Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-13


Qpmaps, Engaged in different pursuits,
y this good city Of Davenport, discon-
tlnued the DlMoCgAT AND NEWS, al.
lodging as reason, disapproval Of
condemnation Of the manner in which
the Republican Germans Of Davenport
had thought proper to give = public ex-
hibi,ion Of sorrow for the fate, and sym
PATTY with the cause Of the maletactor
John Brown. Now, we would have it
distinctly understood, that we advance
no claim upon the patronage of any man
or set Of men. We publish = paper
which we endeavor to make acceptable,
BY an honest viudication Of what W
consider right, and by a bold advocacy
of the principles Of the party to which
NC are attached. Such members of tho
community who consider that our sheet
is worth the price they pay for it, take
it. Those who do not, decline to pat
ronize it. 1t isa business transaction,
as untrammeled az our freedom either
to purchase segars, lager or any other
article sold by our ex-patron', or to leave
it alone.
There il, however, another view Of
this question. a consideration Of which
has led us to indite this article. 1t 1t
b as entered tho heads of these five or six
indignant Republican Germans (minc,
We always make the distinction between
Democratic Germans and Republican
Germans,) that they will punish Us for
the expression of our disgust, and that
Of every man who has one spark OF
American feeling in his soul, for the
outrageous dissertation Of the American
emblem Of Liberty, in making it sign
of sorrow for the fate Of = traitor and
murderer, and for the execution Of the
law in the punishment for the most in
famous crimes known to our statutes,
We tell them, that their miserable At
tempt is measured by the insgnifcance
Of the amount Of which they deprive US.
A. a conductor Of public Journal, it 10
our duty to commend virtue, intelli-
gence, patriotism and all the ennobling
characteristics OF man, be they found
where they may. II is equally An OBJ
legation that We should denounce immo.
rali:y, violations Of public decency, and
dissertations Of things as well as days
held sacred by the American people,
This is our chart, and BY. it We are en-.
deavorirg to steer our bark. Fer
what We have done We have no apologies
to make. These Republican Germans
have no just ground Of complaint
They must know, that there 10 no other
country upon which the sun shines, in
which they would have been permitted
to wound the National sentiment, a.
they did by approprating the Banner Of
the country which has offered them 40
asylum, in . manner significant of an
approval of treason to that country.
We have written more than We had
intended, but We desire to give publicity
to this smaU attempt to punish US, and
make 10 regrtt our course. If these
men have laid the lattering junction to
to their souls" that they have done this,
W wish to deprive them Of that self
graduation, At the .rlest moment pos
siblc. If the rule of action which has
governed them in this matter, should be
adopted by all who approve Of our de-
nunciations of them, in their business in
tercourse with these came men, they
might be made to experience greater
vexations of spirit than We ever expect
to suffer in this world. But we have no
desire to advise retaliation. We are
influenced by the mingled contempt and
compassion of Uncle Toby, in giving lib
crty to the fly.