Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-19
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eloDgst. d countenances Of those who are pre-
iodiced against General Mcclellan causes
painful futter in the Gazette Of yesterday.
Our remark. we're made in perfect candor.
and we're based upon actual facts. 1t WAS
with feelings fraught with sorrow and not
with anger that W applied the chastenipg
rod. Persons who mt their trust in the
Irij"nes are 10th to see anything noble and
| prs'seworthy in Gen. Mcclellan. He 10 Of
Nazereth, and they neither desire or acknowl-
edge that good can emsna'e from thence.
What vs see and hear We know. We bear
f.lse witness sgainst nc.man Intentionally We
accord to all the credit that to % seems Justly
| their due When we zee glum and sour
countenances wnen the name Of Gen. McClel-
Ian is mentioned. and when We hear invidious
remarks againet him. and sneers at bis man.
agemen. we feel like resenting it-at least
like protesting against 1t, come from what
source it may. Nor, with US. shsll these re-
marks be circomecribed to any psticular Gen.
eral. He who gains victories for US or even
labors to do so. is entitled 10 our respect and
our esteem, be he who or what he may. We
have stock in Gen. George B. Mcclellan, and
and we cant be induced to part with it now,
nor have We ever seen the day when we
would. We have heard him cursed and
branded as q traitor in this city-as a seces
We have seen sour faces and have heard ear
castle and detamatory remarks Of him during
the last twenty y>four hours from the lips Of
those who should rather thank God that we
have in this hour of peril. a General Of such
sterling ability. and one whom the troops SO
fondly love, and so enthusiastically support.
Our neighbor sneeringly init mates that these
onslous sh,s upon General McCielan's character
come from Democrats How his own con-
science gives him the lie 1t is mere .hu fling
Next to the victorious success of our arm. do
democrats love Ma jor Gen Geo. B. Mcclellan,
and il anything can add to their Joy At an
announcement that any General has achieved
Federal victory. it is that that victory was
grasped by the noble troops under the guid.
ance of that noble master spirit. Federal vic-
tory should make the blood Of any true
American tingle with unutterable delight. and
his heart dance with joy unspeakabls. al we
can but contemn the disposition that is SO
niggardly, that it cannot burst forth into re.
icing though victory is grasped by any
loyal hand. The day is coming when these
miserable, hide bound fanatics will be com
PEELED to acknowledge that President Lin
coin puts not his trust in vain in Gen. Nc
Clellan.
APPOINTMENTS AND PRoNor1oNs.--
The following is the list up to date:
Capt. Jabez Banburg of 9th Infantry pro.
noted Major Of same, July IA.
eURGEoNs.
Emanuel II. Regsrt. Upton, Assistant Sur
geon 35th. Sept l6,h.
Stephen NJ. Crabb, Muscatine Asst Sur.
geon. 35th. Sept. l6.
D. H. Kaufman, Indianola, Asst Surgeon
34th, Sept. Is.
II. W. Jay Charlton. Asst. Surgeon s4th
Sept Is.
Alfred Parks, sigourney Surgeon asrd,
Sept l6.
Wm. NJ Scott. Knoxville. Asst. Surgeon
John Il, Hopkins, Oskaloosa, Asst. Surgeon
33d. S-ps l6.
5 B. Olnev. Fort Dodge, Asst. Surgeon
22nd, Sept. l6
W. B. Walter, Marshalltown, Asst, Sur
geon. 32nd. Sept I6.
Jesse Wasson. Laporte City, Asst. Surgeon
31st. Sept 16.
g. s Carhart. Mt Vernon, Surgeon 3lst.
Sept. l6.
Lucius French Anamosa, Asst. Surgeon 3lst
w. L. Nichols Fort Dodge, Asst. Surgeon
29th Sen l6.
David F. E.kin, Glenwood, Asst Surgeon
2Sth, Sept. 16
W. P. Lathrop, Vinton, Asst. Surgeon 2S,h
Sept. l6.
on 28th. Sept. 16.
ho E. Sanborp. Epworth. Surgeon 9th,
Sert l6.
David G. Hastings. Qassqueton, Asst. Sur
geon 9th. Sept. 16.
Albert Boomer. Delhi, Asst. Surgeon 25,h
Sept. l6.
W. s Marsh, Mt. Pleasant, Surgeon 25th.
Sept. l6
II. NJ. Farr. Salem, Asst. Surgeon, 25th
Sept l6
Henry Dawson, Andrew, Asst. Surgeon
3lst, Sent II.
O. Pesbodv, Asst. Surgeon 22d Aug. 10
Geo. w. Howard, Bradford. Major 9th
Infantry.
Posr OFFICE DEPARrx'r, FINANCE OFFIcs,l
| Washington, September Is, 1862.
Postmaster, Davenport Ioua
There is no legal warrant for the use, as cur
| rency of postage stamps sold by postmasters,
nor are the latter required to redeem them
Hence you are instructed to limit sales to such
amounts as are absolutely required for postal
| purposes A. N ZERELY,
Third Asst P. n. Gen1
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