Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-12
The Gazette aad the Germans.


At meeting Of the German Repub
leans of this city, held few days since
the prospect of tie nomination of Bate
of Mssou was the lject in hand, anC
called forth a very lengthy prcambI,
aud one or two short bu. very fat-foot
Cd resolutions 10 which tie Gcr.aaE
very unquaiticdly declare that com,
what may, they, the Germans, will no
support, in case he receives the Chicao,
nomination, Edward Bates Of Missouri
Tor President Of the United States, for
they say, such a nomination "would in
ply dcscrtlon from Republican princ
pies Snch, then, is the position 0
the German citizens Of Davenport, and
"a they will probably govern and direct
the deliberations Of the Chicago Conycn-
ton, il is safe to say at the outsct that
Mr.. Bates may despair Of being the
nouniuec-th Republican party may
give up the idea Of nominating him, be-
cause the fiat has gone forth over the
names Of al. Kamming, President" and
"Chr. Kaufman, Secretary"
But the Gazettc our Gazeite, which
has become so nauscatcd and so much
troubled with the gripts in consequence
OF having heretofore been compelled to
swallow ust what Guciicb, Ramming IL
Co. have been pleased to set before
them, like burnt child, protests against
the action of its German allies and en-
beavers to explain to them, in labored
editorial, the fallacy Of their position
and tres-labors hard to produce proofs
that Bates, after AL, is not so bad man
as the Germans think he Is, and yet the
Gazette would not be ''unders God as sig
n'iying preference" for Bates. OF
course not. Bates is rank Know
Nothlng-so is Sanders, but at the same
time Sanders would not, knowingly, ''sig-
nifty any preference" for Bates.
But it is of no use for the Ga2 cite to
hang Oft in this matter. The Germans
have and still will continue to hold a
tight rein over it, and any attempt
to bolt from the course which Guelicb.
Rammlng ~ Co. point out will soon be
checked by a jerk on a rough bit, and
our factions neighbor will become as
pliable and docIle AS a whipt Spaniel.
The Germans know their power in
The Republican party in this county and
State, and 1t is a notorious fact that their
will has become law. We cannot saw
that we blame them. The Gazette
knows this fact, to its sorrow. 1t knows
that the Germans have but to place
their finger on any office they want and
-presto-lt is theirs. The Republican
party-the American portion thereof, is
only tool in their hands-as clay in
the hands Of the potter-they mould it
to suit their own fancy, and if any
American Republican has brass enough
to protest or ask why do We so, the
answer invariably is blow it is, do as
we dictate /; 90 as we direct march
when we march halt when we halt
obey us; bow to us, or by the Internal,
we will pitch You overheard heels over
head.
Is it not so. Dare the Gazette
suggest, advise or dictate without first
consulting with the German Republ-
cans' Though in it's Saturdays issue
the Gazette shows signs Of refracto-
ry spirit. yet we venture to state that
it will last but shcrt time. 1t will
come around in a few days, beg par
don OF ITS masters, promise to do bet
ter IN the future, embrace Herr Ram
ming, salute Guelich, and 90 along in
the direction they may point out
ouch are the facts; such they will con-
tnne to be so long as the Germans COM
pose the head and front of the Black Re-
publican party of this county and State.
lr is said that Nicholas Longworth,
Of Cincinnati, some time since shipped
to the care of the American Minister at
London, Mr.. Dallas, ten boxes Of spark
Ing Catawba, and requested him to be SO
very good rs to accept one box for his
own use, and to turn over the other
nine to his wine merchant, with instruc-
lions to sell them for what price he
thought best, and account for the net
proceeds. Mr.. Dallas declined tho
proposition, replying, 81 canuot approve
OF yonr procedure. / cannot reconcile
the duties of Minister Plenipotcntiary
VI the United States at this Court with
those OF commission merchant"
GEN. WILSON, Secretary of the Iowa
Farmers College, has a large variety Of
seeds for distribution in the d;ftcren,
sections of the State. Those who 70
ceive these seeds are required - ~,