Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-22

rue DeaocRAr is highly elstad thai
Democra. has been made Secretary -
War in the place ofMr Cameron. ms
j, simply because Mr.. stanton y
Democrat who supports the 'ncoin h'-
,n;n;.tra,ion in all It's war policy. Nheh
our ne,ehbor can rise to this point, lie
NAV also expect sea, in the Cabinet
--G0zette.
Certainly We are thus elated because
MIR. Stanton is Democrat. supporter
of the Administration 4; and fu'lher-
moro because be will be an honor to
the pos,ion in which he has been place.
Tie amy viii prosper under his man
aremeu.. He will direct lis energies 10
ne maintenance Of the Constitution
and the laws, and not be favolins scee'-
sionis,s or abol;,onists, or sccking no"
he may plumber the public.
For mouths i, has been apparent that
tic welfare Of the country dein"n leo
the change. Conservative Repnbliean'
as we'll as the Democracy had become
disguised with Cameron's acts. yet 'he
rank and file OF the Republican Part4
feared that charge might dcmorai'Ne
g. the party; and above all thlngs'mo''
bitterly were they opposed to turning "
Hepublican adritt from the national priVy
council and Introducing i'll his place
Democrat-one Of the leading Demo
Gratis CT the day. This was regarded q
entirely impraclicablc. 1t wonld be i
virtual acknow Judgement that the lie
publican party, in all its huge bulk, was
incapable of producing sound aud com
potent men enough to make up even
Cabinet. The idea was not 10 be toleF-
atcd. But it seems that the President
acts his own pleasure. The Republican
Cabinet proved failure. 1t lacked an
element of vitality and stern patriotism
which the Republican party could not
supply therefore breaking loose from
all party francis and setting at defiance
the Republican platform, party meas
ures, party code and all, be forces MI
Cameron out of the Cabinet, and in his
stead, invited in one Of the chlef mel
of the Democratic party. II IS com
piment to the Democracy Of the cour-
try. 1t is as much as TO say that no
Cabinet can be successful without the
Democratic clement it Is confession
that successful Republican Cabinet !,
an imposs,bllrty. Why should we not
be elated =? One year ago the President
was ousting every Democratic olilcial
from Dan to Bcersheba, and rev arding
his friends with the spolls of office; but
now we see HIM introducing another pol
icy-turning ont Republicans from the
highest places and calling to his aid the
same men which one year ago he
spurned.
Ofcourse we are elated -elated not
only TO see our party vindicated, but to
know that the President has taken the
proper course to draw around HIM the
strength and wisdom OF the country
Conservatism is being indicated, aud
with that comes up the strongest hopes
of the salvation of our country. We
now know Just what the President
means. He is right. AS our neighbor
says, we are clated.
The Gazette is evidently shaking in
its boo's, at the gloomy prospects OF its
party. Every important movement goes
to show its utter incompetency to man.
age the affairs Of the country. Hence ii
is that, when the democracy of any To-
cality or State meet and assert their in
tention to maintain their party organi-
cation, there is corresponding reich
ing in the bowels Of our neigbbor, and
he forthwith commences pratipg about
endorsing treason and such trash, as il
he had no higher duty to perform than
to let the world know what genuine
ass he can make OF himself. and that
without any great effort either. We
believe 10 Democratic State Conventions,
where democrats meet to strengthen
their party lines and give expression OF
their time ,honored loyalty to the Gov.
eminent. AS body this is what the
democracy of Indiana have done; it is
what the democracy Of the oher States
OF the Union will do and continue to dc
long after the republican party has beer
dead, damned and eternally forgotten.
GEN. SHERMAN AND Con-. DUPONT
The Boston AdUertiser denies that Com
Dupont has in any manner censurco
Gen. Sherman. ave happen to know,
says the Adrert;ser, shat Capt. Dupont
in private letter dated December 80
expresses entire approval of Gen. Sher
mans management, and ceusurca, OF
the other hand, the illjudged outcry
raised against the latter. It IS thu
opinion OF Capt. Dupont that Charles
ton and Savannah must fall. But h,
nnt Il, al