Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-12

A Few WORDS TO THE GAzETTK.-
Il strikes rs very foreibly thas If the Gazette
would attend 70 the affairs which pertain "a
mindng its. own business. and obtaining an
honest living, it would be fully - conducive
to the general peace, prosperity and good char.
acter Of the community. Upon the fingers oi
the editor of that sheet there seems TO be .
constant itching to create and infame mob
feeling in this city. To that end it is constant
ly engaged in siDgliDg out honest citizens who
are attending to their own affairs and holding
them up ~ traitors. and bseely, and in low.
cowardly manner. tsun,iDg them with insult
ing language, such - neither of its editors
would dare use 10 their presence. The Repub.
licsn party assumes that one of its living prin.
ciples 10 tolerance of freedom Of speech, the
privilege Of giving utterance to ones honest
convictions on all occasions and at oil times
II that principle was correct when the Chics
60 Platform vas made. it is correct to-day !;
and If man had right TO honestly question
the acts of the Republican party then. they
have. in no msssure. lost that right up to TO-.
day. No party-no official ever arrives at
that degree Of excellency which precluies the
right in others to scrutiuize, and if thought
necessary, to sharply criticise. Surely the
Republican party-reeking with foul abolition
hsrssies-surely Abraham Lincoln. with his
public record before us-aurely the chief off,
cisls, with their acts 10 the hands of the pub
lic-surely none Of these have superseded the
pail Of infsllibility. and as surely thoee who
question their acts. are none the less patriotic
than these who bend the supple knee and ell
air with huz.as and acclamatisns at their
every act.
We have been induc ced to make these re-
marks from observing the subtle villainy Of
the Gazette. in endeavoring. by daily publish
ing and constantly alluding to the names Of
the gentleman who were appointed delegates
TO the State Convention from this county.
That sheet was and is now in favor of vig-
lance cor nmittees-ofcreatinga Q band of sneak
ing. irresponsible epies, to prowl about and do
dirty work and since popular opinion has go
scorched that movement out Of ex stence, the
Gazette has lost 10 opportunity to covertly
stab all such ss held and maintained opiniors
which differed with 1t. Ii man says he don /,
believe in the Republican policy be is q trai.
,or-a subject for hemp-a public nxisanse.
which 1t were we'll to have abated. Such is
the dastardly. pusilIsnimous course Of the
quot dam defender Of free specch-fres coun
try-the Gazette. There is not man on tha.
list that the editor Of the Gazette dare. ap.
proach personally, and accuse Of being . trsi.
tor to his country-his country'sl flag or his
country's. constitution. The foul lie and liar
would very soon have business in another 10.
cality. Why this attempt to stir up strifes in
our peaceable community Why play the knave
At the expense of the public peace7 1t were bet
ter-more manly to differ men differ-hon-
estly-honorably-resceably. We trust our
neighbor will take counsel with wisdom and
treat gentlemen as gentlemen should treat
another. Society will be the better for it.