Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-18

black clio hs and doeskins constantly on hand
THE CHICAGO CoSvENTIoN.-Again
are the old devices for exciting a popular fer
ment and getting up the enthusi asm Of their
deluded followers, resorted to by the leade Q
OF the Republican party Torch hight process
sions, behind which to hide their, utter lack Of
principle, clec-clnbs, wigwams, and an INN ense
amount Of fanfaronade are again brought into
play for lack OF argument, and used with the
greatest assidulty, TO guide blind fanatc-m.
These are old and worn out expeden;s that
have been tried once too often on the IN erican
people We have had the age of architecture,
in lS4O. when the log cabin was held out to
men as cogent reason why they should vote
the opposition ticket We ha in "A the age
shouting uproariously around the streets, Ho-
zannas to the great Clay, till they fairly dis
gusted his friends. In 80 we had the age Of
pictures, when Mr.. Greeley distributed far and
wide over the land his illustrated pictorial life
Of Gen Scott. with twenty-five pages and forty
four pictures. We have had all this, and the
people are sick and tired OF il, it will no long
er take. And yet the Republican party propose
to give US in the coming campaign, grand
combination OF all of them, all their stale 20.
iitical tri"ks, and to produce in all it's eAuber-
ant luxuriance the age of humbug, We shall
surely witness it the coming summer and fail.
They are chuck fall of it at Chicago.
Poor David WiImot, who has, n spite of all
bis struggles, been laid on the political shelf,
was oUeruhelned with the stunning honor Of
being made chairman, temporary chairman. of
the Convention lie said on taking the chair,
that ''be would carry the remembrance o. it
with him to the day fhis death" We rather
think the stigma will live after him.
But prominent among the first days proceed
'ngs was n incident tha. marks well the char
aeter of their National (?) Convention and the
tone and temper of its members We find in
the proceeding.
Alabama Mississippi, and South Carolina
uere called, Jm uere received aeiM hisseS
Three sovereign States of the Union bound
to us by the comm on tie. OF blood and nation
ality, states whose gallant sons have side by
side with northerners breasted the iron hail of
many bio dv battlefield, and covered the
AMERICAN flag with glory. when their names
were called in this assemblage OF traitors and
small beer politicians, who had probably new
er seen the flash of a gun. were received with
hisses But comment on this disgraceful
scene is unnecessary. The further proceedings
fitting sequel to its opening.
,.IyEtx ITEMS.
Thursday, May II, 1850.
ARRIVED
KATE CASsELL, Hillhouse, Montrose.
GREY EAGLE, Harris. ST Louis.
lTAscA, Whifton. St.Paul.
CANADA, Parker, st. Paul.
DEPARTED.
KATE CAssELL, Hilhouse. Montrose.
GREY EAGLE, Harris, St.Paul.
ITAsCA, Whtton, st. Louis.
CANADA, Parker, ST. Louis
The popular passenger steamer Hawkeye State.
Capt. Dick Gray, will depart for St. Louis this
morning.
The Northern Ii ;ht will be the regular Packet
for st. Paul this morning.
RIVER NAIL LARRANGEMENTs.-Mr. Frank Wat
son has been appointed Packet Mail Agent at this
point and will be found his Ticket Office on the
levec. We think the appointment good one. Mr..
Watson is also Agent for transciet boats. Persons
trusting bushes his to care will find it promptly
attended to.
The River is rising slowly at this point, with
about 5 feet ia the channel.
The Illinois River is falling slowly with about
4 feet in the channel.
The Missouri River is reported to be still fall
ing.