Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-26


Thsa. Stevens saws In recen, letter -
"Siek a. an. I take This occasion 70 than.
God for our late defeat. The Repnb''oa"s
have been acting cowardi;' part, and have
met cowsris fate.
wherever there 10 igncrancc,' says the
Tribune. "thsre 10 peril TO the cause Of good
goverounens and 20 the institutions Of the
COUNTRY" True, asd the Southern cleo
lions shev Il. sea
The Telsds Blade asserts, On what Il con
sidsrs good authority, that Hon. Ben. =.
Wads hes no idea Of retiring from public
life. He friends. next fall, viii present him
- candidate for The House Of Representa-
sivss from the Nineteenth (0srfcld's) Con-
grsssicoal District.
Al the last meeting Of the Boston Board
Of Trade, Mr.. Josiah Quincy made some ex-
tssordinsry revelations as TO the operation
o. the lobby on members q the MAssachu-
s,tts legislature, which sivallsd even che
iniquties Of Albany.
The revenue receipts continue at the low
figure Of about . quarter OF . million per
day, or less than ten millions per month
A. business is rapidly looking up in oil
parts OF The country. this steady decline in
tic revenue is . sad commentary on the in
tsgvity ofthe revenue officials, for IL is not
claimed that the system Is not sutEcentiy
vigorous II II be fully enforced.
The Ner- Yorker Journal. . German
Democratic paper. argues that the results
Of she election in Ohio should Be warning
70 capitalists vino speculate With Govern
ment bonds. A PARTY which heaps upon
the people UNDESIRABLE burdens cannot re-
main 10 power. Either the Republican par
y must adopt new system in scgard to
the finances, " Il viii 60 down.
Under the heed Of ''Coaiscasisn Dead"
the Richmond 1agsirer has the following ::
"is 10 now gsasrally admitted. even b.
thess who have hssssofor. y
friRhted w the --'-fns state "se" "os' -
= e'hv'eilon and kRcynm appsrition Of con6sca
sion by Congress. that the monster which
Shsis tnidisy clothed with 20 many terror
10 dsad. That sssasurs was bosne IL from
Of The ssdisal party, % the Chinese. whe'
advancing upon their enemies. make thei
front rssk hidseus with paintings Of IN
most hidseus monssess; bot there was q,
6eAtin II asd ne scarssFew psrished .
the nsss shock sfshs eppssisg forces"
oaAwysssssa Boston PaM say.
shst since the election In Pennsylvania ant
Ohis. the sravash stylsof politos ID dsci
dsdly in favor. The latest illustration il
furnished BY ne New York Ersaiae Post
whose former sYuculency for ne gro sufrne
question 70 suit itse.f, was ou,done by n".'
Of ito radical coniep p,rAr,ss. In lpo.sinl
round g. fairly determine what the election
did settle. Il is safe 70 conclude that the
put the finishing thru.t into Those hatsa
dogmss which tho radical leaders are nos
making haste to abandon. 1hcsc wer
"Mttled," il nothing else was. Aad tn
New York Poet admits ns much ia switch
ing If with such prompsncss from III
track i. was running on, and confessin,
that, after all, il would be better 70 ieav,
the people Themselves, in the States .
which they are tho respective inhsbit,n' q
- determine the .who'o suffrage question
II draws screen before its admission =
such ~ general constit utional anehdmsn
but It. 10 pisin shat Il would much prsfe
that the people of the several States shoult
have sols control, to permitting its assump
tion by Congsess, always - b. At ths mer
~ Of the party majority. Thcn why no
sho~ courage enough to saw 20 when tn
matter first came up An adverse major
ity, 10 suspect. 10 the only thing that Gel
cure vAdicslisu,. aud thcnssi,nply by killinI