Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-14

y guilty, still enjoy the patronage and
abuse the confidence of the governs
meDt.
A foretaste Of what may be expected
BY the negro immigration to the north.
crn States, whenever they become M.
merous enough to be saucy, is related Of
an occurrence near L.avenworth, Kan.
sas, where free negroes abound. They
followed . Mr.. Gay lord out Of the city,
and at nigh. stole bis Eorses. The next
day, in attempting to return to Leaven-
worth, the negroes attacked Tim and
compelled him to run for his life. No
cause is assigned, except the negroes
wanted the horses AID then wanted TO
keep them.
Martial Law in Rtchnond..The Whisky
Droulh.
The Richmond correspondent of the
New Orleans Crescent says:
1--WE are under the most stringent
martial law. The sale Of liquor is pro.
hibited, and no one is allowed to leave
the city. Tie frat clause bears hard
upon some people, but the precious fluid
the soil Of gladoess, as an old gentle
man used to call it-still leaks out. A
friend met me on the street to-day and
said, i want you to 60 with me to the
Provost Marshal.'"
80 So you have been arrested, then 2
"No; but come on-Im in hurry
"He carried me up to q room in the
top Of house, opened door, and
pulled out q demjohn. So that was
the Provost Marshal"
Again he says:
"The dead silence of this town op.
presses me. Martial law is felt, but not
seen. The moon shines coldly down,
and there's not drink to be had from
Rockets to Screamersvile. Woe il
me. Where are all the soldiers? Even
they are not visible, except in the day
time. Would that l were the head Of a
barrel of the best old Bumgarden! O!
that the Yankees were in Hades, and
was in Washington at Kloman's OF
Benter's; or that Cluskey was Postmas'
ter of the House, and this was the las,
of the session! l want q glass Of ale
A fellow could get very good hot
whisky punch at Browns, or at the
corner back Of Browns, in the old days
and Green, who kept the Columbian
there by the General Postoffice, was no,
a bad hand for refreshments. Higgt
and l have had many drink in tina,
basement. But here-Morals. think
hear you say morals, and methink'
you mentioned the peace Of society and
the health of the army. But what is
good order compared to good liquor ;
| tell you want a drink, and it is moi
to be had for love, money, or barney
| A Crisis Imminent in France.
| A Paris correspondent of an English
paper gives the following account Of the
aspect Of affairs in Paris:
cit is Of no earthly use attempting tc
disguise the gravity of the situation
here. 1t is extremely serious. 1t never
was anything like what it now is since
the last days of Louis Philippe's reign,
Fermentation and agitation are every.
wnere, ana disgust and dissatisfaction
are universal. several persons who
were present in the Chamber, the other
day, during NJ. Kelle,'s speech, describe
the effect produced by the closing
phrase as something unparalleled with
IN the memory Of this generation. When
the speaker, pointing to Prince Napo'
leon, exclaimed, Away, then, with al
revolctlonists, whether issued from the
mob, or standing on the steps Of the
throne, and who are striving to drag
France into the Bias Empire;' when the
speaker uttered these words, all eye
witnesses, Of no matter what opinion
join in affirming that the whole Cham
Der thrilled with one culver of admira
ton and sympatby---even the so-callec
Household Deputies Will, or can
N. de Persigny remain In office? TIA,
is at present the chief question. NJ. DE-
Persigny has now returned fully to his
starting point, and is as revolutionary a
Prince Napoleon, besides being more
impractical"
The yacht America has fallen q prize
TO Uncle Sam. The rebels. after tn.