Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-14
UNlON MEN IN THE SOUTH.

UNION MEN IN THE SOUTH.
The late trip Of the Federal gun
boats up the Tennessee river has pee"
fraught with the most pleasing ana s"''
isiac;ory results. Among these we Re.
coynize the death blow that has been
.,ruck a, the rebels attempts at defence,
by the capture and Fastening the az
s,ruction of their gun-boats and freight
boats generally. This leaves 'nc .'.''
en,irelv clear OF any means OF opposfion
IN those waters, and affords the federai
force. an undlspu,tod access to tie most
remote Southern States by water. lbs
Of itself is highly important, and wiii lie
hailed at the War department as an IN
portant achievement.
But this is but small portion OF the
GOOD derived from the exploring expo.
di,ion. 1t has conclusively proven what
the conservative party OF tie North
have been contendlng, that there is no
lack Of good and trne Cnion men IN TIE
South, who have long been praying ior
deliverance from the traitor At the hands
Of the Federal Government. That de-
liverance is at hand. let the trends o.
the Stars and Stripes thank God aha
take courage. The result OF this cxpe-
dition will strengthen the President 10
his conservative policy, and at the sane
time weaken and discourage the as
union.Abolition sentiment OF the Norm,
which has been, and still continues 10
be, so eager for an act OF emancipation.
We consider it a glorious victory ovei
Abolitionism. which would induce tie
Government to believe that there were
no Union men in the South 10 clam It's
consideration and care. 1t furnishes
further grounds fer hope that the FEEDER
al Union may yet be re established even
as it was before Southern traitors AMI
Northern Abolitlonists conspircd 10
crush it out forever.
Let this Union sentiment in the South
be nourished let It's numerous adhc.
rents be supplied with protection and
with means for protecting themselves,
ia order that the days Of the rcbeiioh
may lie shorter, aud its death more com
pete. Aud now let Abolition!sm hide
its head in this Government. Let it,
champions ia city ard country, who
have been urging the Government 10
forget itself and its sure foundations,
cease their noise, and withdraw their
groundless propositions, that slavery i
the prime obstacle between the Govern
ment aud peace, and that ali that was
required to insure speedy Restoration
was its adjustment. Let the Gazette,
who has been endcayorlng TO iustill tins
idea into the minds of It's readers, lean II
a lesson from this late expedition, and
absolye itself from its reasonable ways
Its opposition to the Constitution and
hatred 10 the acknowledged laws. How
fortunate it is that such trai,orous doc :
trines have not found willing car IL
the present Administration. They have
done their best to Danish all hope of res
toratlon, aud it is no fault Of theirs that
that lave not succeeded IN their accused
plans. Let the revelations furnished bN
this exploring expedition into the heart
OF the enemy's country, Undue I'll true
and loyal men with fresh hope and cour
age-hope that the good old Union may
be restored; courage to grasp that i'm
portant end by opposing at home and
In the field the movements of the enemy.
There are strong grounds for hoping
hat the old Ship of State will vet be
brought safely through the storm into
the waters Of peace, without spar lost
or a mast dismantled.