Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-11
rnE DUTY or the vlC1ORs.

rnE DUTY or THE vlC1ohs.
The re.ult Of the late political strug'
ole brings joy and gladne's into the Dem
,,o,.,;c household but while this is the
c..e and while the victory Is OF great
meaning and magnitude, it affords the
vic,ors no Just cause to be mal'ciously
exultapt or overbearing ~ regards the
v.nouishcd adversary. II is not to be
.anno.ed for q moment, that bad the
victory been with our adversar'es' tha'
they would have been confederate and
forbearing, but that does not matter
let the Democracy everywhere DO mag
unanimous 10 their triumphs, and DO all
iu their power to reunite the half dis
int. rated elements OF society. Upon
this point the Albany alias d Argus
speaks the mind Of every consistent
Democrat. 1t says:
Il would be ungenerous 10 this hour
of triumph should We claim this great
and glorious result AZ simply partisan
victory of the Democratic party, or fail
to recognize the patriotic aid received
f,om thousands Of conservative men who
had not hitherto acted 10 political asso-
citation with US. Their exertions have
been A. energetic IS they were unsefish
and generous, and without them the
glorious result could not have been at
tanned.
We say to our friends, while yet
flushed with victory, let Us use our sue
cess as becomes patriots, at time when
their country is in danger. If our OPP
ponents have been unjust and proscrip>
tive towards us, let us convince them OF
their error, by liberation and careful
respect for all their rights, including
those Of opinion. Much as VIC may dit
fer from them, We do not doubt their
patriotism the country needs Their and
our cooperation to rescue 1t from Its
perilous condition.
We hope every Democrat will aillx
his cordial endorsement to the above.
The country which we iphabit is also
the country of our political adversary.
That country is in the greatest danger
from an armed foe, and cannot be saved
from ruin without the earnest co opera
ton of both political parties Of the loyal
States Let us not forget for a momcni
that come veal or come woe, we must
occupy the land Of our fathers together,
and together reap the harvest that We
SOW. To engender asperitics is t.
weaken the strength of the loyal States.
Violent denunciations and uncharitabIe
imputations are but the seeds Of destrnc
ton. We have met our political enemy
at the ballot box and fairly defeated
him let US now, one and all-all who
love the Union and hope for its perpe-
tuity-strike hands Tor the overthrow OF
treason and rebellion and the redemp
ton and perpetuity of the Union as j,
was. Our national interests are mutua
let our acts be CO. operative.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN REMOVED
This announcement was made to this
part OF the world yesterday morning
1t startled nobody that we are aware OF
because there was a general PRESENT.
ment among the people that such a step
would be taken. One thing is certain
it was necessary that something be
done, else give up all hope OF saving the
Union. The army in Virginia has done
little or nothing on the offensive for many
long month. The party in power and
many others blamed General Mcclellan
for this apathy. They may or may no,
have been right. We shall soon see
There has been inactivity and imbeciity
somewhere TO an alarming extent. W.
have always been OF the opinion that il
was rot chargeable to General McClel
Lao; We have not yet seen any proc
that our conclu sions were without foun.
dation, and are waiting to see it. Gen
Burnside, his successor, is man in
whom the country has great hope and
confidence. The worst wish we have
for him is that be will lead his army in
to Richmond without delay, and thence
through the heart of rebcldom to the
Gulf Of Mexico. The eyes of the coun>
try will be turned upon his movements
with deepest solici,ude. We trust he il
equal to the emergency.
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BY private advices, via London, VIC
learn that General Cameron, United
States Minister to Russia, is on his way
home. He was in London on the eth
ult. Bayard Taylor is Charge d'Affairs
at st. Petersburgh in Gen. Cameron's
absencc.-Chicogo Journal
Simon is probably coming back to
see what mischief he has brought upon
his party in PENNSYLVANIA.
MT. hugo wrote book recently and
called It Les Wiserd6les. Now let him
write another on Horace Gree lev. our
friend Tremain, and few more dis,in-
gn'shed gentlemen who nigh: be nam ed.
and call it More IN;serables.
TaE only State in the North which
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