Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-07

Jog.
Arrangements are being made in
Chicago for = public reception Of Sena-
tor Douglas on his returab BONE.
On Tuesday last there were treaty
eight deaths from sun-stroke in the
city of New York.
The new string IN the Republscan Harp.
The Cedar Valley Times, following
in the wake Of the Burlington Hawk
eye and divers other republican organs
in the State, is out in favor of . pro-
tective tariff. 1t couples its notice of
q recent tariff meeting in Philadelphia,
gotten up by q number Of interested
manufacturers, with q statement that
it is "glsd to see the indications of q
revival of the tariff question"
AT this late hour, when it has been
known to the people for months and
months, that the "bleeding Kansas"
harp has lost its virtues to excite the
multitude, the fact begins to dawn
gradually upon the minds of the Re-
publican leaders that they are now,
more than ever, without a platform
and without principles. The facts that
the swallowing capacities Of the people
have been taxed to their utmost ex-
tent, and that they have become most
heartily sick and tired of the whole
subject Of Kansas, is getting to be most
painfully evident to the virtuous
friends of freedom who pull the strings
and they are now beginning to expc-
rience the disagreeable sensation of
having their props knocked out from
under them. Accordingly they have
been for some little time engaged in
looking about them for some new
question, some new issue, some new
principle, something or anything, no
matter what, to keep their party to-
gether and their own fingers within
reach Of the public purse strings.
No new question arising and no op-
portunity for successful opposition to
democracy presenting itself, they have
fallen in upon the old protective tariff
question as a standing place where
they car can wait until, in the words
of the celebrated Macawber, "some-
thing turns up"
This new string which they have
introduced into their battered harp
they are nov guardedly thumbiug and
tuning preparatory-if nothing better
presents itself-toa grand chivararia, a
la ~"bleeding Kansas" AS might be
expected at SO early a day, there are
some clashings and some few discor-
dant notes among the republican press.
Some "do not care to see it come up
as a political question" but all are
agreed that it is policy to "agitate it
and discuss it."
The voice Of the people has been
heard again and again upon the ques-
ton Of a protective tariff. Again and
again have the farmers, the mechanics
and the laborers declared their unwil-
lingness to be taxed for the enrichment
Of a few capitalist manufacturers. The
question has been laid up among "the
things that were but are not" and the
attempt Of the republican press to re-
vamp it will not save their party from
the utter and complete ruin which
must inevitably fall upon a political
organization having no principles and
no foundation except in popular ex-
element.
The tariff question will not cover up
the frauds and rascalities of the repub-
lican officers of the State. However
easy it may have been to manage the
printing operations by which the
State was swindled out of thousands
of dollars, Grimes, Morris, Sells, Pattee,
Moriarty, Stone IL Co., will find more
difficulty than they anticipate in clo-
sing the eyes Of the tax payers to the
enormous frauds which have been
practiced upon them.
The Express q Herald and the Gazette.
The Davenport Daily Gazette and
the Dubuque Express d. Herald are
both of them seriously displeased and
dissatisfied with the Democrats report
Of the proceedings of the Convention
held at Iowa City, which endorsed the
policy Of the Administration; and both
Of them in a dictatorial manner de-
mand to know whether VIC will make
certain corrections" In reply, we
have simply to say, that the report
published by Us was fairly and honestly
made, and THAT we will not alter the
facts or falsify the record to suit the
convenience either of the avowed or
secret enemies Of Democracy.
The only error, if any, in the report
was the attachment of the name of
VIM. F. Barker to the proceedings
The name is signed on the original pa