Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-30
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Secretary Cameron, in his letter Oh ~"
attractions TO Gen. 7. w. Sherman 10
command Of the expedition to The
Southern coast, says:
lyon vii, avail Yourself Of the ser'i'
ces of any persons, whether OF 10. '.s
&c. from ,abor, Who may offer the''
...,,.. 10 The National Government, aoo
omnIov them in such .ervices as 'hcs
NAV be suited for, either ~ ordinary
emnlovee.. or, il SPECIAL circumstances
.eem to require it, IN any other capacity
with .uch organization IN rqnad-' COZ"
names or otherwise, as you may dee'"
he,eec;.l to the service. This, however,
il no, to be q general arm'ug OF the"
for military service. Loyal masters arc
10 he assured that Congress- will provide
ju.t compensation ter the loss OF services
OF per.o0s SO employed.
by the above the country 10 sga'"
as.ured. that it is far from being the To-
ten,ion or purpose OF the Adm'n'stra-
ton TO interfere in any manner with 'ne
ins,i ution Of Slavery in the South. Inc
sI.ves Of known Rebels will, OF COURSE
share the tate OF other property be'o"e
ing to them, but the property OF men
who still remain friendly TO the govern
Their tho same &c ia stheesASdss sci. Ct slave lave
is to be respected and protected. The
slaves OF Union men may be used by the
Government, but the owners will be
COMPENSATED for such service and the
property will be delivered up when the
term Of servlce for which they are need
ed shall have expired. The rant'ng
Aboi,ionists of the North may howl and
groan over this policy, but the Admin
istratlon is right, and there is a strong
majority Of people in the Northwest
which will sustain it against all oppo-
sllion.
President Lincoln has too much sa-
gacity to make use OF any means to
override and crush out the Union
sentiment of the South. That is too
precious in the eyes of all men who
hope for a reconstruction of the Union
under the same good old Constitution
and flag, to be tempered with in the least
degree; but, on the other hand, it is
absolute duty of the President to do all
he can, 10 exert every means under his
control, to assure those loyal men Of the
South, who have ever hated the seces-
sion movement, that they shall be pro-
tected and respected in all their rights
30 lar rs possible.
TIE FowcE.-The New York Herald
estimates the present military force OF
the Northern States now in and ready
for the field, as follows: Infantry 1884,
700, cavalry $500, artillery 5,30O-to-
tai 425 500 men. In addition to thi,
As government troops in the field and
$4,000 State troops, and counting five
thousand volunteers for California, five
thousand for Maryland, one thousand
six hundred in Delaware and two thou
sand in the District of Columbia, makes
in all an aggregate Of aoe hundred and
t,ceiUe thousand men. 1t is one of the
most magnificent forces ever raised 10
any codntry. Upwards OF half million
of men, well drilled, and suitably equip
ped and provided tor, ough, to be able
to qneI secession in short time. But
they arc not all so disposed Of and ar
ranged as to be of service.
The force of the Rebels cannot be far
from three hundred Thousand. Both
armies together approaches very nearly
the grand military forces OF ancient
days. Who says the Americans are
not warike people when they try!
Army CLoTHlNG.--Ihe alowance OF
clothing to our soldiers is mach greater
than 10 soldiers in European armies
Our troops get one uniform coat and
two sack coats year, and pair of,rou-
sers every five months. In the French
army the allowance for three years is on
ly one tune and three pairs of trousers,
while a shell: jacket is given every two