The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-20
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Before the nomination was made, the y
"A Aereld. discussing the inertia OF the ~
tsssst persona who were likely 70 be betor'
tie PhtAaslphia tenveasion. spoke ~ tot
lows ss~aossning JoHs c FsEsour. itan
swsn as rood . purpose to publish then
sfser the .omins,ion has heen made, though
the, express bu, . tyths OF the peculiar an,
superior auali6c ations which commend Far
Hoxr as the man Of the times and for til,
times.-
Fremont still rename with a histor,
more a~bounding 10 romantic deeds OF hero.
lem, patriotism, bravery, perseverance, ant
unAinching fortitode, than belongs to tbs
career OF any . Of his age on this cont
nent He Was the frat to raise the Amerl-
can flag in California. and the first success
fully to defend il with his handful of noun
tain and desert rangers. IL is TO Fremont
that the people OF the Great West loos, as
10 q sort of Christopher Columbus Of the
vast regions beyond the Rocky Mountains,
that we're ~ much . mystery - the heart
OF Africa until he explored them. Here,
| then, 10 the man with the history, the ma.
velous adventures, the stirring tights, TIE
| forced marches, the hair breadth escapes,
and the active practical services 10 tue
| ~coaatry. 10 science and TO mankind, iof the
| PRESIDED tal candidate for The present erssis
This L The man, the same who, after his dts
iiDrsished ~scienuEc, military and civil ser
vices in California, was brought HON a. a
prisoner under polk's administration, and
Tried for his lie upon charges OF mutlny
and other grimes as 4 soldier, because he
refused obedience 10 Two & eerals al the
same iime-Generai Stockton and General
kesraey.a
TAz DSAocHATIc CoHyaNrIos PORTRAY
Ed BY A P~Rs-SLAvERY HAsD.-The New
York Herald is we'll knows to be . most in
tense pro-slavery sheei-a paper as ultra
Southern upon the slavery question as any
paper Published in the siasehoiding States.
IL has been decidedly Democratic in its
tendencies, in accordance with the usual
policy of leaning to the strongest side. That
psperthus pictures the Democratic ConTen.
ton.
"The Cincinnati Convention assembled
for The modest purpose OF debating TO the
Democracy OF the Union their exclusive
candidate ioF President OF the United
States, meets under the impressive auspices
Of pistols and bowie knives, 5ludXeons aud
terrorism, and is grsced by The company Of
Eve hundred gamblers and blacklegs, and
S-.. 49, - .,,r k.,,Ara1 anna ~ thu
town, gathered from the ste@s Of most OF
our large cities, and all reveling together
ss in the festivities Of a COMMON jubilee.
Such is ihs revolving spectacle now exhib-
tied to an insulisd, enlightened and intelli,
gent people by the once venerable and
high.tonsd democratic party. In fact, this
party, so long pluming itself as the party OF
the Union and the constitution, has fallen
At length under the control Of the Niger
drivers OF the South, ~ completely as the
broken fragments OF both the old parties ol
the North have sunk into the dirty schemes
OF the Niger worshipping demsgogues Of
this section
The Cincinnati Conference OF the Niger
drivers vii, Of course, give us a high sound
ing platform, full Of windy distractions and
unmesning rubbish, with which to gull and
hoodwink the honest yeomanry Of III 6 ccun'
Try; whereas, If the principles Of this niggel
| drivers convention were truly expressed
they would be given in some such platform
a. the following, 10 wit:
/. Resolved, Tha, niggers, pistols, bowls
| knives and bludgeons are the Fundamental
principles OF the Democracy, as recon
structed under the administration Of gu
warlike Franklin Pierce by our dear friends
the Southern Niger drivers.
2. Resolved, hat the freedom OF speed
| is liable TO abuses even in the United State,
Senate, abuses which can only be correctet
by the application OF gutta Perchs TO thu
naked head Of The offending party, as ht
| sta in his chair; and that in thus beating al
abolition Senator, We are righteously sin
dicstng the true policy If the 'nnterrihe,
democracy
3 Resolved. That the killing Of a con
temptibie Irish waiter. holding the position
Of a nigger, for neglect Of duty OF impu
denee 10 . democratic guest coming down Il
late breakfast. il . proper warning to IL
whole Irish race, that they can no longe
expect 10 ride rough shod over the democra
l Cs VI tJ9 SblSA.
4. Resolved, IA the constitution, az inter
preted by our Southern teachers, the mig.
ger drivers. has already established African
slavery in sil the Territories Of the United
States. that 'squstter soyereignty' Is . hum
bug, that General Csss .s a humbug con
s,defsbl, behind The age, and that all aboli.
ton or free State squsIters should be ex'
PEELED from Kansas, II necessary, by hr,
and sword, Sc, Sc.
This, n whatever DISCUSSES OF high sound
ing serbisge the Cincinnati niger drivers
democratic platform may be w~ritten-this
we dare say, viii be It's proper interpfeta
ton"
Tn "fire in The rear from a newspaper
upon whose support the Democrats have
counted, is quite signihcant-not that the
Herald, support l. worth anything 10 the
party which is favored with il, but it's con.
ductors nave shown much shrewdness in
shaping their political course so as AWAY.
to have & fair wind. They evidently des.
pair OF the Democratic cause, and viii not
take passage on a sinking ship.
AFrEg THE Waive see the price OF
mules that have been used for army pur-