Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-14
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II IL >stinassd thak The rebels have
about eight hsadrea thouasnd or mil.
lion men, Of oil kinds in the field. OF
tho accuracy Of this estimate We have
our doubts, yetit is probable that the
rebels army may be swelled to that mum.
Der.
When the 100000 men recently
called for are oil in the field the Fede-
rsl army will number just about one
M Lion. We submit whether the num-
Der will not yet be too email to meet
the demand, and have the people not
good reason to expect that . call for At
leas, three hundred thousand more be.
fore the arrival Of Winter. Il so ap-
pears to Us. One Federal for one rebel
soldier is not enough. Not that there
is any less pluck or endurance in the
Northern troops, but Of the disadvan'
tages experienced by an invading army
which an army fighting Oh its own soil
does not have to contend With. 10 90
the matter ample justice there ought to
be twice as many Federal troops as
there are rebels, and it would be strange
indeed it tie loyal States could not
furnish men in that ratio. The climate
is against US ignorance Of the actual
topography Of the country is against
us. and the fact that we have TO trans.
port by immense guarded trains the
,mpedimenta Of the arm y, its provisions,
ETC., and many other reasons, prove that
our numbers should greatly outnumber
theirs. We are fighting united and
determined people. Our soldiers are
sure of pay the rebel soldiers get no
pay whatever unless they conquer.
Desperation is upon them, and they fight
not as the soldiers Of the republic
fight, but move as men would fight
when glory or galIows were set before
them to choose between.
The country wants this rebellion
crushed-and wants it done Immediately.
To do it up strong, we believe that more
men will be ordered out, aud probably
within thirty or sixty days.
AN ABOLITION LIE.-Wendell Phil
lips is preaching crusade in the
Eastern States against the Admins.
t,a,ion aud Gen. Mcclellan. The fol-
lowing is ann extract from his speech
or lecture:
"Wbeu in Chicago, I asked Illinois
lawyers among whom President Lincoln
had practiced, what kind Of man was
he? Could he say No! they replied :
lie has no backbone. Had the Ameri-
can people asked FIR the man Of all
others less fitted to lead, hey could not
have got a man better suited than Abra-
ham Lincoln. No man ever heard him
say no. asked, is Mcclellan man
who Can say Mop The management
f the Illinois Central replied: lie
never decides. Ask him a question ;
you may not expect to Ct direct an
swer IN less than an hour. He ! as not
been known TO decide single question
hat ever came up in the management;
i .,-E, Il - l.,
nois Central Railroad,' And yet these
two men are the two men above all
others who now hold the destinies of
tue Republic of North America in their
haud>."
The management Of the Central re
| plies to the above as follows:
EDITORS CHICAGO TINES :-"It ap-
pears in the newspapers that Mr.. Wen
dell Phillips stated at public meeting,
in Boston, that the management OF the
Illinois Central Railroad had SAID 10 him
that General Mcclellan could not say
No! Indirectly similar ramarks sre ut
tributed to us In relation also to the
President. Wc,the undersigned Direc-
tors Of tho Illinois Central Company,
declare that we do not know Wendell
PnilIips-have never exchanged ord
with him; have never had any commu-
nication with HMM fact have never
seen him.
wv. II. OSBORN, Pres't
y. NJ. DOUGLAS, Rest Dor.
wv. Il. ARTHUR, Gen'l Sup't
"Chicago, August 9lh, 1862.
So much for Mr.. Phillips story. Why
should this man be permitted to go
about the country preaching treason and
dlscoaEaging enlistncnts. 1t is time ali
such traitors were "snuiled out"
GREAT SroaM IN DUBuQUE.-Last
Sunday afternoo says the Uerald,
THIS city was visited by severe storm
Of wind and rain. 1t commenced about
? o'clock and ragged with great fury for
two hours. The rain came down more
as solid than as liquid, flooding the
sheets, hasemen and cellars, carving