The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-01
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The public services OF JANIS bpesAkAs,
prolonged through series ef forty years, Is
The boas, Of the Sham Democratic parry
A man who hes served hiss coonIry both ct
home end abroad for two score yesrs, Ger
s.inly deserves well OF his government
Blu, we Do not remember 10 have seen refer
eaee made 10 any act be has performed aa-
ring that long period Of Tine which Fensets
distinguished homer upon his name, OF ma
contributed 70 The elofY o. even promoted
the interests 81 his country, During toe
forty years that be has been IA the pa ana
service Of his government, sltsoseh ne has
been in both Houses OF Congress, niaed sae
pos, Of Secretary 0; State, sspfesehses eas
oayernmsnt at the courts OF 81, James and
az 8, Petersburg, and filed minor stations,
vet he has aoze nosh.ae TO saenaiiss him-
self, not a single &C; TO ensesr him to the
hearts OF the American people, OF 10 con.
sti,ute q fame they would love to csst5sh.--
Although possessed OF better opportunities
than Clay. Webster or Gs.hocn ever had,
to enrol his name upon the scroll OF fame
or ., lcsss 10 Impress his iafasnee for goot
UPON our institutions. be has permitted them
to pass unimpyoved, and after forty years OF
service he comes before the American pso-
ole a. q candidate for the highest othee in
shelr Git, without single act TO recon
mend him, Snd nothing in Ais aver unless
Il be the length OF time he has been 10 Of.
ice. ii in the prime and sigor Of manhood
he failed to achieve single act calculated
10 eenef, bis country, Or to mark hir ~
man OF in,elleci, what csa we expect Of
him nov waea he weil-springs OF his he
are well nigh dried ap, his s!mPa'h'es ek'
haus,ee ard al his better feelings hsrcense
Nv continued contact with corrupt and time
serving po!iteisn.i He commenced hi'
pub.ic lie as e Fsderalst vi the Haruort
Cenventlon School; hs ~ia terminate il ~
ell human probability, ss the Neriherf
champion OF southern privileged classes
The beginning Of bis PusaS career jusiine'
its close.
During the i0rty years that baehsnai
has served MA eoratry, N The Language G
the Rieh,acnd Ergssr~, she never gave
vote Against the Interests OF Slavery an
never uttered q sord which could pain IN
most sensitive Southern heart" To max
the record canpleis, says eetenpo'ary
the Richmond organ should have added iha
be never gave q vote Tor the Interests
freedom, OF uttered word 10 cheer and en-
courage me northern Aesrt. His lie hs
been devoted 10 The interests Of slavery
spe aoaina the free North. How, then, Oar
be appeal 10 the northern people, and esPe
c,ally To northern ls6orefs4 for lheis sup
port He has sxsrisd Mss whole power 4
degrade and despise labor, and to bang con
tempt and reprosch upon the isbsrer BY re
dsciug him to an equality with the soulhsr'
slave. VIII tbsy, by aiding to elect M
BUCHANAN to the Presidency, put II IN b.
power TO isssen his "lez csEf' policy uPo'
,lis country, and shus render l.bsr as beg
rssly, aac the lseurer Is degraded, here
,nsy are throughout Europe We thinI
not; ana that until M. Baehsnan's follow
en can p int 10 some useful act Of his pub
lie life. they VII withhold from him ihsi
support.