Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-31
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IT WE CONQUER AT ALL-'.
II we would conquer the rebels We
mu.t fight them With their own ~e'p'
on.. The moral forms OF these wcaP-
On, arc iovincible determination, SELF
sscri6ce, never failing alaority in duty,
and the usc Of all constitutional means
that can attain it. Our enemy is co.,
stantly on the alcrt-he marches whiIe
our troops are hating; he attacks US
fiercely and with small numbers IN the
front while his veterans make has'y
circuit around our flank and We are as
tonished to find him on our rear; ne
marches without baggage at lively
speed while We are bringing up the rear
with long trains Of wagons he endures
hunger, hardship, cold. rain and want Of
sleep with all imaginable fortitude.-
They even subsist on raw corn, as did
Casar's invincible legions, and fgh
from one years end to another without
pay-with no other hope Of reward
than the ultimate achievement Of victo-
~. His strength does not seem to con
sist 80 much in the Observance as in the
utter disregard of all laws of military
life. When VIC advance in force we are
pretty sure not to meet him, but if we
20 too far he is sure 10 bring US trouble
in some way not calculated upon. We
march along like a hugo elephant; he
doubles and winds like fox with uncr-
ring energy and skill. He gives our
grand army Of the West the 60 by, and
raDsacks Kentucky almost at his leisure,
and in spite Of our efforts, goes back
with long trains rich with plumber, lcav.
iny de.olation, ruin, and an astonished
Union army in his rear. While our
magnificent army was about to cross tho
Rappahannock and crush him as beneath
an avalanche, he darts up mountain Ia.
vines, through passes and along the riv
er courses, and in twinkling is riotne
in the interior Of Maryland, and even
strides out into Pennsylvania. With
audacity unparalleled he thus marches
into territory uncontaminatcd with Sc
ccssion, trusting for food to green corr
growing upon its summer stalks, ol
green apples from chance orchards or
his route
We are astonished at his movements
but what must we do! Adopt bis owi
method Of warfare. Invade his country
leaving baggage behind and trust ia
luck, quick apprehension, and quicker
movements to get back. What defeat.
ed Braddock (? Why the Indians would
not "come out and be killed" Our
ultimate defeat is as certain If We
wait for the rebel enemy. Our cnen
is playing the Napoleon, while we are
emulating the example of the superan'
nuated fed marshals of Europe whom
the intrepid Corscan outwitted and pun
ished at every turn. We have under.
valued ~ enemy; he has made us smart
for it: he has set US an example that we
must either initiate or 90 under the Sc.
cession sod. We resolved ourselves
into a big avalanche reaching from Maine
to the Rocky Mountains, and we were
going to roll over the South. crushing
out treason with the greatest ease and
dispatch Old Abe was going to squelch
it as he would lighted taper, by put.
ting down his big foot; we ordained
ourselves very lengthy aud very pow.
erful anaconda, and got cut in a hun
dred places. 4 truce TO all this. Let
Us fight him with dash, with vim, and
with his own tactics. Instead of proc
lamations give him cold steel and bul
lets. Let it be done at once.
THE CoSDIIIoN OF REBEL TRooPs -
If the words of the Richmond WIG
can be credited, and it probably can be
in this particular, the condition of The
Southern army is perfectly frigbtful
Speaking OF supply of shoes recently
furnished, that paper Gays:
"These supplies will afford great re-
lief as far as they go, and We ONLY .e-
greet they are not ample enough 80 meet
the wants OF the entire s.my. Much
good will be accomplished, however, IT
even portion Of our baretooted and
ragged defenders have shoes put upon
their feet and clothing on their backs.
Many of them have not changed their
clothing since they left Richmond
They have slept in Thought in it
crossed the Potomac in it-marched
over dusty roads and through storm
and sunshine in it; yet they have no.
changed it or washed it in all that time
because they had no other to PIT OF
when that was taken off. The reade
vii! no. be surprised to hear, therefore
that many Of the troops are covered will
verwio, aud their clothing rotten an,
dirty beyond anything they have eve
seen. There Is no negro in Vireini.
who is not better off, in this respect
than some Of the best soldiers and frs
gentlemen in all the land"
A gentleman who has just returne,