Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-06

tT.'The Davenport Demoerss think
that the Republicans arc TO blame. for the
breach that has occurred in the Democratic
party. We expect the next thing the Re
publicsns win be charged With will be cleo
ton Of Buchanan and the framing of the lie
compton Constitution" Chicago paper
We do "lhink"-and in addition
we know-that the Republican party
is IN great measure to blame for any
difference which now exists, or has ol
lste existed, in the Democratic ranks
What other conclusion can be with
drawn from the fact that the Republi-
oan papers efto-day, are loudly land
ing the course Of Mr.. Douglas, man
whom they execrated and burnt in eff
gy but yesterday Why are we daily
told by the press Of the Republican
party that the democrats are "split;; y
that there is an ipcurable division in
the party and that hereafter, there will
be two opposing democratic parties,
one Buchanan party, and the other,
a Douglas party; when they are we'll
aware that the difference between the
administration and Mr.. Douglas is only
upon question Of policy, not involving
any Of the great national principles
advocated by the party and that the
democratic, to'day-exccpt upon some
secondary question Of policy, or, some
minor local question--sct as unitedly
~ ever.
Why did Republican paper Of high
standing in its party propose to form
coalation, half breed, party, to be
composed ola portion Of the Republi-
cans and Douglass democrats, and to
place Mr.. Douglas at its head and its
acknowledged leader!
For what reason we ask, did they
thus seek to divide the strength of the
party, If not to create a "breach" and
as we, a few days since, remarked, to
conquer, in parts, party which, as a
whole, they had found invincible.
Again, wo. ask, for what reason
did the Repu l,an press Of this city
seek to fan, into dissension, the diff
ference which arose in the democratic
party, upon local question Was
the heart Of the Know Nothing ex-edi.
tor of the Evansville Journal, interest.
ed for tho Irish voters of this city
Did not the Gazette seek to impress
upon their minds, the false belief, that
the democratic party in this city, had
become Know Nothingized, although,
to their credit be it said, that they
were not deceived by the false SYM
pathy Of these pretended friends. For
what purpose was all this done but to
create "hreach" in the party, and
when we were divided to achieve the
election Of the Republican candidates
for city officers.
We repeat it, 1.-THE Republican party
is in great measure to blame for any
difference which now exists, or has Of
late existed, in the Democratic party"
Failing to defeat us when we were
united, with michevalian enginuity
they set themselves about the work Of
creating "breach y they whispered
words Of false friendship in the ears Of
the members Of the party and dissent.
mated untrue stories Of splits" "divis-
IONS" "incurable d,ssentions" and
"breaches," to terrify timid voters, that
we, being divided, might be conquered.
The failure Of this ahrewdly planned
scheme will be, but one more defeat,
added to their many discomftures.
"Practlcc makes perfect in every
art" saith the proverb, so in regard to
this political scheme, . defeat in many
Others, will somewhat mitigate the un-
pleasantness of q failure in this.
''Red Tape"