Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-30


Of this mesniag's issus GENES out With >
ssaid pass and quarter Of sovsrnmsnt
printing. Il advsrtisss The entire Iows
mail route, asd win get well paid fss its
columns. This b : tit-bit Of patrooass BY
no means 70 - rejected By asy one, how
ever plsthosic his pockst-book.
The question naturally arises, Why did
not The Gsssas -sesivs Il! The qssstioa i
easily asked but moro easily answered.
The editor Of the 0ssstss is not loyal man,
and Of course should not receive any Of The
spoils Of patriotism. He does not support
the goverumert-t that is. he docs't advocate
the policy Of the President, and therefore
be 10 coppsrhsad, and should't eceiss
particle Of government patronage. It is .
sad thing TO ses . nan rejected from
$4,000 . year ''posish," and then ere his
lamentations ere over, have the "nsxt best
thing" pushed away from his esgsslygrasp-
ing hands. But in the present crisis Of af-
fairs, it will hardly do 70 allow disloyal
men to reap the benefits Of an indulgcnt gov
ernment which they will not support. Im>
mediately after the reelection Of Abraham
Lincoln, had we advanced claims for .
snug little share Of public printing, what
woald the editor Of the Gasests have saidi
Would he not havo denounced 10 as rebels,
traitors and copperheads unworthy Of .
crumb from the government. We know
be would have done 50. He now stands
just where W stood. He 10 now . disloy-
Il man. He refuses to support the govern
ment. He don't deserve the privilege Of
printing line for the government. He
must not even raise . single hyena howl.
lie must bear his disappointment ~ be-
comes scion Of the majestic British beast.
He mnst clothe himself in sack. cloth and
ashes, and in his sorrow learn repentance.
A THEATRICAL COMPANY CoxIxo.-The
winter has been passing away with . Ia
mentabls lack of indoor amusements, but
we are pleased to be able to announce to the
public that the monotony is about to be
broken, BY the advent in ur midst, of .
yfrst Glaze theatrical company. Few Of our
citizens have forgotten Mr.. Geo. Hale,
whose popular entertainments in our city
several years ago, rendered such entire Sat
isfaction to all who attended them. Mr..
Hale vas in our city today, busi!y making
Preparations for the opening Of season Of
nix weeks duration, on week from Monday
evening next. His well known reputation
for always furnishing the public with just
what he promises to, viii be sufficient as
surance that the drama will be we'll sustain.
ed. Mr.. Holland, the leading male actor,
has been received in the most hattering
manner during . late tour through the
Northwest, is an old and reliable performer.
and thoroughly understs Ids and appreciates
bic MadmE Nketress,' 1hsSssti ,als % create
wherever she appears, as We have
already learned from the press Of other
States. The stock company has been
carefully selected from many eastern
and no attempt will be made to
palm upon the patience Of the public. young
aspirants who have more ambition than
brains.
The public will be duly informed Of the
tune and place of opening, and Of the capa.
bilities of the various performers. Till then
We have only to say-prepare for an in
tellectual treat.