Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-25
MOVING; FORWARD.

No time is being lost. In stopping
at different points to administer niue
wholesome punishment to rebels or
.rmv scarcely loses step, but keeps
moving forward towards the Gull. -
Already Kentucky is free from the rebel
flag, and we may safely assert that very
little, il any more blood will be spilled
in Kidding Tennessee Of the enemies o.
the / uiop. In Arkanacs nothing oil
serious character need be apprehended
What, then, is the truo condition OF
affairs. There are now only three
States over which our flag does not
wave. Virginia is nearly surrounded.
We have the grand army Of the Poto-
mac on her northern border, ready 10
seize the first opportunity to pounce
upon the rebel army at Manassas; all
the eastern shore is ours, anc Gems.
Burnside and GoldsLorough are aston
ishng the Nirginians on the southwest
ern corner. On her western bonndaI.
the rebels have no foothold. A glance
at the map will show that Virginia !
now nearly surrounded. Her immense
army might as we'll be withdrawn at
once; there is no longer anything Tor 1t
TO DO.
The FIGHT will very soon be confined
entirely to the cotton States-or rather
the States that border Oh the Gulf OF
Mexico and Georgia, South and North
Carolina. In the latter State we have n
strong foolhold and a powerful force TO
maintain it, In South Carolina and
Georgia there is also formidable Fed
eral force, and the chances are that the
chief cities OF both States are within the
grasp Of our men. Florida is being well
taken care of, and our force at ShiI
Island Will soon be augmented and
commanded by Gen. Butler, which is
pretty good prooftha the wool will sool
fly in that direction.
Verify the Anaconda is COMPRISING
the carcase Of secessiondom on all side
1t requires but tho same rcsolutc actor
which we have noticed for a few day
past to render victory universal through
al 80
Tie Union is now safe, and trooIs
are marching forward gloriously, and
the accnrscd scheme by which it was
sought to overthrow the Union and the
Constitution is meeting It's Just doom
Let the army move forward, and by the
time navigation is open on the upper
Mississippi may it "a $50 be extended t.
the Ballze.
WHAT DoE5 IT MEAN There Is
an omnous silence on the part OF The
nltra-Republican press concerning Off
cial Order No. | issued by Secretary
Stanton. We have looked in vain fol
any general expression Of opinion upon
this point, but look in vain. 1t mus
be that tins generous act on the par
Of the Administration tails to find
response in the Abolition heart These
who object 10 this course ought a
least to state tho grounds upon which
their objections are based.
ON THE BACK TRACK--Jim Lane
the self.elected General Of the Western
Division, has started back to Washing
ton, probably to take his Sc at in the Sen
ate, after having completely and thor
oughly satisfied the West that he is an
unmitigated humbng.
CAIRO, Feb. %, 1862.
X. LOWRY Wounded at Mound
City, visited and cared for: S. II. Spen
Ger, A. ii. Clark, Il. Draecker, Il. NJ
Lyle, J. Birchard, ID. S. Condron, j
Lincoln, G. Rosenburg, w. Scott, A. w.
Scott, A. +. Stonebreaker, ]. N. Craw.
ford, J. w. Page, }. II. Tracy, 6. Bell
q. Smith, G. Henry, w. Mclean, ii
Il. Doolittle, VIM. Campbell, w. p
Wade-all doing well.
Alfred Bing in command. Lieutenant
Holmes leaves here to-day for st. Louis
Sergt. Hall, with other wounded, &C
home to-day by special train. s. G.
Page, A. w. Guthrie killed.
L. NJ