The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-01

Oppssed "a me tes tenaleuttsn!
II an, RsH - ga or Democrat Doubt.
whether Or not 7 New Constitution ma,
r.e be regard 8. ~ party question, ~.
hope be will l.r.t.c tue resolution, ~ III,
I'e'.fcr, ~ S'tte convention. Open ground
10, fas.n against thu New Constitution
an. raas"ns gwen lor this opposition. which
We venture 10 say not reader a. the Dem
ocrstic papers IN this city, with all the mis-
representations AMI imaginary objections
urged by these papers against the New Con
stitus'on, saw in print during the late can
vsss But whatever their objections, the
fact stands now before the people ct
this State, that the Democratic party have
formally declared them selves opposed 10 he
View Constitution, and are going "a make j,
an issue in this campaign. They declare
their open and undi>guised hostility "a
each and every section and part of said in
stramcnt," which contains what they term
certain obnoxious provisions" and the,
call upon the people "a cleo, Democrats
who will reform and amend said Coastitu-
ton
Now when we re ,ollcct their peculiar oh
lections made Ia thi, Constitution a FEW
weeks ago, when their hostility t. thc
New Constitution ,ans disguised under
all the lying Misrepresentation the,
could rake up, the reflection arise. that
they would bc most beautiful set III zen.
'lefnen for the people To chocsc u perform
The work Of nformisg and amending thi.
instrument Ii they were honest in their
published objections IL the New constitu
tion they do not understand scarcely .cc.
ton IN the whole Con>titution--,rt the,
would like Ia reform and amend a. A ma
llrity al the people have declared IA las.t
oi lair trial fnr this New Constitution.
II il Is fouh! after TIN. trial ,o,,.st6,g. fla. |
Republicans will he the tir,t t. propose III.
proper amendments, and In carry them |
through a the Constitution ,,srlf provide.
Bat defeated ia their iarIs,.e # ,s.r>,,a,Iin..
tbe people not u give this instrument tie. |
trial IT. friend, and tie Republican part, |
dema' ..sa the Democratic party n,n ueeu.
~ Ia. ridiculous position IL asking ths
same people a. pn, thea ia power - tAa,
they may rcinrm and amend III. Gnn~tl
tuition before i Is reall, tried They would
no doubt be hapr, 10 have the opportunity
81 making such amendments To the rou.ti-
tuition as to compel the people Ia rcsre,
they ever voted far it--and ,hai is their OIL.
lect. Ia i certainly beautiful piece 4,
consistency the people arr ashcl IN Ties,
Democrats g. c"slly per, tsatc after ha,-
ing voted fur a la ili4l ~ tc>t i, merits
~ tue Constitution. t. turn around
and vote th, Democracy into power - that
tAcy can aatehd this Constitution before IL
has it. proper trial Whta the people d.
fhis, they will prove that the, are irnl, ia
need ~ guardians, and thus l.i.t precisely
IA the position IN which the mpadence If
the Democratic party would u-h t. place
ihsn.--of course th. party heing read, Al
the word i supply the guardians
WOW II ,r ,ne the people shonld Lcgin L.
place thu, palnp. attic party in H. tr,i. ,...i-
tion On lie SCn institution Their treat.
'nent ~ '.tir inst u.esl, Lar slmpl, and IN
IL mildc-t ter. h,ea ,,taaoss Thcy
have opposed i l"r months Tor Az other
sarths, / 4, y. gAsu because IL was tie work
= aoIt.i '"n IN which the Republicans
-. a iL..Igrity. Not aeing able t. n,akc
any honest objections to Il, they r..orte,i io
the eroske>t Misrepresentation IL every .,ne
81 It's prominent features "a prejudice
against II the public mind The, shame
icssly declared il contained FEATURES which
were not IN il at all They made rlarinpl
klse statements a. To- what II dad contain.
IA the eiiort % make that which Was right
and proper, most obnoxious. II was ia vain
some Of their old leaders and most talented
men urged the party IL consider Lcfor. they
acted, and declared this New Constitution
infinitely superior 10 the old, and that time
would prove q. The ether leader, plunged
their party 50 deeply into war IL opp.,-
ton AGAINST tho New Constitution. that il
could not back ont. The parry has nov
formally made il an lssue Of thi, campaign,
and we accept the issue. They now a.k,t,
privilege u r.formiag and amending tl.,,
Constitution--and the question is with the
people, simply whether after having voted 10
give this New Constitution full trial. they
sM give IL such 4 test OF not The very
party now asking the privilege Of reforming
and amending this Constitution, did not
dare in their State Convention resolutions.
tell the people how the Democratic party IN
Iowa stands on the Banking feature, tie
most prominent feature in the whole Con-
ss'ese'on How will they reform Aat fea-
sure How will they attempt 10 reform
any feature Of this Constitution Il cannot
- posssble the people will trus, such a Sc,
u political scamps ~ these men. 10 tinker
With the New Constitution. and to NAL. !,
what It y not now, party instrument
1Adf u wha. Is meant and all tia, i. mean,
by their desire to /" rel rm and amend, ~.
New Constitution.
IL Our Dsmocrstic contemporaries ar.
both mistaken In THINKING We intended
either hit or slur II Messrs. Grant and
Cosbin, sor the ANAL votes they received for
Governor and Lieut.. Governor in the Dem.