Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-03

E.o.nsnAx- N0RnIE0. July >. ISL.
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To.morsow-ths Fourth day OF July
A-ths anpiyerssry Of the day upon
vhskke laidd k5sof -khb government,
II Iadopandepse Hall, pledged their
lives, their. lo1unes and their sacred
hp,os . sts. ~ building Of = glorious
.fl6r1S n csnsNstiossl freedom, sssem-
49, ! sspsslal sssaion Of Congress.
The august aaesmbly just alluded y mot
sAeslsy ~ lssndasioa stones Of . great
.ssisp;a grand 'Rspsblic: the one about TO
sessmble, comes together to devise ways
iasd msssa for the preservation and pro-
tsction d. that Republic. Trsitorous
hands hsvs sssailed it. With deep and
bitter malice in their hearts, they have
sworn that this goodly heritage, handed
down to 10 from our fathers, shall be
'teut IN twsin--shaIl be divided and
scattered 70 the four winds, and to that
.aend have dared draw the sword and lay
the axe Of rebellion at the foot Of the
tree. .~..g-sa,s+s - tas
The question which will enlist the at
=. IGNITION Of Congress during its coming
: session will be the best manner by
which the impending doom can be
averted. Whether it will so direct its
efforts ~ to bring about that end, re-
mains to be seen. 1t is an enigma
which one Congress will not solve All
necessary preparations for the vigorous
prosecution Of war may, and undoubt-
edly will, be made; the acts OF the
President wherein he has superseded
his constitutional powers will be en-
dorsed and legafized the revenue laws
will be amended, and other acts which
the exigency OF the times may seem to
demand, will be passed upon. Yet, all
this will not heal the breach which has
been opened between the North and the
South-wi, not calm the troubled wa
tiers. nor restore TO their former position
our peaceful relations. II that day ever
returns TO our country, 1t VIII be long
after the present session OF Congress.
Such breach as that which yawns be-
tween the North and the South is not
to be healed in d moment, nor by any
one session Of Congress. 1t was the
yi!ainons work OF a party extending
through long years that opened the
wounds. SO, if il is ever healed at all,
which is scarcely probable, it will re-
quire long years to do it. Lost conf
deuce bet veen two individuals Is net
easily restored-much less so between
two sections Of a country embttered
against each other by the hatreds and
ieaiousies of long years.
The counses OF peace will scarcely
find an ear in the coming session.
Mo .s..L- IS III -" ..~--h~-- Co
war. Peace will be heard by and bye,
when the nation has been impoverished
bv war, and thousands of its best sons
have been laid in the soldiers grave-but
not yet. Those who cry for peace now
are secuted at as having within their
hearts traltorous sympatbles. None but
those who are willing to lay bare their
arms and saturalc them with tie lot
hearts blood OF their brethren ale pa
trols, according to the reasoning Of the
masses to-day.
Congress meets tomorrow, and it,
session will probably be a short one.
For what IL will do--wait. For what
will follow after it = wait, also. The
action aud the result will come soon
enough. Let us only hope and pray
that what is done Will result in good to
our country.