Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-05-15
Splendid Jeotine.

are caught telling " whOpPers. they insS
riably seek to escape the odium attachin.
itself TO falsehood. by crying out that they
were only Testing" The Gas,ts has beer
. standing " jest for year. All its poIi,ica
ssfisndes were jesfa II was jesting when !,
- strongly advocated the Know Nothing
platform. it VAS testing when it bayed 90
loudly in favor Of the proscriptive Maine
Liquor Law. and it vas jesting when it SAID
that the same law was dead letter upon
the Statute books it was testing when i,
went for Fremont and Free Niggrrs it was
testing when it fought so ~vsliantly against
paying Mayor and Aldermen salaries. and
then it was TESTING when it SUPPORTED both
Aldermen and Mayor. who declared in favor
Of salaries: it WAS jesting when it said that
it had receiv ed $4,000 worth Of typo and
| gave its readers to understand that they
we're for the use Of the Gazette office, and
in short II does nothing hut jest upon every
subject ii discusses. We do not 50 much
blame the Gazettc for this cquivocal kind Of
joking. 1t belongs to q party that Is = stand
ing joke. Kansas shrieking was a joke to
cheat the people, and swindle them out u
an impartial exercise Of the elective fran
chise.
The 40 Republican thieves in Congress
were jesting. when they combined with n
corrupt lobby to pass no measures for pri-
va,e interests, without large p@y-wi,hout
= i" consideration" Horace Greeley was jok-
ing when he received $1,000 from the agent
Of the Fl. IIesmoines River Improvement
swindle. The entire platform Of the party
is q huge Jest. got up BY swindling iema
gogues for selfish purposes. regardless Of
the greatness. glory, and perpetuity Of the
Union.
We are glad our ncighbors have at least
one avenue Of escape from the olium Of
their course. But the plea Of joking would
not do in a Court Of law. II the murderer
should tell the court that he killed his vic
tim In a Jest, he would be laughed at. II
the slandcrer. the libeller, the forger, the
thief and other delinquents should seek to
pslliate their crimes by pleading that it WA
all in jest. We apprehend that little heed
would be given to such senility and folly.
When We fasten upon our ~neighbora q deli
berate misstateinent, they crawl out Of a
very small hole on the plea Of guilty in
form, hut it was only a joke" 1t won't do
.neighbors. Such things are too serious to
be treated SO lightly.
Miss SUSAN DENIN.--The distin-
ouished head actress played the arduous
and difficult character Of Blanca" in the
Italian Wife last Evening, to as critical
and fashionable'an audiance Us We have ev-
er scen assembled in Davenport, to witness
q dramatic personation. In her delinestion
Of the character, che sustained the high rep
utation Us an Artistic which has been So uni
versally accorded to her Ivy the press East
and West.
lac splendid encOmiums 80 repeatedly
bestowed upon Miss DENNIS acting. has
sometimes struck us as extravsgant. and We
have attributed them to the undue admira-
ton Of partial enthusiastic friend. The
Role Of characters she has hitherto person
ated, though admirably sustained aud pre-
scnting many rare instances Of artistic ex-
ceiience. have rather tended upon the whole
to confirm us in the opinion. But all doubts
OF her great powers rs an Actress must he
dispelled however after witnessing her "Bi-
anca or at least such has been the effect on
u.s. All lingering skcpticism has left us, and
We confess in our present mood We could
heartily relish and endorse some Of the most
enthusiastic p%angyrics, with which Miss,
Denim has been honored.
This Evening is, We notice the occasion
OF her benefit" we may expect utmost ex-
ertion OF her vigorous f~aculties and conse-
4uently one Of the finest displays Of herdra-
matte power. She is supported by the
entire strength Of the Company not cxcep
ting mirh provoking Nough. We certainly
wish the fair bsn.fciarie may meet with All
Overlooking house on the occasion, and that
her 'Suelrd Golfers" may give her ample
evidence Of the appreciation Of her match
less impersona,ions by the Theatre going
public Of Davenport.