Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-16
~.,,s Choksd of In Missouri.


mos, unceremoniously squelched at the
late Black Republican pow-wow in St
Louis, dignificd by the name Of The
Missouri Republ can Convention, and al
we learn from the Republican, the
Convention was called by the notorious
b. Gratz Brown, for the purpose Of Sc
Letting delegates to send to the Chicago
Convention. 1t appears tina. the Ger
man cleincat Of ST. Louis occupy the
same position az do Their brethren Of
this city, though tuey arc far from hold-
ing tha, complete power over the Amer
lean Republcans that is enjoyed by the
German population Of this city.
Wei, the Convention met, i. Grat2
Brown Was made chairman, and after
the usual prclltniuarlcs, series OF res
olutions were brought forth, after sew
cral hours dcliberstion, from which VIC
copy the FIFTH" which reads:
hcSOlged, ltat the lh"puhltchhi u
knowing that Edward Bates has. Throughout,
his life. held the views and sentiments Of the
founders Of tia Republic upon this vital sui
irct now the great and overshn lowing issns
before the country, and honor.ng him for the
COURAGE and cons,ancy with which he has re-
maiuei faithful to their priuelple'i IL the worst
OF times IA well as for the elevation ana purity
Of his character hereby commend hlm 10 III.
great Republican party Of the IGicn, az one
worthy to bear their banner IN the contest for
the restoration Of the gov.rGm eEt To it, ancien,
policy of honesty, humanity and freedom.
This resolution was like a fire brand
among the Germans. Mr.. Primer, a
German editor from Kansas City was
the first to oppose the adoption of the
resolution, after which other prominent
Germans followed in ienunclations OF
such procedure and amendments were
offered and backed up by long and en-
thusiastic speeches, in which the policy
of instructing delegates was denounced,
as well as that of nominating Bates toI
the Presidency. During the opposing
speeches of the German opposltionlsts,
they were assaied with Kisses and
groans from the American Republicans
and frequent admonitions to dry up, >
switch off," Skinner down. and the
ike, intcrmingcd with stamping Of feet
wells for order, and even the Presi-
dent himself, i. Gratz Brown, admon-
ished the German speakers that it was
highly probable others had views which
they might wish to promulgate-that il
was about time that the speaker sit down
and quiet his nerves. At this theGerman
took his seat, saying lit is of no use, Mr..
b., to throw sand into our own eyes"
Notwithstanding all the opposition
made by the Germans, the obnoxious
resolution, as were all others, passed
with rush, greatly to the discontinue o
the Germans.
Hence it will be seen that tue Ger
man Republicans of St. Louis have
been squelched, crushed out and entirely
ignored by their American BRETHREN
The old know-Nothing leaven is still
working. The Republican party with
Greeley at its head, is working to Gle
vate to office a man whom they
know is a rank Know Nothing. They
don't want any more intcrmedlng of the
Germans. The same spirit which actu-
sted B. Graft Brown and the American
Republicans of st. Louis, actuated
Sanders and the American Republicans
OF this city, but unfortunately for them
they had neither the strength nor cour-
age to carry it out. Cannot the Ger
mans see in what light they arc viewed
by their American Republican friends !
Cannot they see that they are not want
ed-that it is the desire of the Repub-
licsn party to kick them out? If they
don't now they probably will very soon
Changing the Place of Holding the
National Democratic Convention.
We learn from the telegaaph,c dis
patches of Wednesday, that the Demo
cratic National Committee are consider
ing the matter of changing the place o
holding the National Democratic Con.
vention from Charleston to some othel
point. The Committee has been In
duced to take this step on account of the
outrageous prices for accommodation
which the hotel keepers have agreed
upon. They have put up board to five
dollars per day, and everything else in
proportion, thus instead of making i,
an object for large number to be in at
tendance, the Charleston people want t.
make large speculation out of tn,
members of the Convention.
Maine.
The Democracy Of the Second Con
gressional District met on the Goth ult
to appoint delegates to Charleston
Calvin Record and Sylvanus c. Blau
chard we're elected delegates, and tn
following resolutions were adopted:
Res0lpea, That this Convention re