Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-14
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At YORKTOWN.
The popular eye rests upon . new 10
o.li,y, and popular anxiety has taken .
-" direction. For many weeksthe coun
-, b., been watching with the most in'
tense anxiety the movements OF the
Western troops. The fate OF the e, 1eoe'
fart. and for,,iicatious along the M,'''s-
.;no;. Tennessee and Cumberland rivers
hs. been the subject ofdeepcst concern.
IT,. n, we have been successful and
IN, homes have been realized partially
e NOT to the full extent. Our Western
trooos have achieved wonders. They
are now partly resting on their arms
and preparing for fresh assaults upon
the enemy.
But in the East, and on the soil made
dear to the memory of Americans as
the spot on which was fought the
decisive battle Of the Revo!u-
ton, the grand army of the Poto-
mac is drawn up in battle array
against the enemies of our Union aud
Constitution. To-day Gen. Mcclellan IS
before the rebel forces at Yorktown,
striving even in the footprints OF Wash
ington to sustain this Government and
repel its enemies at the point Of the
sword. To-day Gen. Mcclellan is fight
ing anew the battles Of the Father OF
his CONTEMPLATING battle which
even like that famous engagement
where Corn yalls was forced to surren-
der, may prove the decisive battle Of this
war. God grant that such may be the
case. The rebels have chosen their
own ground and have strongly fortified
themselves. They have the flower OF
their army marsh allied there, and the
battle will be among the most stubborn
ly contested and perhaps the bloodiest
Of the campaign. The best Generals Of
the Southern Confedcracy are in com
mand, aud what they do not know Of
the science of war is Of little value. On
the Federal side we have noble army.
The men composing it are men of lion
hearts and nnyielding courge; they have
been most thoroughly drilled, and are
not entirely lacking in experience. At
their head they have the first General
Of the Federal army. lie now has an
opportunity to prove his generalship,
aud it is confidently felt that he will do
it.
The eyes Of the entire country are now
turned to Yorktown. May the spirit OF
the Revolutionary heroes, whose hearts
blood sanct.fed that soil, watch over
our troops and may our gallant sold
iers bear in mind that the eyes OF the
honored dead of that battle field arc
looking down upon them. May The
thought steel their hearts and nerve
their arms tor victory. May the spirit
OF Washington hover over this battle
and evoke the success of our arms.
Elk Gov. MoREmEAD was lately re-
leased from his Imprisonment at Fort
Warren. The way it was done is re-
corded by correspondent Of the SYRIA
cuse IN. W Union. 1t seems cx-Sena.
tor Cnttenden demanded it, and Lin.
coin promised it three Or four times, and
directed Seward to release him, but the
willy Secretary neglected to do so. The
correspondent then says: At last Crit.
tcnden called on Seward himself. Six
weeks had elapsed since his first inter
ference. lie demanded to know ahy
his old friend WAS not discharged. Sew
ara faltercd and cquivocated Critten
den los, his temper; the cid lion wa
aroused, and, in The rl.ncst possihl'
AngIo-S.xon, he vented his opinion q
tnc '.ivs: !iccr ulder the Governrn.
{. always knew, he roarei, that ,o'
we,c lar and dirty dog, snd So,
have proved it now more clearly thar
ever NJ. Seward, in the most Christ
ian manner, meekly declined a retort
but banded Mr.. Crttenden the order 70
the release OF Mr.. Morehead, and so tn,
cx-Gov. got his Liberty"
How TO PREVENT SORE SHOULDER
on WORKING UoRsEs.-The Dos OF
Journal says: The plan We hay,
tried, and never found It to fail, is to &c
a piece Of leather and cut it into sucl
shape as 10 lie snugly between IT,,
shoulders Of the horse and the col ar
This tends off all the friction, as th
collar slips and moves en- the leather
and not on the shoulders of the horse
Chatting is caused by friction, hence tn
remedy is quite plausible one, and j
much better than tying slips Of leathe
or pads Of sheepskin under the collar
The st. Louis Democrat says that tb