The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-12

WY NUN OoOVhSN'
Our venerable neighbor, or some writer |
in his employ, is exceedingly shocked that |
the Gazette should have the tementy TO re-
pent an afiront on the part of the majority |
Of the City Coaacil, He appears incapable |
Of conceiying that there can b any virtue
in resistance to what the wisdom and intel |
ligence Of this majority may seek to insiict.
But not believing that body entirel, immac.
alate--on the contrary, having reason to
know its majority have in one action at
least, published to the community that they
as we'll as come other individuals, may do
unwise things through the most paltry mo.
tives--we shall BY no means be delicate N
reviewing their conduct, even at the risk of
shocking the feelings OF the writer in the
Democrat. Although it may cause him much
personal nnhsppiness, we shall restste the
action of the Council to which we have ob-
iected.
The facts are simply these. The Coun.
Gil Proceedings are published by authority
In a German Daily and Daily in our own
language. We have not objected 10 this.
although from the superior circulation OF the
Gazette. the proceedings should have been
published in il. But at the last meeting OF
| the Council il was resolved TO publish these
proceedings in new Democratic German
| .oeskiy paper. osiy three soests Old, and Of
course having bu, very small circulation.
Immediately afterwards. motion was made
to publish the proceedings in the Gazette,
paper which for fifteen years has been up
holding the interests OF Davenport and its
people, and which has now greatly the lar
gest circulation ofany paper in the city. This
motion was voted doH n, the majority of the
Council declaring the readers OF the Gazette
should not have, so far as the will of this
majority is concerned, the City Councils
weekly proceedings spread before them
because they are patrons OF paper differ
ing from this enlightened majority in poll
tics. The writer in the Democrat is Mortified
that we should resent this in behalf OF the
Gazette and its readers. We shall no doubt
sstonish him still further, by ias,stiao tina,
The majority of the Council, either had nc
right to run the city into the additional ex-
pense Of publishing their proceedings in .
new and almost unknown weekly German
paper, when they are already published in
daily German paper OF large circulation
or else they had no right to refuse to pub.
iish the same in the oldest, mos, respected
and most largely circuls,ed English Daily
In Davenport. Ii they acted upon the view
that "Dsr Demokrat" did not circulate
among both parties of Germans, there was
the same basis for similar action on the
ground that the Estate Democrat does no
circulate any more among both or all par
ties of those who understand only the En-
glish language. This is not question Of
aud Gazette, although the Gazette has a
least third more circulation than the othel
10 the city, and two thirds more in the coun
try.
But while the msiority in the Connci
were SO extremely anxious 10 spread thei
proceedings before all Germsn-born cit
izens, one gentleman, more DESTROYS thar
any other in the Council to curry favor witt
that class, secured the passage OF resolu
ton, depriving the Germans of the reading
Of oil the ordinances, unless they learn tC
read in English, and then risk their morals
by a Perusal Of the Democrat German.
born citizens should bear him and his
brethren of the Council, in affectionate
memory.
Our smiable friend OF the Democrat may
rest assured, we shall see that the readers
Of the Gazette are fully informed as to al
the proceedings of the Council. We have
taken some pains 10 iniurm them as to g
little portion Of last weeks proceedings, snd
We shall probably give them the proceed.
ings entire hereafter, however much sgains,
the wishes Of the majority Of the City Coun.
Gil.