Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-18

hamlet W hear the shouts Of Oe0ocra.
cy-B uchansn and Bssekinridgs. The
attempt TO foster snd fsssen upon Cali.
fornie The somines Of % Abolition and
Sectional party, hes roussd the Dsmoc.
racy to true sense Of their duty. and
Of What 10 expected Of California by The
Democracy Of our sistss States.
10 short, from every portion OF the
State, come cheering news OF the up RE
Jog Of then democracy TO 10 bsttls again
for their principles and the good Of Cal
ifornis. And, II ~ mistake not the
"signs Of the times" in reference 10 the
coming political battle, Cslifornis will
send greeting to the victorious Demoo-
saoy OF the Atlsntic States % the 4th OF
Novs0bsr next Ten thoueeo1 majority ct
lssst for Buchanan and Brsckinfidgs.
NEvss GossiP.-Oh no, never gos.
sip! l have enough to DO 70 take esre OF
my own business without talking about
tho affairs Of others, Mrs. Smith. Why,
there 10 Mrs Croker, she deals in scan
dsl by the Wholesale; it does ssem TO me
- though that womsn's tongue must be
slmost worn out; but no, there's no dan
ger u that. II everybody wss like me,
there would not be much trouble 10 the
world. Oh no, never gossip. But did
you know that Mise Elliot hes got now
silk dress, Mrs Smisb3 You didn't we'll
che has; it's real broosde; Say il my
self. ! do cay ito shameful for her to be
SO extravsgant; ! mean to give her .
piece Of my mind, Mrs Smith. You be.
lievs her uncle gave it to herr Well, |
don't care II no did; Why, ito only two
months since her father failed, end now,
to see her dash out in this style, its .
. burning shame. suppose she thinks
shes going to catch young lawyer Stan
hope, but ! gusss she'll find herself mis.
taken; he's got more sense than 10 be
caught by her. it che hes got y brocsds
silk dress.
And there's the upstsrt dressmaker,
Kate Manly, setting her cap for the doc
tors con; the impertinsnce Of some poo.
pie 10 perfectly astonishing. | don't
think she's any better than che ought TO
BE-, for my own part; never did like
her, With her mild, soft look, when soy
ones around; my word for it, che can
look GROSS enough when there sin't; then
che says she's only seventeen Goodness
knows, she's 40 old - my Arabells Lu-
cretis, and she's-well, ! won't say how
old, but she's mOro'n seventeen, and
ant ashamed to soy 90, either but |
guess Or. Mays son will have more dis.
orstion than to think Of marrying her.
Some folks oal. her hsndsome? Well,
l don't. She sin't half 90 good looking
a. my daughter, Jane. Then tho way
she does up her hair in such ay- away
ourls; and, il you don't believe il, Mrs.
Smith, she actually had the impudeuos
to tell me that she oouldn't make hsr
hair straight - my Maria james. Inn
performance! II she'd let curling pspers
aud curling irons alone, I'd risk but what
her hair would he - straight - any.
body's
But whst do you think Of the mimic.
ter's wife, Mrs Smith You like her |!
Well, oil can say. 10, you've got q very
peculiar taste. Why, she's proud e.
Lucifer; been married whole week, aud
hasn't been TO sec me yet. You presume
she hasn't bad timef don't zee what
the minister wanted TO 60 out Of town
to get him wife for, any way; end then,
above oil things, to get that g,rlish look
ing thing. Why, didn't be take ono Of
his psrishonsrsr There's my Arabella
Lucrstia would have made him . better
wife than he's got now.-Then she's Just
about she right ses for him. She's two
years older than the minister! / should
think it wss : pity IL I didn't know my
own dsughter's age, Mrs. Smith Ii
some folks would mind their own busi.
ness 81 do, I'd thank them. - Wsvsrley
Magazine.
ELOQUENT PAssAos. following o..
oquent passage OCCURS 10 Lieut.. Gov.
McARTHuR's speech, made recently 1t the
"Banuss presentation" st Millwsukss:
"I'hs power Of the Demo ,sscy cousists
in its universality. Il obliterstes oil
distinctions. Il 10 neither
obstruoted BY tho mountain height nor
washed out BY the passags Of river. Like
the hosts Of Israel, it possess dry shod
over the waters. The Potomac can burst
asunder the Blue Ridge. ami clsavs .
pathway for ito current, but il cannot
divide the democracy Of Virgins, Mary
land, PsunsylvAaia and New Jersey.
Sectionalism draws line, on one side
Of which sbjures nearly one half Of the
country With inosndiary exsggeratioos,
and proclaims that Il her candidates ere
to Be elected ct oil, it must be the united
support OF . certain clsss Of the North.
ern Ststes. The Democracy OF each
State in the Union plaoks sssr from
The blue oonoave OF the skiee With which
TO sdorn her banner, forming . glorious
from the Arostook to Cd,
Rio Grands. Ssotionalism marches uu-
der The aoioa flag Of Rspablisss faction
md Know Nothing proscriptivs intolsr.
enee. They are associated With those
Who would ehut the door on Tie Cypress.
cd eons Of Europe. and prescribe with 6rs
and slaughter I'll Who worship ct the a.
esrs OF . eertain faith, while Democracy
keeping step TO the music OF he Union
incaloatee the generous dootyinee Of civ
u and religious liberty, and The political
equality OF oil men, irrespective OF birth
% station, Who ere willing to assume Tie
obligations Of citizenship.
These great issues invest THE contest
With On interest and importance unequal
ID sioes he adoption Of the Federal
Compact. VChe sons OF Freedom ., 4 the
'risnds Of The Usies ars raliying to our
'upport. They behold in % tie only
party bassd % broad nssioual grounds,
md regard our success 10 assure the
'efesy sad dsstiay q ths American poo.
Me-"
Ar. buehaaan's letter Of accept
nee coatainsd no such declaration - 81
- 10 longer james Buchanan" Here 10
W. 0uehaaaa's Language.
"In aseepting the ae0inatian, I nsed
earssly ~ thaS apsept n the sens spls. |
!, Ne 3saG 81 9l4ae ~ pletSssa !