The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-26
From the NV Hcsid of sept. 2sd
The Numors OF the Canvass No Mere
QuAckery

&hathsis
III we could forget the wrongs and
grievances inflicted upon the country by
the administration OF Mr.. pierce--l we
could stop our ears to the cries Of misery
which reach US from Kansas, and Gloss
our eyes al the spectacle Of the towns sack.
ed aud dwellings burning IN that unhappy
Territory, we would be inclined 10 laugh ~
he humors which mark the present canvass
Was there ever such scene as that IN
which tie friends Of buchanan aud Fillmore
are now actors Who ever before witness
e1 such q decided muss as they have now
poi iulo} II is a sort @ game Of blind man
buff, OF puSs in the corners regular rush
about ii atl directions a pitching over and
into each othet--"old men and maidrns,
Young men and chiidrenr dragged mic the
scufiie, lumbling over each other and
spfawiing vigorously over the floor In
one cpraer stands Senator Dix, With a rue,
iul oountenance; IN another, the merry
hearted Bolts, Iusl rolled ont ~ hed, aud
pnliins the clothes off from Fillmore, uI-
able, as usual. 20 sleep quietly with any
one The old birds swing wildly an NtiE
aer,hes on tie wall, eaNing and ctoat
amidst the confusion. uncertain whether 10
come out 81 their dtaptdatea cages or mel,
N is indeed funny business alioEethzr,--
Are Ne in a circus, OF menager'a 20 an
a,,aty7 Ills almost Impossible - Say, hai
What does il all mesn Ihis question can
| he answered Il means lhis. The caan-
~. misruIel, ladsd and abuScl b. the par.
! - ana politicians Whahaye governed i tor
HE last SIX Of seven years, Is getting tired
| - The whole concern. In che midst 81 Is
"A, ts,t sqp7s A. -
| aurld wide influence, il finds Itself on ihe
| brink al rni,i, and il deems Il absolutely ne
cssSary 10 make an immediate change
1 With Fillmore the people have ueeh ehse-
/ toiormci into political accessibility "ts'c
| lhsy sere losng their best teeth and has
| teniac towards a collapse. With Pierce
| they we're treated with tropical stimu!ants
ar galvanized into spSsms With Ostead
| doses on the one hand, and Kansas powder
an the cther--wilb Nicaragus, Cuba ana
| Cahfernia-thoy have become almost para
lived. The treasury robbed--lhe public
domain given away ay millions Of acres to
private companies lights in the Senate
threats ia the House, ana confusion and DIS
order everywhere the authors Of the mis-
chieF-the politicians . he brought II upon
us-sre now Sudzciously endeavoring 10
perpeiuate IT, either through Mr.. buchanan
or his alternate, Mr. Fillmore they hardly
care which. Their attempts to 10 so-srave
and persistent as they are--haSa ihas lm'
parted to the present canvass It's curious
forms, It's endless contradictions, lis strange
anomalies and its ridiculous character
! Blows fal! ia every direction, though VITA
out any aim; shots are fred, but the marks
men are kicked ever BY the recoil .. Their
oUn rams. Never before was seen such un-
expss;ea contrsries, aeutyalizing each 9TH
er, as have grisen oui 81 their eNeFtions.---
Tie platforms from Which they hage taken
aim 81 each other, ere al least sinking INTO
the mud
To resume or Illustration, these aada-
cious partlzaps, ANXIOUS fer more OF the
public plumber, no matleri in what form, Ike
eusck doctors uGa5ashed by the ctis.s
brought on By their nostEums, aguia OTTER
their uauseous contents 10 our lips, and asa
Us to swallow them down. We doubt
I however, whether they will be taken. We
see signs Of resistance 10 any mere u theF
No. / or lheir No. 2--xhelher nanutaetu-
red at Philadelphia or Cincinnati. In the
East and Nogth they are refused altogether;
n the West and Southwest taere Is re-
yulsiUa taking place. and much throwing
I of 81 cid bife, wlgh considerable uausca. -
Ia the South, - understand there aEe Sc
we're gastric iFrtatioBss dark eracuat.ons and
much diliation Of the pupils,
| There is. however, very easy remedy.
A LITTLE Rocky Mountain ar, simple re-
qimen, more respect q iAe constitution and
tie Laws ai political hYEeue, Will soon r.
store the country le a mere hsaitaial eondi-
ton. The conviction ef This truth IS |oEh :
gng 4 most decided feact5aa. A iaN more
weeks struggle agaius, dsorjes. tyranny
aad corruption. aud union % al. the honest
nsea Of the country, upon new. 3ntram-
meMed sad able representative @. their
cause, Rill bring IS - brighter aad happier
days Egerg hgar5s Intelligence e3ailrm5
The opinIan taat the people = thoroughly
awakened 10 IBetr Danger Taay vii got
Re arseoonsd b. President Pierce or By gar
~ leaders any longer They are wide
a2sEe-lhelr eyes ase uaH opened, Meth
er 'poFpy nor maadrsgoTa' can keep them
asleep any longer.