The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-25
THE sIonlous uvxxrY-r1vx,'

THE GLORIOUS WvKNTY-FIvEe'
Such is the appellation applied by our
Democratic contemporaries in the interest OF
the President, to those members OF Con-
gress who have until the present time re.
sisted an organization Of the House by vo-
ting tor Richardson. They are eulogized in
discriminatory IS staunch supporters Of
Democratic principles. and their stubborn
aess 10 cited IS proof of the lasting and un-
changeabie nature of the Democratic party.
Even the Convention OF immaculate Dem.
oerats held At Iowa City on the sth inst,
after passing iarcical resolution that ''lhe
Democratic party Of Iowa would resist all
attempts At renewing in Congress or out OF
il, the agitation of the slavery question:
could not refrain from passing another res
olution, eulogizing the GLORIOUS seventy
Eve" We here place il on record and fol-
lowing will attempt 10 show. with the aid OF
knowledge furnished by contemporary, the
Kind of gentry composing about one-third OF
the GLORIOUS seventy five
kas!ssa, That We approve Of The coarse u The
ststsfy .frt Democratic members oiihe House OF
representatives. who have so s,erniy adhered 10
principles and 10 the support OF their nominee, and
&c them We say: Never give up the ship
Praise SO unqualified coming from men
in authority. should be founded upon pref
~ solid basis. We shall see upon what
This rests. To begin: Messrs. Stephens, of
Georgia, and Clingman, OF North Caroline,
are two Of the most inve,erate Wings in the
Union, who never, for moment, hesitate
10 express their hatred and contempt for
Democracy-its principles equally with its
practices, Their votes are given for Rich
ardson solely, because he is the pro- slavery
candidate. Csru'hers and Oliver OF Mis-
souri, were both Wing. until The passage Of
the Nebraska bill Their support of Rich
ardson is upon prc-siavery ground alone. In
the same position is Mr.. Talbot Of Keutsc-
Ky. Mr.. Seward Of Georgia, was Wing
up TO 1859. and signalized his conversion to
Democracy by voting FOR Mr.. Pierce, be-
cause he considered him safe upon the sls-
very question. Bowie and Stewart of Mary
land. are both Independent Wings, whose
votes for Richardson are given syowediy
for pro-slavery reasons. Mr.. Cadya lader
ofPsnnsylvania, is an old Wing, and was
for many years Attorney of the United
States Bank. Boyce, Aiken, Keitt. and
Mcqueen Of South Carolina, are all multi
fcers of the Calhoun school-men, who on
the stump a, home, strongly urge the con-
solidation fall the factions of the South in
to Southern pro-slayery party, and who
talk Of the dissolution Of the Union as an
event rather desirable than otherwise
They 90 for the Union Just now, it is true
because the Pierce Democracy offer to
come up to oil that Mr.. Ca houn demanded.
Quitman is the dsunion Ex-Governor OF
Mississippi who would have little Hesitation
10 lead 6ilibustering party against tie
Union. He 10, however, just now, intense
ly national, like the gentleman from South
csrolins, and for a similar reason. Evans
Of Texas. is Know Nothing Wing; Faux
ner Of Virginia, a Wing; Shorter of Abba
ma, sregular fre-esting Wing; Smith of
Virginia, Know Nothing Democrat; KEEL
y ofNew Jersey, and Barley and Hickman
Of Pennsylvania. were elected as anti Ne.
braska Democrats in opposition to PRONE.
brasks Democrats; and Fuller of Maine, and
Wells OF Wisconsin, were elected az anti
Nebraska Democrats.
Here are twenty-rhree out OF the glorious
seventy i've whose record needs thor
ough revision, in order 10 constitute them
members. Of that Interchangeable Democracy,
whose staunchness in preventing the organ
xstion of Congress is 30 much commended
BY our cotemporaries. Comment upon this
state of things 10 unnecessary.