Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-12

The Csssts.
The dark cloud Of disunion still how
ers over our land, darksniog ito surfac,
and shutting out ito glorious future pros
pects. The matter of disunion 10 becom
ing more and moro realized - it il
brought nearer home to the mind
Heretofore it hes been thought that TIL
storm WAS . 6,tul one-that it woule
blow over entirely 10 few week. or
few month";, bat We greatly fssr al vhe
90 thought we're sadly mistaken. Every
dispstch from the south tends to smoth
sr the hope Of preserving this gloiou'
confederacy seems to shut out foreve'
all prospects Of making this the ncblest
the richest and the most powerful Of 81
nations Of the earth. That hope 70 sc
knitted into our existence, 90 interviewer
into the heart, the mind end the soul Of
every true lover Of his country, that
rather than see il thus dashed to the
ground, death would be far preferable.
Heretofore We have been Of those who
hoped, who believed, that some measures
Of compromise would be adopted-some
concession would be made by winch the
country could be preserved intact, and
the glorious stsIs and stripes continued as
the banner Of the entire country-from
the Atlantic to the Paci6c-from the
Northern States to the Mexican Gull;
but We are driven to confess that hope il
diving out within us,--thst our belief in
the perpetuity Of the Union 10 very
weak. 1t is useless TO attempt to dis.
guise the true state Of affairs; worse than
useless to preach what our better judg'
ment tells us is untrue. The country
is tottering on the verge OF ruin, and iii
pe'petui,y, as whole, seems to have be-
come thing impossible. Already dc
VIC see six Southern States formed into .
confederacy separate Ind apart from tho
Union-already do VIC see q provisions
government established therein-a Pres
ident and Vice President elected, pow
eriul army ready to 4 nd their assum
ed rights, and from this, and from The
fact that other States arc about to joir
in the same act. what inference are We
TO draw! That the Union is 10 be dis
solved at all hazards-pcaccably If may
be focibIy If not otherwise.
There is no other chance except j,
arise from the action Of the Peace Con
gross, and even then We don't know thai
there Ia any reason to expect a curative
proposition from that quarter. At al
events that is the last = the only hope
If indeed it amounts to !. hope.
KctaiiatOry.
The act Of tn Georglans in taking tht
five merchant vessels in the harhor a
Savannah, is one that will caGsc tronlle
1t would be well 10 look into the eaus,
which reduced this step. 1t was only ;
few days ago, as will be remembered
that large quantity Of arms and am
munl,ion en- route for and belonging t,
the State Of Georgia, was intercepted
in New York CITY, and its removal t,
the proper owner IN Georgia, intcrdict
ed. THIS act, as may well be surmised
had the effect t. arouse the ire Of the
already cnraged Georgians, and the,
probably considered that "what il sauce
for goose is sauce for the gander,' ard
accordingly, when they saw five fire
vessels belonging to citizens Of New
Y,rk, YIN, in their hArbor, they came
to the conclusion that thev would show
the Workers trick worth dozen o
the,,s, and so they did.
Thus the quarrel has commenced
where it VII end is another question.
Mr.. LINCoLN's Why IT WAS
CHAKGED.-lt appears from correspon
dence between Mayor Berrstt, of Wash
ngton, snd the President Of the Balti
more Il Ohio Railroad Company, thai
Mr.. Lincoln originally intended to trave
to Washington by that route, bat ha.
changed his determination sowing to :
tear on the part of some OF his friend.
that his progress through Maryland and
Virginia, over the Baltimore Il Ohio K
r., might be ,ntertered with BY citizen.
Of those States" The Presldcnt OF the
Go. says there never was the slightes
danger of such interference, and tba
the statements which induced chang,
Of purpose on the part OF Mr.. Iincol,
were simply the inventions of riva
roads.
MARVELLOUS LUNAR PHENoMENox-A
GOLDEN Cross VISIBLE IN THE Sky
The following description Of a wonder
ful phenomenon witnessed at Oman,
CITY, Nebraska, is from late letter from
that place
The other evening. just after tea, OF
gong to the front door, Witnessed tL,
most remarkable AS we'll as .ho mos