and fearing tha, some OF my
friends whom | have not had the pleasure
TO meet, may be ulisled by the article IN
question, has induced me TO address you
this hssty note before leaving the city to fiji
Que Of my appointments
In eonclusien, permit me to congratulate
nj worthy opponent on toe soundness OF
his constitutional doctrines, and 10 express
my most hearty desire, taat The same spirit
Of Aberality thai prompted the article in
question, may lead aim 10 unite with the
Republican party in giving the electoral
vote of the State to Col John c. Fremont
thereby contributing one rnits towards sav-
tie Terrilorie. OF Kansas and Nebraska
l.om being polluted, and virtually destroy
ed. BY that blighting eurse-Americsn
: avery. Gee w Ellis
Davenport, Oct 81, 1856.