Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-07
THOSE pROCLAMATIONs.

lama,ions Of our Generals have beer
treated during the campaign, by the
Administration. 1t is through this me-
dunn that they have been able 10 dis
cover that the spirit which they called
forth in November, 1860, was not, after
all, cougcnjal to their disposltions-no'
favorable TO their views. For instance,
when Fremont, in Missouri, mounted
his HIGH horse, the President babe him
come down. Fremont oil jected 10 get
ting down himself, and asked the Pres
ident TO take him down. The Presi.
dent endorsed him without hesitation
Up went howl long and loud from the
Abolition kennel but the plans O
John Charles we're crushed, and to this
day, his programme has not found favor
ut the White House Cabinet Chamber.
So when the idio-lunatic Phelps Is
sued his not orious and fool-hardy Abo-
lltion manifesto at Ship lslard, he was
Immediately put into ftraight-Jacke'
by order of the oyerning powers.
On the other hand, observe the proc
lama,ions of Mcclellan, in Western
Virginia, OF Dix, to the people OF Acco'
mac, Virginia, those OF Halleck, IN Mis-
souri,. those of Foote and Grant, to the
people of Tennessee and Alabama, and
those Of burnside and Goldsborough to
the people Of North Carolina. We
have observed no order from the Pres'-
dent to modify these. Yet they are
Numerically opposed to the spirit q
Abolitionism and indiscriminate eman
cipa,ion, but to the contrary, they each
breathe the spirit OF moderation and
christian forgiveness to the cheated and
deluded masses of the South, yet how
strong are they in denouncing the bac
men who effected the dcusion.
Speaking Of these proclanations 10
IN connection with the Administration
policy, j. w. Forncy in recent letter,
very pertinently asks: els it not tam
inference that the proclamations which
have not been disaco~ed, as in case Of
Fremont and Phelps, haze either me.
the sanction Of tie President and III,
CaJinet, or haze directly proceeded
from then4, and may 40. or StateSnsen
and our polite ans, and our new spapel
writers see in this indication the path
to a policy, and the incentive to patr
otto aud instant con bination Enter
tanning the strongest feelings myself IL
regald TO this rebellion, | rather stat,
facts as they are, than venture upon th'
sea OF suggestion. lie Is nct saga
cious legislator who ignores the diff
culties Of The times"
1t must be wilful polit.can-a stul
born part'zan indeed, who cannot Sc
the hanG writing upon the wall OF Abe
litionism cannot see tie polio
of the Administration IN this matter
The same writer still limiting upon th
matter IN question, truthfully observe
that "e,cy hour produces a new cris
and it has become a familiar spectacl
in Congress for men to abandon long
entertained opinions for the commc
good, Ii the Administration Of NJ,
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lug. Tie Administration is on the sid
Of conservatism. and there ;s vet siron
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