Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-06

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Dies MorSEs, Iowa, Dec. 4.


your readers, if not for any important
news, yet "a brief abstract and emlodi
ment II The times," indicating the pub
lie pulse upon current events, deter
mined 10 devote brief .pace OF lelsrre
to communicating with them upon the
topics naturally suggested by the pre-
Sc t unhappy condition Of our county,
Upon matters OF local news, ! have
to confess that am not well posted at
the present moment. The Supreme
Court, composed Of Chief Justice Bald
win and associates Lowe and Wight,
commenced lis session in this city Mon
jay. Attorneys are in attendance lion
nearly all parts Of the State. The dock
ct is quite large, and it Is expected ,hal
the session will continue about foui
weeks. The popular verdict having
been twice passed upon the merits OF
the tso associate justices, there can he
no question as to tho learning and ability
Of our Supreme Beuch; yet all who
enjoy tho privilege OF seeing this an-
sust teibunal, agree that its chief tce,yht
10 in the person OF the able and cigulfcd
Chief Justice.
To snch Of j, our readers as feel laud-
able PRIDE in tbe capital Of our State, 4
will be gratifying to learn Il at this
town is improving finely, nothwiths'and-
ing the hard war times; several fiue,
stately brick blocks having been erected
during the pas,.season. / am agreea-
bly surprised to find business so thrly-
Iny b re. But this is the season OF pork
packing, beef slaugh,ering, grain mar
kcting. cto. 1t is the season OF the
merchants most profitable enterprise, Ct
the farmer gathering Of the fruits Ct
bis past years toll, Lying in Winter
stores, aul generally preparing for the
seed time and harvest Of another ycsr.
1t il the winding up" Of the scaf-ths
concentration OF eli It's operations mic o
single balance shec, and III county
so IIch 10 natural resources rs that SUI
rounding this city, Tor many leagues Ia
extent, such thrift and hustle at this sea-
Sun is not surprising, even in the midst
ot deaolating war.
1t is gratifying to witness the rivalry
between the Mlssiss ppi Is Missouri anu
the Chicago, Cedar Rapids q Nebraska
Railroad Companies, IN pushing tbeir
respective roaGs westward. They are
within about an equal distance (scventy
miies) OF this city, AMI the latter is
Threatening, alter further pro gress upon
the direct route, to intersect the main
route Of travel East ard West by run
ming branch southwark to this point.
|. Is not likely, however, that the NJ. x
NJ. Company viii be caught mapping
having the natural, direct and shortest
route, they Wi, OF course, secure its ad
vanta- es hy completing Their road to
/ Ills City d. tdflN ddt. btS HStts
PROCESS towards the Missouri river VIII
DO stimulated hy an immense increase
o; trade anu travel. | understand ,ha,
arraugcm hts have been made Tor inrn-
ishing another section, 10 within fifty
five m,.es OF here, ea,lv next Spring.
As public affairs IN this State are
rapidly eliminating to the final account
OF that most worthless and abando
faction of Destnoiues fanatics who lule
az with a rod vi iron over q deceived,
wronged and oppressed people, events
OF much interest will be continual,
transporting until their deliverance from
that CALLING yoke under which this PEG.
pie have heen reduced in two short
years, from An enviabe state Of pros
perity to the verge OF bankruptcy, ruin
aud despair. All Indications poin, to
the certainty that Iowa will no, be lar
| behind er sisters of the Northwest aud
| Middle st ties IN the great work OF res
cning our Liberties. by Wrestling the gov
er,nent from the hands Of that vandal
horde who, in SO bIief a period OF power.
once so great, such devastation in
| county la e so porous and happy.
The people ct this agricultural re-
glon ale awake TO the monstrous in;oni-
" OF impsing the heaviest burdens
oil taxation upon productive labor and
agriculture, continuing the blockade o!
the Missi.sipp, for the benefit OF eastern
capitalists, aud prottating the war in
dc'in,tciy Tor the profit OF patti ben
eticai,les. Since the voices of New
York, PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, Ohio
and Indiana have gone forth in thunder
tones OF condemnation against the usur
pers. our late discouraged terror
stricken people have taken heart anew !;
and could the election lie held over
agn'n to morrow excluding the shame
in' frauds PerpetIsted in taking the sol
ders' vote, In the late election Iowa
wonld be Democratic by at least 5000
majority, in spite of the terrorism
brought 10 hear to deter men from
voting in accordaucclwi,h their prlnci-
plcs. This result is only deferred a
year. and the string events to p,ecede
1.-THE death struggles Of the abolition
dynasty, Their desperate schemes to
aver, their doom and retain the scep,ra
will make ibis capital theatre Of
much interest to the people Of Iowa and
the North west.
The popular surprise at McClellan's re-
mova' has deepened into alarm with the
accommodating evidence OF imbec,Iity-