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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

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cipatl0n Order, and on the Power o.
the PsoslAent % Decree 1nancapee
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no the 3ditses e The Natssl lntslligsness
Ny attention has been called to .
WaahiSgt on letter in the PhiisdelPh'a
Press, in which the writer, after quo
ting . passage from ono Of my letters
published in your paper, says:
"Thus it will be seen that even the
veteran Democrat, Amos hendai''
while Directing to the course OF the 40.
olitionists. is entitled to the credit OF
having made the proposition wnich
General Hunter has thus pract'cally
carried ont" ;.
Now. / should consider myself .
traitor to my country if ! we're to ap'
prove the late order Of General Hunter,
purporting to set free oil the slaves
within his military district. While e1,
posing to Southern rebels the gull
which is yawniug before them, the con-
ception never entered my brain that any
military commander or the President
himself could constitutionally, BY gener-
al order or proclamation, conhscate
their property and emancipate their
slaves. or that such an object could be
effected otherwise than by conviction Of
treason by due course Of law in the
courts Of Justice. In the order OF Gen.
Hunter see the escence ofmilitary des-
potism, utterly subversive to the Con-
stitution we are fighting to maintain !;
and it is deplorable that the President
does not, to the enforcement Of gener-
al line Of policy, suppress these assumP'
tons of power by his subordinates.
Every such assumption disrebuked BY
him exposes him and Congress itself to
the charge Of hypocrisy and perhdy in
their announcements of the purposes for
which the war is waged; it Encourages
the loyal men in all the slaveholding
States, and in an equal degree encoura-
ges the leading rebels; it will cost the
North thousands of lives and millions Of
money; it Alarms conservative men
everywhere, and makes them begin to
think their own liberties 10 danger it
strengthens disloyal men in loyal States
aud enables them to embarrass the Gov
eminent in its Legitimate operations. In
fine, there is but one safe course for the
Government to pursue, and that is to
disregard all party utilization and adhere
firmly to the programme originally an
nounced, viz: The prosecution of the
war for the sole object Of preserving the
Constitution and the Union with the
rights of the States intact, to be follow
ed by peace as soon as those objects
can be attained. If there be not firm
ness enough in the administration to do
this we are on q sea of revolution, with
scarcely hope Of ever again reaching
the haven Of unity and peace.
Amos KENDALL.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
Why Yorktown was Evacuated.

We learn that Gen. Johnston fell back
from Yorktown because he discovered
that Gen. Mcclellan did not mean to
fight him fairly, but to protract the
issue by regular approaches and siege
operations. Gen. johnson could not af
ford to waste so much time and strength
of his army by awaiting their mole-hke
operations. 1t was difficult to supply
the army at Yorktown, and his men
we're being worn out in trenches. He
preferred making a stand where Nc
Clellan would be compelled TO come af-
ter him and give him manly fight. 1t
is believed that if the Union Napoleon
had attacked Johnston in his pcninsular
lines, the Yankee army would have been
annihlated.-Mobile Register, 9Th.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
AGBSsERs. EDITORS .-Nr. Heller, in hid

AHBSSERS. EDITORS Mr.. Heller, in his
W1 answer - my eommunieation, has taken I'D
vantage Of . typographical eeree - regards the
date Of the claim, which was corrected after the
issue Of The paper. The account mentioned va
after the date Of the receipt. i bed intsaded =
follow the matter up, had Il not been for broker
Swits, who with Iapid stzides approached me-
inst Viz : cen 0emon M. g.. vhsn brotsr svi a
in . brothsrly spirit pleased to send me 70 place
spelled With Mr.. HsNer's four first Letters. oour-
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the place nor Of the road thereto, and not wish
ing 10 travel with broker Swits, nor having Pc
culiar desire to meet him there o. aaywhsfo else,
- it might not be to our mutual benefit
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Davenport, Nay tho IA, 1862. my15-df
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

