Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-26
SOON TO BE SOLVED.

A question Of great importance IS TO
be solved within the coming ninety |
davs. II will be 20 thoroughly and faith
fully determined, that all MANKIND
even children will be convinced concern
ing it. The question IS regarding tue
abi,,, Of the Government TO bring back
the rebel States into the Union. We
are aware that there is class OF men
who deny that there is any question
sbout il. We have felt so, sometimes
ourselves, and can easily excuse the
feeling IN others. They claim that
the question of ability on the part OF
the Government, to crush the rebellion
And bring the seceded States back 10
,h,;r fealty to the Union and the Cons
.ti,u,ion doe not exist. This IS clearly
n mistake. The war has been waged
with a greater or less degree OF vigor ioi
eighteen months. All this time, with
an army from two hundred thousand 70
three hundred thousand men, has been
spent in attempting to get into and cap
ture the rebel capital, place disteh'
from the starting point, less than Two
hundred miles. In ali that time too,w
have not succeeded in opening the MIS-
sissippl- or even thoroughly clearing The
State of Missouri Of rebel. The eAIs-
tance of these facts alone proves The ex-
istencc of question of ability on the
part of the Government to conquer ana
reclaim the seeded States. This ques-
ton il soon to be decided f.; we feel con-
WINGED that the next ninety dams will
furnish the solution beyond cavil.
The vast body Of men now raised tor
the war, counting only those that are
now competent for service, must amount
TO at least one million two hundred
thousand men. Within the time specl-
fed these men will all be in the field and
will have been engaged in conquest on
way or an another. For Six months
past the Govern mcnt has been building
an iron clad navy of huge strength apd
proportions, that will cary into tie fray
weight Of metal, and degree Of IN
vutuerbility hitherto unknown and un-
thought of in the history Of warfare.
With the immense army, Thoroughly
organized and operating in various direc.
tions upon the rebel States; with The
INDUSTRIOUS naval force standing in and
mcnacing rebel seaports, i. would Ger
tainiy seem that something decisive
ought to he ahead. The decision Q
ability will turn upon this trial. All thu
means Of the Government, all the mcf
and money that it could ask for is being
brought TO iocus-in few months Tx
strength of all that mass of mind, mus
Gle and metal will eliminate aud Tha
power shall hr able 10 stand before it
what power is then left in the Govern
ment TO conquer in case that ponderou
arm fails TO strike the decisive blow.
This will decide the question. 1t i
but short time to wait.
shaw the II, tdeuce.
The republican papers OF the State
mus. nave been especially favored by
the high arresting power. They al
claim that they know that there was
sufficient evidence Of Mr.. Mahony !
treason TO procure bis conviction, and
many of these woody quill drivers a.
seft that they have seen the documents.
If such is the case just have the kind.
ness TO tell the people what the evidence
was. Iou have said It was amply sniff
cient to convict the prisoner, but he has
been "honorably disC harged"; now ius,
come right down to the bare facts OF
the case and tell the people what you
have seen that is SO conyicting. They
more than halt suspect already that
else has seen any evidence that would
fasten treason upon Mr.. Mahonv, and
that all these stories are but a part and
parcel of the scheme-wllul, malicious
falsehoods. Produce the evidence, and
let the people Judge for themselves.
The Presidents Prnclamation--siWh he,
Is 1t 70
The Boston Journal, leading Re.
publican paper, has the following cr,i-
cisn on the Presidents so.calle! aboli.
ton proclamation:
Emancipation and abolition are reed
as convertible terms, meaning the same
thing, whereas they may land IN the great
questions now before the country. really
do, mean very different things. Ii is as
sumed that the proclsma,ion OF the
President will djoitsh slavery after the
1st OF January IL all the States which
may thea be ia rebellion, but this is q
mere assumption, not sustained by any
thing IN the proclamation itself OF hr
any word or action OF the President or
Congress.
Neither the Presidents proclamation
nor any act OF Congress Gao abolish the
a"sttat'cn Of slavery Ia am State scheye
at legally eatsts scithout the concurrent
action Of the State Itself TINS il hy
virtue OF the proclamation all the exist