Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-14

From all appearances at present 1t IL more
than probable that The Republican PAT ~
will 90 into the next Presidential cam.
paign without any platform, but simply
with two'avaiabiity candidates on their
ticket. BY this means they hope to de-
feat the National Democracy. aud secure
the spoils. To get hold of the Fedora
Treasury is their most earnest DESIRE
and to effect that purpose they are VII
ing to march under any leader, whether
il be Bates, Cameron, Fremont, or Scott.
The recent organization Of the House
Of Represen,ative.-thc evident partial
ity manifestlng itself in the Republican
CAMP for either Bates or Cameron
goes to show their willingness to fuse
with any faction in order to beat the
Democracy. The bargain and sale by
which they secured their Speakcr-ihe
shameless manner in which they a. once
elevated to the Cerkship Of the House,
a proAigate hireling, who had been As
sailing them with the bittcrcst vitupera-
ton for years. al. forcshadow their
course during the present yoar.
AS for principles with them, that 10
all moonshinc what they want IS the
spoll-, and these they are determined TO
have at all hazards.
But it will be impossible to rally their
party fully on any conservative man
like Bates or Gen. Scott. Let them
nominate other Of those gentlemen, and
at once the whole radical wing Of their
party will fly off at q tangent, and vote
for Giddings or some aboltionisls ofthat
stamp. The very moment they take up
a man who will not stand upon the
ground Of opposition to the admission OF
any more slave states, the men who vo-
ted for Birney in IA, and others Of that
stamp will 60 off in body, and their
detection would be inevitable defeat to
the Republican party.
A. for our candidate we do not care
three straws who he 10, Ohough OF
course VIC have our prcference.) All we
want is good platform laid down at
Charleston, and a nominee standing
fairly and squsrely upon it. "Principles
not men" is our motto. Let them take
up at Charleston some sterling Demo
crst who will beat the enemy, and We
sre satisfied. That the Charleston con
vention will do this We are convinced.
The delegates may 70 thither nominaly
as Dickinson, Douglas, or Breckenridge
men, but when they get there, the good
OF the party will be their aim, and not
the advancement of any particular indi-
vidual to the executive chair.
~ At mass meeting Of the Democracy Of
Davenport last week only eleven persons were
opposed to instructiug the delegates for DoUG
LAS These may be classified as follows: 1 de-
psnden,s 9 expectants; ; voted against the
instructions principle, ard the balance from
a habit of opposing everything not original
with themselves.-LeClairs Register
We hal always been Of the opinion
that the writer Of the above was man
of truth, but the extract taken proves
to the contrary at least in one particular.
Were We inclined to do SO We could
tell how the convention ALLUDED to was
gotten up; how several young men OF
high hopes and Burning aspirations
drummed about the city several days
prior to the convention to get MAORI
ity in the convention; how the list OF
dele gates for TIE County Convention was
written out before the convention as
sembled; how all matters thereto per-
tanning were "cut and dried" for the oc-
cssion also many other things; more
over we could tcll-the writer of the
above extract could tell, we mean-why
and for what reason he espoused the
Douglas cause.
But We are not Of the opinion that
there is any cause for any wrangling in
the party in Scott county or in the State
nor can we see at the present time why
such insinuations as tho above were
thus gratultousIy thrown out by the
Register. Can its editor info:m us: