Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-09

"o'S ooN SsS su0 WY
member capable Of bearing arms has
been drafted. There are other cases OF
poor men With large families, Who are
au.ble to procure . substitute, and who
cannot 60 without leaving their wives
aud children dependent, in . measure
upon public charity. The Governor pro-
poses to remedy this by appointing the
regimental and company officers ot the
DR. .ned regiments from men who will
volunteer "a substitutes for those men
upon whom tie draft falls with peculiar
hardship.
The Springfield Republican, the lead
ing Administration paper Of Ma.sachu
sets, is severe on the Message. II
SAYS:
Not few will say that the President
seems almost whoNy oblivious to the
great crisis that Is upon the country, and
the III omentous ecessily that rests % n
the Government, while he is dbs0rbed III
his scheme OF compensated smsncipa.
t,on, the Ie,l Z+tion OF which Is IN the
faro fl future, if it ia TO come at ell. OH
.rs still will scout his pet plan allogeth
er, and declare it a waste Of time and
energy to consider it at all.
The Republican is good authority,and
speak. the truth very clearly, and to the
understanding of all. This is more than
can be said of the President. The
Presidents emancipation recommends.
tons don't take in the Abolition ranks.
A Coon THr>G.-The following is one
Of Old Abe's kes, which appeared in
his last Message, and which has been
aleverly pointed out by the atlas ana
argus:
l., the month Of August last, the
Sioux 1nd,ans, in Minnesota, attacked
the settlements IN her vicinity with
extreme ferocity, killing. indIscriminate
", men, women and children. The at
iack was wholly unexpected, and there
fore no means of defence had been pro
vided. Information
mad been received by the Indian Blu
rcau from different sources, about tn,
time hostiiities were commenced, that .
simultaneous attack WAS to be made
upon the white settlements BY all the
tribes between the Mississippi River ane
the Rocky Mountains.
The Guzette will call the above s.sounc
logic"
An intelligent "trapper," from one o
the western counties Of Mime, ota
states that a "secrct society" has beer
organized, having its ram fcations al
through the western half Of the State
whose avowed Objects are to hang Oh
>hoot every Indian suspected OF having
any hand in the recent murders. SLoule
those Indians who have been convicted
be suffered to GO unhung by the Govern
men', then this combination is 10 mc,t
out punishment whenever it can be done
EFFECT OF GENERAL uALLECK's Re
poRT.-A special from Washington te
the Herald says General HslIeck's er
pose of operations of the Army OF tl.t
Potomac is regarded by General Nc
Clellan's ffiends as benefit to him
since it brings ont his loyal and patriot
&c letter protesting against Withdrawing
great army that was practically with
in twelve miles of Richmond, and flank
ed by gunboats.
ltappears from the annual report O.
Postmaster General Blair that the rev.
enue of the Post Office Departmen,
during the last fiscal yesr was sa,O12,
$40; the expenditures were sl1,l25,
374 The number Of postage stamps is.
SIZED was 7,07e.leS. The total value O
stamps aud stamped envelopes sold wa.
sG,9l0, l3l.s9.
We are able to state (says the n. l.
FosO on tho authority Of a director q
the New York Central Railroad, that the
annual report coon to be published, wi
show gross receipts for the fiscal yea,
ending September 3Oth, 1862, to the
amount OF 80 100000, which is an in.
crease of 81 100000 on the previous
year.
A man in Clinton county, undertook
to save $50 worth of green backs by
securing them nicely N box, and &C
ing it in = celia. The rats found their
way to tho valuable currency, and gnaw.
ed it into the smallest worthless frap-
ments. See Lyons Mirror.
Important Decls.0n.
From the Iowa State Register, Dec 81
The Supreme Cont Yesterday morn
ing delivered its opinion 10 the case o:
Lockwood L. Schoheld vs.. the Goyerno,
OF the State. This WAS an application
tor writ Of mandamus to compel