The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-30
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fAs y1AgssAtp DaC q 1sPatheAss.
We cauaot permit orr most excellent
ssiehber Oft Democrs, to dodge from the
1sfensivs to the aggressive. BY sfrssiag the
Gazette before the people or Us party as
The criminal when We have the DemocIa'
already on the stand. In connection with
this whole Judeeship matter, tie Gazette
Aas pestprned i,s duty faithfully and tear
less,y. Its has moreover been sustained by
iss party. Not nan OF the party, OF the
sksAsee, prominence or influence as .
ci,izen, il We may except several -"
vers, directed TO q found lault With our
course In claiming il to be the aa's o. Me
Republicans - make Fsgala' not..na'sen
fos Dauict Jsdse II ia the iaee OF 1as
tncs, that in every State IN the enssa "hef'
racial olIcsrs ere elected by the people,
eAe DEMOCRATS ssversaby make nominations
u The Jadgsship wherever they have ma
jouy, and sepsr demand that poi'ies shall
h shrown aside except where the Denocfs'
:, i ia the minority, and that their mach-
natisps sad uickery even in this District %
seesrs 4 Judge Of their own party where
.hey could not succeed BY a bold and square
tafy nomination. were well sao~n-we
cay, il in the face OF these facts ninetehihs
u the Republican party had objected to our
eyur,e, their RESPONSIVENESS would have
been unayailag in preventing I. faithfully
AischarRiag our da,s. But on The son'fsfy'
eur course was very generally approved :
TIE Republicans saw the plain eath oil 0u'
~ - e ne did. What the Democracy
,hourh, or said was nothing TO Republicans
: q. 10 the Gazette. The Republican noml.
.asiae Convention was called, aud here cur
a.,v ceased till tina, body should have nade
irs neminasion. Whatever errors this Con-
ven,ion may have committed, the resPons'-
hHsy does not belong to Us we oia no'
.,,.nd the Convention, nor did We advocate
sAe clains OF any man for the nomination.
excsp. % far - the suggesting Of one
No.. which vas withdrawn before the
Co.yen,ion. We did our duty in demand
ins tia, such Convention should be held,
ana We gave reasons for the policy which
ns,sher Democrat nor Republican could
overcome. We have no regrets for our
course. Uader similar circumstances We
should ana we shall do the same thing
again. e,..
A for the nominee OF the Convention
- have had but little 10 say about him. he
comes rec ,nmended to Us as nan OF high
aAility, OF Thorough legal experience and Of
integrity. Personally, no objection can DC
urged against him. He is at east as compe-
,sat Is his opponent, Politically, no man
Isrs cay he is no, Republican, nor can
ear without being guilty Of direct false
hood. tia, he ever was Know Nothing
He voted Tor Fillmore a probably almost
any other Republican would have done, lad
he beea raised side BY side with inat gentle
man, and felt bound 10 hin b. every tie OF
old friendsh o, old eompsnioasatp and high
personal re gard. But il is said ms nominee
made . Fillmore speech darihz the last
sampsign. He denies having "a the speech
be made al Lyons, either "a ogizsd Fill
more. spoken diaespectfulig .. ihe kePGo-
bean party, or said anything aetoga'o'y Of
Mr. Frsmoli He is not ch4Iysd with hay
ing made any other speech dar e the cam
psign. Ifhs had been The Stoent friend Of
Fillmore, the enthusiastic a.. SosslHs
which his opponents charge tia, IS It POS
sble he would have made caig ore speech
daring the whole Of that 1eiiiag campaign
Does NOT this fact 60 to prove That he va.
then a. be il nov, Republican, The
snestioa now is Or shoold BE- @-ih RspaeA-
cans, psesuRing both candidates are equal
" competent. what does parry duty sno
real party interests command lhsm 10 do
10 vote for al out sad out BueAanan MAJ,
Sho pre,ends to be an independent csldi-
date, and the candidate Of The members OF
the Bar, yet who was nominated By Clique
Of eleven Democratic LAWYERS, Presnmln2
to &C, for the eighty odd lawyers Of the DE
uict, and who is opposed l. every principle
Of The Republican psrty-or for man "ho
10 incispatsbly & sisuneh Republican, anc
agains, whom the only Po!iIieEi delinquency
charged is, that during las; campaign BE-
made a Fillmore spseehi Fa- fepubllcsn
party, We beg leave 10 say, is too young YET
10 Justify Us in tsing yer. su.et 10 study ny
on, the political sLtecedeats q mem5e's.-
We have not 10 20 very far back 70 Feeog
slze as good Old Line Democrats msng q
our mos, prominent RepuD Not
few men nov 10 our RANKS, we're Fillmore
men when he was nominated, and even 70.
,ed for Fillmore without aay such personal
friendship motives as our candidate had -
The Republican party j. open to 81 who
zee tho errors on their ways. and step into
its ranks to do gsod yeonsa service, Sc
f.r q this District JudgeshiP is concerned
the choice lies simply between Repnbh-
can and Pierce Buchanan Democrat. NJ
one disputes mat Ar. Mills IS Republican,
No one doubts the politics Of Mr.. Mitchell
Our friends are at Psriect liberty TO do e.
they please. There 10 no whipping int9.
IL traces" 10 this party as 10 the Demo.
srate party. Republicans are frssmen
They dare think and set e. ireemen, both
In reference 10 men and measures. They
vill do % in this case. Bu; we should Like
20 see the Republican parry improve by the
expsrienee of the old Wig party The's-
y rainatiop Of ths, party y az, that its mem
bers could rarely on important occasions
become united. Each man allowed himself
70 be governed too much b. ia own indivi-
dssi references and prejudises losing sight
Of the true interests Of his PARTY. The nomi-
nee he'd TO suit in eoery resPeet, or else
here were dsoves Of boltsfs. When united
thew were in,incible. LIE us consider the
Republican party and its b d objeefs. above
our own personal difsrel about men
and ls, Us reeollecs, thu ne Republican
vho directly or indirectly 'aas aid 70 the
40 called Democratic part! Is thus far as
stating the most vinsictiye shseraPslou2
enemy Of the Republican fty