The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-28
From ibe r l. A3ysrli.sr.
Letter from j. J BsarGsley, ksq.

py PERMISSION Of Mr. Knox we are per-
Mite j to publish the following interesting
letter lro,a ]. j. Beardsley, Esq the Preai-
Dental eieetor for this di-tnct. tho Is 81
pre- eat s9oaruing at Saratoga Spring
SAaAroaA SsEIses, Oct 10, 1850.
He's los kson.
pear Sp.-When | LETT Rock Island !
agreed 10 write you la regard to the APP
afarance 81 thu political sky in these esst-
rrn climes sud the prospects Of Freedom
aba Fremont Coming then 10 the pint
al once, ygu may safely believe aEd say that
fHa Stale uf SeN fOrk will east her thirty,
f,re Electoral votes f5r John Charles Ere
.aogf and William l. D4FEon There IL no
aare doubt about the Foltt!ssi character OF
ttts State than there il Of the Stale oi er-
.luaE, and all iher- u leit II the contest l.
mere question Of ms yof.ttess which | as
sila you will be counted uP BY tens Of
houssnds ia3eed many well informed b.
rashan men consider a. htF thousand -
In western phrase il Is - dead open and
AIT and w55i spend so mef- worta over
l6e subject oi the haal frCuit
The attempt here g. unite the forces Of
naalsnaa and Fillmore proves failure, aud
Ht4tAt# u tf2A Hhfft tsftf t4 Sft+ - tASAa
sats which Ha disposed At fret to follow
tH= fortunes Of nssinttuaas 81 Buchanan and
g4g sham Democracy, OYER e the true Dem
arrsi5c Republican party.
You have seen the result of the recent
l4Hn elections Connecticut and noticed
Fhe fusion Of Fillmore sm and Bsthananism
there SO it viii BE- Wherever this incen-
l. Gus eonasxion is attempted. The ruth of
+ Is, the American" party, as they style
themselves, is Offering itself to the highest
bidder and the embrace oi any party, that
will paw for ts meretFIcious favors ; but
tie aaud and daub and pant with which il
IS covered repels I'll advances aud The pros
yect now is that il viii waste is sweet
ness 90 the desert sIr."
doab; not YOU have noticed the treas
enable character Of the speeches 81 the
m{scalIed Southern Democracy recently, as
tar instance, Gov Wise at Richmond and
Brooke, Tu6mJa and Butler at Ninety Six
b Sou'h Carolina Who are the Disunton-
Is uow Is question that sticks il the
'hroats Of the Bachsuiers herssboutsl and
burns before they can answer.
Tue substance u the whole matter il,
I that Fremont q 10 be ear next President,
and no earthly power can prevent il, and II
these threats OF disunion and treason which
the bogus demo =racy are every where pro-
claiming are attempted 10 BE- carried out,
+ rbere are some distinguished members OF
1 that party who vii! say their last prayers on
. tie raIlows. But there 10 40 fear of com
+ tGg to these eItremes-tRe great body OF
I tae people are true 70 Freedom and the safe
gdafd, the Constitution this force will
4 lFercoms and appaI the ambitious and an
rr.acipled schemers and traitors who are
nov banded together 10 strike down our lib
erjses ard make us nation Of slaves and
serfs
! Wal not Illinois participate in that gIor!-
/ ags PgltucsI mlleHam 80 near al hand, and
prove true to those principles that have
made her aL Lat she is--the CREST central
iHee, Empire State Of the Federal Union
( Hastily aud truly yourss
J. ]. BEAEB-LEY.