Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-30
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NAVAL MOVEMENTS NEAR
FORT MORGAN.
Faragut's Fleet Moving on Mobile
MORE VICTORIES In MISSOURI.
MORE VICTORIES IN MISSOURI.
Another Severe Conflict with
the Indians in MINI.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.

W Aoni-'uioN, CcPt ~.
Heralds Dispatch.
The few inhabitans left at Centreville are
! nearly in state Of starvation Everythipe
has been tas from them, including nearly
all their stock.
brok- n and burned up baggage wagons are
strewn along In every direction On the line Of
retreat, while csrcasses Of dead horses and
mules are discovered every few rods.
WASHINGTON, Sept 80.
Gen. Wadsworth was serenaded Last night
lie assumed that his friends came to copgra.
tulate him because he had recely ed the nomi-
nation as candidate for Governor of the State
OF New ! ork, from convention c. urosed OF
the truest friends ct The Government and the
country, and the most earnest supporters Of
the wvr. He said he had not earned this
compliment ~ any rublc services for he / eld
DO official position in his native state but he
claimed in their choice significance and
meaning plainly marked that he had been pre-
sented fer the sutferage Of the people by men
who believed that tho rebe llioD can and on ghs
to be crushed, and who intend to hold the
country together at whatever cost OF blood,
sufferIIg or treasure
This majority require that it may be free
country, and refuge for u,en from all parts
of the world that bis nomination was made
in consequence OF his believing what they be.
lieve, and thinking what they think-that we
are fghins agaiBst a base az d selfish, but
still powerful, sristCcrGey; and while We are
prosecuting the war boldly and earnestly, We
are bound by solemn OF legations OF duty to
use our irfiLence against slavery, we can,
to pu, an end to the struggle, in order to save
the lives Of white men ebgsee Ell il il the issue
,s made upon that; we must either Conquer
or be conquered by, the aristociacy that We
are either to feel he pangs OF desolatiun or
oxoiism If We won'd save ourselves, va must
cast out this devil which has corrupted and
dlsQraced Us from the time Of our Nation Il
birth. He was frequently interrupted by ap-
pleuse.
Gen. Blair, Of Michigan, in the conrs. of his
speech sal! it had been said that our armies
were to make another circle. out after .ni-,
G ID a mighty iorbid! The county requires this
battle to be tough. cut, causing the blows 10
iall thick and last. Toe time hss come when
he people ask on'y tor such le ader- as will
lead our gallant armies to success. Men ana
means are provided 10 abundance, and if kis
advice were asked, he wolld say send TO
France for a gu !otine and cncp eff the heads
eof all wards til we find men with the right
stuff IN them. He wanted to see the traitors
crushed aud destroyed. They wre rot .n'i
t ed to mercy. Abra am Lincoln, God bless
him, has given us a princ plr on W hich the war
can be fought, and has struck at the root Of
the mischief TIE internal devil, slavery,
should be taken by the throat, and when it il
strangied, we ehail be free forever. He antic
ipated in the West benet .al results from the
proclamation. Ex Gov. Boutwell,, Of Mass,
spoke in decided terms Of the nomination Of
Wadsworth. and aaid in supporting the proc
lamatiop. the principles OF freedom are not
bounded by race all men, created in the i'm
age of their maker, are entitled to equal rights
before the land 1t is the denial of this which
has compelled us to partake of the cup Of hu-
initiation to its very dregs
the following Dispatch was received at
Headquarters, from st. Louis. 2sth, p NJ.
TO Maj Gen II. W. HAlleck, Commander.in
chiet at Washington:
Gen. Merrill reports that Col. Gunter Of the
"a Missouri State Militia has captured Maj
Wells, Cap.s. Emery and Robinson. and Lieut.
| Morrison, with several privates. and An impor
t4nt correspondence Of the rebels; aso tha,
| on the 18th inst, with detachment Of the
9th Missouri State militia he routed party
| Of fifty guerrilas, taking five prisoners, with
| quantity of arms. horses, dc
folgned,] S. Il. CURrIss, Maj. Gen.
Coumanding Department.