Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-26
Wendell PHILIPPE in . had TEN.

fIom the Auts-Gtescsy
Revsrdy johnson, . Maryland go-bs-
tween, 10 TO be Minister At London. We
warn our British ecusins that no represents
only the burglars who have got possession
OF the house for the moment; that no only
Represents the bastard city that murdered
Massachusetts, soldiers in 1861, and then
slunk, like . whipped spaniel, At the heels
u our Massachu sstts soldier. who, u 10
conquered nowhere else, did certainly snsos.
Ito MARYLAND With his left hand and hold
New Orleans in his right. ~,
Mr.. Revsrdy johnson represents WOOL
lev. Shsok. Mrs. Cobb. Weed. Chase, and,
in uert. timid and disheartened Senate:
n The nans Of AutistAm and the 18th Of
April. 1881, ~ ever thss no sebel-hssrted
senator fre9 . cosqussed and still tssasA-
sreus State con represent The American
peeple. He confirmation. bern - The
ECLIPSE and sigesd with curses dark" sn'y
marks Low tide in Senatorial instinct and
honor At least We trust that tide can 60
no lower, even with Maine. Illinois, Kansas
and Tennessee TO drag it down. We regard
the nomination and confirmation Of Mr..
Johns,n, In one point OF view, a healthy
sign. Il shows that the agc Of Seward
shams is passing away. Disease on the
sur.acc il much more manageable. What
Adams had in his heart, Jefferson Davis,
Roverdy johnson and Garret Davis show
plainly on the skin. Our clief objection
10 johnson and all border State time serving
10 that, being neither hot nor cold. eotn
Northern and Southern sarnsstness sps~ ~
out OF their mouths. Alas that W aSe
reduced 70 choose our foreign representa-
tiyes cut Of tunky Stale
Sevsn States have been resdmittsd and
viIl soon take their places. No enc claims
that tbey ars ready or At for places In Con-
sress. But the Grant party needs them.
We sink principle aud risk the Negro 10 Or
der y elect Mr.. 0saat. MARI yeu, b. 10 -
pepulss hat there's hardly assd 70 eeunt
the Votes. SIN, ~ must risk he presence
Of more Bowlsss aad Van Winklss, and
peril al the results Of III was = iasuse he
election Of bic masvsllously popular sel.
diss AID % nr. Greeley aad the lsds-
IpsS4Sst wheel Int lice. Every politician
must now wear gag until November. En-.
psss - tyuAh ~ ~ u1an until ~ vet>
10 deo10o6. - 80 Wose 6sa0o0ss 0es'
eminent that New York jearaAliet eaa
s6esd . tsll - Ne tsutA te-day q Gram
- frankly q be dese Of Rnaklia Pisres
VIII The ahslilisa oe she Rsssidsesy ahseisi
~ quads6naiA) - tAie loteG0i61eat -
pecsisy II %, - advDeaoe Il. 0p1es'
have : slower aod siuasiss esvssnmsnt ]
that viii allew edieess - heep . esaeeisael
and Senators 70 b hoaset mes.
We might multiply signs. Evesylhisl
shows that The ere Of tsaliss and plaes
huntsss, 81 blaeklsgs, ehariatans and gulll
. can survive Il. Ged help and shield ID,
i. otherwise unprotected heads Of our allies o
the South. Men Of Maine and llliaeis
-FOUR gaaments ere stained with blood. Tn
South calls to you from thousands Of bloodJ
, hsarths. Rise up and cleanse your gar
. ments. Lift your musdesous hands ffeu
the nscks Of those who fought By you
) side. We knew that Tennessee and On
7 sas might send assassins into the Senate
, The Rrst ia . weathercock, ever on the cid
~ the strongest. The second sells he
Senatorship 10 the highest bidder. Hal
. her wealth was plundsrsd from the Indians
F., | All her political machinery consists Of traf
> fc in that spoil. IF thieves and thimble
, rig mako up the caucus, what wonder III,
candidates vote is quoted, like other ner
chandise, in the daily list Of the exchange
But you thoul ht, Maine and Illinois, tina
you sent honorable men to utter you
. | VOICES. HaSteO 10 UiBoVOW INC tIoitUIu
Else how will you meet At the bar Of judg
ment, the murdered men whom their trea
son has left for the coming ten months II
the hands OF assassinss
1 In ordinary times votes moan little o.
pothing; they may be bowed or gesture,
away in courtesy. At euch times Sena
: torial courtesy may confirm any one Of shei
: chamber in office. But now votes meal
i loyal" or "rebsl." How came Reverb,
johnson, then, 10 achieve contirnationy II
ordinary times . lawyers crotchst, mis
] placed in Senator's brain, shows only
little man in great place. Now it mean
murder. Justice Shallow on Shakspsars'
/ page 10 exquisite teoling. But Justice Shal
4 low answering for IlIineis whether she wi
protect life aud execute justies st the Seu,
: 10 more than sadusos-iS 10 crime.
. WENDELL PnILLiPs.