Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-02

Below we publish few remarks Ia
ken from the washington States, the
acknowledged organ Of Senator Doug
las at Washington, which very strong
" intimates that such action as has lat
ly been taken by J. w. Forney and his
miserable coadjuators,will not be conn
tenanccd. The Pennsylvania says
The Judge was in this city at the
time Knox IL Co. issued the call for
their bogus demonstration. He was
suddenly recalled to Washington by
the illness of his son, and while there,
the States, his national organ, thus cx-
presses itself in relation to the move
ment started by:Knox, Lauman, Forncy
and Co., through the Press:
ave confess ourselves at a loss to
understand the object of this move
ment. We know nothing of the indi-
viduals responsible for it nor are we
apprised Of the purpose they entertain.
In this case we are reduced to the ne
cessity of investigating their motive m
the light of their own public declara-
ton.
II there had been any avowal of
principle by the Convention at Harris
burg which the authors OF this schis-
matte demonstration could not approve
they night very properly vindicatc
their consistency by formal remon-
STRANGE. But from a comparison of
the Harrisburg platform with the pro.
test of the recusants in the Philadel-
phia Press, we do not discover par
ticle Of difference in respect of funda-
mental policy. They are agreed in
support of popular sovereignty, &c"
Again
IAN attentive and impartial observa.
ton of the course OF the disorganizers,
satisfies us that they are animated by
no other motive than an impulse of
personal hostility to the Administra-
ton. Their movement is resolved into
an ebullitiOn Of resentment against the
President. And this is the most char
liable construction Of their conduct 4:
for some persons contend tina, it is no
sudden outburst of anger which trans
ports them beyond the bounds of rea.
son, but that they act upon calcula-
tions Of selfish expediency, and have
deliberately resolved to take retuqe an
the BOSOM Of tie Black Republican
party !"
Again:
whether or not this be the pur-
pose OF the men who have raised the
flag of revolt against the Democratic
organization in Pennsylvania, the obvi.
GUS and inevitable effect of the move.
ment is to promote the interests Of
the Opposition"
And again:
1t 10 the apparently unprincipled
motive and the inevitably prenicious
effect Of this schismatic movement in
Pennsylvania, against which we arc
bound to protest in the interests of the
National Democracy"
1t may be that Judge Douglas
after few hours reflection on the
subject on his return to Washington
became satisfied that he had, as the
saying is, put his foot into it." some.
what while surrounded by Forney and
ms mongrel confreres in this CITY. and
has felt it necessary that his Nations
organ should with view to Nation.
effect diaa'ov and repudiate this pal
Pable d''organi.ing movement mad,
oy the men who seemed to hav,
charge Of him when in this CITY. Ho,
the fact may be, we do not pretend !,
know; but it is very manifest that h;
Washington and his Philadelnb;
organs are somewhat discord.ot !,
their notea just at prcsent-whetbe
for purposs;os not time viii sbov
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