The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-24

eF sITcBrII corSr1
neyusiiean EAhsrs-Whe did their pai,
and Who didn't.
On our exchange list j. nearly ever RI
publican paper in the STATE II Iowa pu
ring the late canvass We clpscly aatrls,a
the columns of thee paper. ami caa bear
evidence to the fact that tho Republican
editors Of thi. State. with Int lcw eAcel
tions, did fhei. DIR 49, fuey raIiartls
sustained their own county tr@et., ami
bravcly and strongly supported tau ~"
Constitution The, stood isst Z" ioti vt!
the enemy. giving biaN CIR hl"r nd IT..
putting ever, inch 81 aroHnt That tic
Republicans were not successful III every
county anl OYER the eatire State, was ~
fault Of those noble men who with thai
weapon m.ghtier than the sword. did all u.
mir POKER to secure >uccess ~ not,ciu.
such unarimity aud zeal among the hcpub
lcsn editors q the State N tie support 81
their party ana that particular measure f"r
which their opponents held them re.ppn-i
bl. aud the responsibility pf which wc Is
party ehcerinlls assumed III NcN Gonst
tntion-we we're surprised aud gt.ef,. t.
remark in the BufiInston HpHs-fs an cN-
eeption C. this zeal aa. genuine go,'a ririt
Although published - ttc anne place with
tue Nat Ga,dtt, t4e most rabid aud IN.
serGpuloas Democratic paper IN Iowa. and
which dill more hard work during tnc caE-
sass. ami dd that hard work with iaare IN
rLnslssm than any other Democratic paper
~ Iowa. yet the Hl,eteg, appeared DAY att,r
das and week after week with.mt =carcely
an effort 10 defend IL, own party from the
bitter attack and outrageous slande, 81 is
,mmcdiat" opponent There WAS nothing
loo gross III tue way @, misrepresentation,
nothing too dirty IN the way 81 abuse OF too
stupid IN attempt AT argument, tast the
Burlington Gazette did not day after tav
level At the Republican party and the New
Constitution during the whole eanya
Yet We appeal 10 all who ob.cra ed the course
II the Hrrisgs, We appeal e. the Eepahli
cans II Burlington them-eIse,, II during
rnis time the Htgiete Vas not almost en-
tirely quiet On when il did speak, whining
in ~ weak voice as Ia De- IL own party
more harm than benefit Now after doing
oil that men could do Cor their party and
especially for tue New Constitution, the mp
prevail Of which was Of FAR narc Importance
70 our party than the election Of every Re.
publican county candidate in the State, III.
Republican editors in Tie moment of ,lcir
success and when trying TO make th, most
of their victory, have the following from he
HuSisyt thrown into their faces
We observe with regret that at hast one
Of our Republican cotsmporaries has com
mitted the folly--the gro.- LHatiti of claim.
ing the adoption Of the New Constitution n
party victory We refer 80 the Dayei,-
port Gxss,it. This claim j. calculated IT, 10
us no 4ood-to subseryc no good end either
II home or abroad. Hut the most potent
reason WHY IL never should ba,c been set
up by anybody H. that il j. false. clearly and
nndcniahly false. Nothing hut the most
brazcn efirontery could Undue. any intcll
gent Journal IL set up claim known u
everybody 10 he false. How could the O.
sesie, seeing from the returns from every
county that party lines were eutirlf d-re-
sarded, have the hardshooi To- SAY that the
adoption Of tai- Constitution wa, u party
matter IN any sense lis own county gave
the Constitution a majority. a. diI nc-
Mnincs. Lee. etc, while the Republican
nominees for county officer. We're defeated
On the other hand Clayton and other Re
publican countie. gave maj"ritie. against the
Constitution.
We regret fa see any newspaper editor
iisrcgarding the ninth Commandment and
bringing rcproaeh upon J journalism ~ yio-
lating the clear and ralpahle dictate oi
truth and common honesty and more c.-
rccially do we regret e. see Republican
contemporary Of the standing of our up river
neighbor engaged in this kind Of dirt, work.
The scaaer IL l. "driea up the better.
Now we do most ompha,icaiIy claim this
~ party victory, and so will ,tor. Rr-
publican editor in the State who Ia Tic
sonsciousness Of having done la, tuty ,iarins
the late canvas ~ natter Apw little III
certain counties part. lines NAV have been
drawn IN the question. We 10 this, even
though in Dcs Nome county. for instance.
IN which Burlington Is heated. the ifiends
u the New Constitution more ,han made !
up what they ma, hav. lost by tie indiGci.
ence Of the HaHksVs through the lalsors II
Judge Hall leading Democrat. ami tic
able writer II the Sast 6a.e.fe who signed
himself Democrat, and mo., sigoroissi,
sustained the New Constitution We clair
party victory IN tins, because lie eniire
Democratic Press. with on. - two escrr.
tions, made IL party question, fought il a
SUCH rallied their party upon Il, lied about
H. misrerrcsented H. every feature. abused +
IT. supporters, ant "a. nov cnieasorng g. !
read out II their party four or five prunl-
ent Democrats for nrholdHs the New
Constitution. At first, We tried g proven,
IL being male q party question. ". NJ
pealed Ia the fact, that although the lie
paslicans lad the majority IN tbs Gonsi.;g- /
tional Convention, and were thus rrspous /
bic a party for the instrument made by /
that body. yet that the Democratic Dele /
gates had voted almost unanimously for Is. +
cry prominent feature Of the Constitution
aud u was passed With but fea exhibitions
Of party feeling We declared that all par.
ties should support the New Constitutions,
from the manner in which il WAS adopted
and from IL own intrinsic superiority 10 the
old instrument We were rlaiculed AMI
abused by our opponents, WHO tie more
strongly appealed T. tier party T. rail-,
against the Constitution. Finally, We al
no choice. In spite If our efforts, the pa,il
lines were drawn, and we and other Rcpuh-
lcan editors Of the State. were compelled 10
night the question a. party question:
A circular issued BY the Republican State
Central Committee, though its Secretary,
appealed 70 the Republicans a n lsady
TO rally 10 the support Of the New Con.
stitution, inasmnch a. il was the work |
o. THAR hands, they were held responsible
for Il, and its defeat would be cAulted over
= Democratic victory So strongly inter.
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