Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-18
THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS.

From the present aspect "
is apparent that the tug Of war is a0ou'
n come in earnest. The army OF the
Federal Government is ready to strike
In the East Gen. Mcclellan is 10 Tue
6.,d a, the head Of an army Of one hun
dred and fifty thousand as brave me" =
the country produces, and be Will 500"
make a tremendous effort to clear 'ne
State of Virginia Of every member o.
the rebel army. This may not Dc ac'
compl.shed in the time above na"ea'
but before tho expiration OF one month
the clash Of arms will undoubtedly COM
mence in real earnest in the OLD Dothiu
ion. The people have every comic enc'
in the ability Of our army there to DO II.
work and decide the contest.
10 the West, the most strenuous Of
forts CT our invnciblo volunteers will
open up the Mississippi in spite OF all
opposition. The next thirty days will
not pass before Memphis is in the hands
Of our troops, and we shall be mistaken
if New Orleans is not in the same fix.
The immense strength which is beng
concentrated in Tennessee and Ken
tucky. cannot be overwhelmed. AT the
approach Of our troops, the rche's nee
panic stricken, and it is difficult to de-
tcrminc when or whero they will muster
Up pluck enough to engage IN a hand
TO hand fight With our troops. Look
out tor the most exciting and glorious
news. The Spring months will decide
tho question.
John HIckman's Opinion Of President
Lincoln.
Upon the motion, In the House Of
Representatives, to adopt the resolution
suggested by the President in his spc-
cial message, John Hickman took occa.
sion to record his opinion Of the capacl-
ty and reliability Of the President, as a
republican. He said
speak frankly on this point, because
l do not hang upon power. 1 am as
open to dcnouncc anything objection
able in this administration as anything
in the past or that may occur in future
administrations. In no respect is the
message or the resolution manly or open.
On the contrary, it is covert and insidi-
Gus. II is not becoming the positionot
the President OF the United States. 1t
is not such a one as full grown man
should pnblish to the nation in such a
crisis as the present. The President is
not permitted to be ignorant of the
fact, which is fully evident to the party
that elected him to office, that he has
disappointed this party in the progress
Of this war. do not say that the party
anticipated that the President would
enter upon scheme OF abolition. Blu
it expected, when elevated to Office
that the President would not, in sucl
an emergency as the present, fail to as
sume the resp ,nsiblities necessary t,
tho peculiar circumstances under which
he acted. TIE President desires t,
keep the peace with the border States
and would seemingly give them NOR
aid aud comfort than he would extern
to other States Of the Union.
What the Representative from Penn
sylvania has said, is undoubtedly tn
feeling of large portion of the Repub
lican party. They feel that their tim
and energy in the great campaign o
1860 was badly spent-that the spiri
which they then called forth from tn,
Sucker State is to them second Ban
quo, who troubles them most sorel,
but who "will not down." Mr.. Hick
nah is right: The President has mos
s'gnally tailed to show himself the fanat
&c that his constituents bargained 70,
lie was expected TO demand the abol
ton OF slavcry-to carry on a crusad
against 1t, constitution or no cons;it,
ton. When the war came on It wa
expected OF him that he would ORA,
around HIM an ultra Cabinct-and mos
certainly was II expected Of him that i
no case would he call democrat in.
MS council chamber. 1t was expects
OF him that he would place men Of hi
own stripe in the chief positions in til
army, but he has disgraced himself b
calling democrats to the highest place.
and g'eat is the disappointment G
fanatics.