Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-20

Senate Dis let Of Columd comm'''ce
to- day sum bned . numbel pr witnesses
to investialg truth Of allcga bns IN dePo-
=, ;a;,or -.l,s ietter reIat7 to barbara
ties prod Fed within the jail 2 an a"eseu
fugitive lave.
Col. Connel of the pcnoate ana
considcra ~ mythical Sd arS1sno reg
-. ".sa -. - ..rv;ce. on evidence
,ha, racrr;,;no WAS Going in Philadcl-
n , ~ ell nn the ranks d loyal Virgin
ians, Brigade being raise by John -
Underwood. An order as issued TO-
day, breaking up the org 'za'fon'
sILoUls, Feb. IS.
A diseracefnl aiA;r Occurred at JET.
fer.ou City yestsfdey. The Sne1'n
-eized contrab,da on>she arrival OF the
train from Ot,erville.
Lieut H1nnah, Of the Ohio Cavalry,
then attempted to procure his release
when the Sheriff sthrcater ed to shoot
him. when an order from headquarters
released him, and prevented serious
collision.
The 9th Illinois is now at Greenfelt
and abont to start for Bloomfield. the
the sd and 3s,h are still At Pilot Knob.
A second seizure Of goods was made At
the residence Of W. J. CLARK day.
Steam Boats are loading With troops
as fast a. possible.
Mr.. Win. Mes \n, of this city, &C.
compapied BY - "a fienced nurses and
an immense STD ) Of hospital supplies,
leaves here th,sl m. railroad to sup
ply comforts The Fl. Donelson wound
ed. Several ecession IS who have been
particularly litter stint Yesterday have
been arrea a.
sccesa h here is q erally remarka-
'Clal kants whose CID ms are ready for
deliver from the Clai Commission Q.
this city ar sa4he sec'y Of
the commission to Sc or call for them
Immediately.
Memphis is spoke1 of by Gen. Hal
lech as the next pla0 to tall.
The Emar c.pa,.ss" 81 Msvs.y in the
' %ss: ''''. 'S''"'s' ''SA' Neither
When Ysfaud,projeoted tie emanci-
patton Of l3r slaves, she had 1.-THE o)ect
to promote the welfare Of al inferior
race, and Der justification is tosbe found
in the adaptation OF christian means to
the end. TT, however, the statements Of
The London zim1Tand Of lsrge num-
Der OF unplejud4 Fed travellers aud resi-
| dents OF t6eisW It Indian islands can be
relied upons }Holland's ptilauthropic
| acts will not Be crowned with the sue
| cess her peoR anticipate. At present
it j. not hose necessary for Eng
land to Deceive the A,nerioans with her
repeated dies of'v"Sl1very'is an awful
SIM abolis it, if yos tish to be ranked
among the christian, Aiyiliaed nations :"
The LopAon IIme@ publishes the fol-
towing Interesting ibformation "There
is 20 use of blinkit u the trath-years OF
bitter experience years Of hope deter.
red; Of seIfdlvotion unrequitted Of
povertyb OF Humiliation of pray ers I'M.
ans Acreh ~ sufferings derided Of in.
suits ,ibl e,ented ofcontumely patient.
ly endu) ed, have convinced y Of the
truth. 1t must be spoken OUT loudly
and en(rgetically, despite Ye wild
workingt Of bowling cant. TIE freed
West Indian slave will not til the soil
for wages; the free sbn OF tie ex slave
is as obstinate ss bis sire. He will not
cultivate lands which he has hot bought
tor his own. Vans, maugo{s and plan
tains-these satisfy his waqls he cares
not for yours! Cotton, )ugar, coffee
and tobacco he cares BIT little for
them. Aud what matters + to him that
the Englishman has sunk bis thousands
and tens of thousands on bills, maclsn-
cry and plants, which now totter on lhe
languishing estates, that for years lave
only returned beggary snd debit He
cats his vans and'sQiggers at .D6ckra.
ave know not S6yX bis should be,
but it is SO. The negrpes have been
bought with price-the price Of Eng.
lish taxation and toll. Hb has been re.
deemed from bondage BY the sweat and
travail of some millions II hard working
Englishmen. Twenty Millions Of pounds
crIing-$l0O,OoO,O OO-have been dis
titled from the brains ahd muscles Of
the tree English laborfr Of every de.
gree, to fashion the WEST India negro
into 'free and Independent laborer.
Free and Independent enough he ha.
become, God know, but labored be has
not; and so tar,As We can see, never
will. He causing hymns and quote
texts .her honest, steady industry be
not only dcee>ts, but despises! We
wish to heaven THAT some people in
England NEITHER Goxernment people
nor pars ons, nor clergyRen, but some
just-minded, honest-hesrted and clear.
sighted men-would 60 QUITO some Of
tie Islands (say Jamaica, Domingo o,
Antigus,) not for q monthly or three
months, but for a yesr-would watch
the precious protege OF English philan
thropy, the freed negro, in his-daiIy
habits, would watch him as Id lazily
plants his little squatting; would zee
him as he proudly rejects the agrfultu-
raj or domestic service, or ACCEPTS j,
only at wages ludicrousIy disproportion.
ate to the value of his work. We u isb,
too, that they wonld- hin the
whole while. with hide thicker. than
that of hippopotamus, aud p body to
which fervid heat is Q comfbrt rather
thon an ornosooca n. ~ l,oA~l.I