The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-22

IoLo.on. snoSis IS xsiidSxl yUdsf
.iav. There Il no doubt but ,lnt ell
,e or r. l.. h, Clarke, Of Hem n ..er
,apy this position, arstb IN winSe.
amply qoalihsds ..stner ofslhsm Are
lawyers .ortAe phce, bell the Us,
IN the cossensisn. and nmoag nc
cry oest IN the State. Clarke, Of John.
s'n' has had more experience in the su-
ffeme Court than say other lawyer in Iowa.
as the report. viii show. and has always
been successful. Clarke. 81 Henry, It will
De remembered, was the Republican can.
a'uste iof Congress in opposition to Au.
sastus Hail, andreceiyed more votes than
n's competitor, but was chested gu, Of the
oiiiee, proceeding not new In the Demo
Nrstic party tits but following the policy
taat was applied eight years ago 10 Har-
ian, and predict thai ~ ssheir efforts to
break dewa Carrie will ~ as irui,less as
they we're IN he former csse. and tina, 80
40 the instaaos u our wouhy ASsna tor
'taose who SOW il ~ wiada w,,l reap ia
the ahirlwind.n
Some of the msmbera At the former con
7ent'oa, are also Of this. ~ ahow changed
The seene." In the fornsr, Judge Hall
would say 10 the oppositea 70 .he Demo
eyaue party, "ssatlemsn, Jon csh talk, but
that is ali We intend 10 PERM, you to do
II seas all ,hey wore pefpitted 10 accom-
plish; the constitution wss enacted BY II.
party, but II is nov TO be revised by snoth-
err ieSPeet TO hear some Of the members
say to Hall as hsused to say to them, ayou
an talk, but we will d. the voting" There
Is something of variety Of opiaion among
the members in regardto Whist extent tl,ey
should go in their revision of that instru.
ment The Democrats will try to lumber
With as many details as possible, in order
that il may be defeated ny TIE people
They will also make a desperate enoTt -
lssislate the whole State, government out
Of Office, and also the presen, general as
sembly. Then, in case they can succeed
IN the mex, election they eau Pot the ne"
government, into operation, and tell me
2! Be- sublicans os.see the failure"
think, however, there Is disposition on
the part OF the Republicans to make but
few changes, and those that are made Tree
rom bungling and heavy details. In all
probability, the convention Gill adjourn 10
Davenport after its permanent organization,
| and the appointment OF the committees
The Democratic Convention met at one
o'clock, ana permanently organized BY
tlecung Judge Williams President, and -
T. WalIing, Of the Keokuk Times, Seere'
tay The Judge on taking the chair, took
occasion to give the X. Ms vtpe, and
Afterwards 10 praise the national men o.
the country, evidently intending to mssSss
what he could out OF the foreign vote, and
al the same time fish for the Americans
A long discussion took place about "proIy
| presentation, the same question that Inc
party used to discuss in all its conventions
in its pslmy days
A resolution was presented by Mcintosh
Of Linn county, that the nominations be
made viva yoce, which was supported By
Samueis, OF Dubuque, who contended that
il was The only Democratic doctrine, evil
IDENTIFY having in his eye "Old Virginia,
his native State PES, her samuels tool
yirgini, as an example of the policy OF, til,
Democratic party-to-day inferior in every
respect to States that were an unbrokei
wild when she was in her greatness. The
viva voee measure prevailed, and the nom
nations were made in accordance, The
Johnson county delegation presented tht
name Of R. II. Sylvester, editor Of the Re
porter, for Register OF the Land Once, snC
Tia order that this convention might acl
usdsrstaadnsly. one Of them stated that he
had been initiated into he Know Nothiu;
Lodge, and written letter OF Withdrawal
This fell like wet blanket over the poo
fellow, who presented the On ost hunilatin .
and God forsaken looking spectacle that
ser beneld, as he sat there the conts n p
o. all His name wss withdrawn after !
was evident to every one that be could no
have Obtained solitary vote outside Of HI,
delegation.
The Convention then nominated 7. 8
Paryin, of Muscatine, for that Office; R. II
alley, OF Van Buren,, Commissioner, snc
- Porter. Of Polk county, Register {
the Dea Moines River Improvem ent; an
Mr.. L. Fisher, of Clayton Super int nde1
OF Public Instruction.
This Convention is smphatics,ly pEAs
The poor fellows ieei that they are "sut
dued,ti and only make their Nominations ,
keep up a show of existence. The cor
mittee on resolutions, with Judge Hall, !.
Lee county, as Chairman, will report tn
evening. REPUBLICAN,