The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-30
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80 ysAgssAip Tho Day q KspuslisAas.
We cAaao, permit our most excellent |
ssiehber offhe Democrat to dodge from the
1sfensiss 10 the aggressive, BY sFFssing the
Gazette before the people or iss party AZ
The criminal when We have the Demoers'
already on the stand In connection with
The whole judgeship matter. the Gazette
Aas pesformed lie duty faithfully and tear
lcss.y. Its has moreover been sustained BY
iss party. Not man oil The party, Of The
sliSAteet prominence or influence as
cilizen, II We may except several Jaw
yers, objected to q found iaalt vain OUT
course in claiming il TO be The aay OF 'ae
RePshhcans - make segaias ae'1'.1as'ou
fos Dsuict Jsdse II IN The lace OF shs
sncs. shat In eye,s State in the Union Nhere
iuaiciaI oGcer, ere elected By tue people,
he Democra,s isvsrie6y make nominations
e. The Jsdesship wherever they have na,
joru. and seuer demand that politics shall
be shrova aside except where the Democrs.
8, l. in the minority, and that their mach.
pasisns sad trickery even in this District 70
sssars . Judge of their own party where
.Asy could no, succeed by bold and square
eerty nomination, were well ssown-we
cay, il ia the face OF these facts nlae.iehths
OF the Republican party had objected to our
csarse. their remonstrances would have
been uasyaiIag in preventing Is faithfully
Exchanging our dass. But on The contrary
eur eourse wa very generally apProvsd.-
The Republicans saw the PLATA path OF du'
~ ,set q we did. Wha, the Democracy
,ho.sht or said was nothing to Republicans
!. - the Gazette. The Republican nomi.
..t;nu Convention was called, sad here cur
autv ceased till that body shou d have mace
in nemiuatioa. Whatever errors this Con-
venion may have committed, the responsl-
hility does not belong to Us. We did NOT
attend the Convention, nor did We advocate
he claims of any man for the nomination.
except % far A. the suggesting OF one
nasa. vhich vas Withdrawn before the
Coavention. We dad our duty in demand
inn that such Convention should be held,
and Ne gave reasons for the policy which
ne,ther Democrat nor Republican could
overcome. We have no regrets Tor our
course. Uadsr similar circumstances we
should and We shall do the same thing
sgain. cu.,.u
A fur the nominee Of the Convention
% have had but little to say about him. he
comes rec ,mmsnded to Us as i nan Of high
ability, OF thoroagh legal experience and OF
integrity. Personally, no objection can De
ureea sgai1s, him. He is at east as compe-
,sa, Is his opponent. Politically no nin
isrs cay he is not Rspusiicsn, nor can
ssy without being guilty Of direct iaise-
hood, that he ever wai Know Nothing
He voted Tor Fillmore, a probably almost
any other Republican would have done, had
he been raised side 5s side vita that gentle
man, and felt bound TO him b every he OF
old frienashi ., cid 1mpshiosship and high
personal gard. But it i said sa!s nsntnee
made q Fillmore speech dartag the last /
esmpsign. lie denies having "a the speech /
he made al Irons, either 9gizad Full I
more, spoken iisespec,tully d The Repaa- /
hcan party, or said anything aerogatory Of
Mr Ffemeai he Is not ehaEset With has-
ing made Any other speech daf g the cam
paign. Ifke had been the violent friend Of
Fillmore, the enthusiastic kEJ@ Nothing
shich his opponents charge bta, Is Il pos
Hble be would have made oais ore speech
daring the whole Of that eA citing campaign
Does not This fact 60 to prove that be vas
then ~ be IL now, Republican, The
suestioa now is or saoaid be nlh RspubA-
cans, presaaing both candidates are equal
~ competent. what does party duty, snd
real party interests command lhem 10 do
10 vote for sn out sad out buchanan maj
sbo pretends to be an indie ge adsll Gsndl-
date, and The candidate Of the members Of
the Bal, yet who was nominated By Clique
OF eleven Democratic iasyefs, presuming
TO act for the eighty odd lawyers Of the Dis
trict, and who 10 opposed To every principle
Of The Republican party-0r for man who
10 indispatsbly sisuneh r. publican, snd
against whom the only Poatlca. delinquency
charged is, that during last campaign n
made a FiIinose speech Faa Republican
party, We beg leave 10 say Is too yonng yet
10 Justify Us in being very susct 10 stuoying
cot the political sLtecsde3ts q members
We have not 10 60 very far esek 10 recog
aize as good Old Line Democrats many G.
our most prominent RePao .r-aas. Not
few men nov 10 our ranss, ~ ere Fillmore
men when he was n0minstet, aud even To-
led fer Fillmore without any saeh personal
friendship motives as our candidate had
The Republican party IL open TO al who
see the errors on their ways, and step into
i,s ranks to do good yeonan service. so
far 10 this District Jud gesh is concerned
the choice lies simply between RePubh-
can and Pierce Buchanan Democrat. NJ
one disputes that Mr. Mills Is K republican,
No enc doubts the politics Of Mr.. Mitchell
Our friends are at perfect liberty to do e.
they please. There 10 NJ whipping into /
cratic party, Republicans are f-eenssr -
They dare think and set as ireemen, both .
in reference 10 men and measures. They
viil do % in this case. Bu. we should ike
20 see the Republican party improve by the
experience of the old Wing party. The We
y raiastion OF that party y as, that its mem. .
bers could rarely on important occasions
become united. Each man allowed himself /
10 be governed toe macl By Lis oxH inslEi- /
deal preferences and prejud ass. losing sight
Of the true interests OF his Fsrty The nomi-
nee had TO sui. in every respect, Of else
here were droyes Of boliers. When united
they we're invineibie. lie 10 consider the
Republican party and its b b objecta, above
our own personsi difssreLc about men
and lie, Us recollect, th, ne Republican
Who directly or indirectly NOS aid to The
10 called Democratic part. Is thus far as
s.stiag the most yinsictve ~ snserHpslous
enemy Of the Republican riy
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