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

either - unconditional Union men OF
- Un1on Zen Who ho1 become indiffcr-
Eoat, 'sppetDed 70 thgBelI and Evereet
men. The Democrats, % pretsnd1d
Union me, didshe same, but not . w.
tige 81 either Hpublican;sm or Densoo.
rdcy was visible on the tickets OF in the
election articles Of the newspapers. o.
the contrary, the tickets were mixed up
peN NELL just a. were the opinions and
political views OF those Who held them.
The good mouIned and lost their
nerve the evil began to think them
selves good, because they felt their
strength growing. Having once lower
ed Themselves from tho high position
which alone gives consciousness Of
strength and invincibility, the platform
OF principles, to the platform Of tactics
and expedicncy, the old majority OF this
city for the first time vacllated. Al
ready during the last days preceding the
election, it had fallen. Our enemies, I'm.
doubleday always our superiors in the
art of managing, always the better tacti-
clans and electioneerers, got the better
OF us, and VIC were defeated. They could
not have overcome Us in war Of prin-
ciples, but they did overcome us in
war of tactics and strategy.
Even the Germans here and there
gave way to feeling Of indifference, a.
though they did not yield the ground,
for 50 soon as an election Is not base0
upon clear, unmistakabe principles, on
tie plain principles Of humanity and
noJ!eness Of purpose, they cannot be de-
pended on. This is their privilege, for
which they may be envied, but it is also
their weakness in . country, which du-
ring quarter Of century has been gov
erned more corruptly and with less re-
gard to principle than any other nation
10 the world.
Thus We have broken our own arms
and legs, and have easily become prey
to our enemy. A single spark Of lite,
emanating from the Central Government
and showing the Executive to be one Of
his aud our principle, would have made
as invincbIe. lite retreat from all posi-
tons heretofore taken dictated similar
pc icy with us, and as it prepared for its
elf difficulties in all parts Of the Union,
go it has become our ruin in St. Louis.
Behold the work OF decennial in
ashes. Parties come and 60, but the
genius of humanity is immortal, and be.
low his wings we take refuge, and at his
breast we imbibe new strength in this
time Of sore trouble"
From the same.
So far as the new city administration
10 concerned, we do not propose to OPP
pose it systematically. We shall leave
it time for fair trial. Its members, be-
fore the election, asserted that they
would be true to the Union, and adopt
frugallty and economy as their leading
principle. We shall see how far they
will come up to their promise. If they
do not hold their promise, public opinion
will have condemned this administration
before we have dipped our pen in ink to
fight it. Unless it should prove itself
proscriptive to any part of the popula-
ton, unless it should show itself waste.
full or INSCRIPTIONS, we shall let it quiet.
ly pursue its path. But should it show
itself, as it is apprehcnded on many
sides that it may, we shall oppose it just
as we have opposed many an act of the
former administration which seemed to
ns understandable