Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-19
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il becoming most intense. ~ oor
victory there will be decisive one'
defeat there would be most disas''o''
drawback to the nations cause.
Washington fought CORVALLIS army
tor two weeks before the Victory ""'
won. Nine days Of that time was spent
ia c.uponading the English earthworks'
A. vet the fighting between the oppos-
;or forces has not actually commenced.
.rho country through which our army
J as to pass is Of the most treacheF0os
character. It is filled with swamps and
trembling eartb,'' is destitute OF good
roads, and was very properly ch'lsten'
I'd by our engineers "thc Devils fara'
disc. In addition to natural obstruc-
Ions which s~.rnd on every side, the
reLels have throw. dams across the
small streams, causing l., water to set
b.cL and food the country I. versed by
our army.
I'm, our men are struggling on I'D
verv aeon the awful din OF battle IN th''
place. will resc"~a 'L'ouehou' the 'a''
f~1sands and tens of thousands arr
waiting with the deepest solicitude 70
that glad sound that greeted the ears o
cur forefathcrs, "Yorktown is ours
Abe enemy is ours Also"
Let us be patient-let US put faith
and confidence in the young general
WAC has the matter in charge. lie is
doing his duty, and it is the fcrvent hope
OF all but traitors that he may succeed
10 reaping full harvest of victory on
that field, which is to be the grave OF
so many of the brave sons of our ma
ton.
"THE old Union, as We have known
H." says Carl Schurz, "is gone. If jeff.
Davis and his army surrendered and re-
rentcd at tho foot Of Capital Hill in
sackcloth and ashes, it could never be
restored" Such is the declaration of
ono of the unconditional Union men"
who have so many admirers in this part
OF the country. That these men lay
claim to being any kind Of Union men
- credltabc to their ctfrontcry, GER
tainly.
Was it for uttering such language
that Carl Schurz was made Bri.ader
General, even before be had been upon
a battlefield? Was it for that senti
ment that hundreds of brave officers
who have earned name on the field Of
battle, and Rave, during the war, rem
d"red the country great service, were
thrust idc-ignored-to give that
crack Drained politician tho honors Of a
Brigadcrship! Shame on such a pro-
ceeding!
Accounts from the army OF the rebel
G'n. Price state that his force is spcedi
y dwindl'ng away, and that the portion
'hat remains with him is 10 bad condi
'on for want Of supplies. Five thou
sad Missourians have left him, and ten
,'siments promised him from Texas,
have moi come along. The idea OF his
marching Northward is considered
rlIiculous.-Zr.
Tba. IT,. IL.
nlousness Of the idea may be found to
pe on the other side OF the account.
hesc who reckon upon The inactivity
1f Gen. Price micht "a we'll beo;n 10
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civi war. dis oIuIion ct the vn; y, ''' an,
the overthrow OF gove,nmtn; in which
are concentrated the ioudest hopes o;
;d' e,s'l'zfn world, are nothing singh
and on.,s ."I,h 'ossesS'o" OF their mind
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