Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-01
DAvsnroar. April 30. 1858.

DAvkNroaT, April 30 1858
EDiroas DEnoosAr 4 NEws- Osntiemsn -
ln your paper Of yesterday appeared an arti-
Gle referring TO supposed secret Union League
10 which yoa state that . rssoluiioa Was Of
i.rrsd With intsnt to procure or saass your
once TO 10 nobbed or In como wsy injured.
and that opposed Il.
You have been made The victims Of q gross
Jsisehood No such sssolu.ioa Or rreposi,iee.
eahsr written or verbal, rsfsrring TO your Of
nee or paper In apy wsv. has ever been reed
or spoken. discussed or debated. TO ny kno~l-
edge or 10 my hearing. st any time or place.
II sueb . resolution we're offered By any meet.
lag shosld esrtainly have oppsssd It. for. %
yet. ws hsvs the power Of enforcing the laws
here, despite the infamous designs Of traitors
GEo. L. HupsRLL.
W. publish the shove - II vss handed 10
ssill hold shs nsss iaplisis solsasnssiu 10 The
stsssmsst Of our isiormsnt. We ssnuot bs
isvs that he wosld come to 10 With such
lie 10 bic mouth. and In 90 plain manner
relate 10 % certain matters that had bat jsst
trsnspirsd in NE charcoal conclavs which
greatly concerned ss 10 know. We vill not
bslisvs that be spoke falsely. fer be had moth.
ing To gain by auch stOry. and somsthing 10
lose should his name become known TO those
With whom he had become lssgusd. Neither
do we refuse to believe Mr.. Hubbsll because
ws would not be glad to do 20. We would
snougb-mean and lawlsss enough 10 this city
to meet and plot the dsstraction Of citissna
property. But the oass and its parsieslsrs
have been too plainly stated to have ear con.
6dsnes shaken BY the denial Of any member
soevsr. st presset. These ststemsuts have
been reiterated, and ws must confess We Be.
iisvs them beyond . doubt. We shall not,
however, close our ears 10 conviction. II Il
hsppsDs to be proven that our informant hes
imposed upon us vs shsll denounes him, bat
{" yet he has our perfect confidence.
WHAT A FARcE.-A meeting was held
st Metropolitan Hall on Wednesday evening"
for the orgsnization Of what 10 called . f" Ns-
.ional Union League" That many Of those
Who attended and took an active part ia the
proceedings we're cyasy.is Sufficiently svidspesd
by the following pledge which. ws believe. vss
unanimously endorsed
PLEDGE
solsmnly pledge my sacred honor, that 1
will support ssd defend the Consultation, Cow
eminent and Laws Of the Uaitsd States Of
America; that l will discountsnanoe and ep-
pose secession and disunlos. and will resist, 10
the utmost Of my power. ail attempts 70 sub
vert Or overthrow the authority OF the Gov
srnmsnt or the integrity Of the linton.
Thsts good enough for us. Dsmoerasy will
60 the whole hog" on that pledge. "sopper,
and defend the Consti tuition, Govsrnosst sud
Laws Of the United ststst 7" W. rather think
the dsoseratie party has always been piedg-
sd-ssd they ssvss made pledge they didnp
fulfll--to just such policy. II the editor Of
the 0as!sss signsd thst pledge be is a. veil
ws viii not ssy what. bat COED Lord forgive
his awful wieksdnsss.
"LBf 40 stick to the old Aag forsver," !"
10 the dsls Of . beautiful patriotic cong frse
The Pea Of. B. Murphy. Esq.. u Nesthsp 4
nsrphys Concert Hall We spablish II 10 sn.
ether column.
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