Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-14

way, BY rather circultous route, 70 inc
city Of Washington. Mr.. LiIcoln goes
with considerable 6ourish and 10 at
tended BY = numerous corps OF expert
reporters, who record every word be Ut
fers, every movement he makes, every
time DO blows he Presidential nose,
speezes his Presidential sneens, o. sFosses
bis Presidential legs. We don't know
how Mr.. Lincoln can evade this close
espionage, and consequently we cannot
blame him for il.
From the manner in which the Presi-
dent elect took leave of his friends at
Springfield, 1t is apparent that he does
not see his way through As clearly as
could be wished, and that he expects
trouble not only Of . national, but of
personal character. Though bis rosd
thither is strcwn with fowsrs-though
every appliance Of the age is pressed
into service, to make tie trip agreeable,
it ia useless to attempt to conceal the
fact that dark times are feared, and that
DAYS Of trouble are in store. Never
before has Q President elect gone to
Washington TO be insugurated, under
similar circumstances never before has
one gone there 10 preside over section
Of this country. He never will be Pres
ident OF the United States. Under bis
administration, there will probably be
no more than twenty six States-possi-
bly, there may be twenty seven, possibly,
too. not more than nineteen. If the lat
ter number comprise the Union over
which MIR. Lincoln is to preside, then
he will not make the city Of Washing
ton his home, but will be under the
necessity Of Administering at some other
capital.
We trust Mr.. Lincoln will have safe
passage to the seat OF Government, and
that his reception there may not be Of
that bel,gercnt and revolving character
which some have pictured but that the
usual initiative ceremony will DC per-
formed without trouble. Indeed, we
believe that such will be the case.
What will come afterwards, We can only
wait for time and circumstances to de-
vclop.
Many seem sanguine that the course
lie viii set forth in his inaugural, will
be propiiiatory; others maintain the
belief that he will confine himself to the
Chicago Platform, aud defy all conse-
quenccs. A few days will reveal what
is now hidden, and make plain What
now seems uncertain. Till then, we
wait.
80
A Foolish lie N allied.
The story that the people OF Louisiana
had pitched some two hundred and sixty
sick and destitute patients from the Gov
eminent Hospital has been largely cir
culated and easily swallowed by too
many northern people. Even Gen. DIX
grabbed at the bait and ssught to inves-
tlgatc the matter.
The New Orleans Deltu lets daylight
through the matter as follows
Nov, it is quite obvious that either
the telegraph has committed, in this
matter,a most stupid and unaccoun,a-
be blundcr, and grossly maiigped and
calumnlaiei the said General Dix, or
that high otiic,aI has been the victim OF
some egrcyIou and incxcusable hoax.
No Government Hospital. or any other
hospital IN this State, has been lntcrtered
with by the Gore'nment or State an-
thoritics. Ii G.'eral Dix believes any
such rnmo, Of statement, he exhibits a
credulity or righteousness, OF which
We hardly suspect h,m to he capable
There Is no community in this world
where hospitals are more rcligiCusly
respected, and where the sick and destl.
tute enlist more earnest sympathy than
that Of New Orleans. The man who
would credit n rumor, from what quarter
it might come, that our people or au-
thorllies We're capable OF the barbari,y
referred t., is either too silly Or too una
liclous TO hold any responsible office in
the Government OF the United States or
in any respectable Government
No such barbarity hs~ been thought OF,
and the last place in which it would be
thought Of il New Orleans. The only
government hospital IL the Marine Hos.
p'ts, aud that is now administered as
heretofore by the officers of the Federal
Government, without interference or
disturbance On the part OF the State.
This story doubtless originated in the
fact that the Barracks below the civ had
been occupied by the State troops. At.
tsched to these Barracks, is y military
hospital where few old soldiers have
had refuge in times past, but which Of
late years has been allowed to 90 to ruin.
1t there WAS any person in the Hospital
at the time Of the occupation Of the
Barracks, he was not only not disturbed.
but was doubtless relieved by the unus ual
presence OF humane and kindly gentle
men who made up the corps Of State
troops sent to occupy the Barracks.
Over this Hospital, however, General
DIX as Secretary Of the Treasury, would
have no control, and we conclude this
lugnbrious dispatch must refer IN Tho