Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-26
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FOR CLERK or DISTRICT COURT,
REIN ANN SOEH rem,
OF Buffalo Township.
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We clip from the Chicago JoHrnal
of the 23rd inst, leading Repubilcan
ne .spapcr IN the Northwest, the follow
irg extract, from an article assigning
the reasons why President Lincoln, Is
sued his niggerirecdom proclamation:
"Mr. Lincoln has hcsitated in thIe
matter, not because he deemed snch a
proclamation wrong In itself, but be-
cause he could not see what practical
good could possibly result. from ii, III
asmuch as the Conhs eaton Act covered
the W ole ground SO fully that a pro
clamation OF emancipation could accom-
plish nothi,.g that that Act will not az
compll h. Yet, such a proclamation,
ind r present circumstances, can do no
harm, and to get rid cfthe inportumities
Of u eertoin cluss Of people who, appa'
renty lorgctiul OF the heavy cares and
burdens that weigh upon the President
in the midst OF this terrible war, and
az anti siacery man as they are, and
Just AZ anxious To remove the cause o
the war;" have been clamorous N their
demand for such a step, he has conctud
ed to issue procianot ton, which.
though not as Immediate sweeping aud
general IN its effect as was asked for,
will, we hear lily trust, be acquiesced il
by all loyal men who are truly and
really deslrous of the preservation OF
the Republic and OF strengthening tn,
Presidents hands in his Efforts TO crush
the rebellion"
We have here the frank admission of
a lcaiiog republican papers that an IN
cons ltutional proclamation has been is
sued by the President, that can &C.
compll>h no good" and for no other
purpose than "to get rid Of The impor.
tumtties Of certain class Of people,"
meaning the aboIilionits.
We have no longer any confidence in
the patriotism OF Mr.. Lincoln. Trust
ing that he WAS honest in his endeavors
to preserve the Constitution and restore
the Union, we have yielded a support to
his administration when acting within
what we believed to te, the limit of his
power by virtue OF the Constitution OF
the Un,tea STATES, and we shall cOntin.
lie t. support him in all Constitutional
efforts to put down the rebellion. We
have hoped that he was honest, and in
tn hour OF National danger, that he
would RE above party, and use the
power-the men aud monoy-that pa
tri"t'c sci sacr iieng people had placed
at his disposal, to preserve aud perne
uate the Constitutional liberties of all
the loyal citizens of this once great Re.
public. His proclamation freeing the
n'ggers, induces us to suspect his hon
ETY. and his patriotism. We fear that
he has suffered himself to become the
dupe of his black republican, abolition,
negro worshipplng friends, who would
willing ly sacrifice the Cons titutional Ito.
critics, of the white people, to free the
n'ggers-who believe that Union with
slavery Is not worth preserving-who
believe the Constitution is a leapuc with
hell and who from the commencement
OF the war, have thrown every obstacle
In the way, Of restoring the U.ion as 1t
was, and.the Constitution as it is.
1t is now the duty of all conservative
men without distinction on account of
past patty affiliations, to organize a
bold and determined opposition, to alb
and through the ballot box
At our coming fall election, give such
an expression by the election of CON
servatlve men to Congress as will con.
vince Mr. Lincoln and his abolition
friends, that the masses are determined
'ha' the war shall be prosecuted to
y:ese'oe and perpetaoe constitutional
's''y' S'o not to destroy. Millions o,
men and money if required to preserve
the Government bequea,hed to 40 !.
our Revolutionary foretathers.
The spirit OF old Hickory had infused into
the masses the determination ~. -,
!" Union must and shall be preserved"
Thousands Of brave, noble men hav.
sacrificed home, fortunes and lives. to
accomplish that object. II they had
believed the policy Of the Government |
would be to free The piggers, thew
'on'd have staid at home, and let the
eide a'oakes fight the battles. Honest.
patriotic, selt-sAcrifcing, they coniided