Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-16
For the Dem ocrat and N Nsws.1

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MEssRs. FpnoRs With your permission
have word with you selves. then something
for your correspondent. Lex"
1t was with some surprise that read iD
your issue Of Friday the following
1--WE give place this morning to communi-
cation from "Lex" in answ er to Harmony -
AZ both gentlemen have loet sight of the sub
ject which drew out Mr.. Parker. We propose
letting them fight it out between themselves. "
Ireally was net aware that We had any
thing to do With the subject which drew out
Mr.. Parker Indeed l think there Vas no
drawing out in the case. it was rather . COM
ing out. Mr. Parker Is come outer the ostsn-
sibleacau.s being Mr. Mahoney's address. the
object to inform the public that hs must not
be held as boltsr for refusing to vote for Mr.
Douglas.
There Was no necessity for . discussion OF
the subject which brought him out. but the
position sssum ed-ths matter set forth in bis
article Seeing, therefore, that you. Aessr'.
Editors, have lost sight Of the o. ject ofths die
eussion. We request you to study it cut. then
pitch in.
A. to the article Of LEX" its merits require
no reply. But least some one might take sim.
ple defamation tor fact and argument and
law, propose to examine certain portions Of
the production. And first, wish to cay that
au not an original Douglas man, and an not
now Douglas man in any other sense than ~
he 10 the regular nominee Of the Democratic
party-I support him. believing him to be
statesmen of sufficient ability snd integrity to
houorAbly ly fill tine exalted station fer which be
10 now . candidate.
LEX sets out. Is his predecessor. With the
remark that he never bolted regular Demo
cratic nomination. That is just what every
one Gays when meditating the fatal step.-
There is point where every sinner commences
to transgress.
He looks back With pleasure. upon his past
course and consoles himself with the idea that
If he should 60 aside now. it will be little
sin only. as he has been good heretofore.
50 with these gentlemen. They feel like
boltiog the nomination. and are very careful
to tell Us they never did bolt, 90 iftasy should
bolt no it must not be remembered at oil. for
it has not Teen their habit.
Lex would justify his determination to bolt,
BY the reasons given in that long paragraph.
which, unfortunately for his position, contains
very little of either fact or argument. but
good deal Of round ssserti on.
Let Us look at it. When . Convention de-
parts from the established principles of the
party. I've deny the fact and demand TIE
proof, } abandons ito fealty to the Constitution,
"a pure untruth) repudiates the decisions Of
the highest tribunals Of the couotry. I've chal.
lsngs particle Of proof Of this.) and runs mad
10 the worship Of one man; (who do you vor-
shir, and who arel the modest prosecutors
Of Douglas or bis vorshipers. - You pleased
to call thenf) when the delegates IN the tven-
ty two different States-in whole or in part
mot much whole about it. nearly oil part. the
whole sec ession numbering seventy.two) find
it their duty to withdraw; (dssy'!! well.tbat'a
decidedly eool) when not single Democratic
State remains. fully represented. except BY unau-
thorixed self-constituted delegates; untrue
those " ho remained we're the proper reprssen.
tativss Of the people. the sseeders the nisreprs-
sentatives) When oil this
10 done. to further the political fortunes Of .
man who 10 obnoxious 70 the people Of every
Democratic State in the Union. (that 10 mat
| ter Of opinion. In which nineteen .twentieths oi
the Democracy differ with you y man ~ho
IL in bad odor With the existing Democrats
Administration, T. personal odor merely. very
little Of principle :nvolved.) AID who 10 unree-
ognized BY the Dsmossatis majority in Con.
grsss; Chats cloudy y-smbiguous- -dark) When;
In word. the Convsnti,n ceases to bs Dem
ocratie Convention. and becomes . 'Deugla.
Cow sntioo.' (yes. l thought It personal mat.
ter. Ifit had sominsted any one slss it would
have been good Convention and very rsgu
lar. } then coosidsr its action no logger bisd
log % Independent Democrats" Indspsndsn,
Dsnesssts Who are shesi Al, l jast nov ~
tDsnbsr that ths tern sssd r. - applisa 4
thsss sf the party Who veaid not shids ~
seG1las Oeeve1Gisa asaieatioss, bat eans sst