The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-15

TIE Sect Csuaey Election.
Yesterday We announced that the Rcpub-
hcan. had swept everything before them in
chs county, On the Tuesday election. This
event was not unexpected to Us, although
We had anticipated a close vote, and upon
chs idea urged Republicans to go TO the
polls our opponents were active and well
organized. They went into the struggle
confident OF victory, aud boasting ia advance
0. triumph. They fought we'll rel, ine up
Oh their strength only as that strcutL could
b developed at the polls. The, pplled the,'
full strength, yet to-day lind taen,selres IN
al actual majority 4 pr'i'sbl, between
three and four hundred votes III IAis eoui-
", Notwithstanding their partial ,ueees,
last August Tue Republicans nchly d,d
their duty Without any prelimlnar!
boosting, and certainly without anS noise
and confusion On the day OF election, they
went quietly to the poll. "a men intent o.
the peaoeable discharge ol an important du
ty and deposited their votes. s. .il.ntly
va. this affected, that their opponent. Wcr,
sow TO awaken to the fact Of their own de
feat. Thu shows Republican, Iost what
,nvy .ah do when they try.
But our gratifying success j. not ,aitfeiy
owing 60 the fact, that Nepublicans GA this
occasion did their duty. The Democracy
missed many 81 their Irish tools many d
those iuen who so generously assisted ,ii'.1I.
last August in sustaining the permanently
Of Democratic principle" There were not
aa.,. 50 many Irish lstoreis employed "n
OUT .treets--not quite many OF those so
ting instruments on hand. VITO have been
30 well managed heretofore. There Mere
il Is true, many Irish voters at the polls
Many an old citizens vote wa KILLED b,
their's--but numbers Of irisL who wer, Ia
ken TO the polls by their masters, did not
have the privilege Of voting, II Lappeaei
Some forty or fifty Of these men had 10 lca,c
the polls without. voting, and We believe on-
~ one returned with the evidence ,ha, lac
was entitled 10 n vote. Oar sp" cnis,af,
principally, settled this election. and the
result proves that = large majority Of t..ese
citizens are Republicans, and that we hsy.
staunch Republican majority in Scott
county.
We are 80 well satisfied With the result
II this election that We have no disposition
" exult over our opponents. But We wish
merely to remind our Republican friends,
that their labors have been well rewarded
~ achieving victory over which We hay.
the light to boast il We see tit. ", ilas.
shown our opponents that Republican prin.
ciplcs are aol on the decline, but are stead
iastly gaining ground. We believe ia. re-
suit in Scott county il but a precursor 81
she result in the whole State, and We hop,
soon TO announce to our readers that a great
voice has been through this election herald.
Cd 70 the world, proclaiIning that Iowa still
sliugs to Freedom.
We cannot close this congratulatory art
~ without expressing the full and warn,
appreciation of our party, cf the earnest ,
lsbou Of our German born fellow citizens
They marched 10 the polls in almost solid
phalanx, and gave their votes for the part.
Of Freedom, for the true and the only true
Democratic party Of this Republic. Man,
u tue German born who had heretofore
tsen known Is Democrats" right-fac-d
INTO the Republican ranks. The Germans
did their gaots duty, and we eheertully Ill.
vide with them the glory 81 the victory.
hs.s.a IaY . ~. sst.a Iatu
eide BY side with them again aud lrsqucntl,
u the cause Of human and political liberty
~ nsv yesk uesal1-The Aanlntsaralisa.
The New York H,,atd Of the sth contain,
sfalsome and most disgusting panegyric up.
on the virtues and benefits Of I'll. Buchanan
Administration. The subject j. precisely
adapted 10 the source Of the eulogy. IL Is
~sil for that paper which Lus lew week
sgo boldly stated II had been for the last
nftesn CT twenty years earnestly devoted g.
the interests II the South, and complained
that this devotion had not been prupetl.
rewarded-st Is well and IL Is proper Cor thl- /
paper to offer adulation at BucLanan's shrine
Nut the Herald think. 81 pratends 10 think
that the financial distress ha. entirely swept
away the niger agitation Ii Is Of Oh.
opinion, thar Mr. Buchanan hat ny lone
such wonderful things fer the country, col
course II does not specify these political Ia
oors,) he should now 70 10 work and Ell
acaror TO relieve our financial troubles III.
hsfald fsvors :. judieious Bankrupt Law
and modification Of the Tariff. including
smore marked incidental protection to hoa.e
manufactures than that or the Law Of '4e.
In view Of this suggestion the Hsald Is m
clined 10 the opinion that Mr. Buchanan
vas always, We believe something of Pr {
tectionist" Well, % say the least Of il.
toe Hrald i driving alone rght ast-at
" advancing backwards y, a rapid rate
beeonins scaled al the niggcr aeltati.n.s
which IL has lent euch valuable aid n i.r.
ISentine yet which II pretenis to believe
has been entirely quoted by the present
financial troubles, Il take. jump back and ,
aights On Bankrup, Law and On the old &
Protection system ltpr-scnt. th.s. To- the
consideration II the Administration, hoping
the people IN agiistine tLcsc question. vii
forget niggers.n
Unfortunately, th. New York Herald ut
this particular time occupies peculiar posi-
ton, which makes any Recommendation
hOfn u NJ prospective relief To- our inal,-
cisl troubles, almost an insult to il4use who
are suffering under the present mone,ar,
pressure, OF II least subjects oi suspicion.
There - probably no other source IN tie
country, from which tie people would hear
with Is little confidence suggestion. for Il r.
relief, - the New York Hrald. IT, very
PROSTITUTION To the selfish interests Of set
Of Wall street shsrpsrs, was the commence
msut Of our troubles, If IL did not actually
exercise the tirst prcdominating influence % I
disturb the public confidence. II any one
influence can be said to have originated this
panic or 70 have given IL that first impetus
which Las led 20 the present unhappy con-