Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-21

MAJOR Van Hosen is now Provost
Marshal General OF Corinth succeeding Major
Key. of Gen. Hallsck's staff. who was detailed
by Geo. Halleck to 60 East to examine into
somo great frsnd at Cincinnati. Maj or Bel
knap, of the 10Th Iowa, succeeds Major Van
Ilosen as Provost Marshai.
LorrERY.-At Charley Bells we no
ticsd a splendid six shooting revolving rifle
which originally cot about SIS. ard a fire sill
yer hunting case lever watch, both Of which
are to be put up at lottery % soon as the
onGnces- me elk, y-fve-are al taken. The
tickets have been placed at one dousr each.
Secure the lucky number. gentlemen.
The time has arrived when the pa
triotism OF OR citizens is TO be tried; the
question 10 TO be eottled whether We shall fur
Lish our quota Of under the late coll Of
the President, or whether we shsll stand back
and wait until Uncle Sans officers call round,
tap us on the shoulder and command us to take
our ylsce 10 the ranks. Gen. Baker has been
fling. draining, cosxing and eppesliDg to our
citizens to vo!u otesr aud fill up the 18th reei>
ment for the past six weeks, and be has OBJ
tanned about 300 men. This will not do. We
have plenty Of material In Iowa 10 make up On
army of 10000 in one moth, and they must
fall in 1t only requires few men vf the
right stripe to lead eff and We can fill the
ranks without drafting, and We respectfully
a. a. T ,,vGh ota he
thing. Paying fees to Attorneys is "played
out'--lhe money iu the country is oil wanted
for taxes, and gentlemen Of the legal protes
zion may just as we'll turn their attention to
war voluntarily to wait until they are
forced into the ranks. just think Of 1t, reader,
we have over sixty Lawyers In this county,
seven eghths Of whom subject to military
duty and We can spare three>fourths Of them.
(all OF them az to that matter.) and keep the
wheels Of justice moving. Then, again. We
have more than sixty leading political deaa-
gogues that could leave the cornty, for the
eounrys good Thus we make up oae compa.
ny OF 100 that could we'll be spared-and oh
eolly. wouldn't they fight!
We started out, in writing this article. hop.
ing to accomplish something by appealing to
the patriotism of the people. but concluded to
drop the pen ani consult . few lawyers aud
politicians about the propriety Of leading of
in the recruiting service. We walked down
town ard talked with Elk or eight Of them,
and got snubbed at every interview, lost our
cigar case and it's contents. and paid out $45
for lager beer to wash their varioas romances
down their own ,hroats. One had chsncery
case on hand that would not be decided for .
year. involving the bread end butter Of nine
small children and one at the breast; another
was near sighted and couldn't see to shoot !;
another was badly strained in ths-in The
back another was going East to get married,
and if they should commence drafting. be
should spend few mon,hs in Canads; but the
"gay aud festive cuss" among them 10 the chsp
who said he was Notary Public. and vss Ok.
emp. from military duty BY virtue Of the com.
mon law. and Kirk " ood had told him 20. We
appro 4ched only one politician. and suggested
to him that there was an opening for him to
make bic mark, and come back from the war
covered oil over with glory. and Of course gss.
o fat Office: "Me. what, me enlist! No, sir.se.
Old Aba is going to appoint me Collector Of
Federal taxes" We became aa,iefed and fled
to the right. and then to the left, and then put
m the "doubIe.quick" for home.
Perhaps these fellows think there 10 no here.
after; but We assure them that the DrnocaA,
will be Issued daily, (at the low price Of IL 2
cents per week. J and that it they refuse to re-
spond to the call of their country. ws vii
warm them up through our local columns unti
they mix 10 with the hard 6sted and pu
down this rebellion. Mud that. will you
Look ont for nawes and ssnsation locala -.
TnE HONE InsuTaucez Company, o
Nsv York. has ? cash capital pf one @illiol
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