Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-03
Tus New York Tribune says:

THG New Ork ITtO""o soys'
"Our Paris correspondent writes that
the recognition Of the Southern Coined
erscy by France and England, is close 81
hand. We arc not surprised at the To-
formation. If We cannot put down the
rebellion, other nations Will certs'.iy
have TO admit that it has established
Government de facto, and to recognize
that Government accordingly. But to
mi down tie rebellion, and at the sane
time gain the sympathy OF all c'v'Iized
people for orr cause, there Is but one
method. That is, to put Dozen
iSlarery"
The same old cry reiterated. No
other way to establish the supremacy OF
the Constitution but 10 violate it no
other way to vindicate the strength and
the nobility Of this Government Of white
men, but place Caucasian blood on
par with the Congo. Years and years
ago the New York Tribune preached
this doctrine. In its estimation, and in
the estimation of its abolition followers
there is left no means for obtaining the
sympathy Of foreign nations, but to
enter at once upon this work OF equali-
cation, amalgamation and absorption.
Is it not time that such damnlng
hcrcsies were buried and forgotten |!
Has not our beloved country suffered
long enough, and deeply enough on ac-
count Of the prom u CATION OF this doc
trine! does not the present condition
Of national affairs teach us the awful
danger already incurred by the anti
slavery crusade and tactional heresies
generally
This is not war for the putting down
of slavery, and even if it were, what is
our army dong towards accomplishing
that end: OF what use would eman
clpation laws be without action. Were
Congress so blind and mad as to pass a
law Of general emancipation to-day, Of
What benefit could it be. The army
stands still and seems likely to. Great
Britain and France,upon the strength OF
its passage, would acknowledge tie in
dependence OF the Southern Confedc-
racy without hesitation, and its indie
pendence from that hour would become
tact.
To put down the rebellion and hold
the sympathy of foreign nations does not
require any law of emancipation or any
ABOLITION crusade upon slavery, moth
ing Of the kind. What Is required TO
effect that end is to march forward in
our ACCOMPLISHMENTS the Southern
armies-mow them down in the field
and smite them with destruction in their
strong places. Is it to be confessed
weak, too puslllanimous to overcome
and destroy, if need be, the paltry five
millions Of white traitors in the South
without calling upon the blacks to aid
us! We are twenty millions strong
one sixth fighting men; they are only
five millions with proportionate war.
like force. Where is the ancient BRAY
cry, which in days of yore, with only a
handful of soldiers humbled Britain s
pride! Now with an overwhelming
array of men-with plenty Of arms and
money, we stand still and hesitate 10
strike home upon treason hesitate and
wrangle and plate about the s,eIn neces
sity Of freeing slaves! What is our
country coming to. Are our leading
men, our representatives and chiefs, de
termined on our ruin 2 Imminent de-
struction s,ares us in the face, and yet
we stand and haggle and quarrel and
dicker about some Indifferent matter
which has no claims whatever on the
subject at issue.
When the hosts of Titus were before
the walls of Jerusalem-when his lcgicns
were storming the walls with awful fury,
and his mighty squadrons were thun-
dering at her gates; when the doom OF
the city of God seemed inevitable and
death and destruction stared the inmates
in the face, her leaders, too, were wrang-
ling and disputing over this thing and
that thing; her jealous Generals and
Captains over fifties and hundreds were
quarreling over their positie ms and per-
qlisites, and even the holy priesthood
joined in the general turmoil. We need
not furnish the result of their conduct.
1t is matter Of history from which this
people seems slow to take profitable
warning.
"SouND."-A "Sucker's idea oil
soundness is aptly illustrated in the re-
mark of an old bee.huuter in one of the
Egyptian counties. The shines" were
the topic OF conversation among group
OF villagers at "the store" and the
sonndness OF the various Illinois banks
was under discussion. Among these
was the CASTOR Baak, owned by Smith.
apopular man among the copperas.
breeches" Whereabouts.
"ls Smith sound? ?" inquired ono of
the party.
Uncle Mill, an old pioneer, taking HE