The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-10
The Democratic Quarrel.

Some days ago the Milwaukee News
administered sharp rebuke to those
Democratic editors who have been SO
lnsubordinate as to question the infal-
ible wisdom and immaculate purity of
the "bloated" regency of their party.
From the spirit in which this rebuke is
taken By the editors in question. we Judge
that the regency" will find it necessary
to resort to a severer method of discipline
The Green Bay Advocate, one of the
mutineers, asks, in effect, who made
thee prince and a judge over us?' EN-
ploying an illustration at once forcibie
and susceptible of more extended appli-
cation than the one given. the Adcocate
says:
We have heard it said that when
goose passes under an arch or doorway,
of any height, it invariably stoops-this
we suppose is condescension, and indeed
we have never seen an ostentation of con-
descension but we have been reminded of
the geese. ave entertain considerable
degree Of respect for democratic editors,
says the Milwaukee Ne,os. If we might
be allowed to make any reply to so mag
nifcent token of its regard and conde-
scention, we would beg humbly to say,
we think it very proper sentiment to
express, and very properly expressed.
We wight have expected less, and GER
tainly ought not to have hoped for more,
from journal of so superior nature
Like the WATERFOWL Democrat, the
Adrocate is sensible that the Democratic
party under its present leadership has
made itself a stencil in the nostrlls of the
people, and recognizes "the absolute
necessity OF change in its policy more
In harmony with the movement of the
times. putting aside among other evil
errors, with which it has been afflicted,
Its close communion service, and cdSt-rOn
prejudice It has had enough Of the Jef
.ferson resolution and the everlasting mig
CERT should now look forward to victory
rather than backward at defeat. A gov
eminent which hesitated to decapitate
its generals, when they did but lead its
soldiers to continual defeat, would merit
and invite defeat. Said an old Demo-
crat to us the other day. IF they put up
the same lot of men next fall, they NAV
fight it out themselves; [ shall stay at
home Now we are aware that little.
knot of generals, of whom the Ne,cS, and
one or two other journals are spokesman,
prefer to lead the party to defeat rather
than serve under another leadership, and,
as heretofore, will endeavor to perform
that duty in their own time, and in their
own way; but gentlemen we give you
distinctly to understand, youwiil perform
that duty by leading your formal guard,
as usual, yourselves, and that your way
Is not the way of the bone and sinew of
the party-the people. '-Senti,el
Minister Burlingame rebuked the for
eigners who thought they 'cutranked"
him in Paris. in the following style: 1--WE
Americans do not raise the question of
rank. We receive all gentlemen as occu-
plying common level. But if you raise
the question of position, we outrank you.
You are nothing but Dukes, Marquises
and Counts. We belong to the royal
family. We are the equal Of our Presi-
dent We are all heirs apparent to the
throne. We stand up for our order, and,
if need be, fight for our ORDER
The departure of the German expedi-
tipn for the North Pole is fixed for june
7th. The Germanla and the steamer
Harmonic will proceed direct to the is
land of Jan Mayen, and then 60 north
ward and endeavor to discover an opening
IN the ice between the 74th and 10th de-
grees of latitude. II by the end of Au-
gust the expedition should not have sue.
ceeded, the vessels will go and pass the
winter either at Spitzenbergen or at Oils.
land, and resume the enterprise in 1870.
The Gar Of Russia hiss issued decree
transferring the seatof government from
st Petersburg to Kew. the chief c;tv O,
the province of Ukarine. and a palace i,
now building there for the imperial resi-
dence
A Texas paper says that though court
ing can still go on, getting married il
played out, there being no one author
lied to perform the ceremony.