Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-02

who Va drowned near Savanoan, Aeno.,
] willie Ininistesink to the killed and
touSded Of tbg bSttle Of Pittsburg, was
Soru s. East Had4Am, Conn.,. July 2ad,
1920. His parents emigrated to Ohio
and located At Sbavmsville IN 1873. Ne
Vas educated At Western Reserve Col
,e0e. Hudson, and removed to Kenosha,
| Wis. 10 1910. The Hon. Ed~srd Sol
ONION. Of Milwaukee, the 1t. Governor,
now succeeds to the Office OF Governor
OF Wisconsin during the remainder OF
the the term, which expires on the nrst
| Of January, 1864. We believe that
| Mr.. Solomon is a Democrat. Harvey
| vs.. Republican. Tue Madison Jour-
nal says:
Gov. Harvey leaves no family, except
his wife. To her the terrible news this
morning came with suddenness that
almost deprived her Of reason. She
was at the Capital when the despatch
was received by Adjutant- General Gay
lord, obtaining subscriptions to ara 2
destitute family in the city. An attempt
was made to get her to her boarding
place before the contents ofthe d'spatcn
was made known. She at once saw ~
the countcnsnces Of those whom she met
that some bad tidings had been received.
Adiu.aut. General GAYLORD aud Mr.. Saw
yer. her brotber-in-lsw, attempted to &C
com pany her home, and told her that a
rumor had been received that gave him
some anxiety about the Governor. AS
Gen. Gaylord was attempting to conceal
the full extent Of the calamity, sbe
stopped while they we're walking
through the park and said: "Tell ue
if he IS dead!" While he evaded d.
rect reply, she read the fatal news in the
expression Of his face and dropped
senseless upon the walk. She was soon
revived sufficiently to be conveyed home,
but remained in state nearly approach
ing distraction.
Crittenden's Speech on Confiscntion.
Mr.. Critteuden's speech on the con-
fiscation question was like shield OF
silver thick.set with golden stars; he
spoke with the spirit OF hero fighting
for his county. He regarded the bill
before the House as the NEST moment
Gus that had yet come up for considera.
ton, and its adoption would be fatal to
the Republic he considered it uncon-
sti,utional be was for adhering to the
great principal Of English law, that no
man should be deprived Of his property
but by due process Of law be thought
the measure would have a tendency to
make the war fierce and bloody; he said
the people of the country were deter
mined to protect their institutions from
| the assaults Of both the secessionists
and the aboli.ionists; and towards the
| conclusion of hi, speech Mr.. Critten-
den paid this handsome tribute to the
President. 81 voted against Mr.. Lin
coin and opposed him honestly and Sim
cerely, but Mr.. Lincoln has won me to
his side. There is niche in the tenn
pie Of fame, a niche near to Washing
ton, which should be occupied BY the
statue of him who shall save his coun-
try. Mr.. Lincoln has mighty destiny.
Il is for him, If he will, to step into that
niche. 1t is Tor him to be but Presi-
dent of the people of the United States,
and there will his statue be. 1t is in
his power to occupy place next to
Washington-the founder and preservcr
side by side. - Washington Cores
pondence.
The Heroic Free States.
The Rev. Robert J. Breckenridge
concludes late letter as follows
You, brethren, are accustomed to feel
that the ardent and intrepid co-opera-
ton of loyal men in the slave States
has been mighty help to you in the
work thus far accomplished /; nor ave
you mistaken in this. But on the other
hand, you must never forget, for an an
slant, that 1t vus the horoic loyaity Of
the free States that save0 the nation.
kentucky vould this day be a desolation
but for the 100000 Northern men, who
came to the all of our $4,000 or 10000
soldiers, ready to perish before an over-
po~eriny hos: Of traitors. The safety
of the nation is weakened by every con
cep,ion that there was any human pow
er but the hasoism of the North that
could have aye,.ed the fate prepared
for ii hy revolt such as no nation ever
before suppressed.
>u>~----
TnE Chicago Tribune storms and
busters away at Senator Browning, CT
illiroir, for opposing the passage Of the
confiscation bill. Senator drowning ID
conservative, Constitution abiding
man, and the Tribune is Of another
style entirely. 1t believes with Ben.
Wade, that the man who quotes the
Constitution Sin this great crisis" is a
traitor, and that the only true test OF
! Republican purity is a willingness to
"let 1t Slide Is it any wonder, then,
that the Tribune wakes furious at the
Senator's opposition to anti-constitution-
al measures! It will be remembered
that Mr.. Browning occupies the sea,
made vacant by the death Of the great
Douglas. Though it is impossible for
him to I'LL that seat, we are glad to see
him doing his duty to the best Of his
ability.
NKw DEMOCRATIC PAPsR.-We no.
tice that g. NJ. Todd, Esq, late of the
Des Moines Journal, and A. 2. Bent.
ley, Esq, late Of the Bloomfield Clarion.
have formed partnership for the pur-