Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-14
Democratic state Ticket.
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The rernb' ican majority IN tho aiabams
,l,ure. though over-brimming with
,,va.ty snd saturated 10 the centre with
,.,,,s.riv lose, pa riotism and affection,
.ecn 10 qnnrel ike thieves. aud threaten
like brasyarts They are largely in the ma
isriiv. larsely endowed with piety, morality
ami deep sense Of justice; jet. for Ill that,
they lay Vi lent h,uds on each Others safe
~ and threaten to create fresh rivers that
run deep an swift with brothers blood.
". have an lows ctrps. Dagger down there
who is particularly ADVANTAGEOUS and blood.
,brs,y-sni mouths loudly At his legal
Mountaineering Gcrccst vengeance upon
their iovnl heads. Tho Democrats stand
aloof. Content 70 let tie chosen saints Of
freedom bother each othcrs' moral ard
physical skulls Just - much ~ they please.
A little bro,aerly war dance vas hsld in
III. Legislative Halls of that State the other
day. Lsi The telegraph tell the story:
NosrDoaear. Aug. IL A hutter was
c.assd an the Legislature to-day. Governor
smith sent TO the Senate, whore it origin
at. a veto Of tho bill authorizing the Leg
,.lA,ure TO cast the electoral vote Of the
State
Gov. smith says: After the most mature
red .cuon, am forced to the conclus
,ast the bill IS wrong in principle, and that
IL would bs 4 dangerous precedent In . Re-
publican Government. As my judgment
does no, approve tho b II, It 10 my constitu
ilonsi duty to return It 10 the Senate with
my oblectons Il cannot bu. be regarded
- remarkable that tho first Republican Leg
stature convened III Alabama, should, in tho
face Il the principles OF it's organiz ton,
w'ica every Republican Processes to hold
dear aeny not onig TO the c0lJred but to
fhr Waite man. u. night, bv his vote. to
Indca;c Lia ci isa Tor President and Vice
ettaleni u thr United States, and take
th saiicr m itsown hands. " hat excuse
can there he Tor i,s l. il mere patty expe-
lirueci Ii -. then j, Is an abandonment.
ut the principles, or an acknowledgment
that the material out Of which tho Kepnb
can party is imposed, cannot be trusted
TIA other voida, 1t 3 to say thai the colored
will not do 10 he igus.ei This action
NE General Assembly will be re Ardel as
more remarkable when considered in
most unanimous opinion Of the leading
,n'n bers OF thn Republican party in Ala
bAna /, WAS believed by most of them.
and ;, represented at Washington, that
large ms,orIty Of tho voting population OF
tho state were in favor uf tho rev Consti-
tut IN. This was as much ~ to say that
tho Republican pnty was IN large major
lty IN The Si,ic. for il il vel knoxn that
mae an republicans favored the Constitu-
i'ea. ~ "Nen some 81 those opposed it
III 'se parry : - strong as has been sup
f''ci, taen n NECESSITY OF party cxpc-
aienes lows 40, ex,s'. But even if II did
ex'.'. II ~oa'd &c unlnstlliablc in resorting
10 Il lna~mnch ~ desire the election of
G. anf aud CJl,sx, am unwilling. for the
N'compl snment OF th.t desirable result, TO
become party 10 q schrsm which prao-
hcHily dcn'es the very prime pies for which
,hese standard bearers stand pledged before
thu country"
Tho message gave rise TO warm discus
sion, and caused much bitterness. Messrs
Siblcy. Coon, aud ohcr extreme Radicals
we're violent ia 'arir expressions about tn,
Governor. Mr.. coon strongly urged tn.
defeat OF tbs veto, and said that tho ohjec
OF tho men who were sustaining the GOV
ernor IN this mltter was 10 get up the war
IL the war must come. lot il come-he WAS
ready for II. Ninety thousand frcemen oi
A.aoama would give the opposition bell,
iuil e war before Il was over Tie would
Ind by the Republican party OF Alabama
q. the var, aud victory would perch upon
4tN baunrrs.
Nr Jones replied to Mr. Coon and told
hun his remarks were revolutionary but
e 4 l.
and the war would last until none of his
so'' decorated the soil OF Alabam. lie said
that he was Republican. but when war is
fa'Nei about and Alabamians are TO DO
-lans htercd, he would 10 found on the side
81 hts own people those in this bright and
many. hu; oppressed land, 20 whom this
-, my and the government Of il Justly 10
Lungs. He said he could raise a squadron
Il town boys and whip out every.
thing the gentleman from Iowa could
hung against him. lie could marshal p
900 eclored mon 10 follow his banner in
License Of Alabama and Alabamians. The
'''or men .! intelligence knew tho lear
pet-bAggers were not their friends, aud
sqnattcr would desert IN ,hei, hour Of
p,ril and need.
he dsbste was conducted altogether hv
"a" Republicans, there being but ono Dem
ecfat IN the Senate. Without action tho
senate adjourned 10 p. IN. II Is not like
" hat the bill can become law over the
Governors veto.
iae Legislature will probably adjourn
tomorrow.
MONTGOMERY, Aug 1.-THE considers.
ton Of the veto message Of the Governor
VAS postponed until | o'clock to. morrow.
great many members OF the House have
already left the c,ty
The felcSing card from Nr. Jon. will
sa9esr in the morning papers:
SsSArE CnANBEE. Aug. III 1868.
Having been denied the privilege Of re
coating N the Senate Mr.. Cons incsndi Ary
FemAres IN the Governors Office on the
N y n'ng OF the llth of August. | hereby
nN'isa aid remarks to the hes, Of my re-
caiec''"n: He said to the Governor ira,
~ would not leave until some me,.nr. -.
Adopted Tor the protection Of those vho,,
nc calls loyal men that ir any Union hlooa
~~sailed in Dallas county. he would ,,r
the houses Of Dallas county and III. ci,v =,
Selma IN ashes. W. B. Joxss.