Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-13

chum invite one 10 o. end the evening. or take
little nosturnsl ramble with him. he 10 put
ID With II promised my wife to be home
punetuslly At eight-she'll be looking for me. y
We don't 6nd any fault With this eonduct-on
the contrary ~s approve it most sincerely
Get married. young men and bachelors. Take
soms good girl Of your choice. and settle down
like somebody. Leave off all your bad trcte.
behave yourselves during the day and when
night comes let the light Of your countena auce
brighten the family hearthstone. Notwi,h
stsnding large number have joined heart and
hand and fortunes during the year there are
those left vds Of them who shonld 20 and
do likewise Noble young men and fair young
women. Of Davenport vet unmarried, don't you
zee how II uch happiness there 10 in store TOR
you Why don't you form partnershi for life
then. and be respectable? We congratulate
those Who have approached the s'sar-ws
warn others to ground their arms of rebellion,
aud travel that way themselves.
DEMOCRATIC WARD CLuBs.-Now
that there is a Club organized in every
ward Of the city, let there be a spirit Of emuls-
tion fostered. Let each ward try to oatdo the
others. Besides the efficiency Of the mpan
lee, let ther. be the usual organization Of Pres
iient. Vice Presidents. Secretaries, Trsssurers,
Executive Committee, etc. to attend to ths -Is.
gitims,s business Of the campaign. such a. .
registration of the voters classified politically,
the ascertainment of unnaturalized voters, and
provision therefor. aud such other work as sl
know to be necessary. Scott county must be
redeemed, and the Democrats # Davenport
must do it, Our country cousins will help all
they can. tu, thsy nre widely separated in
comparison with US Of tie city. hence it is our
duty to 90 TO work the more earnestly. There
is growing spirit Of Ia awlessness 10 the land
that must be put down. There Ia an aliena-
Providence has united, as one people. being
kstered. that must be counteract d The
Union and fraternal feeling must be cherished
and cultivated instead, aud the discharge Of
that sacred trust and duty devolves upon the
good old Democratic party. around which
many brilli Mt recollec,ions Of the past cluster.
Democrats, every man fall into line.
To Addison ii. Sanders, ESQ.
Although no rame is subscribed to the let
ter addressed to James B Caldwell, E.q.,
which appesred in the Gazette Of yester 'ay, its
impudence, mendscity and malice leave no
doubt that you we're its author. 1t is a char
acteristic production. You are reputed to be
the greatest backyard in Iowa. and caudor
compels me to admit that You deserve that
reputation. 1t is one Of the rules of civilized
p itic Il warfare that the private and personsl
of q politics! opponent shall be .n-
ere from the shafts of d-traction and defama.
lion. and ye. you. ~'h the malienty Of q fiend.
attack Mr. Csld wells private habits and moral
conduct by the meanest # all methods insinua.
lion aud innuendo You talk Of private habits.
as though your own did not deserve the cen
.ure OF every foe to habitual drinking. as
though your lips were never wet with whisky
skins ard brandy straight" as though you
were not the daily patron of hsr.room l
care not whether you or Mayor Caldwell has
the stronger head, or the greater thirst but
do protest that you, Of all men, should be
the last to spesk Of any gentlemans "private
habits" Il any one ehall cast the stone,
let it be him without fault, if such an one can
be found.
With regard to your manifold doubts as to
the propriety Of Mayor Caldwell's nomination
know nothing. and care lcss, but d. know
that you were not coneulted as 10 that nomina.
nation. With all your Dragging about the ef.
forts that we're male "to secure your cooper
alton or stop your well-known opposition, in
your heart Of hearts You know as we'll as l do
that Caldwell would have been nominated and
elected though you had worn your filthy
fagers to the bone. in writing eqn.hs against
him. The nomination Of Caldwell vas a
triumph Of the people over Hiram Price and
such funkeys as you. who flIow in his train.
and if you had dared oppose him after he was
fhir!v put in nomination. you would have
been kicked out Of the partv, and YOUR broth
er would have been compelled to ire some
more reliable assistant Really. your arrogance
10 past endurance. You talk as though YOU
we're the Warwick Of the Republican party
when You are we'll aware that all your boast.
ed influence il limited to one vote Yon saw
that Mr. Caldwell. "to SECURE your co.opers.
ton. or stop your well-known opposition to
his nomination. came in person. and pledged
himsslf solemnly. and in eoher moments. TO
support Lincoln and his good c>use to the
end" What transparent falsehood is ,hat,
Verify liar ought to have good memory.
Do you not know that Cald we'll vas elec.e cd in
APRIL and lincoln vas not nominated till the
following May! Do vou rot know that the
tiles Of yo"r paner disclose the fact that Mr..
Caldwell for the first time told you be wou d
support L ncoln at least two months after hi.
own election ! Why. then, do you dare pretend
that Caldwell stopped to making pledge to
vou. IN orier {" secure his nomination. Asin
your issue Of Tuesday. you introduce the name
Of Niger Pete" let me assu e you that Cald.
veil knows you to, vel not to know that thu
aid Of that dusky pe-sonags would be quite 40
fsctive asyour own.
But you are pleased to insinuste that Mayor
Caldwell sold himself for money, and that the