Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-11

Al Order BY Gee. Mcclellan.
The order Of Gen. Mcclellan with re-
ference to the Presideut's emancipation
proclamation will attract universal at.
ientiou. II il 10 admirable taste and
excellent judgment. The reader VIII
see that be treats the proclamation as q
Of the civil authority, and not
as q "mllitary necessity" and rightly
states the relations Of the army to the
civil authority. 1t is not the province
OF the army to determine the r'ghtiul.
ness end wrongfulness Of me asufes OF
civil policy; "tbe remedy for political
errors, if any are committed. is to be
found only in the action OF the people
at the polls" That is it, exactly. The
army must battle down the rebellion,
trusting 10 the people at home to rene,
dy all wrongs Of civil policy and hold
tie administration to its obligations to
the Con stitution.
What a rebukc is this order to thoae
abolition conspirators against Gen. Nc
Clelisn who have sought to poison the
public mind with ins'nuations that he
has ambitious military views lncons'st-
ent with his duty to the Government
"The Constitution he says, "conhdes
to the civil authorities, legislative, judi
'cial and executive, the power and duty
of making, expounding and executing
the Federal laws. Armed forces are
raised aud supported simply to sustain
the civil authorities, and are 10 be held
in strict subordipstion thereto. In all
respects this fundamental rule OF our
political system is essential to the secur-
sity Of our republican institutions, and
should be thoroughly understood and
observed by every soldier" II is plain
enough that Gen. Mcclellan contem-
plates the complete preservation and
supremacy oil tho Constitution.
We thank him for this order. The
sublime principles it inculcates, and its
gentle but forcible examples to those in
power Of duty to the Constitution, and
10 those out Of power Of obedience to
rulers. make it a Landmark IN these days
Of disregard Of official obligations and
OF political degeneracy OF the popular
m,nd.- Chicago Times.
The Deceased Rebel Son Of Prentice.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, abiding to
this sad family history, some incidents
Of interest:
"Wm. CORTLAND Prentice was twen-
ty.fve years old, and the elder son OF
George d. Prentice, Eq. The second
son OF Mr.. Prentice Clarence Prentice
left home for Memphis IN May, 1861,
and was soon after placed on the staff OF
Colonel Yell, Of Arkansas. CORTLAND
Prentice took with him his own rifle,
leaving six other fine ones at his farm
at the mouth of Salt river, which were
presants accommodating from his boyhood
and which are now with a member Of
tho family at Louisville. lie left his
home to join the Confederate army five
weeks before his heath. His mother
followed him four or five miles, with the
intention Of persnading him to return,
out he declined Der entreatiss, saying
"Mother, l implore you not to ask me
to STAY. Honor calls me. / have talk
ed long enough. | must now do some
thing else, and show myself in my true
colors."
MIR. Prentice has regretted that his
house is divided and his sons not with
him; but with high and proud conf
dencc in their honor and bravery, his
deep, tender and devoted love for them
has never swerved. When he heard Of
his son CourtIand's death he exclaimed
"Oh, my poor boy, had l thousand
lives, how gladly would give them al
for YOU" He is crushed completely by
the untimcly death Of his son, and his
devotion to the Union should spare him
the pam that unfounded statements
about his dead and errirg child must in
flict upon his lacerated heart"
lIarper's Ferry to be Made a Gibralter.
A Harpcr's Ferry correspondent o
the Philadelphia Inquirer says
1t would be impolitic as we'll as i'm.
proper lOI uS " IICHILC tuC uIdiIy pic
parat;ons on foot to render this point
absolutely impregnable. Already trees
are being felled, soon picks and shovels
will be in active operation, and from
these combined instruments, will soon
be seen rising Notifications Of every
size, character and description. Noun
tain top, hill side and valley will soon be
embelished with these warlike as well
as useful military constructions, and by
their aid, the many heights hereabouts,
as well as the surrounding country tor
miles distant, will be rendered absolute.
ly and totally impregnable.
Even in its present state, we are una
bic to discover how it ever fell the Sec
ond time into tho hands Of the rebels
nor can VIC attribute it to any other
cause than a traitorous surrender.
Rumor has it, tina sincet the appear
auce Of tho President among us, orders
are, or will soon be issued for the re-
building Of all the government property,
the Arsenals, workshops, etc., which
we're destroyed in March, 1861, to pre-
vent it from falling into the hands of
the enemy. In fact it is said that Har.
per's Ferry, with all its belongings, is to
be restored to its former glory and use
fulnese.