Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-01

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DAVENPORT, IC
Ths Gasetse ana tbe People.
Eprroa DEnocRAf chssoct9 Of the
0szetee is On anomalsus one. While the
influence Of other papsfs is In proposition 10
their cireulaAisn, ,ths esetssry = tsus Of The
'essan Of PuriAasisn, ,"-whses esldsa $3.50
and little seaA Il u nsst sppsssiAtsa. This
makes ssny saopss ~ ssry jlnlasd siresls
HSa ~ bdisvU - sltisaas q 0seAsn -
igin asssd alphabetically in withdrssisg
thsir seppsss jtoo Il oeDe 6ms since
Were Il ssad by ssssy nan Of 0srnaa e.
sacaisa b lsva. h. Pusit6eis peety u
othss pass sftAs State would b IN - fss-
bls and hspslsss : eeodieee = 4 10 in D.
vsnpsst. Than ths cosrss ofthst paper du>
ring the last few moaths nothing has done
= mscA 10 arouse The people and oaas
them realize The dassss Il being ruled By . |
Clique. And were Il possible y sssain for the |
Cazstts On extensive country circulation the |
Independent action Of the electors Of the city |
would b. initiated by those Of the country, |
and more perfect union would Be- effected
in order to free themselves from the domin- |
IONS Of those whom . moment of national
excitement flung into power. Viewing the
matter in this light would it not Be well for
every German citizen in Dsvsspost y ssnd
the Grsstts to bis country friends. THE
suggestion may seem curious, but its Wis.
dom willie svidsnt y those who reflect
that We learn 70 appreciate thiags BY con-
trast emily, and the Germans Of the coust<y
would adhere moro firmly 10 their rational
principles Of libsssy cod We've Of snligAtsn>
ed christianity By . daly msditAtien 90 The
partisan politics ed pafitanie creed Of the
Gazette
While most men believed that this is IN
age Of progress in which thought should BE-
freely exercised, and that We should sban.
| don opinions that il carried into effect
would subvert our liberties 10 il not most sx-
tsaofd,nasy that . man like Mr.. Russell,
the nsminsl editor Of : leading paper pub
lishsd ia ths niastssath century, should
day after day, and wesk allss Wssk, ask,
nay. bsesscA bic readers . ssjsss the vis-
dom Of two hundred years !. y abolish oss
code Of laws, and establish the famous co0-
pilstion Of wisdom Known - "hlus lewA"
Can hs really b sincsss in thisf Dess be-
imsgins thaS Tie ere Of Witchssaft can b
brought from he tomb iote which the good
ssnss Of mankind hss consieael kf II b
thinks -, he 10, Of ceusse, entitled 70 his
opiuioa. He 10 alse eotltlsd to u sy0pa-
thy Of bic fsllew>mss. That hs may re-
csive it iu some tangible way that will se>
lisvs him from the disagrseable pesitioa Of
editing paper which u pssleasiss sn sx-
istsncs BY feeding On its own vitals, y the
wish Of OHs or SaD PDoPLB.
Davenport, March SOth. 1857.
Not . single charge has been made
agaiost the sxisting city governmsss.-0a
setts.
Wrong sgsin, The Republican city
ssnvsntisa preferred charges against sew
ssal nsmbsss Of that soversmsnt. II con-
dsmnsd 10 Political Siberia one William
Posl, pssssot City Mssshal. II suspsndsd
By HE political neck one John y. Thomp>
sen, present City Attorney; il sxsommuni-
Gated one Fran ds Oehs. ...ths present city
Assessor; il cut OF the official head Of Mr..
3. W. Baker, The efficient Street Commis.
sioner Il smets upoa the hip the uatirins
Health o63ces. NJ. Center; it usesremoni.
sssly wrung the nssks ofiwharf master and
city ssxton-leaving only four out Of the
twelve efBcsrs Of "ths sxistine city govesn>
mem" upon The rolls. Could more perti.
nsnt charges than thsss b msds BY the
convention. Made they we're not ia the
tsnss Of the enemy. bat 10 the house Of
friends. Counted unwssthy. were thsss
ofasess Of the "city Gsvernmsat" by . jury
Of their Ipesrs, aad BY these pssrs kicked
into the osscurity Of private life to a.aks
place for their snjudgsd bstters.
In the aldsemanic branch Of the prsssat
city govsrnmsnt. W find every republican
alderman. and one whose tiu,s expires this
spring, discarded BY the republican junta.
Need more bs said than the republican au.
l
the existing city Govsrnmsntw Hoisted,
thou art, 0, Russell, on thine own pstsrd.
Il Institute The Teachers Institute open.
I'd thin forenoon under the direction oil
Prof. Piper, who was appointed by the
State superintendent Of Public Instructien
to ssaduot The exercises. The forenoon
was takso up principally BY prslininasy bu.
siasss matters. NJ. g. P. whitsomb, Ooun-
] ty School Superintendent, was appointed
Prssidsnt OF the Institute; Mr. r. Rose,
y vies Psssidsnt; Mr.. A. E. Campbell, Trsas>
ursr; Miss P. Sudlow, Sscrstary. and Mr.. J.
Nagel. Assistant Secretary. Thsee wers 70.
day SO names upon the ron, about three
fousths Of whom wsrs ladiss. The exsecis%
- this ailsanoon we're eommeaeed With no.
sic BY The glss club, made sp Of tsschers
present, assisted BY Misc Clsrs Aivesd, q
/, erganist; after which the subject Of Gses.
. saphy WAS taken up, end presented II q
interesting, practical manner. elicitiag some
ssw idsas. AZ three s'cassk The Institute
varied the exercise BY prsctieine spon III
ssssds II the vswsls, which exercise va
followed By recess.
0LAn-A visit y the imnsoss ware,
heass Of Estea. Massiss = o.. sseseooss
y N. F. Merrill, wiil soply sspsy any OBJ
ssrves Of he weekdays = trade and
I ceaosess, when visiting Chieage. VI
} looked svss Tie pssoisss rsssaely end Wss,
J 0ssh pleassd q sslisng ~ ogsaI slsca
!, which ~ satsepsisisg psspsisass kssl
: csassantly "a haaa b ss1ss = slaielt tAsil
. nuorsss end ssasoantiy iasssasise clssl,
. Of susteosss. We wses 0rst ohsva ~
:. ~ elas.wass. which = vssy fkn en-
: snesaess gssst vssisty II pstsrns; thsr
! oue ot1ootiea wso eallod . ~ eadleop -
!. ssssnsaA - hmps, shandslisss end laatseas
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