Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-24

Under which King, BezOnian
The Gazette replies to certain queries
Of ours propouoded in our issue OF July
22d 10 the following terse and elegant
language:
We advise the jackana?es, who pro-
poun1s sundry inquiries to Us through
the editorial coIo ms OF yesterdays Dem
ocrat, to read the GAZETTE. He will
fiod we have been very plain in the ex-
preston OF our sentiments on the rol"t
he refe,s 20. II he cannot understand
what We have written u on the subject,
we despair OF getting any ideas through
bis wool.
Let us see If we can ascertain its po-
sition fl ON ,ts own columns. We ex-
tract the following from its editorial OF
July 10th
The Till though not all the more ultra
asked for, yet strikes at the rot OF the
rebcllio", and will do more to encour-
age enlis,meots, and tr'ng about an
early pence than any measure yet adopt.
ed by Congress. II is death blow to
slavery. a. it must ultimate in its exti"c-
ton and no doubt viii tend more to har-
monte parties at the North than any
measure looking to its immediate abo--
ltioo. None but rebels { The italics are
ourr) and Heir synpa 'htzers can be tp-
posed to the features Of this b1Ha by
co.ti eating the property OF rebels, It
will save millions OF dollars to loyal
men,"
We desire to enquire if the Gazette
has read the veto message Of President
Lincoln, 10 which he opposed several
fe futures Of the bill and with so much
earnestness that the bill was mod fed to
suit his views. According to our neigh.
Dor the President must be either a rebel
or q synpathlzer With rebels. There is
no escape fiom this inference if the Ga
sette still adheres to its views as express
ed above.
Now be it remembered that when thu
Presidents intention to veto the bill be
came known the radical Republicans II
Congress bitterly denounced him fol
daring to exercise his constit ationa
right. The Gazette man elories in the
tile of abolitionist (see Gazette Of june
2Gih, } and we are fully authorized te
class him among those who were so We
hement IN their abuse of tie Presidcn
for his course upon this measure. Conn
fairly up to the question, friend Sanders
Ether re,ract or justify; don't attemp
to dodge the question. If you supper
tho President in his policy as expressed
in his veto message let us know it. /
you adhere to those " no denounce i'm
proclaim your allegiance. II you have
spark of conservatism in your poi'ica
creed let us see it. Under which fas
do you fight, the banner of the P'es,'
dent or the black flag Of radical abo'
lit,onism? A VOID or two will answe
our question. Will you give it?
a., to the personalities + The Gazette
reply we have little TO say. Its dut
bing US a j4ckananes no more proves ou
folly than it does the wisdom of the Ga
Sette. We have no disposition to retol
the compliment. We trust that whe
questions hard to answer are put TO u
we shall fiud some method of reply mor
d'sn fled than personal abuse. We hav
no relish Tor that prod'gaIity of billings
gate which while il evidences the weA
ness of the writer adds no particle {
strength to the argument. We sra
not accnstom curse TO the use
snch weapons but shall leave them 10 b
employed by those who forgetting th
dignity IT their position supply want {
argument ty descending 10 pcrsonoitie