Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-27
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The old Empire ST. 40 il making mp
10 mind; Iilioo'..., Wisconsin, Ainneso-
70, Masssc.. uusetts, Michigan, Ne" !er'
Az and Delaware arc making mp their
minds, and will tell the country what
they think Of the state Of affairs and the
wants Of the nation, in one week from
pext Tuesday. The entire country y
waiting to hear the decision. ~ VIII
b patent either for good or for evil; pa
4eot either for the .weal or woe OF the
county. Three Of the leading States OF
che Union have recently delivered their
opiuiou. and upon the right side. The
ola Sbio Of State will ride oil the better
In the present storm for this change OF
ballast 10 the starboard quarter. Let the
States vet TO decide ponder we'll upon
tho nozzle precedent set before them ana
do likewise. How plain the evidence
how over~ belming the proof that the
nre.ent Administration Is unequal to the
task il has before it. A change Is what
70 wanted. Millions Of people, to whom
the old flag, the old Union. and the old
Constitution 10 the dearest object on
earth, demand that the change be effect.
ed-demAn that the representatives OF
the Democracy enter the temple Of the
Republic and scourge from its sacred
halls the political money changers, base
fanatics, and interruptions higher Ia"
demagogues that poIu,e it With their un'
followed acts. Let the people OF the
States mentioned but speak ont as their
sisters have done, aud once more we
may hope for the speedy restitution Of
tho Government, and most glorious
change from the path Of ruin to that Of
reason and safety. The country has
placed it's entire mesns-men and money
at the disposal of this Administration
yet the Union reels and staggers under
the blows of the accursed invader. The
Federal arch is cracking from apex to
base, and yet the workmen in charge
are unable to check the impending ruin
Change the order Of tbinga, and place
the makers OF the glorious structure
once more in charge.
Let the people speak out, and let thu
united voice Of the Democracy drown
all opposition in one united, overwhelm
ing shout for the Union as it was, and
the Constitution as it reads to-day
Listen for the glad sound it will glad
den every true heart and be toker
unto all nations that the Republic il
preserved intact, and that the hopes o
our patriotic ancestry are to be real
lied.
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The Soldiers Vote.
To some the result of the army vote
is incxplicable,to others nothing can be
palmer. Take one instance. A Demo.
cratic soldier, at Camp Franklin, on
the day Of election, was distributing
tickets among the members OF bis com.
pany, and with good success, when he
was politely told by superior officer
that he must put those tickets out Of
view, that they must not be distributed
there. He Immediately conferred with
. friend who advised him to let the
thing 60 by default, which he did, after
voting himself. The company he was
in contains eighty democrats to about
twenty Republicans, and yet the Dem
ocrat'c vote amounted to mere nothing.
What . farce 10 this. What an outrage.
This soldier does not dare to disclose his
name for fear Of the consequences. His
officers are abolitiouist. and If he shall
dare to expose their tyranny, in depriv-
ing him OF his privileges as freeman
let him beware of some one of the m any
punishments which their vengeance
shall in6ict.-Dubuque Herald.
So it goes. Inscriptions and polit-
cal hacks Of the abolition order, placed
IN command Of troops by order of Gov
ernor Kirkwood, have performed the
service required Of them. 1t will not
be easily forgotten. There il a day
coming when there will be a general
settlement with these political knaves,
and it is not far off either.
tbs GREAr FREScn MARSHAL NEIL
ON McCLELLAN.-Marshal Neil, Engi
neer.in-chief Of the French army, who
conducted the siege Of sebastopol, has
openly pronounced the most unqualified
praise Of McClellau's military genius, as
will be seen by the following extracts
from the Paris correspondence Of the N.
Y. Herald:
PARIS Oct. ,, 1862.
have no language to express the de-.
light and admiration eviuced by men Of
every party here at the happy fortune
which has crowned your arms. McClel.
lans brave, scientific and vigorous gene
ralship is in every ones mouth. Mar
shall Neil, one of the most practical
engineers in the French army, told me
yesterday that he had followed all the
movements OF the young American
General with . most critical eve. and he