Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-16

One of the distinguished traits of Re-
publicanism is facility of adapting its
views to suit any locality. They can
have one face for the Sonth and one for
the North-one for the East and one for
the West. We have not seen more
convincing evidence Of this fact, than in
the contradictory opinions advanced by
leading Republican journals as to the
merits of the recent Union denfonstra.
tons in Philadelphia and Boston.
In referring to the Philadelphia meet
ing, the Philadelphia North american,
which our neirhbor Of the Gazette en-
dorscs as sound Republican organ,
says:
Notwithstanding the very unfavora-
bic condition OF the weather, the meet
ing last night was most imposing one,
both in the numbers and character of
those who composed it. Indeed, if all
who approved of the sentiment, "a'leg-
ance to the Union and the Constitution,
to assert which it was called, could have
been present, the whole town would
have gathered, for nowhere in these
United States is that sentiment more uni
vcrsally cherished than in this city
The people of Philadelphia, in common
with the people of the whole State of
Pennsylvania, are loyal people; loyal
to their obligations to their brethren in
all the other States; and loyal to the
confederacy by which all are bound to-
gether. They have never sanctioned
any invasion Of the rights of others !;
they have never refused to recognize the
duties which those rights imposed on
them. In all the pas: they have stood
firmly by the Union and the Constitu-
tion;" III all the future they will still so
stand. Whatever diversity of opinions
may exist among them on general polti-
Cal topics, on this they arc one and in
visible. In this cardinal principle they
neither have nor can experience vari-
abIencss nor shadow of turning.
.Such being the case, it is not surpris-
ing that when summoned in the name
Of that Union TO which they have been,
and are, thus devoted, they should as
semblc by thousands; and, when SO as
sembled, give expression to their feelings
in earnest outbursts of patriotic ZEAL
Let us trust that the fervor manifested
by our citizens in behalf Of that glori-
ons fabric which was reared BY the toll
and cementcd by the blood of the found
ers, who laborcd without sectional jeal-
ousy, in common cause for the common
good, may extend to all parts of the
land, and that honest men everywhere
will frown down all attempts to sunder
those whom a beneticient Providence
has joined together"
The Chicago Press and Tribune,
which the Gazette regards as its Mentor,
and whose example it follows willingly
and faithfully, says of this same, and the
Boston expression Of devotion to the
Union:
ave hope that the election ola speak
er of the House of Representatives is
not far off. A week has been consumed
in wrathful debate in which only the Ere
eaters have participated. Threats to
dissolve the Union have been as numer-
GUS during all that time as fillibus.ers in
Tophet, and Of about as much import
snce. But they have served one pur-
pose echoes have been awakened in the
three great cities of the Atlantic slope
and the Cottonocracy Of the three great
cities Of Philadelphia, New York and