Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-08-13

| vided for the ePP0sUsmens ~ con
| mit.ss to district the township Of Da-
venport, and TO provide for the future
slection Of delegates from each DIS
trict. Bot the Germans bad "smelt
Q mice" and were on hand 10 full force
to throttle the movement in it, incep-
ton.
d.. Saundes, and other American
Republicans, made speeches favoring
the resolutions, Of course. Mr.. fischer,
and other Germans, took the floor
against such a movement, and it was
choked out instanter, but very much
to the chagrin and disappointment Of
the inventors. The resolution was
tabled BY vote Of los to 70.
But mark now the trcachery aud de-
ceit Of the American Republicans
After the meeting became very much
thinued, aud all Of the Germans hav--
ing gone away to attend TO their busi-
asss, thinking that the matter had
been finally settled, the Americans who
bad remained for that purpose, to the
number Of dozen or 60, snatched DIR.
Ssundcrs' resolution from the table
and passed it with great uuauimity,
thus cutting the throats Of the Ger
mans, a. they conceived most effectu-
ally. The committee appointed to
attend to these sub. divisions consisted
Of Sanders, Collins, Leske, Stearns,
fischer and Rusch; four Americans to
two Germans. Pretty good! had
them sure then.
The Germans made % little stir
about the matter as possible, and moth
ing more was heard of it until q few
days since, when the Republican Conn
ty Committee, which consists of four
Americans to one German, got up
their call for q County Convention
In this call the city is divided up into
six delegate districts-each ward be-
ing = district. This-provided always
that it works, confines the German
power Of the county to two wards
this shuts their mouths forever if it
succeeds, and the American Republi-
cans are bound that it shall.
Notwithstanding Rusch already
had the Senatorship, he has, since
the last falls Convention, had the
unheard-of audacity to demand the
nomination for Lieut.. Governor Of
the State, and this has added fresh in
dignation to the American wing-and
it is determined to have the city dis
tricted ST all hazards, and put an end
to any further infraction upon their
inalieuable rights-to hold Office and
pocket plumber.
But the Germsns are still on the
track-st,ll "ahead of the hounds, !"
and will not yield point. The Gazette
dare not defend the move of the Amer
lean wing it dare not 50 offend the
Germans and so It, in its peculiar tame,
lame, dish-water manner, paddles
about the matter-and suggests that
it be left to 'public discussion" That
10 wonderful indeed. Sanders is such
= sharp fellow. But the thing won't
work; the Germans know their rights
and will assert tlem. They understand
too we'll the nature of the position
they hold in the Republican party to
be bamboozled in any such manner,
and it is evident from their late
demonstration that the thing can't be
ibid" on any terms whatever.
The Germans now pick away at the
latest offices; they have the power to
do 90 all the while. We must say
that We pity the American Republican,
who can only stand by and zee the
prizes carried off by the "Dutch," bu'
our DOLLY advice to them is to grin and
bear it. The Germans have them
tight" aud 20 they will keep them.