The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-18

Yesterday, We alluded IN proper terms "a
a plot now IN the hand, ~ some &c the lead
sr, ii the -.i-called Democracy of thi,
state, Z" sw,ndle the pe"pIe out II the New
Constitution Wcin-tanced Dubuque county
~ one Of the COUNTIES in which this plot
appeared I" 10 npca,nr, and plainly gave
,.,ir reason. ior the Relief that the leading
Democrats 81 sa,d county intended tn
wiring ia" their official vote AZ the last
,ouu Ia overcome any small majority the
New Constitution might really have. The
'iiiclal returns fr"m Dubuque coming il,
saturday evening, and placing the majority
,saIn>t the Constitution nj about what ".
'.rlgs.d u, IN ma manner alters our opinion
y a. the intention IL the rascal, leaders 81
he Democratic party in that county Tia.
'lc,fion was held .n the third IL this month.
ihe Democrats II Dubuque held back the
.iii,'ial returns Till the 18th. sieoea days In
he meantime the, hal the Official returns,
could have had. Il half the counties in
the State. They had their own official re-
t'iins long heiare they were Published, but
withheld them, and a We have said, Tor a
!arp-e. That object wa, Ia hiring them IN
a amy majority against Oh. New constitu-
Il last week. when the official returns 81
i'nisasloe eenty wete gwen Z" the printers
The returns ns'ri,-d at Dubuque announced
rctts pla,nl, thai the Constitution would
~ adopted hy pr,hshl, f,.ur tl,ou-and ma
f'1ts. The returns rahl,-h.d IA their pa
i-r, showed they had MT an, thing like the
feiuns w. were Publishing, u hich greatly re
lac.'l this majority. Foar thousand major
u, vas ent,rel, toe much Ia l.c overcome BY
any fraud, IA the returns II Dmbu.t,. coun
~, and they had already been held back -
t'ng n to aronse the snsy,c,on II their OPP
lsns-tis, WIN were beginning Ia investigate
the subject rather too closely. So finding
they could do no eeei by increasing the ma
lor'ty 81 Dubuque enunty against tho New
Constitution, Ia 10 ai least, ~ had been
published BY their organ, the Erpess, - the
'r"s Official returns, they concluded 10 pub.
iish the "iiieial rcport This states the ma
l"rits nj iisn. II will Ia re-,lleete,l. that
W" remarked the naior,t, IL 2l1o was Ut
terry imIossislc IA view II the vote on the
county tickets. Who. ~. d,albt, la,
II these Democratic leaders for moment
thought that the reiurn- aI their County
at 2,tsS would defeat the Constitution. the
returns would not have been thus made
Hut fortunately they thought they had q
mvorit, 1t about i.aU 20 overcome. So
We should have thought with only the same
returns m cur possession. We are AWARE
our Democratic friend- will hold up their
hand ~ horr~r that such an idea could CIR
a moment enter the minds of even tLsir on
Poncnt>, that the Democracy would resort
to such -windling operations ~ these. But
We know them, and we know certain facts
~ connection with this little matter, which
give IA very good reasons for the belief
within u. We especially know that the
leaiers"i the Democratic party in this State.
only need the opportunity 10 practice an,
fraud t. secure success. W. have M reason
to believe single charge IL our Yesterday.
article was erroneous.