Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-20

PITCH IN.-We are informed that
petition is being circulated among the Germans
of this city. having for its object the diecon-
tinuing Of subscriptions to the Gazette and the
DFMocRAr AND NEws. The petition set. forth
that these two papers have not seen fit to take
a decided and abusive course towards the own
ers Of the Bank of Florence who, they think,
have swndled the community at large, in the
most shameful manner. Just so. Do these in
dividuals who are circulating and signing that
document know the course We intend to pur-
| suei Perhaps they do not. and we will into, m
them. We intend to do just as we think
proper and all the petitions protests or other
papers they may circulate. will not bulge US
one hair. II We have any sui scribers who do
not like the course we have pursued in this
matter, they are at liberty to stop the paper
as coon as they may elect Attempts have
been made many . time to choke down the ed
itors of this paper, but they have eignaly
failed and all future attempts will certain,
share the same fate. We shall say and do
what We consider as ght and if certain indi-
viduals do not approve of our way of conduct.
ing the DENocRAr AND News, they need not
read it.
But we will enquire what has been the
course of this paper in regard to the circuls-
tion Of @ currency like the Issues Of this Flor
ence Bank? Have We not repeatedly warned
the people against giving countenance to it !;
| and was it not driven out Of circulation
through the earnest endeavors Of this paper :?
We think no person will deny this, ~ it is al
togeths sr too we'll known. Our antecedents for
the past two years show that we worked long
and faithfully to induce the people of this city
to refuse to have anything to DO with csss
OF currency which had no other security for
it's ultimate redemption than the pord of q
banking house which could have shifted the
responsibility at any time it might have seen
proper. Were not protests similar to the one
in question. circulated through this city for
names which had for it's object the discontinu.
ing of subscriptions and adv ertisemsuts to our
paper because We dared oppose this wildcat cur
reneyi The Florence war is still fresh in the
memory Of many Of our citizens, and there are
some of them who nor wish they had believed
and acted upon what We said then. II they
had done go they would not have been com.
PEELED to change places with their former clerks
We presume We are understood.
We cay boldly that the course Of this paper
10 opposition to . circulation so unreliable,
saved to this community thousands Of dollars
We we're alone in tina. opposition. One Of our
Contemporaries openly opposed Us, and the 9th
er-well, the other did not ssy anything. We
drove the currency out of circulation, and we
think it would be paying poor compliment to
the intelligence Of this community for US to
acknowledge that it was necessary to continue
hsrping on that subject to keep them from hav-
ing their fingers burned.
Wshsve not thought proper to come ont and
abuse men. Who, BY the fluctuations Of busi.
Bsss life. are obliged to closs their doors and
deny the pablic what it il no more than justice
for them - ask. Cook 1 Sargent are certainly
70 blame Tor not making . statement Of their
affairs; bat that 10 no reason Why they should
be mads objects Of personal reflections. We
decline using any harsh language At present.
n saasluaoa W win ssy that yoa who do