Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-08
"Our Dangers Increasingly

Our readers VIII ma IN orr columns
to-day the preamble and resolutions Of
Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, offered IN
The Senate OF the United States, p,opos
ing 10 put an end t, the rccoH by APP
pointing Commi, s'oncrs to conicr with
Commissioners to be appointed by the
Confederate States, "for the pfe>erva.
non OF the constitution" Here Is q re
conStruch1n proposed, more formidable,
pethaps, 10 the liberties and the lasting
peace Of the Confederate States :han
cannon and bsvoncts. As the action
proposed is ty the Congress Of The Uni
ted States, it must he met, VIC presume,
~ the action Of the Congress of the
Confederate States. The Congress Of
he Confederate States will never, we
presume, appoint any Commi>s oners 10
meet Commissioners rom The United
states, 'ior the preservation OF the
linen ard the maintenance Of the con-
~tt,ution.' They 'efrost,t a Contede-
'acy OF independent States. AS the
}, ~.scntall.es OF AN idel cndent people
;.v as, aalholiz. no conference with
rio I,n,.1 '"t, on The assumption
that hey are a Toyt,, = .''' :"
-stoies. When p,opositions % '''"' Io'
/etce come IL rs rs az ad,peudtM
re re car, riM I,roptety, listen to hem. /
t'nt IN any other torn ti,cy should be
"Jected with contempt, since, ly our
'cqniesceuce, they would convey
An ackuowledg ment of guilt in
asserting our i.deperdence. But,
ayl"g such views aside, We do nc,
hiuk that the Confederate States can
make peace with tie United a,es
which will secure to them the frontier
states OF Missouri, Kentucky and Mary
and; and without these states IN our
Con rde'acv, ay t'cA,y Of peace with
thc Un'cd States, snirrndrring them, !
would be disgraceiul, and, erhaps,,uin
Gus In the future TO the Confederate
states. Slavery would speedily lie al OIL
'shed IN them, when lett "A portion of the
United States. Every principle of poll
~ end Of honor r. qnircs ,hatwe should
ii hit the war ont to the bitter end, be-
iote we surrender n single slave State to |
the brutal fanaticisn OF the North. We
have 40 fear OF The result in the var in
winch We are engaged. But a policy, |
which war and raline and murder can
not force upon us, may be fastened upon
us by the cunning slime ot diplomacy. |
We have vanqusLed our enemies in |
every pitched battle and now lns .lted
England and interested Europe may
c n" TO cur aid. Ii Is a good time for
\ ankee diplon acy to crave fraternity
aud reconstruct our dependency. Yet
we do not believe that these resolutions
viii. at the present time, pass the Con-
gress Of the United St4tee. Matters arc
not yet ripe for peace on either side.
The AGE OF PRoGkEss.- How the
world advances a rt:lroad is now in
operation thirty seven II lies from Smyr-
towards + phc>us, and at meeting OF
HE company, held in London on the
- ult., the chairman, Sir Macdonald
announced that in about q
month The line would be extended ten
'mles, and aftcrwa,d ten more, makinp
fi'y in al; this last ten miles being \
deviation from the original line, by ~hlcL
they would reach no less important
point than Ephesns ilselt The. cool.
business like way OF talking the thing
over is refreshing TO men of sentiment.
Not word about Diana, or any other
goddess OF ancient tine.; moth ne on the
subject OF temples; no alns on 10 Paul
Dr. John, or the grave OF the Virgin M.
ry not even a passing reflection on De
le'rius, whose tnslnr>s b,cnyht much
gain to tie people Of Ephesus, and might
'e remembered at an + rhesian railway
meeting.
TIE Charles on Courier estimates the
oss toy The recent fire ut $4,000 600. on
"hich the Instance was Comparatively
mlted. Nest Of the policies were in
Augusta, Savannah and
''her Southern companies, many OF
which will be utaLle t. pay one fourth
he amount Incurred. There is also con
!dera'c insurance III Northern compa.
lies, which, un.er existing d .tiicaitie..is
lot expected To be raid.
II GfSLlC LECTTXES
DR. .BEWETT