Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-31

AN EARLY SrAkT.-We observe that
the anti Admioisssationisss are circulating .
paper for individual autographs. the object oi
which Is to memorialiss Congress. st its nsx,
ssssion. OF The President. or some other mao,
70 issue . special proclamation declaring the
freedom Of negroes generally. throughout .h.
Union. regardless Of consequences. 1t is un.
conditional proposing 70 ignore
oil State rights. and Individual righ.s, the
Constitution Of the United States and every
principal Of Constitutionsl right. The slaves
Of The loysiist are 70 bs freed With those Of the
rebel in srms-shs property Of those who lov.
the old dag Of the Nation 10 to be placed in the
sams category With that Of those Who are
trsmpling Il under foot, thus assuming to
know better vhst 10 for the interest Of the
eountry than does the Mountaineering
assuming TO sst at defiance the earnest plead
iogs Of those Of The border States. who AK that
they may have protection under the Consti,u.
ton Tor oil their sights and privileges, What
madnessl
In connection With this We can but alluds
to scene which took place 10 the lobby Of The
Post O6aes yesterday. The hsarsr Of the II ..
mortal accosted one Of our most worthy c:ti.
Gems and ssid:
"Mr. B, have 40 Abolition petition TO
Congress. to free the slaves in the South will
you sign itt"
The gentleman inquired-"what are you 60
ing to do with the slaves when their freedom
10 declared"
"Going to leave them to Providence to take
care Of" wac the feeling response.
Il don't want an Abolition war on top Of
the present one, no. l would not sign it for .
hundred dollars"
There was an exit made by the party Of the
fret part.
The gentleman vas right. The country has
trouble enough for the present. without max.
,pg an effort to briag oo any more. The idea
of turning tho entire slave population loose
upon the country. and then expecting Prov.
dsncs to provide for their necsssities, 10 10,
altogether new, nor 10 it the props, way to 90
basineas. 10 oil basiasss trsnsAetions vs have
observed that the mcss practical. most succe.s-
ful and even the most religious men. trust very
little to Providence In their business trapsac
,ions, but pr. fer rather to ettesa 70 it them
selses. aod await the blessing OF Providence
after wards; aod. In this connection. We would
suggest 10 oil Abolitionis,s that the most hones,
and gentlemanly way would be for them to
provide fret the mesps 70 pay 10y al men for
their property. which they propose to have
taken away from them, and then some mean.
Of support Tor the slAvss go liberated. Such
. proceeding would undoubtedly meet the
approval Of Providence. and might possitly
enure 10 the benefit Of the negro, though there
may be some doubt. though not enough proba
bly, TO furnish an objection to the enterprise.
We believe that tho Abolitionsts Of this
country are losing ell conf iidence in the Adn 10.
istrstion. They are disposed to take the
management Of affairs out Of its hands and
crssts civil war and anarchy all over the
country. 10 their msd iniatrstion they prefer
tie freedom Of the negro to the reacs Of the
cou1try-preisr 1t rather thau the perpesuity
Of the Union. I'll" said sn Abolitionist in our
hearing but yesterday, III ws cannot preserve
the Union free Of slaves. in Gods name let o.
divide It," Such il the Abolition sentiment
The negro comes 6ret-the Union occupies
secopd place in their minds. Such is the
quality Of their patriotism. They ere no better
than the worst secessionist in the South.