Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-09

on all eides. The strong PresunP'Ao"
il that in the course of few days an
extra session Of Congress will be called
together to take some action on the rev.
enue and other important matters. Well'
10 be it. Matters are becoming strange
" mixed up. The Augmentation O
Mr.. Lincoln is becoming intensely inter-
esting.
The Reason why.
When anything important trsnsPlrcs'
it is very natural to enquire ~ to the
causes which brough: about that. The
turn of the election in ST. Louis has Ia
ken everybody by surprise. Not even
the most sanguine Democrats or the
most incrcdulous Republicans imagined
that any such result could possibly be
brought about as the day brought forth.
DR.. Olshausen, formerly rabid Repub-
lican editor Of this city, but now Of the
Wesliche Post, the most influential Re-
publican paper Of St. Louis, furnishes
the following reasons
!. The national politics Of the Admin
istration went directly to the heart OF
the Republican party in the West, more
particularly Of the German element,
and made them Indifferent.
2. Fort Sumter has been virtually sur
readered in st. Louis, and this result is
the first fruit of the old-woman policy
pursued in Washington.
8. The compromise rage which caused
two BeIl-and Everett men to be put on
the ticket, and ut last also q Douglas
man in opposition to very deserving
Republican, SO embittered many Repub-
llcans that they did not stir All inch.
4. The Bell-and Everett and Douglas
men have not Of course voted for the
ticket. although our party was foolish
enough to put some Of their men on it.
s. The new tariff question has taken
many of our merchants so much sback
that they have begun to look with dis
trust upon the Republican party, and in
their uncertainty have preferred to vote
for the secession ticket.
l. The Republican party is disap-
pointed in tho Administration OF Abe
Lincoln. The Germans are heartily sick
of hm-iherefore many of them voted
the Democratic ticket.
2. The old-woman policy Of Abe Lin
coin disheartens the Republicans.
3. There is disposition to abandon
the Republican platform.
4. The Morrill, Tariff is considered a
more fatal blow to our government than
even secession itself.
Frsm the Anseigsr Of April 3D.
The Election Lost.
We have been beaten in yesterdays
election, and it now only remains for US
TO tell why such . result was brought
about.
Six weeks ago a ticket which was
composed Of exactly the same elements
and make to rest on the same founds.
ton, was elected BY q majority Of five
thousand, and now We see it beaten by
a majority Of one thousand. How such
change of public sentiment was posi-
bic, is q question which alone deserves
our attention.
Between the election of the 18th Of
February and the April election, there
occurred the inauguration Of the Repub-
lican Administration. The Democratic
party had led the country to the verge Of
ruin, and it was hoped land we know
that our political opponents hoped) that
the Republican Administration would
save the country and its government.
But how were those hopes justified !?
10 spirit OF inactivity, which many
things may tend to excuse, but which
cannot be wholly explained or justified
by anything-a spirit, dream-like and
expectant in its character, but irresolute
for all the purposes of government
this new Administration suffers the
country to be helplessly suspended over
the fatal abyss, waiting the while for
some miracle to conduct it into its old
path, and restore its equilibrium.
There 10 scarcely another example in
history Of such Generalization of friend
and foe by such a policy. Thousands
Of our friends declare this Adminis,r a-
ton to be not only not Republican, but
no administration at all, and hundreds
who we're filled with indignation might
have been heard eaying that they would
retire from active politics altogether.
Our opponents Knocked us and said, "if
you cannot save the Union, Why let ~
TRY 1t; We too want the Union, although
we want it differently construed from
you!"
One party did not care much about
the preservation of the Union unless
they could suit their owe notion. abont
it, while the other party who wanted to
preserve it, Is it was worth preserving
according to the views Of it's founders
had not the po,cer to preserve it.
Thus suddenly in the almost iuored;.
bly, short SPICE Of four weeks. all nariv
itnes-and with them party enthusiasm
'tself-have been annihilated, and thus
the central government, By it's incompre-
hensible inactivity, has extinguished the
newly rising flames Of enthusiasm for
the Union. II il true. the tee4 cf Irn;o-.