Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-13
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lcans at their State Convention. The
Journal says, it " feared the result at
the time, bat hoped that it might be
ayerted BY hard work and general or
canization." The radicals are coming
to see pretty clearly where their ultra
fanaticsm is landing them. |
The Buffalo Aasertiser, another lead
ing Republican paper OF New York,
thus sums up the causes of the great
revelation in the politics OF that State,
and of the North generally. Il contains
a vast amount OF truth, and is an inter
estiDg document withal. We recon-
mend it TO The earnest attention OF the
fanatics Of this city and Of Iowa gener.
ally. La the hour of their peril the ex-
tremis.s confess, and promise better
things.
THE CAUSES OF OUR DEFEAT-RADl-
cALIsN "wnA1's THE NATTER"
We have gone through the
recent contest with many grains OF pro
test against Tie rddic0i action ach,ch II
seemed 10 spouse. We have Eel, that
RepuJIcan extremists ,ce,e forcing mp
on us radiroiism oyoinst wh,ch oar
judqmen, has reyoited, and or sense Il
erpedtence md justice alike rebe(ted.
While We honestly differed with those
missionaries CT human freedom, who
we're willing TO hazard all the achieve
ments OF this people IN the past, and ev-
cry horc Of the future, on the present
struggle We did not doub, their honest
purposes, but only their mistaken, inc IN
sideratc zeal.
We did no, belieue that tie hour deman.
lied, or thai tie opportuni'yjust..fed, the
Deopte OF The North az becomtng tie
propagand,sts Of an unwittiny aboli-
tjon,sm at the ,South, any more than
they did that Treason shoutd accomplish
ITS crusade ogainS, free tabor and mi
rersat suffrage az tie North.
now InE RADICALS STOLE A RIDE on TIE
ENGINE OF POPULAR INDIGNATIos.
Emboldened by popular Indignation
against an impacabe aud an uuscrupn
lous Toe, our radical fir ends sought TO
eDgrait upon the war, then peculiar is
sues, which were revolutionary only IN
the presence Of var itself. They have
pushed those issues day by dat, and step
| by step, against the wishes and the
| Judgment OF the conservative element
OF the North, with an insi1ous aud per
| eistent zeal, which for time annoyed
without cxaspei atug an indulgent and
! preoccupicd people. Encouraged by
succesa, they assumed to dictate, and
finally to command. They fals.iied the
PRAYERS of twenty millions Of people,
and heJged IN the national adminls,ra-
ton with pressure which called forth
| an executive rebuke. They dccIated the
antagonism af slavery 10 the Federal cx-
istence, and urged that 1t should be in
ally and completely crushed BY the war
power
| HE COMMERCIAL A SILENT PASSENGER.
| In making up the issue 10 the recent
political campaign in this State they
threw off all disguise and by consuma,c
management. and nest skllIful tacti s
under 2 sagaciaus lead r., accomplished
their purposes at Syracuse. We have
gone through that contest AZ trained
soldiers 20 to batie-siieat and obcdi-
| cnt. He have done so, not from q lore
l - II
ed the Democracy as administered by
| its leaders. We believed 10 sustaining
he discipline OF the Republican party,
through which alone we look for our
| future national safety.
IT Is THE RADICAL BULL -YAT BuCKED
TIE TRAIN OFF lHE TRACK.
We think we see the chief cause Of
the disastrous result of the recent State
canvass IN the facts 10 sodich ace alluded.
We do not believe that the result be
trays any unpatriotic feeling in the
masses of the people, bit only on OPP
position to q Yadtcaiism anhich hQa be-
come d'stastefat and oppressive.
HUMILITY AND HOPE ExEMpLIFIEp.
We bow to the verdict Of an outraged
people, and while We regret catas
,ropbe which could ond should have
been averted in this county, We trust
that the lesson may not be lost. II orr
political future shall be purged and made
clear by this catastrophe, the lesson will
not have been altogether lost.
Sacrifices Of 81 Ba'barons King to Avert