The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-23


D. 1ais' would h elesssssr. nr. Fisher.
The Republican candidate for Superin.
tenasnt Of Public destruction. Laeiss II.
bsgsee, ID psthaps second 70 no other man
the State in those high qualifications of
professional experience. business ability
and strict integrity, demanded % properly
Gil the ONCE. His character 10 above re-
proach, while his abilities are OF the frs,
class. II elected. the people will have
Conscience that this responsible office is
filled by a man pre-eminently qualified
to fill the position, and who will in no
saannaer abuse nor misuse the high trusts
rsposed in him. 1t remains to be sesn
whether the people viii again trust the
Democratic party to all this Office. after our
late experience with DR.. Eads. The pres
ent Democratic candidate, Mr.. Fisher, is no
more warmly recommended BY those who
nominated him than was Dr.. Eads. We
have no higher authority for placing conf
dsnce in Mr.. Fisher than We had for conf
ding in the other. Roth are party hacks
DR.. Eads los, sight entirely Of the interests
OF State and people, in endeavoring to for
ward his own pecuniay interests and lining
the pockets Of those who helped place him
in office. We hare no better assurances
that Mr. Fisher will not place himself and
party above the honset discharge Of the du-
ties Of his Office if elected. The following
from the Asscadne Journal, illustrates that
Mr.. Fisher 10 rather an unscrupul ous parti-
Gan:
Now that DR.. Eads' friends have all been
supplied, the Democratic party have put in
nomination another political renegade
Naturin L. Fisher--and have endorsed him
Is they did DR.. Eads, as "souai Democrat =
and man Of the .ssrictest iaiesrity." No
one viii doubt his being nsero-dririne
Democrat Of the blscksst stripe; bu, as to his
aiategriS," We viii let the facts speak fol
themselves.
| Two years ago, Mr.. Fisher represented
his county in the Senate Of the State, and
was chosen, By that body, their President
The two branches Of the General Assembly
resolved to 60 into joint convention for the
purpose Of electing U. 8. Senator and
Judges Of the Supreme Court OF the State
and BY the joint rules Of the two Houses
the President Of the Senate was ex-oficic
President Of the Convention. The two
Houses met in joint convention, the Prssi.
, dent Of the Senate. Mr.. Fisher, in the chair
and AFTER balloting several times for q. 3.
Senator without success, late in the after-
noon Adjourned over till 10 O'Clock the next
day, Mr.. Fisher voting with the majority to
adjourn.
i We quote from the Journal Of the Sem
ate:
II FKIpAY, p. ~, Jan. 5, 1855.
4 Mr.. Anderson moved to adjourn till to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, and upon
this motion the yeas and nays were demand.
Cd, and being ordered, were--yeas 50, aays
20. Mr.. Fisher voting yea.
SATURDAY MORNING, Jan. 6, 1855.
Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment
Mr.. Preston moved that the Senate adjourn
until Monday morning st 9 o'clock, upon
which question the yeas and nays being de-
handed, were ordered ana were as follows:
Yeas-Senators Birgs, Bryan, CLARK,
Coolbasgh, Coop, Love, Lucas, McCulloch,
Preston, Ramsey, Shields, Test. Tharston'
Udsll, Workman, and Mr.. President, Nh.
FISHER)-l6.
: Nsgs-Senators Anderson, Browning,
, Ciesysr, Fulton, Hamilton. Hills, Hogan,
Matthews, McAshron, McCrary, Needham,
Park, Saunders, Sehram, and WilkersoI---
lI5.
II Now here is grave Senator, an Officer OF
the State sworn TO support the constitution
and to discharge the duties Of his offics
faithfully and 10 the best Of his ability not
only Ssnstor but President Of the Senate,
holding the balance power in his casting
vote-and what is his eourses A motion is
made TO adjourn over for the express pur-
pose Of defeating and rendering null and
void the action Of the Join, convention. The
motion (which everybody knows was out OF
order, is put, the vote stands Is 10 I6--the
President gives the casting vote in the az
6rmative and declares the Senate ADJOURN
ed-snd refuses to go into joint conyentions
Thus did dr. Fisher WELD the power con-
fered upon him in opposition TO the wil o /
the people, in violation Of the oath he had
taken for the faithful discharge Of his du-
ties, and to the lasting disgrace of his own
name. He did ell in bis power 10 defeat
the election Of United States Senator and
Judges Of the Supreme Court, by the Leg
stature of the State, and now TO reward him
/ for his treachery his party have put him in
nomination for the most responsible office in
, the State.