The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-03

Probably the cuIi.sf piece of linpuience
lcrretrated lately, was challenge by the
Draoesat ycstcrds, 10 the Ga.t,f,, to pray.
that the former paper ever misrepresented
any section or clause Of the New Constltu
ton There is not even member Of H..
own party in the city, {. reader Of the DEM
oerai, who must not have read this challenge
for proof with broad grin. Now We wish
to Ask the individual who i. doing the fancy
writing and challenging for that paper th,
is perhaps better at challenging Republi
can editors than accepting challenge from
Democratic editors, few questions, a. ",
have not the spare space nor the innate po
htical corruption neccssar, for the r.publ-
cation Of the Democrat articles Did not
the Dsmoefai seek 10 convey the impression,
BY Misrepresentation, that the New Con
stitution was Negro Equaii,y document p
that II adopted it would place negro chill
dren along side of white children in oni
public schools, and make the negro the equal
u the white man in many respects Did il
not appeal TO the passions and lrciudices oi
its readers To vote against this s Ntgrc
Equality" document, and at one time ente,
into an argument 20 prove that negroes
should not be made the equals of whites
and does II aoR pretend that the New Con
stitution Is any such Negro Equality doe,,
ment ~ Did u not declare that the adoption
If this Constitution will induce every vi
lain who has committed crime IN other
states To come here, making Iowa den for
all the crime Of tho tm,nn n Does il nov
after the election, believe II told the truth.
and that the New Cou.ttution IN do TIN, ,
Did u not declare til, Constitution Il adopt
cd, will drive all the gold and silver out
81 the State, and does II aoc believe - 2
Did il not labor zeslou.ly tn MAX. its rea
ders believe, that the New Constitution
made witnesses of certain persons. who
could not be- such under the odd c,.,istii,i-
ton, when il knew that law under The.
latter Is now in cNl.tenc. making Witn.,s s..s
II the same class Of individuals Bid il
not declare that under the New Censtltn-
ton IDIOTS and insane persons would b.
competent witnesses, aud does u now he
lleve that under this Constitution .,ieh per
sons will he permitted IT, give evidence A.
competent witnesses Did il not assert
that this Constitution encouraged the s.f
Element Of STARE AMI free ncgraes in this
State, and did il not i,cte copy with appro-
val an article from another Democratic pa
per, which declared that this Constitution
locks 10 the equality 81 the whit. and black
races, and their final ansalgaaottsa nn.,
II bsiiere any such stuff II Is nj nee AR,
10 refer us or other rcat.r> IL ~. Dss.o.alf
10 its files. The canvas in which these r.,
sitlons were assumed and niisrr ,resent a tons
made by that paper, j. too recent 10 require
any refrren = 10 the files, unless tine Demo
crdt denies the charges conveyed IN the
questions. Ii il denies 50 much N single
one, we shall see that the prooi i, forth
coming from il own columns It. probable
policy willlnow be To stick a. it, ial-ehocsl>.
and swear that according toits religious be-
lief, the Dsaccrat in saying all thl, wa no,
guilty Of apy Misrepresentation. The De-
ocrof has brought this ON its own head hs
taking to itself exclusively, charges II mrs
representation made against the heading
opponents Of the New Constitution gene
rally.