Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-24


.Iof This paper it viii be seen that Senator
Douglas will be in Chicago on the 4,b
OF October, and that at that time the
Democracy OF the Northwest in Mass
Convention assembled, intend 10 give
the worthy Senator reception, snch as
will be worthy Of his name and fame
such as was never yet given to any lIv-
ing man in the great Northwest. On the
5th grand mass convention will be
held. From every part Of the gres,
State OF Illinois from Iowa-from
Wisconsin and Mime sofa, delegation az
ter delegation will crowd into the city
Of Chicago, to welcome home the com
ing man of the naiion-to welcome back
to his home that noble statesman whom
the Democracy are but too proud to call
their staudard-bearer.
The invitation which has been sent
out by the resident commmittee at Chr
cago, will be responded to by thousands,
tens Of thousands, and hundreds OF
thousands of people iu the great valley
Of the Mississippi, and the enthusiasm
will be such as was never before wit
messed In Chicago.
,, Democrats of Davenport, what do you
say to being represented there to the
extent Of a hundred or more! We
have no doubt you will help swell the
immense throng of noble hearted mel
who are to welcome Douglas home
Arrangements for reduced fare over the
railroads will be made, and announced N
due season.
TuE RIGHT SORT OF lMxiGaANTs We eaw an
immigrant train yes,e,d sy passing West, Of
the right sort. The large wagon in which the
family travelled was drawn by four woke of cat
tie, good looking young woman standing OF
the tongue with = long OK whip in hand and
driving the long team up Jefferson street in
hrs' rate style. Following was probn bly, one
hundred good cattle. mcst of them yeariing.
and two year olds, another woman ON horse
back. actively engage in chasing Up the stray.
glsrs anil hurrying up the herd. There was
but one drs wback, Douglas and Johnson fl az
was fastened to each side Of the prairie schoon-
er.-B burlington HaWkege.
"The only drawback" indeed The
very act of displaying that flag which so
annoys our over sensitive contemporary,
is proof positive, in small way, Of the
justice and popularity of the great prin-
cipIe Ct popular sovereignty--of non-in-
terventon. The immigrant to the far
West, as he leaves his home to pass frt m
one local government to another, he has
no dearer hope than that he may take
along with him his reason and retain
the power to exercise it /; carry with
him that right of self government which
has ever been his, even to the end of his
journey, be it in Iowa, in Kansas, or
farther away still in the Territory OF
New Mexico.
The immigrant above alluded to 10y
our contemporary, is true pioneer. He
believes in the doctrine that man is
just as capable Of ai@ing in forming the
laws by which he is to be governed in a
Territory while in its Territorial condi-
ton, as he would be after it had become
State, or as he was in the State from
which he emigrated.
This is the reason why the hardy i'm
migrant pioneers of the West, are sup
por,crs of MIR. Douglas and as they be-
iieve most heartily in the doctrine they
like to hang out their banners on the
outer walls, that all may see their posi-
ton. We venture to state that every
true western pioneer is Douglas man,
or believes in the doctrines supported by
that able man. If the displa, ing of
Douglas flag on immigrant wagons is a
"draw back" as the Huwkeye would have
it, then, indeed, are our immigration
prospects in deplorable condition, for
those flags, or those principles Of which
they are the outward emblem, are found
OF all pioneers to the Western Terrtor-
les.
WILL the Gazette endeavor to point
out the point made in its Tariff article,
in Saturdays issue. That way of get
ting point upon record beats anything
we have seen in print lately. Such
an effort, and more of the same kind.
ought to render the little jokcr's name
immoItal-for u while
The DEMOCRATIC MORO TWENTY
EIGHT YEARS AGo.-In looking over q
file of the Republican Herald for 1892,
the other day, in search OF the records
of the first Democratic National Conven-
ton, our attention was attracted to tue
nominee Of that time, and his motto.