The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-23
Prom Washington

A poetieal Washington correspondent OF
the N. Y. I ibans of the 18th lust, dis
courses rs follows on political matters atlhe
Capital -
You can have no conception Of The state
OF things here since the "shriek for free
dom" came echoing over the Northern hills
from Maine. When the election news from
lows came in, they said, in the language OF
Sa,urnus:-
"Sow begin our sorEoss TO bgPEoscA.
Soon after was heard the booming gun
from Vermont, and then it appeared that
zone sorrow never comes but tfins an REG
That may succeed - his inheritOE."
Then anon comes the news from Maine;
and it is clear that
@whon SORROWS come, they come net sia-re spies.
But in bstalhons.7
But it is not in the power Of poetry 70 de-
pict their feelings 1t would do you good
to go about Washington, as have done for
the last two days, and see the change tuat
has been wrought in the minds of the nm
wearied Treasury cubs who pull at the uur-
sing fountain-head OF patronage, power and
plumber. One-and a native Of Virginia,
too, By thunder,-who, one week since,
perfectly secuted the idea OF Fremont being
elected, has called on a friend ufmiae-nct
an ofice-holder, but "Black Republican"
and told him that he felt decidedly moved
BY the spirit within him (the Maine election
newsD to wish for Fremont's election, and
he wished TO have his position Noted down;
60, when he was elected, nv friend aust
stand by him and see that he was not tara-
ed out Of Office o, Virginia! "MolAerof.
State. and statesmen" how are thy ms de-
generated! II this is doubted, can give the
mans name. Two more natives Of the same
State--were heard, not two weeks ago, 10
say that no Soutlerner, no Virginian, with
4 particle ofselt.respect or patriotism, could
accept office under Fremont. if he were
elected. Two days ago. on being spoken TO
about it, they denied, in presence OF the re-
~ gentleman that heard them, ever having
made the remark. Perhaps YIRGIEIaSs
wouldn't hold office under Fremont. As 4
classic friend of mine rema .ked when h
heard of this great reluctance 9th "chival-
rous" to serve under such leader, II Fred.
Douglass were the President, and all the
ofices under his gift were ten times multi
piled, they could be every one filed BIZ the
iaEt ktHttri ~ tIdL pTOkEl GOWN Common
wealth, and then the unsatisfed crowd be-
hind--who, like Oliver Twist, would cry for
"more"--.ould look like an immense birds
nest IN June, with the hungry hedgtpgs
gaping for worms.
heard Blchanier ofice-holder this dav,
in presence of seyers gentlemen, say if he
were to be deprived Of bis Office, in case Of
Fremont's election, he didn't care how soon
the Union was dissolved! As | feel in rath-
er poetcal mood to-day, let we make
bit OF prophecy will take a well.known
and now popular quotation, and imagine
that sixty days have passed, and then TIN
poetry will become history, This, in the
mean time, viii DO Justice to Tom Camp
DELL, the original author Of the "shriek for
freedom" make slight alteration in the
names, to adapt it to the present period, and
YOU will imagine II spoken by the despairtnc
Firg nlan, just after the ides of November:
slope for sShiis bale th. .RamaE.u farewell
For fRTEiOa sHEIEKED, knl Old Hugisr4u ~