Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-26

IN. 7. Coffsfpondence Of the London Tines
Aus.2s
The conscription is not .
military bot pol,t'oal measure. BY ,ts
jwn showing the government 10 not
really in want Of men. lts supporters
never cease 70 insist that the rebsli'on
,ece,vcd IT'S coup de grace 1t Gettvsburg
V,cksburg and Port Hud.on, and that
with The speedy fall OF Charleston the
Union cannot tail TO he reconstructed bs
tue lst OF January. Why, ,hon demand
fresh armies from an unwilling cOant'yf
To crush out the Liberties Of the people
and establish the Il publican patty IN
power for an, Their presidential term, II
not e.tabiish military despot SIN, tav the
Democrats. TO drive the French out
OF Mexico and the Briti-h out OF Cans
da.' say the Republicans. How much
truth there msy DO in either or 10 bcsn
OF these alley atoms the eveDis that vii
occur as soon as the CANVASS Tor the
next Pres d, n,iai election Is fairly CON
nenced ii prove, perhaps when II
will be too late for the .mrrican people
to D fl BY the painfully acquired kOow'
edge tina. they have been fooled aud be-
trsyed.
Atpremnt however their thoughts run
| in different chauncl. Aiwsjs Ardent
worsbipers II tho "a m ghty daliar' they
never W. shipped 1t with such single
n IS of heart and such intensity OF devo
vo,ion ss they do now. The delns've
b ne of sudden veal h = to DO wen IN
moru,ng. and enjoyed for long lifetime,
possc.s, 9 the mind of almost every o e
above the c, nd.ion Of day laboreis.
The stock aud rail way mama continues
t. rage with increasing Jury. Ordinar,
business l. too dull, STOW and unprofl 10 e
toi consideration. Mir. Chase Is issning
Tho reserve green backs which he ha'
withheld until unable to confront any
longer The dissatisfaction Of the arm.
aud ere is consequent plethora OF
pane that ,flaetes prices aud sets the
whole tribe OF tp, culAt rs mad with the
passion of gambling. To these prolon-
galiln of the war is bnt the prolO, gat on
of The chances of money making. Ihcy
dead nothing 60 much as peace aud arc
almost sorry that Fort Sumter has been
bestowed. While the principals in
banking houses and brokers' offic-s a. c
mixing their millions by asiduous
watching of the finances ofthe fa.cina-
ting game, their clerks can count thc'l
pains by tens 1. nd hun reds OF thousand;
Young men who a year ago we're glad
20 serve a, the desk for the modest sala
~ OF $500 per annm, nov revel IN new
" a an,,ed wealth ave their pie SEN
Was on the Hud,on drink a fraudulent
unit atom Of Chateau Margaux 'n>tesc
Of lager beer: buy their wives pep 8
ferrous jewelry aud think it common u
a lady to wear a shawl that cost 1000
E ery one seems 10 be winning, aud
no one seems to be losing. So profus'
is ever body's expenditure that dol
. ar appears TO be of no more value II
the estimation even Of water at |
restaurant tina, = fourpennv piece wouit
be in Englsod. The shoe BLACK think
a n.ssa,..,r ma.~.- >L-- Ya.k4e ht
..ffo.- h IN les. than an English shillln.
tor cleaning hi baots ~ni an Iriai
. hack driver would 10 moe think Of dr.
wing traveller mile through til
sir,e,s fo, less than three d liars than b,
would think of performing the same ser
vice for pure love and affection. Move
were such dinner parties given sine,
. New York was ty a are given now
Demonico's three excellent restaurant
n Beaver street, Chambers street, ant
Fourteenth street, At the beginning, thu
middle, and the end OF the n,ng re
/ gon If the metrop lis, are kept fail,
employed; and dinners # 20 and 81
persons 1T 800 head. exclu i've Of vine
are of Mo b,ly occurrence. The guest
> refer the choicest aud most costly vim
tages, reg rdlcss Of the paper price,
Madeira ut sl2 bottle, Chateau Lsf
, fitie at the sane rae, and Chamber,iI
1t SIG, are none too expensive for thel
tastes. Why should they be? Do no
many OF these people often make a
. much ~ $4,000 in fote.o,n IN th
rise Of stocks Ina. fac,uate as much a
IL per cent. from day to day? Au'
have they 90. as much right as the toe
IN Scripture to say, Let MS eat an
I drink, Tor Tomorrow we lie e.
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