That Gen. Hunter is genuine Adolf.
zionist appears in more than one way
from his recent emancipation order.
He treats the States as having gone into
rebellion. This answers to the secession
doctrine OF State action. Thus we see
that herein as we'll as in most respects
the extremes of Abolitionism and seces.
sionism meet.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

OPArHLEYoaoLo, one Of the loyal In
dian Chiefs driven from Arkansas, and
the Indian Territory BY the rebels, told
Capt. Coffin, Of the Federal army, who
was about to start for Fort Leayeu.
worth: "You must bring ~ down
some soagons G6et aIooe,"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
SSnoCSiTiC STATE convE1TIo1.

;. -: =! : go {; =; ); i; - Is:
rnussOA1. rm nth q Julr.,
.. II. os.., i: p..:.:;s:::. =. he r.pe.. q
~ - h. sissted in October, viz :-SearoiasS a
s:.s A.dis; 4 s:ss s: 10Y: ~ q 500 f.
IA 10 lancet ssea ether buansn = ~ eene
Ths Sesis Of county rspeessataGisa viii b one
n.,ss.ts FOR evsry one hundred votes east for
SrsrsEn 4. DouoLAs, in 1850. aad % foe svssy
1see,iins 20 : rule adopted q foemsr State
Copvestion, no comfy can b represented BY
III "a: several Democsstie County Committees
thlssshs.s he ssass e $1,000 e 81 Ce.a-
X.st;or - Delssstee % the State Coaveatioo. ~
nay Be- according % he ssass In their respective
eoenties.
called to order q o'clock T. =. q the day dss-
a. "-5s, - Stats Democratic Executive Com
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

MORE TRooPs. hundred thous.
and more men are wanted and will soon
be officially called for to take the field
Will the call be promptly honored? We
don't doubt it q moment. II the uum.
Der wanted were twice as large it would
be filed in sixty days. The fighting
power of this country is not exhausted
it is scarcely touched.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

Adyices from Washington state that
the news from Europe, - relating to
our difficulties, il not Of character to
lead the people to suppose that any In
reference il to be feared or calculated
upon. We have never seriously thought
that such would be the case, yet It must
be we'll known by this time that in En-
rope, and particularly in England, there
is q strong disposition in certain quar-
tiers to make additional trouble. That
person must have read British news to
little advantage, who has not discovered
throughout strong desire on the part
Of the English government that the
South might come off victorious in the
struggle. The fact to our mind is clear,
and it must also be to others, that the
"mother country" does not view this
government with that degree Of mater.
nal love and solicitude that should char.
acterizc good mothers. The motherly
aspect has played out. England regards
this Union not with feeling of cordial
friendship, and never has. She has no
more forgotten the revolution which
made us free from her control, than she
has forgot her own defeat. She has
never forgiven the Declaration of Inde-
pendcnce, and probably never will.
The struggle Of 1912 yet holds place
in her memory, and the thrashiDg our
arms then inflicted, still causes Johnny
Bull to shake his burly head with rage.
That England will not interfere we
have no doubt; it is not policy. That
she would like to turn in and help de-
stroy this rapidly increasing nation, and
give the lie to our American notions of
self.government, we firmly believe. The
American Republic is growing too rap
idly to suit her taste, and she fears
the power which is SO rapidly develop
ing itself here. While entertaining
such feeling, it cannot be otherwise
than that che would be glad to see the
rebels come out victorious.
The result of the two battles which
must soon be fought, will probably put
an end to all outside speculation as to
this war. England and all other ma
tions, whether friend or foe, will be con-
WINGED that this Government is not made
up of such poor metal as to be crum-
bled to pieces by ordinary pressure.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

