Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-25

ns. lsese.nps LIE q Desgss Asess.
Tie Rashiogton eoeresPosdensa, the
eqtssposd Of The New York TIM.
M = pa galssly, = determined to kill
M Lis56ls some Wy. Aitss escaping
the internal machins which Was placed
uuder bic ssst in the ears near Cinein-
matt, tho Baltimore Blood Tubs, and the
pop-gun assassins at Washington, tbese
correspondents have .discovered anoth-
er scheme TO oonpsps the life Of the
President. Those who ARE banded to
take the life Of Mr.. Lincoln, this time,
are the Office seekers. The cOrrespon-
dent Of the N. Y. Times says that his
death il ''inevitabls. " unIess.these hordes
ere debasred from the executive mansion.
He says:
There u good deal Of anxiety in
Republican circles concerning the Presi-
dent's health, and the effect upon it Of
his manner Of doing business. He has
no system or method whatever, but al
lows his time aud strength to be exhaus
ted in listening to ofiice-scekers, and
doing other drudgery, which belongs ~
the Departments. Until Wednesday
morning he had not even taken . ride
for recreation. From six o'clock In the
morning until long after midnight, he
permits himself to be made the passive
victim of the thousands who would
readily sacrifice bis life and the safety
of the nation to their own selfish eager
ness for Office. This course of seton
can have but one result. 1t has killed
two good Presidents, and will inevitably
deprive the country Of another, it it 10
not changed. A false delicacy prevents
his friends from making proper repre-
sensations to Mr.. Lincoln on the subject
and the danger is that bis profound and
unselfish anxiety to see everybody and
give nobody any ground to complain of
injustice, will sap his strength and short.
en- his life. The Departments have clerc-
ical force sufficient to digest oil applica-
tons for Office, and he should require the
Secretaries to bring him the results Of
such sitting process, instead Of taking
tho " hole mass on his own shoulders.
And, except in GASES certified to be i'm
portant by the proper Department, or
where he has some special personal in
terest or feeling in the matter, he should
refuse to allow anybody to talk to him
about office. His time and strength and
intellectual energy are required by the
country for higher duties.
WARS THE DIFFERENCE p The
Republican papers have been INDUCING
in great deal of bitterness because the
Secessionists did not submit their work
to the people. While they are Tuning
over that horrid state of affairs let them
not forget that during the last session
of Congress it was proposed to submit
Mr.. Crittenden's plan Of compromise to
the people of the United States, to set
tie the difficulties which menace the
country, and that the Republicans did
everything in their power to defeat any
such expression Of public opinion, and
we're successful in their undertaking.
Let those without sin cast stones.
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The fire. eaters of the North are
grumbling great deal over the peace
policy which the Government il now
trying to carry OUT Cedar Rapids
Times.
Ii by Northern s'ire. eaters" the Times
means Republicans, then there is a good
deal of truth in the above extract. The
Democracy Of the North are not dis
posed to grumble in the least degree at
any true peace policy which Mr.. Lincoln
may adopt. They are fast gaining in
the belief that Mr.. Lincoln will forcgo
all attempts to bring back the South by
shedding blood. His Administration 80
far confirms this belief Mr.. Lincoln will
not attempt any such thing.
A WAsHINGToN correspondent says !:
"Robt. J. Walker has suddenly become
q millionaire BY the decision made yes
terday in the Supreme Court, involving
the title to quicksilver mine in Cali
fornia, estimated to be worth millions of
dollars. Mr.. Walker is proprietor Of
one-fifth Of this valuable mine, and was
offered not long ago 10000 for it.
provided the Court should give favora-
BILE decision. The decision has now been
given, and Mr.. Walker, who was, to use
his own words, . beggar in the morn
ing,' went home to dinner million
a;re."
How CHAMPAGNE Is MADE.-At =
lawsuit in New York last week, involv-
ing payment Of $50 worth Of Ameri-
can champagne, witness swore that the
wine WAS made of what was called s'tur-
nip juice" This was made to sparkle
by gas made from vitrol and marble
dust, and then labeled Champagne.
TIE Montgomery correspondent Of