Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-11

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eiun 81 Presidential Electors and State Officers
An early reply 10 this request IL desirable.
ID. A. MAHONY,
Chairman Democratic State Il Executive Commttes
Dabuque, April 18th, 1860
The Nationality fthc Republican Party
The Republican press are continually
striving to get rid Of the stigma Of sec
tionalism so justly fastened upon thei1
party. In vain they bring in few o
the border Slave States and vauntingly
boast that several OF the Slave States
will be represented in the political
chance medley to assemble at Chicago
next week. They buy them in and pa.
rade them on all occasions, and try to
impress folks that Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri will IN
reality nave representations there. But
it will not 60 down, this dodge will not
win. Every man Of common sense
knows that there will not be any bona
tide representation from the Southern
States at Chicago.
In every Southern State there are a
few furtive Abolitionists, who will per-
haps constitute themselves delegates,
and who no more represent the opinions
Of any respectable portion of the COM
munity, than Cassus Clay represents
the sentiments of Kentucky, or Mr..
Underwood (the martyr represents
those of Virginia. Men Of their kid
ney, renegade Southerners, few lost
politicians, bankrupt in character and
purse, Yankee pedlars and other birds
of passage, get together on the out
skirts Of some Southern State, hold a
Convention and send delegates to Chi
cago. Forsooth. delegates Of what and
from whom?
And at once the Republican press all
over the land take up the cry that the
Southern States are to be represented al
Chicago, aud boast over it, and vaunt o
it, as though they really believed it,
And our Abolition Republican neighbo
the Gazette, is guilty Of such "false pre-
fences" as the following
Five slave States have elected delegates l.
the Republican National Convention. Thi
shows the Republican party ia getting foot
hold even in the South.
Iowa Delegates to the Chicago COnveu
ton.
VIM. Penn. CLARK, Esq, passed throug
this city day before yesterday Oh hi
way to the Chicago National q Cor
vention. He wants to be on the groun
early, and do some "fguring" for ver
distinguished member Of the Reputlica
party, to wit: "Penn" He OPEN
avows himself now for Simon Camera
for President, the immaculate Simon
of bank and railroad notoriety in Penn
sOlvania. Cameron is VIGOROUSLY tn
most corrupt Of the most corrupt set o
politicians in the country. A mat
whom treachery itself cannot trust, an
this is PENIS man for the Pres
idency. A few months ago Penn
was in strong for Bates, but Gul
ich, Ramming and Kaufman sent fortl
the fiat that Bates could not come it,an'
knocked him cold, so Perm had t
give Bates up.
As it is very well known that Penn
and Coy. Kirkwood are bosom friends
and love each other like turtle-doves,w
suppose the Governor. influence will b
thrown among the Iowa delegation 70
Simon Cameron for the Presidency.
One thing is certain, then, beyond
doubt, and that is, if two such politician
as Kirkwood and Penn Clark demau
Of the National (D Convention at Oh
cago, the nomination Of Cameron, he
bound to get it. The convention canne
resist it.
Clark and Kirkwood still have the
old Know Nothing affiliations, and b.
ing compelled to drop Bates by tn
Germans, now flee to Cameron, who's
record on that score is much worse tina
Bates. As, however, his record will b
pretty thoroughly silted on that score,
he is nominated, it is useless 10 say any
thing about it now. Our only wish
that he may be. We would like no be,
ter man to beat.
MORE THAN ENoUGu.-AN OUNCE O
ARsENIC.--A young man attempted I
poison himself at the Revere House, il
Decatur, Illinois, on Wednesday nigh
OF last week. He had been drinking i'm
moderately for several days, and had &c
pretty we'll sobered when he did tn
act. The porter Of the hotel gave tn
alarm, and the young mans room wa
soon filled with crowd. lie CAUGHT u
dirk knife, and drove the crowd dow
stairs in rapid manncr. Physician
were summoned quickly, and rename
with HIM most OF the night. lie wa
ravlng cracy for several hours after t,
ENG the poison, and the only way thu
MS strength could be mastered was b
lying his limbs with stout rones Tn