EVEN in South Carolina there are
murmurings against the military des'
potism of the JEFF Davis government
The South Carolirian, published at the
capital Of the State, has the following
brief observations on the military Law
of Consumption :"
We learn by telegraph Of the passage
of bill by Congress, pressing under
CONSUMPTION all over eighteen and un.
der thirty-fve, and to raise vast and
permanent army without reference to
the States. This is q great and mighty
stride to a military consolidation. If it
he absolutely necessary to save US from
a conquest by the North we are willing
to submit to it, but zoe fear tile public
mind must prepare itself for great
change in our government.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

IT is satisfactory to know that the
prospect Of good crops in the North and
West is frightening every day. The
prospect is especially good in the States
OF Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Ohio.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

ANOTHER MARINE MoNsrER-The
plating Of the steam trigate Roanoke
mate to the defunct Merrimac-va,
commenced in the Brooklyn Navy.yard
on Tuesday. TIE plates are four niche,
thick, and reach some tour feet below
water mark. The spar deck and the
old bulwarks, have been completely Gu,
away. The turrets will shortly he
forthcoming, and the guns are rapidly
preparing by the ordnance authorities,
but their weight must remain myste.
~ to the public for the present.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

Gov. LErcHER, in his message to the
Legislature Of Virginia, on the 9th in't.'
takes the ground that he is more than
ever convinced that the army OF the
Confederates and the army of the Union
cannot both be supported in the limits
of the Confederacy. He therefore sa'
gaciously advises that the war be car
RED at once into the free States. He
ia informed that in southern Illinois, In
diana and Ohio, there is large popula-
ton in sympathy with the rebels, and
disposed to give them comfort. This is
Letcher's "plan." Why don't they try
Il on ?
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

CHANGE TO CoME.-Our abolition
contemporary, the Gazette, has made q
freliction. 1t asserts that in siz months
those who oppose the proclamation Of
General Hunter will be branded as en-
ter'sln'ng secession proclivities. This
Is official. If at the close of the six
mouths mentioned anybody dares stand
mp for the Constitution and the laws he
viii be set down as q traitor. If it be
tue that such person will be a seces.
siorist at the end OF six months we can.
not see why those VIII o oppose the pro.
clamation at this time, are not just as
much secesh as they will be at the end
OF the time mentioned. OF course thew
are. Then, if our neighbor oracle
speaks truly, we must class the Presi-
dent as entertaining secession proclivi-
ties He is opposed to Hunters pro.
clamation now and we doubt not that
he will entertain the same opinion for
at least six months. The Gozette ia .
dirty bird it fouls it's own nest
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

A FAREWELL TO CAMERON. - The
Springfield Republican gives ex-Secre-
tary Cameron the following afectionate
leave taking:
"Oh Simon, 60 along. Go to Russia,
You are humbug. Go away and lei
people forget you. Bayard Taylor will
do your word for you, and do it RICH,
cleyerly. Pay him we'll for his job, il
you have made any money lately, and
by no means allow yourself to be forced
into a seat in anybody's cabinet again.
Every President will be after you, Of
course, as long as you will stand it. Go
Good bye. We wave our hand. We
blow our nose. We weep. Go.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

DECLARED INSANE Solomon Sturgis,
Of Chicago, has been declared insane
BY the courts. The evidence plainly
showed that he il incompetent to trans
oct business.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

The Gun BOATS BUILDING AT ST..
Louls.-Th6 contracts for building the
new gun-boats at St. Louis are compile.
ted. One firm is to build three IRON
clad gun-boats at an aggregate cost of
$4,000, on plan submitted by them,
and approved by the Board of Naval
Construction. The iron mail is to be
furnished by leading house and will
cost 100000. The machinery, from
the same house, will amount TO So.
900. Two Of the hulls are on the
stocks at Cairo. and are nearly compile.
ted Chicago Journal.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

CosrRAD1crED.-The report of the
evacuation Of Fort Pillow is declared
untrue. Whether the report or the
contradiction is true, is the question !;
and If so which.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

