Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-24
THEIR TEN lDGNCY.


The New York Courier d Enquirey,
a paper Of very rabid abolition senti
ments, edited by Col. Webb, has been
reviewing somewhat at length the
proceedings OF the late SCRUB" convcn-
ton At Harrisburg, and points out
some very significant facts, some of
which we lay before our readers which
will show very conclusively that the
tendency OF the Forney party is to-
wards the Republican party, into the
embrace Of which it will undoubtedly
fall into ere another year shall have
rolled around.
In abiding to the resolution passed
by that self styled State Convention
the Courier d. Enguirer says
Ir 10 TO be observed that they studiously
RETAINED both in their resolutions and in
their speeches. from all censure Of the Re
publican party. They made no untriendly
reflections. and by their very silence show
cd that they kept constantly in mind the
possibility II not probability that they
might be called upon to march again side
by side with the Republicans against n
common foe. 1t is certain that whatever
name they may wear and whatever bygone
platform they may ostensibly cling 10, these
tens Of thousands Of Pennsrlvania Demo
crats are much nearer the Republican party
in spirit and policy than they areto th9ir old
con'ederates and Il MAY be fairly presumed
that all their future tendencies wiH he towards
the one and array from the other.
We can but concur with that
journal, that The Forney clique is ten
ding towards the Opposition ranks,
but as to the magnitude of the body
that will thus secede there is a chance
for dispute. Surprising the entire junta
leave the democratic party of Pennsyl-
vanla, there will be enough of the true
stock left to teach them that their
exodus from the regular Democratic
creed will not materially impair the
Democratic force Of the Old keystone,
or cause their ranks to wavcr in the
least. Let the renegades 60; let them
join the party which them is most con-
genial, and get out OF the way as sooa
% possible.
Col. Webb goes on to say:
THs Chirman protein, in his opening
spseeh, characterized the Administration a.
''the vilest aud most reckless that God has
ever infected upon a suffering people"-and
this was the key note to all that follow ed
The resolutions were Of the boldest charac
ter, and the least Of the series went farther
in its own specific direction than any which
has been passed by any Republican Con
vsntiou within our knowledge. for it vir-
tually arrays itself in advance against any
decision that may be made by the Supreme
Court.
All such stuff as thisw onld follow as
q matter of course. Before taking the
final plunge into the bosom Of Black
Republican,sm they wished to make
an example of their extraordinary zeal
they wished to show the party to
which they are going that they can
even " out Herod Herod-out lie the
prince Of liars-outshrick the Shrek
ers, and out do in every particular the
slanderers Of the good old Democratic
party. Like that Of any young con-
vert to some new creed or ism, their
zeal was overwhelming, and they
then and there determined to give
their new love specimen Of what they
could do, and how much they could
defame and libel the Democracy when
they have fairly taken shelter under
the black folds Of the Republican flag
The bid was successful. The Repub.
licans would not for anything lose sc
valuable IN acquisition, and the De
mocrscy are very anxious to get rid O
them. ,r..
Tns collection Of ancient sculptures fror
Ninsvsh. presented to the New York His
terisal society by james Lsnnsx, have bee
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