Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-08

gsns of Republicanism in this city are
justifying the despicable dissertation Of
the American Flag, by the Republican
Germans of Davenport, it is gratifying
to witness the unmeasured denunciation,
by other of our contemporaries, Of this
vile prostitution Of the National EN-
bem. Our respected contemporary OF
the Rock Island Aryus speaks out, like
one who feels what he says. His article
brcathes the pure sentiments OF Ameri-
can patriotism; such as are entertained
by every one who holds sacred that
Banner under which our Fathers fought
and conquered.
We have not words to express our
contempt for the man, claiming to be
free>born American citizen, who can
not only look upon the insult offered
the Stars and Stripes, without being
moved to indignation, but who openly ex-
hibits his baseuess by justifying and de,
Tending the outrage. We fully endorse
every word, even to the dotting Of the
a." contained in the Argus leader of
Yesterday. We give the entire article !:
| INSULTS TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.-
From several articles published in this
paper it will be seen that, on the day Of
the execution of the traitor Brown, the
American flag was hung at halfmast, in
various places within the limits of the
United States, i'm Davenport, in Chica-
90 and other places, and generally by
German abolitionsts. These men, many
ofthem yetaliens, who have sought, in this
country, freedom from the oppression of
their own government, and an independ-
ent pccuniary and social position which
they could never have found at home,
now offer the most gross and outrage
GUS insults to the flag and the govern
ment which protects them. What for !
Because, in the due course Of justice and
and law, a man has been arrested, tried,
fairly and impartially tried, convicted
and sentenced to suffer death for the
triple crime of instruction. murder and
treason And it is thus that body of
men who have left their own country,
and sought and found freedom and pro-
lection under our government, now
show their obedience to justice and
law, by the foulest insults to the Tag
|. | -b;ob nrotoctc fha,n
For years past these foreign aboli-
tionists have appealed to our govern
ment for protection from the intoler-
ance and prescription of party call
ing itself American. They have not
appealed in vain. The great national
Democratic party firmly withstood the
shock Of Know Nothingism, and beat
back and broke down the gathering
hosts who sought to deprive these
German abolitionists of their rights under
our constitution and government And
now, when rebel, traitor and a
murderer meets the fate which all such
men will surely find, these German
abolitionists show their contempt for
law and good government, by hanging
the stars and ripes at half mast, and
draping the flag Of their adopted country
in mourning. We venture to say that,
in no city or town where the laws are
executed by Democratic officers could
such an insult have been successfully
offered TO that glorious banner which has
waved in triumph over so many hard
fought fields Of battle. We venture to
say that the sons of men who fought
under the cleaning stars and stripes in
the revolution, who re asserted the right
of self government in the war of 1872,
and who heard the Tapping of that proud
flag over the walls of Mexico, would
never submit to see it hung at half mast
Union down, and draped in Grape, for a
murderer and traitor to his country
In Davenport and in Chicago, where
black Republican abolitionism holds
undisputed sway, these outrages have
been perpetratcd, and no hand has been
raised to rebuke the insult.
| Who are these men who thus insult
the flag Of the country under which they
live? Are they the descendants of the
hired German Hessians who were whip
ped at Bennington! who sought, for
filthy gold, to perpetuatc the power Of
Ring George over the American colo.
MES! And is it because their meroena-
ry, pnsillanimous ancestors We're then
compelled to yield to the conquering
eagles of America, that they now offer
insult to the flag their fathers then vainly
sought to conquer! Do these men wish
again to wake up this power full Ameri-
can element, which, few years ago,
came SO near gaining control of the
country! Do they wish to b subjected
to the grinding prosecutions t hen threat.
ened, and which are sure to follow, il
the party then seeking the control of the
government of the country should come
, into power! They are taking the very
, means to accomplish that result. It i
true that, under the terrible raking fire
from the Democratic batteries, the Know.
nothing party was broken down. It had
gained complete control of every North.
ern State except Illinois, and of many Of
+ the Southern States. At the hands Of
Gov. Wise, in Virginia, it met its Wa.
terloo. Its organization then dwindled
away, and has now become almost ex.
tinct. The main body Of the Know.
nothings and Germans are now found
acting together, in the abolition Repub.
lican ranks. But let them not flatter