Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-21

LIZ CLAIRE CORREsPONDENCE.
Ls CLANS, Aug. 10th. 1852.
HEssaa EDrfols:-In the Daily 0assstsof the
18th inst. 10 pobIished extracts from letter
written BY Dr.. Gamble. It Il said. 70 citizen
Of this plsss. which deserves passieg notice.
The Doctor s@asting sndss we'll msritsd
defeat. for Treasurer Of the School Board, at
the Spring elsctioa, turns out among the 'eorn
and cotton. in Dixie to be aware OF the vile
crew Who voted against hin.
The Wilson Resolutions is nc where CON-
pared With the Doctors view of persseutiop.
He, perhaps don't rem ember that be. too. vas
denounced as 'secessionist' by one of the lesc'
il g spirits Of aboiitioDism in this town few
days before he started 10 the army.
The Docter ssys the people of the Sostb
ere sstis6sd vish The old Gevssnmsnt' aad
think 1t was good enough but he sdds. they
had been taught BY demagoguss to believe
that thi. 10 - war Of abolition on slavery, and
1t is q very difficult matter to convince them
to the contrary What pity it is that the
poor eouls could not be furnished with the big
and little 7r,bunes, Davenport Gazette. and
other Union papers Of like character to dis.
pei Meir delusion.
Why don't the Doctor subscribe for q few
Of these papers to show them their error
But listen: The Doctor il getting bitser-ths
school election is in bis mind-he continues.
they use the came language and perform the
actions that the vile traitors and unprincipled
clique have ever done in our town-with
this difference. the people here are not allow
ed to inform tn. mseIves. hence there 10 some
excuse for their actions /; but with you 10 LIE
Claire. the miserable petty dsmagogues. with
all the lights Of q free press around them.
there 10 none,
1t 10 well known here who the Doctor is
striking At and the cause Of his mslice, and 1t
It is true as the Doctor says. that the people
Of the South with whom he has talked, think
the old Government is good enough the Oh.
jects Of HE spite use the same language here
|-'lbs old Government the stars and stripes
But when We look for light from the free
press around u.s. we read different story.
The Chicago Tribune circulates very exten-
sively in these parts' and in an Editorial ar
ticIe in that paper Of the llth inst, is the fol-.
lowing: The Union as it was will never bles.
the vision Of any pro. slavery fanatic or seces.
zion sympat hizer. and never ought to. II is a
thing Of the past hatsd by every patriot and
destined never to curse an honest people or
blot the pages Of history again.s
This kind Of light shed from the free press
around us is what alarms Us. published as i,
is in what is nov called . loyal paper and
one Of its Editors 10 Poet Master at Chicago.
The Dostos's ststsment. that tie people In
Dixie " are not allowed to inform themselves
is not eorroborated by at least one soldier
from this town. Who has travelled - much a.
the Doctor in the south, and who fought at
Fl. Donaldson and Pit,sburg.
This soldier, when at home . short time ego
publicly stated that abolition papers from
the North could be found in almost every
planters house en- the Tennessee river.
Again. tho Doctor says, "Nesrly all the
commissioned officers OF this regiment wer.
old-schocl Dem ocrats like myself"
DR.. Gamble . Democrat ha | ba | ha
That is news to the democratic here. Even
the boys laugh at the idea. The Doctor sl
ways belongs to the party in power, or the
mi rt hav ;tbs ~
tr:ct from which he desires an Office.
Last year he ran on the democratic ticket
in this city for MsJor. 10 the spriog and in the
fall he ran ON the republican ticket for town.
ship Assessor. There is no Inconsistency in
this for at the time the CITY was deuocratie
:nd the township republican.
Here is the Doctors views in regard to
drafting. He says. L hope that drafting will
at once be resorted to in our State. 10 order
that some OF our good cowardly and traitorou.
friends will be made to bite the dust 1t il
hoped that The Doctor did not inntend to be
personal in ths iast remark, as the friend to
whom be wrote has one or two sons, who ought
10 the opinion of most people TO be in the ar
my.
The Doctor was sent South on q mission Of
mercy. let him attend to his duty and his pro.
fsssion, something he understands, and al will
be we'll. This letter was evidently not intend.
ed for the public eye but like an adder TO
sting in the dark. The indiacrs,ion of friend.
however. has for the 6rst time, made public
any opinion from ]. Gamble, MD.
FAIR PLAY,