Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-20

disitios scas detached to form. Ne know
not Why, an iodepesdeut command nm.
der Gen. Fsemont h the moo ptaius Of
Virginia. We shall Gee the Potomn.
army sucrss"reiy undergo other not Iess
inerpliea5le dim;nui;ons. But We An.
tieipste. A fortnight WAS required to
move tho army to Fortress Monroe.
This point Was chosen because the an.
partition Of the Merri,nac, and her trc.
mendous exhibition of strength. had
made it impossible TO regard the FEDERAL
navy - absolutely mistress Of the va.
tiers Of Virginia.
Tn1 MOVEMENT ON THE PExIHsULA
COMMENCED.
In this way . sure and rapid move.
ment was converted into . long and
dangerous campaign, and this by the
loss on one point and for short time a
the control OF the seas. ;
On the 4th Of April elk divisions. the
cavalry reserves, aud prodiglous num-
Der OF wagons we're already landed.
The general in-chief put them al in
movement keyc. with three divisions.
took . road to Yorktown. We FIRST
traversed the ruins Of Hampton, burned
down some time before by . Ros,op-
cbip-like proceeding OF the confederate
General Magrnder.
GEN. WOODS IGNORANCE Ar ro,r,.s
MoNRoE-wooL's COMMAND MADE
INDEPENDENT OF MCCLELLAN.
We we're here twenty .four miles from
Yorktown, and we could not learn
what works the enemy had thrown no.
nor what was the force within them.
This was the more amazing that Fortress
Monroe bad always been held BY q
strong garrison, which ought TO have
been able to obtain some inform alton or
to make rome reconnaissance in this di.
rection. But by a strange alteration.
this fortress now become the base Of
Of operations Of the Army Of the Poto.
mac, had been specially seguestered from,
tie command Of Gen. N Clellan, to-.
gether Nth its garrison, although the
General in oh srge Of it was hi, inferior
in rank. Hence arose military suscep-
tibili,ies which were by no means ia
yorable to the exchange of confidential
communications.
The report we have from the New
York Tribune. in regard to alleged me-
gotia,icns between New York politicians
and the rebels at Richmond, Is probably
a fiction. Time enough has not elapsed
to make such story plausible. A
month or SO later, it m. ght have been
credited. As it is, and "cons dering
the source" we do not hesitate to pro
nounce it cdnard.- Chicago Journal
Don't let tho republican press take
any particular pains to deny tho truth
of the Tridune's story. Let the abo-
litionists and their organs 60 on with
their story telling; no party has greater
need Of little help in the way Of po-
litical capital, and il it can make It in
that way the Democracy ought TO be
content.
How HUNTER's HARPEK's FERRY CON-
MISSION REPORT Is VIEWED AT WASH
ISoToN.-The National Lntclligencer
has an extended review Of the report
made by the Harper's Ferry Commission
and presents under the eyes Of the
w asbington blupderers the same fatal
features that we have called attention to.
1t concludes as follows:
We purposely abstain from further
critical comment until the topics on
which it treats can be discussed rather
as question of history than as matters
implicated with the personal fortunes
of individuals. We may then have
occasion to point few mere morals for
the benefit OF all who undertake TO write
reports Of a similar character. At pres.
ent we general re but single canon OF
mintary composition in their behoof, as
follows: "When in the body of any re-
officer for not relieving particular
post, do not close your report BY saying
that in reality he did relieve it,"
The Governors Of the following States
hrve recommended Thursday, Novem-
Der q, to be observed as day OF gen.
eral thanksgiving and prayer:
New York, Maine,
Pennsvivo mia, Nassscb usetts,
New Jersey, New Ham pshire,
Maryland, Connecticut,
Ohio. Wisconsin,
Illinois, Missouri,
Rhode Island, Minnesota,
Iowa.
THE Harper's Ferry soldiers at Camp
Douglas are overjoyed at the news Of
their exchange; but they feel in a