Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-13
Democrat aud gews.
uoxp.y MORNING.. ..FEB. II, ls6e


~Y.o .hnII be sent 20 Charleston.
Doubtless there are many within the
limits of our state who arc not little
anxious on this question. We suspect
there arc many candidates for the hon
or; in fact We arc quite positive that
even in Davenport there are no less than
dozen who arc painting to be placed
upon the let Of delegates to the Nation
al Convention. It 10 fair to presnme
that their zeal 10 entirely OF the proper
kind. and that every asprant surely
thinks that he has within his mind can
dldatc. who, il urged upon the conven-
ton BY him, in person, VIII be surely
nominated and quite a. surely elected.
We do not presume to question the feel
incs of aspiring min1s-here or c Sc
where, but trust their convictions may
turn ont iavorsbly. AS TO who will be
sent from this state, the convention to be
holden at Dcs MONIES on the 22d inst -
one week from Tueslay-will determine.
As to who should 90 we have only a
word or two TO offer.
There arc plenty Of men who think
they could do great deal--could dis
tingulsh themselves and become the
the Savior Of the country were they
placed in certain posltons--li the STUPID
people. vouId only sec what they have
plenty OF opportunity to see-were they
not so persistently blind. There are
others who are more modest and posi-
bly, possessed Of as much talent-who
could WELD as much influence, but they
never ask for anything, and consequent
". in the mind Of some, should have
nothing. This may all DO or may net. =
But one thing is very certain, there is
but one class Of men that should be sent
to the Charleston Convention, let them
be found in the frat or second class
above mentioned, and they are the up
right, honest, and censervative-men
who will go to the Convention Of tho
Nation, determined to vote only for
tho man who, in the opinion of the
convention will be the best man for
the place and the times. Tho next
Presidential campaign, VIC believe, will
be the most important and the most
holly contested one ever known IN the
country, thefore it becomes the bound
en- duty Of every number Of the nomina-
ting convention to lay aside all personal
feelings and prejulices and with entire
unanimity settle upon n candidate if
possible, who shall be candidate of the
people and tho entire people, and not OF
any particular clique or faction. Such
was the settled determination of the
delegates to the Cincinnati convention
in SO, aud such it should be in go. To
obtain this object everything hinges upon
the kind of delegates sent from each
state. Hot-headed politicians with pre-
conceived opinions,a and bound down with
Instructions to 90 for certain candi-
date "come veal or come wo," We con-
ceve cannot 20 to Charleston and do
their duty Let no man be sent there
bound hand and foot by instructions; let
no man be sent there in whose hands the
people are unwilling to entrust their bu-
sness without instructions. If it Is
thought that A., 3. or c. is incompc-
tent, without Instructions, to do his
duty when heshall have arrived at
Charleston, and found how the "land
lies" it is better that one should be
sent in whose ability to serve them the
people or the state convention has per-
feet confidence. Let every delegate
from Iowa 90 into convention with clean
hands and act for the people as he
thinks best, and then let tho people
abide by the conventions decision.