Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-13
A RETTER PROSPECT.

A BETTER PROSPECT.
The country is recovering from
state Of torpor, with which for seVerA'
months PISS. it has been pervaded' an'
along tho horizon we observe the break !,
ing away of thick dark Clouds ana nan
with patriotic rapture the change "''en
is taking place. Long have the people
been waiting and watching Tor some
l;velv demonstration-f some engage
ment with the enemies OF the "osern
mept-eyen though partial defeat might
ensuo-Any,hiug beng deemed pre'e'a-
BILE to the half stuplfed condition IN
which our highest interests rested.
Month after month passed away, and all
along the line OF operation from Kansas
10 Fortress Monroe, with the exception
of now and then a skirmish with ragged
guerrilla hordes in Missouri, or an insig-
nlfcant picket fight in Kentucky or Vir-
GINA, there was nothing Transporting III
our army to arouse the energies OF the
people or illumine the dark uncertain
future. Sickened with delay ., necessary
and unavoid able though they might
have been, there can be but little won
der that the people grew impatient, or
that they began to inquire whether this
war was really in earnest, or merely an
immense defensive scaIe-crow without
life or action.
The scene has changed almost entire
", and the winter Of our discomfort has
been merged into glorious summer.
Oar armed Thousands are marching tor
ward to engage in earnest the armed
enemics OF our Constitution. May they
never halt until the legitimate end is &C.
complishci, and the Stars and Stripes
float as Of yore, over every inch of Fed
cral Territory.
The military deeds Of the past twenty
days are inspiriting. The blow struck
and the victory achieved at Fort Henry
is worth all the previous forward move
ments and grand charges that have
been mode, all counted together. TIE
defeat of Zolicoifer was highly lmpor
tant. The still moro recent triumph:
of the Burnside expedition cause thu
enemy to tremblc at the fate which in
evitably awaits him in the Carolinas
Our troops, which month after month
have been i1ling away their time il
camp or devoted to the irksomc labor.
Of standing watch over railroad bridge
or guarding petty squads OF 'secesh,
are now pressing forward with impet
uous speed and taking the field fol
actual fight. The prospect is becoming
more cndurablc; the light which of lat
has been SO thoroughly obscured, is nov
breaking out airesh on the Southern
horizon Let us take courage and kee
sharp look out tor fresh Federal vic
tories. They are sure to come.
Confederate Script Manufactured In Chi
cage.
We learn from the Chicago Times tina
a man has been arrested in that cit
who had just procured the lithographinI
of 100000 Confederate script, and wa
about to leave with it. 1t is not know
whether he was obtaining it for Con
federate use or in the capacity of deal
err in counterfeit money. At all event
the man-tlendricks is his name, ha
been sent to Fort Lafayette. The Time
says he Is a man of about % years O
age, rather tall and has black hair, beard
and eyes, with q dark, southern com
plexion. lie is, on the whole, smart
shrewd looking fellow, with enough o
recklessness in his character to under
take a job such as the above. He say
that he formerly resided in Ohio, but b
has evidently spent the most Of his lit
in the South, having that peculiar cas-
and appearance of features that belon,
exclusively to the people of the south
ern climate. AT one time he owned
store in Cincinnati, but more lately ha
been running drug store in Memphis
Tenn. He is a man Of considerable pro
perry, and before the commencement O
the rebellion was heavy steamboa
owner. For the past FIVE weeks he ha.
been stopping at the Sherman House
where he represented himself "a bein,
a true, loyal, Union man.
LEGISLATIVE VlsIT.-The Chicae
folks have invited the Legislatures of tn
State Of Wisconsin aud Iowa, togetbe
with the Constitutional Convention j
session at Springfield, Illinois, to visi
that place and become the guests of tn
city. How tar the invitation will be az
cepted, remains to be seen. An accep
ance on the part of the Iowa Legisls
turc would involve some seventy -6v
miles sleighing, besides the ride b
railroad and absence from duty of q
least an entire week. We hardly thin
Iowa will respond.
ANOTHER BUBBLE BuRsr.-Tba Pr