Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-09
surrsRiN0 VITA TmE COLD.

TUESDAY MORNING.. DEC. ., 1861
sUFFERiNO VITA the COLD.
The army was oil ready long ego !
So H.lleck said; 20 Aeigs said 80 sb-
olitioni.ts said. Gen. Mcclellan said
the army vas not ready. Which was
right The latest news up to Thu
writing IL, that . portion Of the army
on the RsppAhaunock -tho same arm,
that ~as 20 completely furnished long
weeks ago-"n su6erisg much for
,cunt Of BLANKETS" How can It be
after the conmander-in-chief has de-
clared otherwise? How can it be that
soldiers are shivering in the cold when
H.lleck says they are ~urm Low
can they shiver and quake before the
fierce blast. when Halleck says they are
so comfortably dressed !?
There must be some mistake about
this. Halleck said everything wss
ready two months ago. Who dare dis
pnte his word When he rays a thing
is done who shall say nol When be
SAYS q soldier is warmly clothed for .
winters campaign, what soldier da'es
shiver or let his teeth chatter while
facing the cold northern blasts!
uumbug. Blankets not ready. sup
ply trains not ready, clothing not ready,
pontoons not ready, money not ready
to pay off soldiers who have not had q
cent Of pay for eight months, yet, in the
words Of the chief General, everything !.
ready-was ready long ago. Time is
proving how little WAS Known about
this matter where everything should
have been known. Gen. Mcclellan had
resolved not to push bis men forward
until they were properly provided
was removed for carrying out that re
solve, and to day the army aud thu
country are suffering the consequences
The Presidents Emancipation Policy
As we expected, tho radical press j
not ut all favorable to the President
new policy Of emancipation a. set iortl
in his late message. In our yesterday
issue we quoted a paragraph from thu
New York Times, condemnatory Of Thu
policy, and following will be found I
paragraph giving the opinion Of til
Westhche Post, OF st. Louis, whose ed
itor is DIR. Oshausen, formerly of thl,
city:
We believe the people will take emau
cipaton in their own hands, by no long
er recognizing slaccry; 10y emancipatinl
slaves wherever they find any; By put
ting An end to the institution in this
to be sure, not very loyal way. Bu
the people gorern IN this country, and il
Is IDLE to oppose an overpowering popu
lar opinion.
This is the radical position pla!nl,
enauciated. They are opposed to Iega
emancipation, bu. regardless of law anc
order-regardless of Tho binding force
OF the constitution--propose to inter
vene mob law--trample all rights under
foot to carry out their pet scheme. Nc
true man can endorse any such mobo
cratic sentiments, yet there are hundred.
aud thousands OF radicals in the conn.
try who will endorse the same with grea,
unanimity, and throw their influence in
favor OF freeing slaves 10 that way
Bat we are yet unprcparcd to believe
that the ma ority ofthe people have b.
come so denoralized a. to assent TO any
such proceeding. The Democratic par
~ and the conservative element of the
Republican party will surely take stroog
grounds against it and hold these frac.
tlous and lawdefy ing f. naiics RESPONSE
bic for any attractions upon the law Of
the land.
|, is ri 1t that the people have-th,
right to say whether they will holt
slaves or not. 1t is right which TIT
Constitution grants, and no man can b,
considered loyal who is opposed to tn,
requirements OF that document.
The eman ipation proclamation CT th
President made in September last, wa,
wanting in every essential point-wa
an oversight of constitutional authority
and hence the new plan, the recommen
dation of which Was clearly an abau
donment OF the former act, and clearl,
within constitutional limits. 1.-THE Con
sti,ution, by any species of poli,ica
sku'lduggery can be SO amended a. t,
withhold tho right OF States to regula,
their own domestic affairs according /,
their own notions, than so will it be
but let the popular face be strongly SC
against aoy such action as is foreshad
owed in the declaration Of the Germa,
organ OF St. Louis.