Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-13

The New York Daily Ncscs. which
has been hanging fire Tor several weeks
on the Presidential question, has, at last
made bold push on the Douglas side
Of tie question, and against the Sece-
ders Speaking Of tho Breckenridge
mooycs, the News says they have evil
IDENTITY assumed "position Of decide d
antagonism to Mr.. Douglas they IL
tend to defeat him if possible, aud COZ
alder the election of a Black Repub-
lican in his place triumph. To secure
the accomplishment Of this end they are
determined to rend the Democracy OF
the State, and draw off all the strength
at their command from the candidate
whom they we'll know is the only one
whose leadership the State can be won
from Black Republican misrule."
II the position of the Aesos be cor
rect with regard to New York, and we
think no one will question its tcnabi''ty,
does it not apply with equal force to ali
other States where two democratic tick
cts arc to be laced in tho field! In
Iowa, with q united Dcmocatic effort on
Mr.. Douglas, with that degree Of cnthu-
siasm which his nomination inspired, a
triumph Of the Democracy could not
be questioned, and consequent release
Of the State from the loathsome bonds
Of Black Republicanism. We do not
charge that everybody who do not think
as we do on this subject are wrong are
short sighted and unprincipled, but We
state the case as it appears to us, and
leave others to form their own opinion
as they see fit. We consider that the
present division is ruinous-Eot only as
regards the Presidential campaign in
New York, but of every other State in
the Union where like position is taken.
AT the present time, we confess We
can see no remedy for the impending
calamity consequent upon such action.
The mind OF the public has long been
made up upon this matter. The politics
OF the Countrywide mission of the gre
National party has been lost sight Of in
= factious, short-sighted struggle to
make or break single man. This has
become the grand issuc-all others arc
swallowed up in it-lost sight of entire
ly.
We did trust sometime since that
there would be magnanimity-lovc of
country enough left on one side or the
other to cause a compromise to be effec
ted, but in this we are-everybody is
disappointed, and we have only to await
the result. We cannot find it in our
heart at the present time to hold out
any word Of hope to the friends Of the
cause VIC advocate. There is no hope
Of clecting another Democatic Prcsi-
dent Of these United States 80 long as
there is within the Democratic house
hold such opposition-such bitter strife,
heart burniugs, quarrelIing. elimination
and recriminstion. To indulge in such
an idea would be at once foolish and un-
profitable. With unity and cooperation
our party could accomplish great and
laudable objects; without unity it will
only accomplish its own destruction. 1t
may not be we'll tor us 10 set in judy
ment and declare who is 10 blame for this
who will be accountable for the re-
suit. The sin does not lay at any par
ticular door-nor yet, we may say
with any particular faction Of the party.
1t is the natural result Of household
difficulties, ard is but fulflmcnt of
that portion Of Sacred writ which de-.
cIares that house divided against itself
cannot stand. Both parties claim the
true spirit of Democracy, and undoubt-
eddy each is right to a certain extent,
but will either prove its love for Demo
cratic principles by withdrawing. 1t is
related Of wise king Of olden time,
that when he wished to ascertain the
maternity Of child which two women
laid claim, and about which they had a
great quarrel, he ordered the babe to be
brought into his presence, aud cut in
sunder before the two contestants. This
soon settled the trouble, for then it was
that the love which was willing to sur
render the mothers claim, disclosed it's
elf. Is there, let US ask, such love of
Democratic principles abiding in the
hearls of either branch of the Demo.
cratic party to-day! Will each stand
by and see the sword descend upon and
divide that party Of which We have been
20 proud, and which has ever been q
terror and scourgo to all wrong doors
Ito oil enemies Of our country, our
iawA and our institutional Have We
come to that pass that We are ready to
zee discerd' disruption, disunion and des-
truct'on, rather than yield . single inch
on mere abstract matter, which, com-