Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-08
M US ITEMS.

TIE Utics Telegraph ssys II ksows
that not less than se5 Sfficers Of The
Army Of the Potomsc haye sent in their
designations siace he removal Of Gen.
eral Mcclellan.
The Democratic Coogsessmen elect
from Ohio intend to make . formal
demand upon the President that the po-
! li,ical prisoners from that State sball
ether be released, or have q speedy tri.
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The Brooklyn Eogle 10 noticing Hen
~ Wa.d Beecbss's Tn ,sksgiving SER
mon. which Was . racy affair, says:
When be rounded Of one Of bis Pc
RODS by The expression which Jerry
Bryant had added to the slang Of the
. day" Oats what's de matter" we can
we'll believe that tremendous applause"
followed.
SOME swindlers in New York are 20.
ing round representing that they are U.
States assessors, and defrauding people
out Of small sums Of money. Tax pay
ers should remember that assessors
have no tight to receive money under
any circumstances, and when . man Of
fers to give $40 license tor IS, or Ia
lower the rates 10 any case, he 10 q
swindler.
The Jewish Record, Of New York,
says: 1--WE understand from reliable
authority that . niece Of General Dix
was recently converted to the Jewish
religion by Rev. Mr.. Phillips, Of this
city, one OF our co.religionists. The Ia.
dy took the name Of Ruth, her former
name being Kate"
John g. Heenan Is quietly awaiting
the result Of the approaching fight in
England for the championship bet~eeo
James Mace and Tom King, with the
intention of Immediately challenging
the winner. The B.nicia Boy is now
in a pecuniary position that will enable
him TO put up the necessary stakes un.
aided and lie is determined TO strike IN
other blow for the champions belt.
AT a meetin Of the newspaper pub
Iishers Of Upper Canada, a resolution
was passed, directing The President and
Secretary to sign, on behalf Of The A.so.
citation, petition to the thee branche.
OF the Legislature asking the abolition Of
the newspaper postage; and to have
forms If petition for the same oil ect cir.
culated throughout the country. An.
other resolution recommending thu,
"quack" Advertisements should be charg
I'd At the same rate rs local advertising
WAS adopted.
| THE MASSAGE AND TBR P-oCLAMA-
TroS.-1he New York Herald, in com.
menting upon the President. message.
makes the following pertinent remarks
"The message contrasts with the pro.
clamation as sense contrasts with folly.
The otj .c,ion can ind. ed be made ths,
the sui ject-mat,er is one over which
Congress has no ur sliclion under the
constitution; but the purpose OF the re-
cemmenda,ion is such an amendment oil
the constitution as will give Jurisdiction,
and there is but one prohibition IN the
instrument on the submission of amend.
ments, namely, the one ftrb,ddi"g a
change which would deprive any Of the
! States Of their equal representation ia
the Senate. But waving the question
OF jurisdiction, and supposing that rea-
so"lng Of the same general cast as that
cont lined in the message were address
ed by the Governor of \ slavehold,ne
State to its legislature, we cannot doubt
that the general sense of the enlightcn
ed part Of mankind would pronounce it
humane and sensible"