Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-30
a,ouarc for Work.

III, opcninr. 1t will be the most hot,
contested, the most bitter one eve
known in the annals Of American polite
al history, and will demand the entire
strength, the unwaycring faith, the I'm
firing labor aud the best energies OF a.
parties. We also firmly believe thal !
is the campaign Of the present year Una
is t. forever decide the political fortunes
and the future destiny Of our beloved
country. by the results OF this cam
n.i,,n must be decided whether the
country is to continue IN her wonted
and uniform course Of unparalleled pros
perity, or whether she Is to pass into a
state Of anarchy and msrulc most de-
p!orable-mo.t revolving ID the mind oil
every true hearted msn.
With such view before thcm-with
such future in prospect is there man,
single right minded Democrat in the
In on who can rest easy in his at and
see the contest deepening and not arouse
himself to action and work in the good
causc !
Now is the time now is the day to
commence the work-to make due
preparations for the coming struggle.
Now is the time to excite in all minds an
interest in the great work which must
be accomplished At onco let the De
mocracy Of this town,this county and this
STATE. 90 to work with n will and initiate
those preliminary arrangements which
are ever necessary to success. True, the
Democratic party Of Iowa is yet in the
minority, but it is a small one only
300 more votes in the Opposition par
ty than the Democrats polled last fall
we have only 5000 votes to gain to VIII
this State. And is it not worth the eff
fort. Were the number ten times a.
many, is there a we'll constituted Demo
crat who would fater at the prospect
We deny that there is. But with til,
present majority, much less than To-
several years past we should go to worl
at once and wipe it out entirely. And
to begin the work let general and per
feet organization be kept up. Organiz,
Democratic clubs in every town anc
county; secure yonr Democratic speak
ers and circulate Democratic documents
appoint your committees and raise th,
necessary funds to dcfray necessary ex
penses OF the campaign; get up clubs fo
your Democratic newspapers; circuat,
Democratic truths; stir up the people
and let it DO known to them that there
is work to do. Let all possible exertion'
be made to redeem the State and throw
its influence in favor of q Democratic
President. We are not of the opinion
Of some, that it is useless to labo
against odds,-there is the very point
the very time at which We should STRIP
off our coats and plunge into the worl
with increased resolution and redoublet
energy. Let us prepare for the work
prepare for the campaign with deter
mination that shall not faltcr, and with 6
zeal that shall not be quenched, mol
abate In the least until our enemies are
routed, their guns spiked and the tide Of
Black Republican heresy and sectional
ism is rolled back forever.
BLACK REPUBLICAN SPECTATORS
1T is said," says the Boston Post,
"that Hon. Abe. Lincoln will make &c.
900 out of his lectures before black re-
publican associations during the coming
Presidential campaign-Ss,OOO more
than we have estimated. Mr.. Spencer
and the New York republican Young
Mems committee will doubtless again
denounce this little speculation as
wrong mean and mean what We
they say : but then, why shouldn't the
Hon. Abe be allowed to finger the
'spondulics' as we'll as Helper, Peck and
Weston, Somes and Hanscom, and Neal
Dow I"
a BILL for the abolition of the penal
ty of death was lately before the New
York Assembly. One of its advocates
said that III the skulls of all who had
passed through the dark valley OF
the shadow of death by the instrument
tally of the gallows should be gathered
up, they would make pyramid that
would have satiated the vengeance Of q
Tamerlane, or appeased the rage Of ar
Attila, and would stand as an appalling
evidence Of the inefiicacy Of cruel ant
destructive laws in the prevention o
crime and the elevation of morals"
The "IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT" RE
pREssED.-The Irrepressible Conflict,
little Republican paper, published i
Southern Ohio, has suspended. Th
Southern Ohio Aryus says, in this con