Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-30

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up0o 90 With gTeas SSfcs! Our sin
.oessisss j. having expressed our oPisios
tn tho ssbination Of Mr.. kAshd1y,
~, usdsstho circumstances, injndicisss.
This 10 nst the only democrats Journal
10 which the editor Of the Herald has
read the same opinion; the frat Demo
cratic paper in the northwest took tho
came position. But that really has no.
thing 70 do with our opinion. We bsd
our own views upon the subject and
expressed them without entertaining
fear or 10 oking for favor. The election
hss proven thss our position was cor.
rect s
The coupsrison which the Herald
puts forth Of the relative influence for
good, Of the DsxocRAr & News and
tho Herald, will hardly hold water. For
instance I! In the counties comprising
tho Dubuque Congressional District Mr..
Lincoln had ! majority Of 3,5o5 votes
10 the late Congressional election Mr.
Allison had . majority Of 2,lo7 votes.
showing = democratic gain of 1893
Let the Herald take the credit-ws are
not It al eaptious.
In the I'd District Lincoln had ma
jority of 1884, and in the late election
returns Mr.. Price gained . majority Of
l,4O3, showing democratic gain Of p
0sl-more than twice a. great IS the
gain in the Dubuque District. II the
Herald claims the credit of the gain in
the Sd District, it will surely have the
frankness to accord to the DEMocRAr &
News the credit for the gain in the I'd
District.
Our contemporary states that it could
sprint letter upon letter from the most
honored and distinguished democrats OF
the I'd District" to show that this paper
has forfeited the respect of its party
and is looked upon with distr ust aud sus.
piciop." 1t affords us no pleasure that
the Herald feels constrained to withhold
those letters. We really wish TO see
them in print, and if the Herald ever
intends to grant Us favor We hope it
will embrace the present opportunity in
doing 80. Unless 1t does we shall be
under the necessity of questioning its
veracity. We make loud and earnest
call for them-we want them for pur.
pose.
As to the sinister expressions OF the
Herald towards this paper we have nc
reply so make at this time We even re-
press our we'll supported convictions
What we have said concerning the nom.
iuation Of Mr.. Mahony we have said in
all candor and honesty-having at hear,
only the strong desire for the welfare
and success Of the democratic party ir
this State. The present proves that oul
conclusions concerning his nomination
we're painfully correct.
AT last our neighbor has abandoned
it's devotion to General McClellan.-Ga
zetfe.
! Not much, neigbbor. 1t is not tina
We think less of General Mcclellan tina
We call upon the Administration to say,
this country. That General has dis
charged his duty nobly. He would b.
now where our entire force ought to be
had he not been hampered by an indie
cisive and a plastic Administration.
is not the General that has been prove,
incompetent but the Administration
Too many civilians in high power a
Washington have presumed to command
in the field instead of attending to bust
ness more suited their capacity.
EFFECT OF THE PRocLAMArIoN.-T
issue Of an emancipation proclamation
was called for on several grounds, prin-
cipal'y these:
1. 1t would bring to us the support o
Europe.
2. 1t would fill the highways and BY
ways OF the free States With volunteers
of who the Tribune said 900, 600 stoot
ready to rush forward at it's issue.
3. 1t wonld excite slave insurrec-
lions.
How rotten were these grounds is nov
pretty visible.
l. Almost before the ink Of the ducu
ment was dry, several OF the Abolition
lied journals expressed their belief tina,
it would produce no favorable effcc
abroad. And such appears to be tn,
tact.
2. So far from any new alacrity te
volunteer, the ranks cannot be filed ur
in either Massachusetts or New York
without q draft.
8. The stories got up to prove til,
truth Of Abolition prophecies about scr
vile Instructions are one by one explo
ded, like that one reported from Virgin
ia, Of which the ZIibune's Washir etor
correspondent acknowledges
The report Of a slave resurrection r.
Culpepper and adjoining counties, pub
lished By the Republican this morning
e unconirned. The ed tor Of the Star
srhoso &au,sl,, .o.;I.. -.