Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-29


EDiroa OF DrxocRAr response Il
my letter as to "how and why Hon. Robert
Lowry was defeated the Gazette gave q
dislngenious reply, that does more credit
to the ingenuity Of the head, than to the
uprightness and purity Of the heart. The
writer Of the article. though not pupil oi
ignat'us lnyala, has given us an example
OF MS wicked counterfeit, when no says,
Judge Dillon did not write . letter bring
ing out Col. Leake for Senator. That
Judge Dillon was the author Of the letter in
the Gdzette signed Civilian" recommend
ing Col Leake for Senator, ! arm prepared
10 prove, and hereby make the following
offer; Twill place in the hands Of the ed
itors OF the DEnocRAr the sum Of t25, to
be paid to the Orphans Home, whenever
Judge Dillon shall, under his own sigma
ture, state that he was not the author Of
that letter When the Gusette says it did
not endorse" that letter it unquestionably
soothes its conscience by this Jesuical def
milton Of the word Endorse" IS found in
the hrst division Of Webster's definition Of
inc word, viz ITO write upon the back Of
aIaper.' ltistrue, probably, that the Ga
zet< editor did not write on the back Of
tnat letter, but Webster has another def
milton OF the word, as follows, viz: Ito give
sanction or currency to-" Now If the Ga
seue dld not give sanction or currency to
C'vilian letter, it never published it nor
supported tho claims Of Col. Leake, both Of
which the entire community knows it did
we thought it strange that in advance Of
the nominating convention the organ Of the
c1a pf =
diiate save these Of Col. Leake.
In our letter We also gave one Of the rca-
sons why Hiram Price was SO bitter in his
opposition to Mr.. Lowry. to be that Mr..
Lowry, at the request of an official Of the
State, high in office, after being twice solic>
tied so to do, went to Gov. Stone at the
Burtis House and gave his views as to the
opinions of our citizens upon the fitness OF
the nomination OF Col Price, to be Colonel
of one of the hundred Gay regiments Of
which Colonel Henderson was subsequently,
appointed Colonel.
This brought cut our friend NJ. M Price
in letter to the DEMOCRAT, in which lie
denies that he was an applicant for the Col
onclcy Of the 44th regiment. Mr. Lowry
is prepared to give affidavit that Gov. Ston.
informed him, that NJ. NJ. Price was, b0tl
by himself and the urgent request Of his
father and Judge Dillon. an applicant fol
the command Of the regiment to which Mr.
Henderson was afterward appointed.
The letter which Col Price published
from Governor Stone was written at
time when Gov. Stone wanted the influence
Of Hiram Price to secure his first nomna
ton for Governor, and from the subsequen
course Of Gov. Stone, We think he fount
reasons to change his views upon the sub
jec. Of that letter.
have no doubt NJ. NJ Price would have
made as good Brig. General as many ir
the service, perhaps better than some who
were honored with the appointment, but the
people of this State thought that his Mori
and triltiant career as military chieftaiu
did not entitle him to pre- eminence owe,
those who had served longer, encountered
M ore dangers, received more u0unds. and
had had more experience than he had had
That gallant old officer, Col. Pcrzccll. SO
long commanding a brigade, could not Sc
cure the appointment, and we detract moth
ing from Col Prices military fame in saying
that Col. Perzcells had equal or superior
claims for the appointment
Our literary readings have not posted u.
in the matter of "lthurice's Spear" and we
think Col Price referred to Teemacus' spear
one end Of which killed and the other cured
We pass no opinion upon Col. Price, his
merits or demcrits, for our business is with
what We deem the outrageous prescription
of Hiram Price, Of every person who has
incurred his displeasure, and his success il
making the Republican party his instrument
Of vengeance. lie imaglnes the party ,
tame and docile ASS, ready saddled for hin
to ride, and II the animal grows restive wher
he takes on the members Of his family, h,
goads it with whip and spur into quiet sui
mission. This animal is bound, sooner o,
later, to unhorse its rider, and if he get,
his brains dashed out in the fall he must re-
fleet that there is limit even to the endul
ance OF dumb beasts, and that he might hay,
accomplished his political journey in peac,
and safety, if he had left his whip and spur
at home VIAToR.