Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-13

Less aham q Wear ngO.
SCHUYLER Collar. less than year ago. was
a candidate for President, and opposed 70
Grant. The following circular from the
Indiana Head Quarters WAS circulated oy
his friends, and at he time it excited mucn
comment Ii was known among poliucians
as the "Colfax Circular" We give it below:
Six cen reasons why our republican Party
should not run for Gen. Grant for PrssI-
ent in 1868:
lie has al he deserves At the hands
Of the American people.
2-He could not deliver an Inaugural
Address.
3-Becauss no Democrat has succeeded
for the past quarter Of century ~ Presi-
dent Of the United States.
4-Becauss at this peculiar period In the
history Of our great country ws need IN
able and experienced Statesman 81 the
"whits House."
5-Because one hundred thousand graves
and four millions Of freedmen demand
Republican President and Vice President
Gle 10 now and always has been
Democrat, and has never endorsed the re-
publican party.
7-Because he has proved failure IN ev.
cry capacity outside Of the military.
Size claims to have no knowledge OF
political or national affairs.
9-Becauss all the Democratic and rebel
papers indorss him.
lO-Hs has followed our drunken Demo
cratic johnson in oil his rebslious rows
sgainst Congress and our party.
ll-Bscruss he has insulted the Repub-
lican party by endorsing the removal efths
Secretary of war. and accepting the posi-
ton himself
1--we have one hundred better men
for President.
13-Becauss all parties claim him - BE-
longing . their party.
1--we have the pswsr to elect statss-
man II w wish 10.
l6-Be6auss the Dsmecrste and rebels
have no other available candidate.
l6-Becsuss Illinois gave us the INNER
tai Lincoln, and Indisns offers our most
available candidate.
AnsafcAN RsPuDLIcAns.
~PLEASE POST THIS UP.
The above IL ihs opinion Cslfax p ad Of
the great" soldier . few months ~
-Hs consistent Democracy, % sensitive
lest the property Of armed traitsts shsuld
be touched, are now loudly elamoring for
the cenfscasion Of oas tsnth u to meney
loaned by loyal men u the 0svsransnt
carry on the war. This thoroughly dislsv.
81 party objects only to the conhscation 81
Rebel OVERWHELMINGLY Press, July Z.
II our memory serves W correctly. this
proposition 10 cenfiscats ons.tsnth Of the
monev loaned by loyal men TO the Gov
ercment was presented to Oesersss BY one
Cobb, a radical, from Wisconsin that Il
was advocated by one Batter, . leading
radical from Massachusstts; and that By
. large Radical majority, the Committee Of
WAYS aud means was instructed to report
. bill at once. The bill was reported, and
10 now before Congress.
1t is argued for short dresses that they
give plain girls chance. What nature d.
| nies to the face she often gives to the IN.
Outstanding.
The latest argument against women
preaching is, that belonging TO the female
persuasion they are Of the lay flock.
|. A feeble looking boatman was recently
summoned for doing ''grisvous damage" "a
| the Delaware river. In the course Of evil
dence 1T was proved that he had twice At
tempted to pull up the stream.
The Leavcnworth (Kansas) Commsrcis
says that A. I. Stewart. Of New York, bal
purchased half block in that city. and in
tends to erect mammoth dry goods house
At an estimated cost Of &450.000.
Odd Eello - ship In England
The Manchester Unity Of Odd Fellow
numbered, on tho first Of January last
4l7.422 members, On increase Of 1926
during the year, Of whom 80 per cent, wsr'
young men under twenty -ons years o
sgs. The revenues Of the society sxcse,
81 500, 900. and 1. 900, 900 had bees aide,
70 the accumulated capital, which amount
cd to the enormous sum Of $4,000, 900
One million dellars had been distribute,
for sick relief, and $340, 900 for funsra
expenses.