MAJOR PASaBoasE, paymaster Of the
army, and formerly editor of the Boston
Atlas, reports that the effort by the
strong-minded women, to educate the
slaves at Port Royal, has produced
great mischief, and that there is no vav
Of getting along with them except by q
compulsory labor system, under the con.
troll of smart business overseers.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

Our neighbor subjects himself to a
strenuous effort daily, to force himself
and his readers into the belief that the
noble old democratic party has lost ef-
fectual conservative force, and that
black republicanism is to override it
slip-shod, and envelope the government
in the strong folds Of fanaticism. Ifit
is pleasure to gnaw the file, we can
interpose no objection. 1t is a matter
Of taste, for which there exists no good
reason
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

HARD ON ABRAHAM.-In speaking of
Hunters proclamation and the rebel
States the Chicago Tribune says:
"Who will stand between the hendish
traitors of such a community and the
severest punishment that outraged
justice demands ? None but those who
themselves are rebels at heart"
There was no need of the above
thrust to show the people how much
the Abolitionists inwardly curse the
President for his amending proclama-
ton. 1t has come to that when no man
not even the President Of the United
States-can stand up for the Constitu.
ton and the laws of the land without
being branded as "rebels at heart" by
the fanatic press.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
Parson BrOwnlOw,s Opinion.


The Parson is reported to have made
the following statement:
''lle said that there is a great deal Of
ignorance at the North as we'll as the
South, and instanced the common idea
entertained among us that this rebellion
is the work OF Shareholders. This is in
no sense true. The Shareholders we're
cons ervativcs generally-thcy feared the
loss of property which disunion would
bling npon them; whereas those who
had nothing to lose were easily inau-
cnced by the demagogues who persuad-
cd them that abolitionists would free
the negroes and let them loose among
them
Such trueisms are bringing the Ten
ncssee psrson into disgrace with the
abolitionIsts. A short time since their
papers were teeming with their praises
Of him, but latterly they are mum as
mice. Perhaps the following DECLARE
ton, contained i'll his Cincinnati speech.
has soulcd the minds of that class of Sc.
ccssionlsts against him. lie said:
But, gentlemen Of Ohio, DO not and
canpot exonerate the North, and l say
in blief to you, that if fifty years ago
We had taken one hundred Southern
fire-caters, and one hundred Northern
Abol'tionists, and hanged them up and
buried them in common ditch. and
scot their souls to hell, We should have
none of this war.
We leave the parson in the hands Of
ls tanatical friends.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
DISEASES OF
Horsos l. other Devastated Animals

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OK Of Veterinary Surgeons London, is pos
I'LL sessed of the most perfect system Of
Horse doctoring of any in the West. In . great
majority Of instances his cures are complete, par
Horses useless from disease and hitherto thought
70 80 incurable, Mr.. S.teats with the hsppisst
results, rendering them ht to perform ordinary
vork. Mr.. S.'s Treatment 10 based on the legitf-
mate sciences Of medicine, and he pledges 70 give
satidaction t. al Who may COME. their patronage
On him. OAloe q LeClaire's Stable. corner Of Sd
and Perry st.
n. B.-Horse and Cattle medicines can be had
Of NJ. Scully 1t indicate prices. jas-d&w
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

More TRooPs.-Gov. Yates, of Hi.
nois, has issued proclamation calling
for more troops to fill up the regiments
that have been depleted BY sickness and
death. Illinois has lost many brave
sons during the present fratricidal strug.
gle, and will probably lose many more,
1t is probable that Iowa and other
loyal States will soon be raising more
troops.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
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WlLIxAlnDunaH,
eetSO-3mw Kings County, New Yoek.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26

A NUMBER OF years ago a free black
man of Washington raised sufficient
money to purchase black woman. By
her he has raised family Of six or seven
children. As by the law of the District
the child follows the condition of the
mother, Of course these children are his
slaves. He has, therefore, filed his claim,
and asked payment from the govern
ment, valuing his "piccaninn,es" at $500
each,