Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-13

| VIZ sss ret pas1iculasly sorry that
John G. BrecksoIstgs vss got permit
sed to speak 10 Daltimors--uot that Ne
favsr yiDIatiep of liberty Of speech
that We 'esve 20 our ReputIiean oPPo-
nents; bat that Ne believe that Brock
'nridge is bent on political mischief, sod
tost - . public man be deserves the
contempt Of Oh good ettiseas. Whsa
be truly said Of Charles sumner - the
Senate few days ago may, With gres,
fidelity. be applied TO himself He hs
done, 10 his feeble way, - much - any
nther man 10 the nation to plunge ~
| country into the present troubles. No
one doubts now that he was more than
tool-tbat he was coospirstos 10 the
| events which elected M. Lincoln and
lnsugarated civil var. No one doubts
that bis professions of patriotism are
ike those which Jed. Davis used TO make,
or which Charles sumner may nov
mske.-hollow and lying-io,eoded 10
conceal . purpose be dare not .peak.
Ali the annals of tseachesy display No
conduct a. mean as bis. When be aid
I'd to disrupt the Democratic party b.
sss Wee President OF the Republic, elect
ed by their votes He used the power
hey had given him for the purpose oi
destroying the Government he was &C.
locted to uphold. The result OF the
election IN his own State leaves no doub,
that his doom as public man is already
decided. His course 10 RIM. He must
henceforth be inactive forever, With thu
brand of treason fastened to his name
and fame. He must, living or dead, ss
iong - history lssts, be remembered -.
ne who wautonIy conspired against the
best Government in the world, sOd who,
yosded on by rest ess ambition, lit tn
flame OF insurrect'on in the midst OF y
tee snd happy people, in the hope thai
might brighten his path to place and
glory. Whatever his hopes. the dark
ness of a nations trown overwheln's him,
and It is beautifully just that he shall
crawl to his perpetual infamy surround
I'd by the misses and execrsti"ns Of tn.
people he has betrayed. That Baltimore
MI simoIy struck the keynote OF the
strain which shall rcverberate with h's
political crimes and t,eachery through
out Ill time Chicago Times.
PR'soN ERs.-There are about seven
teen missouri rebels now held as prs
oners in the Court bouse IN this city.
Au ong them is one Musgrove, who has
been leader among the rebels, and ha.
greatly bothered the Union people in
mis- region. One Of the latter came in
here yesterday on purpose to see Mus
grove. We did not hear his name, but
ne travelled pu and down the street out
side the Court House, gesticulating in the
most energetic manDer. Seeing Mus.
grove in window Of the third story he
shock his fist at him and circulated,
with many oathe, "Ah! Ha now we've
got you. Now you're in the right
place! I've come purpose to see you,
d-nyon! Wouldn't like to she o,
YOU" &c, &c.-Gate City.
FANATICIsN.-t Sas once remarked
by the celebrated John Randolph, Of
ltoanIake, that "Fauaticism, whether
political or religious, has 70 stopping
place short of heaven or hell" The par
~ now in power seem emulous Of vlud,-
eating the rectitude of his proposition.
1t has rushed madIy and wickedIy into
war policy, which cannot eventuate in
good, either to Individuals or to the ma
ton, hut will inevitably send hundreds
and perhaps thousands of men to their
graves, and wreck the nation in all its
material interests. 7. Times.
The sum OF 1922 has been donated
by several churches III Richmond tor the
use If the wounded. The Confederate
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for