Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-14

AneWee - sSvllDeef Gt0Do9ons
Ep,roR OF DrnocRAf For some days
past 90 iodisidus. signing himself "Aissss
Finueesn," has been roaring through the
esasmns Il yssr sossoporasy. but - yea
10 moi ssso u imagine hin worthy OF The
least nseiss, have aeodudsd b dssp you .
fsw lines in rsfsrsoce to one O. tvo Of hia
sopey assersisaa. In his hss Isstss b
states The .'meh nshsly facs'' that 40 Fsniss
voees will - cast Tor any my policy" esn'
didases. Where be ssss bic Information
- uash,e - decide. but Il nay b that 's'.
oqusns uembers Of the Nsv York ~" nay
hess kesnss psseepsivs faculties than
western Irishmen. and in their grand opio>
ions Of thcoselvss, may fosgss that oshss
people have minds Of their own. am On
tsishuan and renian, and intend to voss
Gos Jne. P. Cook, and can Nv the ss0s IT,
scores Of my friends, who. it tbey ess oos
..orators and patrioss' from the Lerd only
knows What part Of the eosntsy, hsve q
lsass eenee enoueh to form so0e reeseeao'e
,des Of prsseot political matters, withous
the a,d OF shallow bra ned youshs, ~ho say
two words in their own praise where they
~ one fvr the Fenian cause. His windy
ualedictions on Andy Johnson fur doing
Just what Abe Lincoln would have done 10
tie same circumstances, are from toe unees.
tain . source for notice, even il tney bed
not been already answesed IN the most salts
factory manner. When man assaiis the
character of the President Of the Unite~
States, We generally want TO know where
tho fellow come from, what HE antecedents
have been, and what reward he expects -
receive in the future for bis slang and bill
linesgate. Whs, he charges Mr. Cook w'th
beng Know. Nothing. the public 10 aware
that he ut,ers falsshond. utters il know.
ingly and must. therefor, be unworthy Of
belief in anything that he may say thereof
ter. 1t IS very poor policy ior him 70
attempt the drawing Of narrowing
scenes Of the massacre Of lrishmen
Ut Louisville. when every Irishmsn in this
city knsws that Hiram Price wss the bead
and front Of Know.Nothingsm in this sec.
lion some years ago, and was the chief Of
al hate Of Casholic institutions. We soy
that il 10 very poor policy for him to do 90,
If, - ~ honestly believe. he 10 laboring for
Mr. Prices interests in the hope Of gaining
some unstEapper's reward for his pains -
The chief feature Of his letter is his con.
suoass impotence He very cooIly Ays
out the policy Of the fsnian Brothesheod in
regard to American politics. ~ though he
were Seward OF Bismark, which. Heaven
knows. he is very far from being But ws
should not be astonished at this. However.
ws fail to see the reason for draeeiug in .
complimentary card At the conclusieo, in
reference to Mr.. Peter Kelley, who he's se
emily joined the Fenian Brotheraood Of this
city. Az fer - we have noticed, Ar. Kelley
is man Of the General Grant style. He 10
Of the most retiring modes,y, and cast
make speech" We ara certain shst Mr.
Kelley would have offered the most vehc-
ment opposition to the publication Of that
card, ~ he would very naturally have asked
where the need VA Of publishing it when
il had been already read to those Tor whom
il was intended. Bot "Nisler finnegao"
10 uncomfortable. His next letter V,ll be, We
anticipate, . long lsudasion Of bic own tai
ents and virtues, over his aone de plume,
which is not % mysterious - il might be.
His vanity 10 90 excessive that he cannot
hide himself Let him roar-we may have
. lite item for bis future benefit.
NJ n.
A Tnus FssiAx.