Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-20

OF three WesePpoIuteu ~ ueIeBss -
the District Convention. lmmsdiatsly ~
ter which the District Convention was
formed, and Capt. Frizell was appointed
chairman. and Mr.. Blanding elected Score
tary. They proceeded 10 ballot for can
didate for Representative
Ben Graham received three votes.
l. NJ. Weber six
Weber was declared the choice OF the
Convention.
Mr.. Weber i, the decapitated Postmaster
and this dodge OF nominating . douglas
man. obnoxious to the Administration, Is
understood at Washington and will proba-
Div cost Messrs J. 8. Dsnforth. Dixon
and Frizell their heads The nomination
Of Webbsr will weaken the Nationals, and
Ben Graham would give it strength; while
the Douglas organ calls it ''rebuke to the
Administration by the bolters.
This nomination OF Webper was consum
mated by tricksters, who took advantage Of
the non representation Of Mercer county.
and by DISTINGUISHING Henry County. The
latter WAS entitled to five delegates. but
two only being present, they were entitled
to cast five votes. yet the Douelasites con
fined them TO two votes. The Administfa-
ton must route these wolves in sheep's
clothing. There are good many OF the Jim
Dawson order around here, who are Doug
las and Buchanan by turns As Republican.
We feel an interest IN seeing the National
Democracy 60 ahead
The foregoing We copy from the
Rock Island Commercial. In connec-
ton with this we have little some.
thing to say ourselves.
Heretofore we have not interfered
in the appointments by the Admins
trotlon either in Iowa, or Illinois. We
have supported the Administration OF
James Buchanan because we believed
him, u be what every body at heart
knows him, to be-a sound democrat
an able Statesman, and an honest
man. la this support we cannot be
charged with mercenary motives as
none Of our particular friends have
been appointed to office, nor have WI
been the recipients of dollars worth
Of patronage. An approving con
science is all the reward we ask, and
this we have.
But if there is any one thing we ap
provei in Mr.. Buchanan's policy it is that
which requiresaH persons psrtaking Of
patronage Of the Administration tc
render to it active, thorough anc
an honest support. If one can
not conscientionsly approve OF thu
Administration measures, it is RICH,
for him to say so--in fact he owes il
to himsclf-but he should immediate
ly give place to a friend Of the adj
ministration. II he does not it is the
duty of the Federal Government to re
qure him to do so. SO long AS he
sympathlzcs with the enemy he can
not cooperate with the Government
Taking this view of the case, VIC
were pleased to see the former Post
Master, Of Rock Island removed and a
good National Democrat, Mr.. Field, in
Quoted to that office. The former in
cumbent, while pretending to be the
friend of the Administration was Sc
cretly plotting against it. No sooner
was he removed than he showed his
true colors, and was at once nomina.
ted by the Douglas faction for the
Legislature. He is now where he
ought to have been long ago, anc
where he would have been if his ava
rice had not exceeded his ideas of pro
pricty, dccency and fair dealing.
We think the Administration could,
without loss, dispense with the other
Office holder on that side of the River
named in the Commercial, and partic-
ularly the route agent between Rock
Island and Chicago. 1t is high time
that those men who arc secretly labor
Ing for Douglas, and against the Ad-
minlstration, should be required to do
so openly. There is no good reason
why the patronage Of the Administra-
ton should be used in destroying its
influence and building up so great a
demagogue as Douglas is fast proving
himselfto be. We ask nothing for oursel-
YES, but for office holders. weinsist up-
on having straight haired men. Will
the Post Master General please attend
to those gentlcmcn's cases at an early
date.