Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-02

gsnssous.or just 10 political nmpaign, fcs
there seems . general smpssesion among
nss wesss daily svesatioo Il is to "dsbbls
10 ths Akty pool" that thsss 10 nothing
unIaif u uoehsistiaa h pars1 contests fss
power. Suecsss sssns Ne snly peint Of
ain, ssd The mssns ars esly savilsd absus
vhsn there b doubt - 70 tAsls sssesssfsl
snpleyasnl The celsnss - The 0sssSss
have furnished daiIy proof Of tbls for several
years past. Bet shsss 10 psint beyead
which ~ are surprised to zee Any jsurnal-
iss 60 Il this tine, and ws pay the sditsr n
the Gazette the eouplimsns y say. - ere
surprised 70 Asd sbss paper u II rslies
ieus. and moral. and patriotic prefsssisas,
has 20 fer trasscsoded The bounds ws had
set for II, - 10 make the article we ysstsr-
day transferred to our columns from the
hatcher (Miss.) Courier, the occasion for
IN electionsssing volley agaiass the ssndi.
date Of the peoples party, BY sarbling IN
extract frsn that article aud psrvsstlng its
meaning snd spirit. To these who read The
article referred 10 ws do not deem Il neces.
sasy to say word. unless il might be to
join with shem in eensuring the 0azstts for
its ungensssus article Of this mosning.-
We think We do not state the point too
strongly, when we say that No christian OF
patriotic nan-csrtainly no gallant soldier
Of our ssmy-can rad ~ article referred
10 By the Gssette without siscsrs please
urs. and feeling some response 70 the
gsnsssss, brave asd nshls spirit which per>
vades II. We know nss By whom it was
written, whether BY ssms Union or m sx>
Rebel soldier, shsthr y Z Nssthssa Of .
Southssn born naAa. and Il asttsrs not 70
us what have been HE political Or sectional
pssdilsctions heretofore. bat We hail the ar
tieis - vhits'wingsd messenger Of peace
and fraternity from section which but 70.
ccntly bristled with hessils bsysnsts against
us and our Union. Suppose the article to
hsve been written BY . man who carried !,
tbsough the long war one Of those bsyonsts
who but hysna 10 human form would
deny to that man the privilege while paying
ajust end generous tribute to our swn dead
to drop tear Of affection and kindly re>
nsmbranos upon the graves u his own fall
len comrades in lost cause to which he
and they may have BEEN - sincerely attach
ed - wsrs our patriotic sons - the cause Of
the Union for which they fcushts We en-
W not the maa who hes ., little libsrality
or generous feeling - to Insult ths memory
Of the dead, Of who has allowed bis hatred
Of people or section to become % deep
rooted and iuplassbls % to induce him v
pursus thsm with dsnunciation and abuse
into the very vaults Of dssth. We do not
believe any soldier whs met thsss men on
tAs hsld, and measured laacss with them,
will sympathixs with The hvsns like valos
Il the Gasssss, - shown In this morning'a q
issue. We make The Gsssste this PROPOSE
tion. We will furaish ths Courier article,
already in type. and psy ioe it ~ an adj
vertissmsnt, il il will publish 1t, and append
- Il tho declaration Of the editor that the
spirit Of the article is un nwsrthy Of . patriot
and is not generous and ,nagnanimous. and
shosld Be- disosursssd Sy these who wish
fratsrnal feeling t. b. ssstsssd between shs
sections. What says ssr nsishber :
Az 70 what The Gazette says for the theus
aAdth time about soldiers and csppsrhssds,
Il 10 unverthy Of nstics. Every body On
dsrstands, end none better than the ssldisfs
thsosslvss, that il 10 . species Of political
slap>trsp iadulgsd ia with neither sincerity
o. truth for while the sane soldiers he q
jnssly though hypocsitically applauds. wsr,
fighting, he was ''rumiuatins" the dslicioui
''cud" ofs post efics salary, and rejoicing
in the immunitiss and glories Of . stay>as.
home patriot. The soldiers have Tough,
their fight, and won the battle, aud III,
American people will pay them their msed
Of praise, and award them their we'll sssnsi
honors without the stimulus Of the Go
| zette's balder.d .dash.