Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-06
oonn5reisi rspsrts just . complete -
heretofore, and no change whatever IN
10 s>peling political character.
OPENING or THE MisslssIPPI.

IL s>peling political character.
OPENING or TiiE MlsolSsIPPI.
The latsst news from the South sqintl
very strongly towards the opening Of
the Nississippi--a contamination that
bas long been most earnestly prayed fol
BY those who live in the great valley o
that majestic stream. The agriculture
and commercial interests Of that section
have been suffering many months OF
this account, while eastern railroad cor
porations have ieastcd upon our dis
comfiture to IN unlimited extent.
But We might no: do we'll to count mp
on tho free navigation Of the Minissipp
just at present. Though Vicksburg may
have been demolished and our gun boat'
may find an undsputed track to ths
Gulf, trade boats will probably not find
the tripso easily accomplished. The
States Of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arksn.
cas- and Tennessee must DO thorough y
in possession Of the Union forces before
the usual river trade can be made profit
able or safe from the rebels. This may
not DO accomplished At ali-at all events
will not be within the present year. A
sort OF river trade will probably be
opened next Spring, but it will BE- BY
boats under convoy Of iron.clsds.
CIRCULAR mo. 1O.)
From the Iowa Sanitary Commission OF tho sew
eral Soldiers Aid Societies In the State.
The necessity for Hospital supplies was
never morepresslng thar now. Over one
hundred thousand sick and wounded
soldiers are in hospitals, and in conks-
quence OF the large force just going in.
to service the number 10 increasing. Vi
these Iowa has her full share. We re-
greet TO Say that the contributions OF hos
pital snpphes instead Of increasing with
this ipcrascd demand has rather fallen of
The people seem to have become weary
in we'll doing. Shall pnbic sympathy and
aid be Withdrawn from our gallant col
d,ers? Shall those who suffer in our
cause be left to perish /?
Wosre not ignorant Of some OF the
causes which have produced this tagging
OF public sympathy, this falling off OF
sanitary supplies. Some real abuses
III the sanitnry department, greatly ex-
aggersted in many cssss, and unreal
ones trumpcted abroad have not been
the least of these. In the brief limits
Of u circular like this, we cannot enter
into m explanation or relntation Of any.
But we solemnly assure you, that OF the
articles committed to our care, accord
ing to our directions, exceeding in value
S25 ,000-we have no information, or
reason TO believe that any have been
lost or misplaced.
We deem our arrangements for for
wsrding and distributing o. perfect Al
they can be. We consign to the Chi.
cage Branch U. s. Sanitary Commis-
sion. They receive and forward cur
goods 10 their dcpots in the field, or at
any point we may direct, free of charge,
and our agents, and the surgeons and
chaplsns Of our regiments are author
lied to draw upon their supplies and up.
on any depot of the U. S. Sanitary Com.
mission, as may be necessary to meet
the wants of our sick and Wounded
We order part of our goods to the
Western Sanitary Commission, aud have
similar arrangements with them for the
supply OF our troops west OF the Missis-
sippi. Wo have at prooent three active
and efficient agents in the field to aid in
carrying out this plan, and VIC have en-
tire confidence in it's success. Ito obvi-
GUS advantages cannot fail to commend
it to your unqualified approval and hear
ty cooperation.
You know what articles are Of value
in the Hospital, but at present those
most needed are shirts, drawers, CON-
forters, bed sacks, pillows, butter, corn
starch, iarina, etc., etc. Money will pro-
cure may necessary articles in the
larger cities, cheaper than in Iowa and
every dollar sent our Treasurer for ,his
parposed will be so applied. All our
expenses, agents, ETC., are paid by the
State.
1t is worse than ussless-it is absolute
waste-to send anything to particular
regiments, companies or individuas.-
More has been lost by this means than
by all others. In evory case direct
4" Iowa Sanitary Commission" care OF
F:F. ELMENDORF. McGrcgcr, or
WIN \. WELLINGTON, Dubuque, or
WIN. II. LUNr, Clinton. or
n. a.. fhEIl MAN, Davenport, or
Y. MARBLE, Burlington. or
McGAv1C, CHlTTkNDEN 4 CO., ksokak, or
Council Bluffs San'y Com mission, Council Bluffs
Paste list of contents on the boz and
send duplicate TO our office at Daven
port, and trsight.6iH by mail to tho
agent to whose care the goods may be
Mark on each Boa The
number thereof and fhe NAME ,,f m.