Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-09

DIeTRANCnIsE TINE RUNAwAxs.
wgAsv, sucha contempt for tho;e
Who 1unawayeo escape the PreoaSse
oon,i iueneefbo them o(drsftiDg for the
amy 'thatxs hope be Government
~ ~. me.,uree 10 6;sfresebiss every
persou Who behaves 90 cewsrdly and nm
faithfuity..This 0ovessoeos-e., eese
vss not established without hardsh'Ps,
trials of body aad misd, and even 1901
ri6ces Of human life. 1t u worth -
much TO the descendsots Of those VINO
formed it, and rmoreitas, =, Y, ves TO oes
n y. aScestor.. 9TolsbaJdDs ii nov,
in its hour of trial, to . fate which
threstsns to b II sabvsRdon md ooeot
dsssrscsion, il the bsssst st Of W
Any one can Be guilty whs ~ 'sc!sSc..
ito protection. He vhos doesso shoold
never again be allowed to decorate the
coil Of tie national sAonain, nor enjoy
even for single moment the glorious
rights and privileges forfeited, = tor-
feited they are, By him who refuses 70
defend them, or him Who lies IRON HE
post Of duty when thsy ere threatened
70 be assailed. We reitcrate the sug-
eestion to the Govern nent, not BY an
arbitrary decree, but BY formal act Of
Congress aud the approval Of the Exec
utive, that every man who exiIes him
self from the country to escape the
draft, be disfranchised and dealt with
in other respects % his meanaess, cow
ardice and infidelity to his country de-
serves.-Du6uQue Herald.
We second the Heralds motion. It
Expresses our sentiments to . dot
Let no such miscreants be tolerated in
this country. Those who desert it now
have no rights here that the Govern.
ment il bound to respect. Let them b
officially branded ~ outlaws, and lot the
common curse Of an outraged people
rest down upon them.
TIE 1Esr.-Col. J. B. Thomas, Of.
Independence, who was Chairman Of
ofthe State Democratic Convention, pre-
poses to several gentlemen Of that place
who are in the habit Of calling hm =
traitor, in the following manner: =
"If You will enlist A. privates in the
company now being organized by our
townsman, Mr.. Noble, Tor any other
company about being organized) and
remain ~ privates until the war 10 end
cd, I will 60 with YOU hand in hand and
do the same and ehould the mastering
officer think me too old, when mastering
into the service, will continue with the
company, aad like the Kentuckian u
the battle OF New Orleans 10 1916, fight.
the enemy on my own hook. No back.
ing down, gentlemen. Come up to the
scratch, or be branded ~ towards and
traitors. Do not let your sweeping
wives and prattling babes" or the hold
ing of government Office, deter you,
but walk up to the Captains office and
enroll your names, or else skedaddle,
and forever after hold your tonguesabout
patriotism"
The Colonel is about sixty years old,
weigbs something over two hundred, but
is not lacking in true grit and spirit.
Col. Charles, Of the Tsmmany New
York regime nt, recent prisoner among
the rebels says:
ut there was less agitation about abb
clifton Of slavery, the Union feeling in
the South would spread; but SO long rs
we continue that the war can only be
ended by an overpowering army and
vigorous war measures" Col. Charles
has lust returned from secessiondom and
ought to know.
Tas bells presented to the rebel gov
eminent by various Southern churches
to be cast into cannon, aud which y ere
captured at New Orleans, we're sold 1t
auction in Boston on Tuesday. There
were 4l8 bells in all-most of which
we're cast at the Buckeye Foundry in
that city. The prices ranged 21 l 4 10
81 cents pound, and the amount real
lied $50, 900.
AN old codger in the north part Of
Fairfield county, Conn.,, who "don't take
the papers," paid off recently = mort
gage and note Of $4,000, all in gold,
having saved up the sinners from fear
Of the "pesky banks" He was not
aware Of the 20 per cent premium on
gold, and therefore lost $500 by despis.
ing the press which would have kept
him posted.
If all who are seeking to serve the
country as tax collectors would serve it
as soldiers, the requisition for 100000
men would be filed at once.
LET the attacks upon our Generals in
the field now cease. None but rebels
are expected to fight our Generals or
our soldiers.
1t is remarked that lev army officers
have been recently seen in the streets
Of Washington. 4ta
$20.4O, less than forty cents week,
mil aaourn {tfa >,nl;nv IA OOO IN thn Nno.