Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-25

other Of its. class to secure the election OF
Presidcnt Lincoln, seems to have lost It's
confidence 10 the ability OF the Admin.
istra,ion. which It has the sense to con
ceie. /. in the minority, and therefore
unpopular and failure.
Iu its issue oil tue 10Th inst, is found
leading a,ticlo having for its caption,
"Let us look at things as they are,
from which We extract the following:
We are at this moment with our po-
liticai principles evidently IN the miDorl-
~ In The loyal States. We are evident.
ly in disadvantage against The rebels IN
decisive battles. Ga the contrary, the
Administration continues 10 pnrsne The
same politics which were ated by the
party which elected it, and continues to
prosecute the war IN a manner Which has
brought us no pleasant Iesnl,t.
Suppose, now, 1t would he presumed
that the political course had not brought
lis fruits At the end of the Presidential
term, and the present mode OF conduct
ing The war had not been successful IN
crushing this rebellion, would II not be
better that peace should be made by this
President, than the next, which ptota-
bly, might be a DE nocralic l'resdeat.
We said tina, We had ne into nj
notify with our poiiticai principles in
the loyal States. We admit that tins
would not have been the case If we La
conducted tie war with success. We ad
nit that this M loliiy might DO made to
fiactuate II decided victories were gained
tom this out. But we also do no, deny,
that the nation at this IN pment $ not IN
bumor to encourage aud INSPIRE our
armies. and that the desire for n change
and the spbi's in the possession Of Tue
Administration, is sopoweiful that there
Is great probability that if this war j.
MT over before the meeting Of the next
Congress, the Democratic fe,lrg WI
grow f,om day 10 day. TAis is great
misior,nIe, but 1t cannot be denied that
1t is 70.
Ii is not tf'efent with our second
promise. We have found the centre OF
our military operations in Nirglni., in
stead 0. the Valley of The Mississippi.
aud have lost three great campaigns il
the pnGcipal seat Of .he rebellion. Why,
We shoald have better chances there,
irom now on, We cannot zee, as much as
We may wish IT, Possibly change in
the principal leaders of this war, may
have a saiutary effect. We saw yestet-
DAY IN a great Democra ic journal,
proposition to the President To remove
uaAeck and stanton, and call Banks 10
their place. 1t Won d be better under
such competent organizer Bu, who
Can premise. II reformation would effect
complete cure OF our u iserAble military
affairs
The President viii have to do this, or
something similar, as he has come to he
conclusion that this war csn only be
ended 10y arms or compromise, and not
by one-s.ded Republican or Aboili n
national principles proclaimed by him.
The last Presidential message was
comprom Sc with his own principles q
single step brings him necessarily to a
compromise with the principles Of gu,
enemIe.. Tha compromise-ss the
President must knows only conceive.
bic on the basis of the Uni n: because
we are divided on all other points in the Z
Moth, whilst We are vet at least all for
the Caion. For the Union at least so
ajmnted-we are all all ing to tigh,
Tor The aboll ion OF slavery, scarceiy ono.
Aob.
Sap 'osr, now, We ask, these premises
were ~cI-iounded, would 1t not be adj.
vissble that peace, which in the next
pfe,i iential epoch inangursted 10y Dem
ocats, w"nld evidently Result, in ali it's
provisions, t. the itjury OF the North, !
shou be made during this tenn:
which would at lie AIT give us The chance
in the principal point OF view, AS sell u.
the national debt, to protect NJ much Ms
possible the interests OF the iowa States.
Suppose that peace must be made with
out suhlaga,ion OF The South. would il
not he more desirable tor Nj. Lincoln to
clos. il, than his Democratic successor,
Theec questions, we thought, as thing.
are now, II wss our duty TO lay before
our teltow-ci,zens.
1t will be seen from the drift OF the
above that the Anzieyer has abandoned
al reliance upon the ability OF this Ad.
ministration to conquer the rebels. Tni.
sentiment i. not alone 10 be found 10 IN =,
quarter. That there remains strong
hoPe that tie rebellion may be put down
Immediately there is no question. bu,
the urn reliance IN the .b lity of this
Admin 'stration to SO conduct affairs No 70
secure that end, is diminishing every
day, and where it has hitherto been
strong it is becoming weak.
The first effort to crush Richmond.
the seat Of rebel power, vas a failure,
and most disastrous and di-yracef,l