Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-04
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We mus, confess that matters con-
nected with the military operations 90
not look as favorable as they did. we
are Of the opinion that this war IS not 70
be ended as suddenly as previously CAL
cnIa,ed upon. Those who look fo'
a,uchiug on the part Of the rebels arc
getting disappointed, and II we ma,
Judge from the vaIor they nave .a'e's
been exhibiting, we can come 70 DO
other conclusion than that they are just
about a. ready to give up now as tney
were when the first shot was hurled to-
wards Sumter. The Government seems
n take this view Of the case. The FIX
hundred thousand men already sent into
the field have proven insufficient for the
work. True they have fought and won
mauy noble victories, and achieved hon.
ors and glory, but they are incompetent
to complete the task. 1t is a deplorable
fact. The grand army Of the United
States has a more powerful foe in the
field than the rebels can muster. Sick
ness, 10 various forms, is shovellng our
brave men into the grave with rapid
ty quite unparalleled in the annals o.
warfare. No force OF rebel aims could
SO deple,e our regiments, but death is no
respecter of persons. Our men are un'
nsed "a the cIimate-the enemy is, and
unless our army is soon recruited 1t WILL
have become so depleted as to place It
q, the enemy's mercy.
The aspect Of affairs before Richmond
cannot be set down as promising, unless
we read to very little advantage. The
rebel army has been greatly strength
ened. and the skirmishes a, d engage
ment. we have had there indicate no.
thing in our favor. All the energies OF
the "Southern Confedcracy" are CEN
tered at that point, and those whose
hearts arc in the work, will fight for that
place with the desperation Of deep de-
spair-fght until the last cord Of life
snaps and the last bone is shivered, be-
fore their seat of Government will be
yielded up. We have no such feeling
of desperation running through our
army as that which now takes possession
Of rebel hearts and bids them do or die.
Our Government is, at last, taking the
right view Of this matter. Our army is
about to be largely increased, and it IS
clear that every man Of the two hun.
dred thousand will be needed.
1t seems as though Congress is deter.
mined that the war shall continue. In
stead of disarming Southern malice and
fanaticism Ivy letting the niger ques-
tion alone, the main work of that body
has been 10 drive tie South into deeper
desperation, and impress more fully upon
their minds that this is a war to free me-
groes instead of battle Tor the preser-
walton Of the Constitution. In the face
and eyes OF all sound policy, slavery is
abolished in the District OF Columbia
without the consent Of the people there
Of and when it was known that such a
step would cngender evaporation and
cost the lives of one hundred thousand
as brave men as the North could pro-
ducc. Then the negro governments of
the seas must be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
must be taken on par with white men.
The frantic efforts OF the abol,ioniss to
push their work Of Emancipation totbe
last extremity, taken in connection with
other movements OF this party, is pro.
longing this war for years. The enemy
Is told that we are only fighting to per-
petustc the Government to uphold the
G. Institution and the old flag, yet at the
same time tie bnrthcn of Congress is
the negro question. Did The safety Of
the country depend upon tie passage Of
an emancipation act? Was it for The
purpose of upholding the Constitution
that tue right to hold slaves was abol.
ished In the territories! Neither nor
any o: these measures had anything to
60 with the safety or perpe,uity of the
country in any fern. 1t was done to
cary out the malicious ideas Of fanatics,
and it has placed the country under the
necessity Of fighting this war fer months
t. come, and involves the expenditure
Of hundreds Of millions Of treasure.
Fana,icism is doing more to ruin the
country than Southern muskets. l: is
filling long trenches with dead fathers,
bro hers, husbands and sous; it is max
ing hesrthstones desolate by tens Of
thousands-it is creating widows and
orphan children by Icgions, and making
the entire territory resound with means
of grief. 1t is saddling upon the coun
try debt that will always curse and
weigh down our posterity, and more
unless 1t Is check by the strong con.
servative arm, will effect the total min
OF the country.
From Boston.