Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-23
Judge Mason Deci,0es--our Course.

Judge Mason Dsci0es-eour course.
The State Democratic Ticke' as dis
appeared from our columns this nom
ning. Col. Merritt declined several days
since and Judge Mason has seen III y
take the same step, Whether Mr.. IL
wood has declined or not We neither
know nor eare to ask. We have taken
down TIC Ticket, and though the State
Central committee may see ut to MI u
acan, sc shall consider ourselves IN no
wise bound T. give it any attention or
consideration. Why Judge Mason has
seen fit at this late hour to les'gp, We
know not bat We 10 know that bis "c-
ccptancc IN the contest was very oao
nolicy. We had tho best OF reasohs
for believing that he would not accept
but he did notwithstanding.
Ectrospection Is ofno avail now, "ho
o,;,oinat,on NAV he worthless but at
the same time VIC w.an to say - lAe
Democracy u Iowa thai tins c"inral9"
has been a succession Of bIunders from
the beginning, unpara.led III the history
Of our parry orga izat'on- y, 'he on1
set Mr.. -. A. Mahony, OF dubuque, "a
sumed the dictatorship Of the party.
Regardless Of all party usages, eau
was sent forth in most irregular ana
IRRESPONSIBLE manner, and right there
was the beginning of the trouble. No
remonstrance-no petitions, no amount
Instrumentation could induce hn to re
ccde one 1T from his predetermined
coursc.and the result is before u. There
is 10 use in cnuncIst!rg The many blum
ders that have arisen out Of that false
step-they are altogether too yividiy nm
pressed upon the minds Of the people
We have toe much of our appreciation
of their existence and effect, and turn
away from then consideration with feel
ines strongly AKIN u disgust.
Wha, then? We consider ourselves
about as competent % choose the path
in which - hereafter walk, as others
are to choose u .or rs; and with tins
view of the case we shall take the edici
of no man or committee for Our guide
during the balance Of this campaign, but
act solely upon our own CONVICTIONS OF
Justice an! right There is ouc thine
that we love more than party, be tha'
party ever 50 pare, and that i our coun
try.
We deem it highly probable that there
will be no farther nominations upon
the Democratic State-but whcthCi
there are or not, 1t makes no diiferencc
with MS. The farce inaugaraied in Du-
buquc las played cut.
THE VANDALISM of the Rebels Is
something unprecedented IN nocc,n
warfare. The recent terrible slaughter
of passengers upon railway trains IN
Missouri. are examples, and We fear laat
the TRAGEDY uoar Cincinnati on Tuesday
will Turn out another example. And
now VIC see L stated that they are asiu5
poisoned Mimic balls. The Washington
corresponlent If The Philadelphia. Press
writes:
"rhere is the most positive evidence
that poisoned Mnie bills sre used in
the rebel ARM, and evidence Is an9rl-
al that they are manufactured in the
Mouth. Last week i've members of the
Indiana regie en-, northwest Of the
Cham Eid,c were out scouting, aud
discovered patty OF about y-iiye
rebel troops. oar men concealed them
selves liz ;he bushes, lay down, aud fired
together. Ihey killed one Of the enc
my; the othess tl~l. lesgin. one, y o
hung over MS dying comrade, prot ably
arelative, until he was captured. In
his possession Was discovered number
OF MIME bats, each Of which had 4 ,c.
post Of arsehic in i, covered with Ia!
low. lie was asked what the object
was IN using those bale He esnlained
that the contents uefe !. poison: chat
they had not many OF them yet, and
were only used ty those sent nut on
picket or scouting duty. lie said ,hcv
came from the Noith-fhat ,hev had
not iecc we'd many yet, bu' weyc pom
ised a larger supply.
"ln correction with this, NV inform
ant, very reliable surgeon, says that a
man was sAoe Ia the Fourteenth Massa-
chusetts Regiment by a reool picket,
whose body, Immediately after the bal
entered his flesh, swellcd NJ, and the
patient died. The case was minutely
described to him by Capt. Bradley, Of
Methuen, who is liz the Fourteenth Re.
glment. The surgeon considers this q
clear casa Of poison contained in the
ball."
PROF. Lowe, the famous aronaut,wjlI
soon have SIX balloons ready, and ioca,
n1 Of varinrc MONT, o'a.,. a,