Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-03

that the election Of iocoln 10 % certaia
= was The defeat Of CORVALLIS At York
town. This 10 the most remarkable cas<
Of human credulity we have noticed
since the death Of the gentleman who
Vas firm in the belief that the moon
was manufactured out OF green cheese
We can nee no excuse for such belief
a. our neighbors are now pretending to
iodulpe in; and We can only account fol-
it upon the principle that boys and COW.
ards often whistle when passing through
dark places 10 order to keep their cour
age up; or else on account of sudden
softening Of the brain. The idea that
Lincoln will be elected by the people oil
these United States in the present cam
pa'gu is simply prepostcrous, and is be-
ing questioned and abandoned even by
some of the prominent Republican poll
ticians. As FIR carrying New York for
Mr.. Lincoln--it is utterly and totally
impossible. The same may be said of
Pennsylvania and Illinois, though the
loss Of either of the first named States
would put 40 end to the matter conclu-
sively. 1t may not be that SrEruES A.
DOUGLAS will be elected by the people,
but he stands as good if not q better
chance for it to-day than does M. Lin
coin. The very hue and cry which the
Republican press is raising over the late
developments in the East, is proof con
elusive that they are trembling with
fear that they are gazing upon the
wall where their doom is written as
plainly as was Belsbazzar's of old. The
vociferous call Of our neighbor upon the
party 10 arouse to action will do no good
now. The die is already cast; action
will serve no purpose where defeat is
certain.
Wesee Of no way for the Republicans
to get out of the mire into which they
have fallen but to call upon the Brock
inridge party. 1t would be well, per-
5sps, TO discard Lincoln altogether and
espouse the cause of the Seceders. BY
SO doing there may be chance OF not
losing their votes entirely.
Blow your trumpets, O, Lincolnites !;
call to arms; harangue your forces !;
drill, pander, and screech, but it is all for
naught the glory of the Rail Splitter
has departed and his election by the
people to continue in the occupation Of
his youth, is certain.
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Washington Press.
The Washington Press, which claims
to be independent in politics, but which
IN fact is one of the most trucking and
persistent Black Republican Journals in
the State which never was known to
speak a word Of truth regarding the
the Democratic party or any Of its
movements-which can never say or do
too much in the Opposition cause
which only A""l;nos 40 put mp tho Lilo
coin and llamlin ticket in order to re-
tain its Democratic patronage, has the
impotence to state, since a large num-
Der Of Democrats in that place have
subscribed for the DEMOCRAT AND News,
that it has always attel fairly towards
the Democrats Of Washington and will
still do so. In this statement the Press
establishes no character for truth, a. the
contrary has been too apparent. The
letter trumped up by the Press affords
further proof Of its capacity for slang
and INSCRIPTIONS meldacity. If We
are not positively mistaken, and we
know We are not, the Democracy of
Washington, though in a minority, are
men of nerve and character, and whose
word We should be just as apt to take
as that of some Republicans we know
of there. We shall continue to assist
our Democratic friends down there,
though the revelations our correspond
ents may make set uneasily upon the
stomach Of the editor of the Press
Truth to him being stranger than fic-
lion, he mistakes it for falsehood.
TIRES hundred G-rmans, now belonging
t. III. Rep blican Club Of Peoria, voted for
Douglas IN 1885, Gazette
Hunbug! There are not one quar-
ter of that number of Germans belong
ing to the Republican Club of Peoria
all told, as we are credibly informed,
aud further, what Office was Douglas
running for IN illinois, in 1857? Can
we be informed?
THavE hundred Germans new belonging to the
Republican Club Of Peoria voted for Douglas in
1885, Chicago journal.
II the Journal will give US the names Of
= 'rty or even ten Germans Who voted for
Douglas In 1856. but now belong to the Repub.
lcan Club OF Peoria. we will fsrnish It ith On
equat number Who were Rer ubiicsns then.
out are now honest supporters Of Douglas We
ssk So"o poe names, and will give such in re-
turn.
The truth Of the matter is just here: there
ara NOT threA hnndred e >e,v, -. =,