Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-29

Crosse Democrat furnishes the following |
interesting summary Of events down TO |
the present month, which have charac.
terized the progress Of the rebellion aud |
the conduct Of the war:
December, le6O-War declared by |
the rebel States.
January, ls6l-War declared over
again, With insulting remarks Congress
attending niger show.
February, lsel-War declared over
again BY the South. Congress attend.
ing the same bigger show.
March, is6l-Wsr again declared by
the South. Niger show being over,
Coogress wants to know "~ho dat
knocking at de door down dart"
April, l86l-War begun in the South
Sumter stormed and taken. Govern.
ment call for $4,000 troops for three
months, or less, to crush the rebellion.
May, ls6l-War going on 10 the
South. Government ready for any
emergency.
Juue, ls6l-War going on in the
South. Government ready for the rebels
to strike. Mastery advance on Wash.
,ngton Of the grand army.
July, ls6l-No cessation of hosiili.
ties. Too hot to advance on enemy.
More troops called.
August, 186l-Qoarter of million Of
troops in the field. Heavy firing. Tar
get practice. Too hot to advance.
September ls6l-War still raging.
Washington surrounded by troops
Heavy firing on the Potomac. Too hot
to advance on the enemy, and fruit just
ripening for troops.
October l86l-War still raging.
Southern troops overrunning the coun-
try. Grand army Of the Union all resdy.
Will move in ten days. Heavy firing.
Reliable gentleman reports fight near at
hand. Great excitement.
November ls6l.-War still raging.
1t is now . eivi war. Forward move.
ment expected daily. Officers are let
off on furlough for sixty days. More
troops called. Quartermasters and 9th
er officers appointed first. Fall rains
set in, and troops cannot move till
| winter.
December 1eel.-War st;ll raging.
Half q million men in the field on each
side. Too cold to march. Roads bad.
Grand review Of the~rmy. Huge thing.
Big dinners with officers. Army in win
ter quarters. Must not 90 South till
spring, a. it would be foolish to attack in
winter Niger show again commenced.
Full attendance of Members of Con-
gress. Keep your eye out for forward
movement. II the rebels don't get
scared soon will increase the army! Two
hundred Generals appointed.
The author has written the items out
for 1862, but whoever reads the first
volume reads the whole!
In q subsequent issue the eminent
Bancroft Of the Democrat furnishes it's
reader. with the following description
Of the origin, antecedents, education,
&c. Of some Of our distinguished Ameri-
can Generals:
1t is interesting in the present strug-
gle with rebellion to read over the orr.
gin Of the great Generals OF Napoleon's
time, but still more to read the origin
OF those Of our present day. From the
"green book" or secret list,we CLEAN the
following concerning their early rise and
progress. We find in the list of Gene.
rails:
Angiers-Good education visited
West Point with = trunk full Of sus-
penders.
Algisc-Political friend Of Governor
--tended bar in the Quillpot uo-
tel.
Boxer-Splendid genius-arose from
the gutter.
BIa,herskin-Sbingle maker and "a
Their Of q very pretty girl-a partie ular
friend of the commanding general.
Crackertop-Prize 6ghter-attended
conventions and political meetings with
Member Of Congress from that Dis.
| trict.
Cleaver = Ballot box stuffer. Ap.
pointed to reward services the day Of
election in the bloody head precinct"
Bowie-Appointcd BY Presideot and
through influence of Members of Con.
gress. A great man in bar rooms.
Dolkins = Good fellow generally.
Told good story and when playing
poker with Governor always let
him win.
Acknowledgements given Bri-
gade on account Of bis terrible CHARGES
Fiddling John-Standing witness
no education-appointed to please the
boys.
Grab all-Great man to steal-ap-
pointed on promise to divide.
Heavy swell-Had pretty wife and
big whiskers.
Ivory tceth-Run . billiard saloon in
Punk'n Hollow. Last election distrib.
uted ten gallons of whisky among the
voters ter "our ticket" Reward Of Ger.
vices.
BegRarlouse, Pleader, Hangeron, and
others-appointed to get rid of them.
Poor drunken devils-fit for nothing
| else.
Marker, Speaker and Libeller-Good
political wire puIlers. Carried oil. No
military education. Good on sw,ndline
washerwomen, saloon keepers and edi.
tors. In West Point one week ~ Dor
ters-muet be supported some way.
BRIoaT's PROBABLE SUCCESSOR. =
Richard w. Thompson aud Robert Dale
Owen are spoken of as Brigbts prob
1 u =