Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-18
THE RADICALS AND GEN. bANhs'
Cen. Banks was . great man few

Gen. Banks was . great man = ie"
DAYS ago in fact lie was one OF the
s,., in the radical told Of aboiiiopisn.
In Congress several years before he had
eoldly declared, "let the Union slide
hence why should be not stand IN lei
lowship and enjoy the close communion
Of the abolition -disunionists. In their
family circles Banks was noted as the
coming man. Fremont had soured on
their hands and sigel got the cold
shou)der because be is among the ad-
mifers OF Gen. Mcclellan, and It was
necessary TO have representative man
somewhere in tho army. so Banks was
named.
But greatness is transi,ory. Bank'if
uow under the elond OF abolition frowns.
Banks has proven recrean, to the aboil-
tion faith, and consequently must be
snutfed out.
On the OH nit. the General issued
SO order relative to the Presidents
emancipation proclamation. The ground
taken therein 10 any thing but pleasant
TO his party. Instead Of telling bis men
that il is their high duty as well as their
privilege, to steal niggsrs-entice them
away from their masters, be talks 10
them in this way:
"O6icers and soldiers ,ciH not eaconr.
age or assist slarts 10 ieace their fmpioy-
ers, but they cannot compel or authorize
their return By force
That is what sticks in the crop OF the
abolition administration and cabinet
that is what ais the 7riJues and the
Snmners aud Lovejoys That gen.
Banks should be guilty Of thus throw
ing q wet blanket over the emancipation
proclamation, is astounding. The Tn
tune in abiding TO the "or.ragc' SAYS
"Yet if officers and soldiers, who are
tuc Apchtr vi tuc so'etpuShs, az ioi
hidden to encourage the emancl pated
slaves to leave their masters. il is not
easy to see how they can encourage
them 10 enlist; and il they do not, the
practical effect OF the proclamation Is
peutralized and defeated just so far as
Gen. Banks order is respected and
obeyed."
Thus VIC see a, glance that Bank.
has gone around 10 New CLEANS with
the Constitution for la. guide, and not
the proclamation. lie as,onishes his
most earnest friends. They are at .
great loss TO know how to account for
this encouragement Of niger enlist
ments. The upshot Of the matter is
that Banks will be superseded within a
short time. The abolitionsts can stand
20 snch man as he is. They want some
body who has no regard for the const,-
tutor, but accept the bulls Of the Presl-
dent as their rule Of action. Let Gen.
Banks bid adleu 10 all hopes Of great
ness. His name is stricken from the
abolition rolls his star has gone down
JONI VAN BUREN made speech be
fore the Democratic Union Association
OF New York, Tuesday evening, IL
which he renounced and went square "
against his "wayward sisters" doctrine
He said "The South would not hear o.
convention until after their ndepend
ence had been recognized and never
while he lived should that recogultior
take place, If he could help it. lie hao
never doubted that Davis and o,hel
Southern leaders in this rebellion wer,
opposed to areunion, and, therefore, un
til the South can put down the men who
led her into rebellion, the war must &C
on. He Was utterly opposed to accept
ing mediation from any quarter. ",
must settle the question ourselves, or W,
had better die at once And yet h,
claimed that Congress ought 10 with
hold supplies until the President with
draws his emancipation proclamation.
ABsQuATGLAIxD.-T Gate Gu,
ssys Gov. kifkwood's aid and chief fn
gleman at Kcokuk, c. w. Louvre, "ske
dada cd between two days. for parts un
known-CaEads, or elsewhere, with un.
counted sums of gold and greeubacks.
We suppose that means that Mr.. Low
RE, seeing his master, kirkwood, an,
other pets Of official favor making larg
sums, and filling their pockets will