Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-08
An EXPOSE.

The St. Louis Republicans Washing.
ton correspondent wrote the following
letter a few days since. 1t contains
more truth than poetry, and will be
read with deep attention
A history Of the rise and downfall Of
that illegitimate of shoot OF the Repub-
lican party whose forlorn hope is heat
ed in the North aud West by the big
AID little TtJunes, would be, perhaps,
not altogether undressing to an apprc-
ciative public.
Now, in unraveling the tangled skein
of causes and ELECTS which led to the
conspiracy against Mcclellan, which SO
lately eliminated to an nutburst in the
columns Of the bigger Tribune, the frs,
deduction in this : McClellan's grow.
ing popularity overshadowed that o.
Fremont, whom they were endeavoring
to foist upon the people as the greatest
the ablest, and the most prosecuted man
of the day and, secondly, there was
not the most remote hope of the pros.
perity OF their party, SO long as such
men as Mcclellan on tho Potomac and
Halleck in the West occupied the places
of power. Two very strong incentives
to the course which they have so faith
fully adhered to in accordance with the
laws Of self preservation and self-dc>
fense.
So long as last fall, in remote corners
and secret places of conclave, and with
in earshot Of the Executive Mansion,
were heard, here in ashington, muir
murs of discomfort from the cxasperated
expectants and tag ends who 90 to make
up this party, and who had hitherto
been londest in their adnla.ions of Lin
coin as "our" President.
Z" We elected this man." said they,
sand now he ignores our existance. We
put hir. where he is nov, expecting to
find in him a plant tool for our own
purposes, and now he takes the rcias ia .
to his own hands and coolly olders us
out Of the way. Aud now they begin
to fled out that We are not to rule the
nation after all and that the loayes and
fishes are not TO now into our hands.
We arc tired Of this man." said ,hey.
land We want another in his place. We
put him up, and ace will pull him do n. !"
Thenceforth the President and his Cab
met were black bailed with the foulest
charges, the vilest in sinuatiors, the most
malicious apcrsions-a attacked in omen
field, or from some ely ambuscade by tbs
disappointed clique. Then. came Ere.
monts famous Missouri splurge, in the
shape of proclamation. Eureka The
ma'contents had found a man alter their
own hearts. The proclamation came inst
in the nick Of time. To be sure It was
not very judicious asa ,cor measure inst
at that particular time. But what mat.
ter l was grand political hit, and
showed in what particular province it's
originator was most likely to win laureIs:
aud the clique Of malcontcnts, hitherto
namelesa, organized themselves a. Ere.
mont men.
There were clustering menaces Of 4
revolution, and the dispossessing of the
present Administration Of its power il it
DID not act up to the expectations Of the
new party on the emancipation question
"A provisional government and Ere.
mont at its head. This NAV sound like
mere matter OF moonshine at this l.ta
gay; but nevertheless assert that Tho
NOTION was maintained seriously by car.
tain public individuals whose :en: ~ se o.
this subject were "clcar gone" Int VIII
had discretion enough to reserv. . "
rank treason for secret assemble. ' sna
private conclaves. A revolution, " a
revolution wac the day Thought md a.
night dream Of this sect. That ,ha. -.
used every covert means to bring TIL.
about has been clearly proven. Bnt tho
people wouldn't rise They were No,
strongly enough embued with radic.l
enthusiasm. Not even when alI ths
stage accessories which were 30 indus.
trious!y gathered around the removal d
Fremont we're brought to bear upon
them-even then they would not rise
10 vain tie seeds Of treason aud dissatis.
faction were sown broadcast throughout
the land. In vain tho stealthy attempta
70 undermine the confidence Of the