Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-27

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e DA1Gsosr. April y. -
AJsl Eprpess:-Oor once 6 ii
Gus unid il ~ il . horrible eri1fs
Fratricsdal war 10 inaugurated. The
Scored bosd that he's held our coufsdc
racy together in war and in peace u
oos family since July Alb, l77e, il nov
iooscned and in eminent danger Of Be
ing irrepara6ly broken. Serious aod
alarming danger to our Government anc
Etorhe honor, liberty, life and property
Of the whole people Of the United
States i nov obvious. Indeed the dan
ger i 90 unmistakably apparent that
the common veal Of tbs nation calls
loudly for the energetic action OF every
patriotic citizen. The military feeling
Of the people seems to be laudsbly
aroused and should be judiciously en-
coursgsd. We have now reason to
hone that there will be ample, nay over
wheIpiug force in men, money and war
requirements to defend, protect and
recover the right and property Of the
Government and sustain the honor Of
the United States.
All the men. money aud means Of the
nation should be and must be al the
command of tho Government, for the
prot ection and defence Of the life, liber-
ty and honor Of The people Of the United
States.
The people Of the United States have
an organized Government. For their
protection ~ individuals, Is will IS
member of the national family conse-
quently all are bound to confederate
with this Government ~ long Is they
choose to remain and claim rights or
franchise in the nation. When the ad-
becomes SO corrupt that
the people cannot sustain it, there is
power in the ballot box to correct
the evil within reasonable time. Those
who cannot or will not wait for the legal
process to correct the wrongs, or, ifyou
please, outrGges, in the Administration
Of Govern n ent, has no remedy but reuo
luton.
1t wonld seem that Urge number Of
the people Of the United States have re.
sorted to the shocking alternative of rev.
oIution, and are now in the field as ene-
mice TO the Government and supporters
Of the Government of the United States.
The causes that produced the political
discord is not just now debatable
question among the great mass of the
people.
War is inaugurated. The United
States calls on her people 10
guard, protect and defend her
honor and her interests as we'll 40 the
lives, liberty and honor of her people.
There may be some leading men in
the nation who are so Lealthlessly in
human as to losk on this fratircidal W ar
with complaisancy, but it may be hoped
there are not many. Whilst the militia
ry operations are going on, would it not
be proper and prascwortEy to make
energetic exertions, all over the coun-
try, to muster on army OF the best and
most influential statesmen to organize
and concentrate the strongest possible
diplomatic batteries to beat on the pol
itcisns OF the administration an on the
politicians of revolutionists?
The United States has claims OH ma
ny experienced Statesmen aad diploma
fists who are not now in Office, but have
held high Offices. 1t would sesm reas-
enable to believe that if all those now
living, who have occupied the Presiden-
tial and Vice Presidential chairs, all
who have been their Constitutional ad-
visors, and all who have been candidates
for those high Offices as we'll as all who
have held high positions in the United
States diplomatic corps-could be bro't
and be induced to spend q few
days in deliberate examination and ma
ture reflection on this stupcndious ma
tional business, they might, and would
be most likely to mature and produce q
reconciliation that would tend to put q
stop to fratricidal butchery, reconstruct
the Union and secure to the nation per-
msnent peace and prosperity. N.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.]
The Destruction Of the Harper's Ferry
ASeenal..Dctails Of Lieut.. JOaess Ex.
plot.
CHARBRRsBuRG, April 10.
Our usually stately old town has been
in fever of excitement for several