Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-08


field has been strewn over thickly with
the dead and dying; far and near-or
the left wipg-on the right wing, anc
along the centre Of our lines we, The
Democratic party, have suffered fo'a
AN ignomlnous defeat. Already bar
the smoke Of the battle field risen SUI
ficienty to show u. that the victory @
the Republican party has been ike ''"'
of Watcr,oo-totai and entire. Let
~ make no bones of it, fellow Demo
Gratis, nor 90 about charging our m's'or'
,,nea unon the acts Of our conquerors
10, ms not accuse them OF mcahness anu
trcsehcry, and uniairness-even though
we know them to be guilty Of each let
US not attempt in any way to seek ven
geance upon anybody; let us seek 10
farther for the causes which have brought
about the results under which We are
now smarting, than our own ranks-our
own party organization. As a party,
the Democracy Of these States was in
ylucibIe by any foe that could be mus
tered against it; but when by It's own
internal ieuds and Internal chickering's
abous this, that and the other, 1t became
distracted, dlsint. grated and reduced TO
factions. as a M tier OF course 1t became
weak--its power upon which that noble
party once prided itself was gone. There
is no mistake about this proposition
none whatever. Then after the party
had become divided az inst itself,
strange AS 1t may now appear, each fac
ton entertained the idea that 1t was
eq ally, II not more, powerful than II
was before; and thus fortified with self
pride and self glorification they went in
to the field in opposition, not only to a
common enemy, but, to each other to
such an extent that an outsider could
hardly tell in which particular direction
their shafts Of malice were directed, or
upon which party the most desperate
war WAS being waged.
The resut-if it could not be seen be-
fore, can be seen now with the utmost
distinctncss. Ever since the hour when
it became known that the Democratic
National Convention had broken up in a
row Charleston, we have seen the re
suit, as plainly as we can to-day, and we
claim that every saae man has observed
the same.
The Republican party saw at 6 lance
the advantages they could derive from
the quarrel SO with interchangeable yea
they labored shoulder to shoulder day
and night-wcek after week, to wider
the breach and strengthen Their OWL
forces for the attack. Can any Demo
crat, as he looks upon the matter can
dIdly, accuse the enemy OF unfarness oil
Of taking any undue advantage' That
it has resOrted to unfair tricks, uttered
the most base falsehoods, and proved it.
self equal to the most base and unprln
cpled, no honest man will attempt tc
deny, but did we not open to them the
widest opportunities did We not leave
the doors open on all sides and trust to
its honesty not to come in and steal
did we not break our own lines and cx
pect the enemy not to take advantage OF
such foolish vancouver!
We have suffered severe defeat
but We claim that in our own party was
the most bitter and effective enemy. Is
it not SOL Are we not correct No
man can deny it. No man can attribute
the tall to either party alone-both are
interested in the fatal suicide, or, if you
Will, the sclf-invited murder.
Democrats, what course will you pur-
sue in future! VIII you cherish the
same unkind policy-one faction towards
the other! Will you continue to play
IT the game of cutthroat! of cIimlua
tion and recriminaton Of laying ~
wrath against the day of wrath! OF
rather will you forget the past that The
future may prove more prosperous
bury deep the Ratchet that it may moi
be used ~ knock ns Your own brains
out. and finally, consent to act and
work together as in days past!
We can see easily to what fate the
foolish policy # l!snnion has led cur
Party-shall We 90 on and continue to
b punished, or shall We be resolved once
more into strong, an invlnciblc or.
ganlzation Let the questions asked il,
this article not be treated lightly
not single heart be hardened, lest like
host mentioned in sacred writ, we be
overtakcn and forever be burned from
sight under the waters of oblivion. l.
Is no light matter. We have suffered
defeat let us profit by it.
BusLISGAME's INvITATIoN.-At :
speech in Cambridge short time since