Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-11
Extracts from Southern Papers.

aDiV 0Oter us aueWeT " IuC OOWWAstCC
of the Common Council.
Extracts from Southern Papers.
MATTERS AND THINGS AT RICHMOND.
Fro,u the Richmond correspondence
of the appeal, under date Of May 2eth,
VIC make the following extracts:
Dryden, in the opening paragraph
of his Essay on Dramatic Poesy,' de-
scribes, in a few striking sentences, the
feeling of suspense with which the citi-
zens of London, on the Sd of June, 1865,
listened to the cannonade between the
English and Dutch fleets then engaged
in deadly conflict in the Thames. In
just the same frame of mind, all hearts
oppressed with anxiety unming ed with
dismay, did the citizens of Richmond
listen during the whole of Saturday to
the almost incessant boom Of artillery
beyond the eastern suburb Of the town.
From four in the morning until eight,
and again from eleven till four Of the
afternoon, did the distant thunder Of the
guns break upon the ear, with a sort OF
assurance given momentarily of a gene
raj engagement, while toward sunset
there were occasional random discharges
as of an enemy in retreat. The effect
in the city was novel and startling. Men
sought the hills around, and the tops OF
the houses, and perched themselves IN
cupolas, and eagerly strained to catch
the sound of each discharge, as it was
borne, through the fast driving rain and
the scuds Of storm, from the east, in
which direction lay the two opposing
armies. AS night approached, groups
assembled around the War Department
and the Post Office, to learn such intel
Iigence as might have been brought in
by the couriers.
"Gen. Magrudcr has been relieved of
his command, and is at the Spotwood
House, where IS also Gen. Floyd, who
has not been reinstated by the Confed-
crate authorities; both these excellent
fighting men IN the humor OF Achilles
in his tent"
ON BUTLER.
The Richmond Enquirer don't think
as much of Ben Butler as it did during
the session OF the Charleston Conven-
ton and the subsequent campaign. 1t
says, in reference to his "women of the
town" proclamation:
cit is an inevitable law of human
jurisprudence that sentence must set
forth the crime, and that punishment
mus. be adapted to the offence. The
beast Butler fails in both particulars.
If a lady Of New Orleans fails to conceal
with smiles and gracious demeanor, that
disgust which she cannot but feel for
the desoators of her country and the
murdcrers of her kindred, she is de-
clared guilty-not of stimulating rebel
lion, not Of showing contempt or oppo-
sition in any way to the enemy's mill
tary authority; but she is characterized
with word which Butler could lot
utter and live outside of triple rows of
protruding bay onets, and which is utterly
foreign to the offence. 1t is Gin ply a
low, malignant, beastly insult to help
less ladies, uttered Ivy a craven in whose
face an honest man at the Charleston
Convention shook bis fist without even
bringing the color to his cheek
elf there is a human being in the city
Of New Orleans who does not now
weep tears of bitter agony that the city
was not laid in dust and ashes rather
than surrendered, he is an outcast from
his race. If the people Of Richmond
do not find a new JOY in their resolve,
and new confirmation OF their pur-
pose, never to surrender this fair city to
the foe, they arc as base as Butler him
self
elf there is a city in our land tn at
shall not hereafter receive with horror a
proposition to make terms with our
faitbless, low, despicab'e, loa,hsome
enemy, that city will be forever dis
graced. We must fight to the death,
and to the last extremity, everywhere
and always"
THE LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Vcksburg VA,g has thu New
Orleans Delta of the 29th Of May, and
IRON it makes up the follow ing resume
OF news in that city:
Very little business is being done in
the city, but provisions are gradually ar.
irving, which will relieve the WORKING
classes from the danger of want. A FL.
rious woman, with one eye, and badly
marked with the small pox, was arresf.
ed On charge OF deport'ng herself in 3
very violent manner. She refused to
give her name, but declared she would
XII General Butler, and that the Yam
KEGS were all very fediculosus set
Col: n. A. NJ. Dudley, Of tae 3oth Mas.
sachuse,ts Regiment, has been appoint
ca assistant military commandant Of the
city, IT has been ordered that RELIGION,
services be had in the different church
es OF the city as in times Of profound
peace and no prayer for the destruction
OF ,he Union or for the success Of tho
rebels will be tolerated. Gen. Butle,
nao an Interview with the officers Of IN,
southern Bank on Thursday, and. ate,
a 1ull hearing, the bank was ordered !,
Pay all their depositora, upon demand
IN such money and according to the nro
visions OF Buffers General Order NJ
~ which Ct, we published few day,
since. The bells which were take,
from the churches by the order Of Rear
regard were shipped to New Yorl =,
Tuesday last in, the ship Mott, A..