Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-28


Some few days ago VIC were com
PEELED to notice a mean, low flung 1T
attack by the Editor Of the lie Claire
Register upon the Administration Dem
ocrats Of Davenport township. We
were sorry to be thus forced to do SO al
the time, because VIC are the last person
in the world that would knowingly AID
or asss. in raising any difficulty or any
thing that would tend to raise factionai
feelings in the Democratic party, or dis
affection among it's members. Such
course at this time, Of all others, should
be eschewed and frowned down by overy
friend of pure Democratic doctrines,
and he who wiIfulIy persists in it is an
enemy in the camp.
Ia reply to our article, the Register
of the 22d inst. comes ont in q style
characteristic of no high-mindcd gentle
man, and instead Of standing up to the
rack and meeting the article like man,
he steps outside of the ring and at
tacks a private person who never,
directly or indirectly had a word to say
about the article in question, II, indeed
he ever read it after lis publication.
Tho following is the article from the
Register, and portion Of our remarks
upon it. The remaining portion, for
reasons best known to himself, the editor
omits:
"Ata meeting Of the Democracy Of Davenport
last week, only eleven persons wcro opposed to in
struct tho delegates for Douglas. These may
DO classified follows: dependents, expcc-
tants; 8 voted against tho instructions on principle,
and the balance from n habit Of opposing cvey
thing not original with them selves.-Le CLAIR
Register"
I'VE had been Of tho opinion that the writer
Of the above was man Of truth, but the ex
tract taken proves to the contrary Ut least in
one particular.
Were We inclined to do so, We could tell
how the convention alluded to was gotten up;
how several young men Of high hopes and
burning aspirations drummed about the city
several days prior TO the convention to get .
aority in the cow sntion; how the list OF
delegates for the county convention was writ
ten out before the convention assembled; how
all matters thereto pertaining were cut and
dried for the occasion. d Nsrs
The balance of our remarks were in
effect something like this-"and more
over we could-tho editor of the lie
Claire Register, himself could tell how,
when and for what reasons he became
dissatisfied with Mr. Buchanan and cs-
poused the Douglas cause" But it
seems that he has no particular relish
for such dish, and rather than face it
expunges it from the extract. Let US
ask the Register in all candor why he
has thus stepped aside-thus gone out
Of his way to abuse and Willy man
who has nothing to do with this paper
and more especially had nothing to do
with the article in question. Did high
sense of honor and manly editorial con-
duct dictate it? Was the editor ashamed
of his stupid folly in meanly attackinga
large portion Of the Democracy OF this
township, and in order to get rid Of the
contumely which would attach to his
name, coward like sneak outside of the
ring to hit some one else? He's he any
excuse!
He says "our classification may be
wrong, but the number opposing the in
structions was not wrong, and we can
prore it." And we pronounce the asscr-
ton false, and demand the proof:
Now, Mr.. Register, come up to the
rack or "take water" just as you likes
We not only demand the proof of what
you have said you can prove, but we
ask you to account for your dodg ing in
the manner you have and further we
ask you to publish the balance of our
remarks Of the l4th inst, and give US a
chance to show the public whether you
were dependant" or an 'cxpectant"
short time before you so wrongly es-
poused the Douglas cause. Come, out
with it; be man and meet matters face
to face.