Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-26


state lonventaOms
The following resolutions were adopted
by the New HAmpshire Democratic STATE
Convention, John q. Sinclair being again
nominated fer Governor. The election ID IN
March
Resolred, That il has ever been cardi-
nal doctrine of the Democracy OF New
Hampshire that fidelity 10 the Union and 10
the Constitution By which that Union was
created, is the paramount and indispensable
duty of every citizen that We have been
true t. this conviction always, and We will
never abatc our zeal in this behalf until the
Union shall be restored and the Constitu
ton respected ard obeyei - the supreme
Law OF the land.
Rssolsed, That the Congressional plan Of
reconstruction is, ~ confessed BY its
trainers. wholly outside the Ceostttutioas
and . revolutionary usurpatiou. end that
the asssmpt By Congress q establish the
practical supremacy Of the negro race - .
most Atrocious crime against the principles
Of Republican Government and the civilizs-
ton Of the age, and deserves the sewers and
Indignant dsnuneiaeion Of every true Amer
lean citizen.
Resolped, That the bitter fruits Of legis-
lation outside Of the Constitution are seen
in the practical disruption Of the Union, The
Generalization o! the public conscience, the
stagnaiion Of oil legitimate business, depre-
citation Of the public credit, the enormous
and still increasing burdens OF taxation, and
the grave apprehension Of business men and
statesmen that stil greater calamisies are
impending over the country.
Rtsolu d.. That we are in favor OF equal
taxation of oil the property Of the State and
nation, so far as that result can be attained
without violation Of the national faith and
with scrupulous regard to the Constitu-
ton.
Resotred. That the practical effects Of
rigid, sumptuary laws ct oil times and ia
all places have been to cmbarrsss asd
abridge tho liberty which belongs to Amer
lean citizene, general disregard for Law
among both officers and people, and I.
change the form without lessening the ex
tent Of the evils they seek 10 remedy ant
that the late decisive verdict OF Massachu
sstts against such legislation is in harmon,
with our own convictions, and suggests Oh,
imposing Of similar legislation here.
Resofped, That We extend our hearty con
CALCULATIONS TO our brethren Of the centra
and western States for the sigual victorie
they have achieved in behalf Of the Const
tuition and the Union that We cordial.
invite all Conservative men Of New lIamp
shire, without regard to past political desie
nations, 10 unto with us in IN hoAost IN
earnest effort TO emulate these noble el
amplcs, and TO achieve . victory not in til
interest Of any party merely, but in th
name end behalf of our common country.
In the manufacture Of steel pens 1t Biz
mingham. $500 persons are employed
The yearly prodact 10 ovr 725. 0o0.0 90
pens, consuming about 5000 tons Of ssee
The average fall Of the Ohio river, fros
Pittsburg to Cincinnati, 10 six inches ps
mile. and the distance, o. measured BY th
recent government survey, 10 six hundre
and sixty six miles. giving = total fall (
3l6 feet in that dis,sncs.
leans from vcksbusg, stating that The col
ton planters are badly broken up and diI
coursged in Mississippi. and will not an
cannot afford to hire hands next year, eve
at eight dollars month, to cultivate cottot
Hungary has sent immense quantitie
Of wheat to France this year The tram
actions bstwcen Rhenish firms and Hur
gary in this grain alone have amounted
nearly 100000 quintals. Complaint
made that transportation 10 inadequate.
AT Ann Arbov. Mieh., on W ednesda
last, while little daughter Of John Harri
sr, was playing around bonfire, b.
clothes were suddenly seized by the fame
Mrs. A. Suorer rushed to the child's assis
ance, when her clothes were also Instant
in flames, and both we're SO badly burne
| that tnev cannot Dossihly aurViVN. .s4..-.,