The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-07

As We stated yesterday, the pro-slavery
Democracy 81 this State are determined in
oil dose counties, 10 throw of votes from
their candidates for Governor and 1t. Gov
ernor to elect their members Of Legislature.
Wherever in such counties they can get
credulous Republican To swap OF vote for
Representative for even Governors vote,
they will quickly make the bargain. while
they laugh to themselves Mt the simplicity
OF their victim. Now his ,s one of the
close counties. Whichever candidates arr
successful, they will he 10 only by yer,
small majority. We have three Represent
atives and one Senator to elect, making tou,
uofss in the Legislature dependent upon the
result in this county. What more is needed
To convince every Republican of the meal
culable importance &c our success To Sc
cure this success, we cannot spare singl,
vote, as every vote will be needed. II i.
not At all unlikely, ~ close is the vote in
the whole State expected To be, that upon
the political complexion Of the four men
elected in this county, will depend the inn
portant fact whether the next Legislature
shall be Republican or pro-slavery Demo
cratic. Would the Republicans of thi-
county ever forgive themselvcs-would they
ever Be forgiven by their brethren abroad
il they permit four Democrats TO be nc
turned from Scott county, and this result
should give the Pro Slavery party the ma
jority in the next Legislature Yet We
plainly assure Republicans, that II there i.
any swapping of votes which belong RICH,
fully to our legislative candidates or an,
division, or any failure in polling fall vote
we shall be- beaten. We know il j. III,
usual custom for editors To claim the victory
before il is won, NO as to encourage weak
hearted friends and frighten the foe-bui
such we do not conceive Co be our duty
On the contrary, we candidly say, that this
il TO BIZ very close contest, and We cannot
defeat our active and INSCRIPTIONS oppo-
nents, unless We cork and rof,, and thu
sooner our friends can appreciate this fact
the better.
Il Is Of immense importance to the State
and people, . well - To our party, that we
should hsve majority in the next Legisla
ture. II we are defeated, all the labor and
expense Of framing the New Constitution
will have been unavailing II it, enemies
arc permitted 20 enact the first legislation
under this Constitution, they will prostitute
IL TO their own base political purpose,
They will not permit il to have that fair
tEial which the people declared il should
have. We shall have no Banking system
under IL. But why cnumeratc, when W
have % often treated the whole subject IN
dssail. Finally, IL the Democracy have the
majority h the Legislature, they will send
that pro-slavery doaghface Gen Jones back
% the q. s. Senate, or some gentleman
equally we'll adapted Cor clay 70 the hand
a Southern postsr. The Democracy re-
gasd success IN this canvass IS matter Of
immense importance to them a, a party,
and % IL 10, ~ IL 10 almost a question Of
PARTY sxisfoses with them. They are fight
ing their best eight, and will be successful
IL wc do not meet vigilance with vigilance,
and march in solid phalanx TO the polls