Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-03

SUsPESpgp. learn from the Muscatine
Journal that the Democrat and News Of Da
venport hs. been susp ended. We reslly do
not vood,r at this. The Democrat and Ne,es
vss neither flesh nor fish politically. Though
protesting to be Democratic, it was - NO.
Ger ain and unreliable in the political cam
psign in this State ~ 1t veil could be. Waen
ve call. d the Democratic State Cow ention, it
approved both OF the call and of the sent
m en,s It embraced. Shortly sfterw ards. when
some Heretofore leading Democrats Of the
State became 60 weak.kneed as 10 be unable to
stand, the Uemoera. and Nescs squs,ted down
with them md denounced ns PERSONAL. ~ssd
politically. Ever since it has been drifting
before the wind Of popular opinion. and no
vonder that it has at last been stranded, per-
hsps wrecked. Should it survive the shock.
We trust it will be directed ie some course
which will not leave it liable 20 the suspicion
Of being called upon to show under what col
ors it Ia sailing.
Meantime. or until the Democracy OF Da-
venport can have home paper that can be re.
lied on, We offer them the Herald a. substi
tute on such terms as will be accommodating {.
Will some Of our poticsl and person Il friends
in Davenport see to 1t that our proposition
receives . practical acceptance - Dubuque
Herald.
The above was published several days sgo
The paper containing it was mesnly withheld
from us-in fact We have not received q copy
Of that paper sincs. M Mahony is evidently
r<joiced at our supposed calamity. and gloats
ever it With ~ much unction q. be would over
a secession victory. Apparently he is not fond
Of US. Surely there s 20 lsve lost on that
score. 1t happened last summer that We had
occasion to express some opinions Of ours with
regard to his un varrantable and indefeusibie
course se . mem Der Of the Democratic State
Central Committee, and since that time the
Heralds affection for ne has been neither warm
Lor demonstrativs. Until this time. ..owever.
it has not given public utterance to ite spleen.
nor would it have done so ct this time but
from q cowardly. unmsnly instinct-supposing 9
that he had suspended, and would not be abe
to talk back" Had it taken timely occasion
- free its mind, we could have respected its
trankness; but that craven disposition that
would lead its possessor to assail erson onl =
when be thinks that person bas not the mean
or ability to defend himself, or do spiteful vio.
'ence to the newly made grave Of an enemy,
we essen,i.lly nbhor; and such spirit We
are reluctantly compelled 20 a a-cribe to the ed
iior OF the Herald After be becomes saiisf ed
that We had suspended-fa,led in business and
we're broken up, he is suddenly ioepired with
extraordinary courage and grows valiant over
our supposed misfortunea. To cay it is un
manly is q faint expression-no but the Low
er order OF brutes are thus morally impoyer-
isbed.
Be it kno " 4 to the Heyalithat We have Meth
er suspended nor are likely to do anything o.
he kind, and even if We had We think il
would be extremely difficult for ,ha. paper to
fnd either a "practicai' or theoretical accept
ance" that would do it any good in this CRY
In conclusion let us advise the editor Of thai
Paper that it is Lot well to be in too great 8
hurry about Gro wing over victory INT! you
have won it. Curses are ssid to be suscet tibie
OF coming home to roost.