The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-27

The nominations OF this body were giveI
yesterday. They were made with rsa
| sonsble degree OF unanimity, and are quit.
as good az could have been expected iron
that source; altogether worthy Of the fat.
that awaits them at the hands Of the people
Of Iowa, at the April election.
The "unterrifed" were decidedly uproar
ious yesterday. The loquacious Judge who
presided over them, set many tongues wag
ging, by vocilerating himself quite az IRE.
| quentiy as the rules require. He was par.
liculsrly ferocious and sarcastic at the idea
Of the Republicans maintaining with ear.
nestness, the democratic principles Of JEFF
fsrson, Madison, and other worthless Of the
old School. The thing was not to be en-.
dured by such faithful disciples Of democra.
cy and slavery as Judge Williams.
Our neighbor Of the Reporter was named
for Register but Palmer killed him dead as
. mackerel, by disclosing the fact Of his
former connection with the dark lantern
order He.may we'll exclaim "save me
from my friends" Palmer meant well, but
made a most unfortunate blunder, IL our
nsghbor coveted the privilege OF being beat
en- as a candidate for State Office.
Ofthe resolutions we heard part only
and must wait their appearance before speak.
ing ofthem fully. The lodges of the Con.
yen.ion were amusing and chara cteristlc.- -
There il nothing fair and square in their
platform except intense hostility to the
Black Republicans.
The testimony law passed at the present
session, is denounced; but in order to give
that denunciation point il utterly falsifies
the facts, aud makes an unmeaning appeal
to the neanest prejudices. The fact that
that law is as important for protection OF
the rights Of the white citizen, a. Of the black,
is entirely ignored. II is set forth solely as
a law for the blacks. Under the law as il
was,--as was well said in ebate in the
Legis!ature,-- white scoundrel may cut
the throat OF his fellow mhn in the presence
Of score OF blacks, and passes unscathed,
the testimony oil the blacks being excluded.
Crime, in thousand forms may 20 unpun.
ished for the same reason, the witness has
black skin. Wrongs upon the blacks
themselves, equally aagrant, escaped it the
same way. The slave democracy are well
come to all the capital they can make out
Of this law.
Some Of the members Of the Convention
wanted to pitch into dishonest oficials. -
But they hardly knew how to get at it with
out making the implication Of EADs too d
rect. They had not the courage to rid them.
selves of the odium he has entailed upon
the party, and therefore contented them
selves with unmeaning generaiities.
The Temperance question 10 snsg in
the channel which the faithful feltit all in
portant to get rid Of But how to do il,
there was TIE rub. A Mr.. Bell offered a
resolution implying duty and disposition TO
discourage the use OF intoxication drinks.
Although it proposed nothing, and was de-
void Of practical force its bare jsquinting to.
wards condemnation OF the traffic, was
enough to cause it's instant exclusion. II
was tabled by an almost unanimous vote
We understand that u resolution proclaim.
ing it very ungentlemanly 10 get 90 drunk
as to lie in the gutter, and was afterwards
through.
But We cannot follow the ridiculous
lodges Of the unterriet further, at this
time. For farther particulars see the Re-
lopa City Repub.