Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-21
SATURDAY svgsise. DEC. 81.
The Esndscai E.-ixe-sssuw.

SATURDAY EvEsisG. ..... DEC. q.
The Radical Esrixe-stsuE.
The Grand Council Of Union Leagues, at
Washington, demands impartial or negro
suffrage. aud declares, by resolution, that
tae Republican Convention oueb, not TO
nominate any man for the Presidency Who
/. not fully pledged 10 the doctrine OF UNI
verssl manhood suffrage. This IS p.ucky'
and looks like business. Nov, what will
Gen. Grant say TO this! A morning Radi.
cal paper announces chat hc is willing to DO
tae candidate Of the people. but net Of
party, and that he will not give hs opinions
upon any public question I'LL ii comes up.
Between the General and the NatIonsl
Union League Grand Council there IS
fearful cham, which must be bestridden by
one 0, the other. Which will yields VIII
tie mountain come TO Mshomct. or Msho-
met 20 70 the mountain Which 10 the noun.
tain. and which Mahomst, Pitch in, gen
tlsmen. The mnddle is becoming ~ inter
esting rs . prze.fsht. u only remains to
hc seen now who will draw first blood, and
who secure the fr-t knock down. The
preliminary syarriug does not indicate any
gres, amount OF science on either part
Grant fights shy, aud the Radicals are en-.
dcayoring. by sundry feints and dodges, 20
draw him from his corner. but thus far IN
ayaillngly lie Is watching his oppcr.uni
~ to administer . sockdolsger TO those who
are s, persis,ently FOSTERING and annoying
him. Look out for breakers when he does
strike. The Radicals will 70 TO grass, sure.
Ice Ia Radical muddlc'
an " :" which means "Bsen Weighed"
has been looking down into the political
mud puddle which has been stirred up by
tac crAnts and Antigrants Of the Rspubli.
can household. and actually declares that
tho thing 10 all perfectly clear-thas he can
eco right down to the bottom Of it that
the awiully siled water is clear enough for
him Nov We submit that IL old Ben can
stand Il, the small fry Of the party who
real can't say their souls their own upon
any subject, ought to be satisfied also. II
Ben Wade says he can see to the bottom 81
. mud-holc. surely his word ought to he
taken far truth. Ths Muscatine Jomradls
AMI the Davenport Ca-stfes should no
longer now delay, nor vain excuses frame"
Fall in and become Grant bummcrs with
th.ls,L It's your fate, you know.
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A DISPATCH from Louisvillc, dated on
Thursday, says; 81 he arrival Of eleven
thousand bushels OF coal from below, for
the city, which offered it to the public ~
cat price has caused decline Of Pitts
bu>hsl today. The extreme cold Of to-
night, hpwevcr--the mercury being at
nineteen degrees II probably cause coal
60 ie,oscr IL decline tomorrow. and pre-
vent our factories l,om RI employing then
dischereei woshmcn. which they design, d
10 DO. An other topics nre absorbed in he
gres, anN ely for speedy supply Of fuel. ?"
i,sr week in mad house died John w
Reyes, durlng iincon's reign tic editor q,
tle Circleville toiio) Democrat. Arrested
for tbs advocacy OF li,ical theory which
did not agree with that OF 1.-THE Govern
meat At ti.sL tlmo, hrutally incaiceratod
aud maltrei'c1, his reason hcpelsssly for
spok i'm, until death At laSt. more kind
than has tofmvntofs, came ~ his relief. To
hun, I, mia impoverished family, we canno,
discover natures mode Of compensation.
TINS radical New York Times confesses
that il does not think that "universal suf.
irsse" the most desirable, even for . repub.
lie. Il cites France as an example, where,
although suffrage il free, il 10 easily con
,rcllcd by tho Emperor, and made the in
str iment Of despoils m. II predicts the
same condition At the South ID saws
Gnivrrsal suiI,sre exercised with indc-
r'elcacc and io;clli sence-msy be regard
"a ~ m Indispensable element aud cond-
Ton II Republican government. But cx-
l'siisncs shows that il may also he made
most powerful and tatal weapon in the hands
al INSCRIPTIONS power, 10 crush out all real
liberty aud bolster NJ m arbitrary and ire
rnonsih!c tyranny