Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-19

Consextiow.
FxTnAORDINARY CONCESSION.
On The 10th inst Horace Greeley
came ont i, 4 letter, which contains tho
, following, somewhat. extraordinary sfa's
ment:
.Were the rebsl States 10 say to tho
Federal government, tomorrow, win,
draw ycur proclamAtion Of freedom. and
vc viii each return to loyalty, elect
membcrs of tho next Congress, aud ial
fll every constitutional obligation, We
hold that the President would be at per
feet liberty to accept the offer il he "a"
6t, taking care that every one, whether
white, black or mixed blood, who had
adhered to aud served the Union in the
struggle, should be shielded from prose-
cu,ion therefor"
Greeley is . disappointed man. lie
has long betn heavy stsekholder IN
negro character; he has prophecicd
concerning slaves and slavery, also OF the
forco OF emancipation proclamasione,
until he has become Disguised with his
position % we'll Is the indifference Of
African descendants, and he turns his
back upon them all. So We should in.
fer from the above extract. II We cor
rec,ly understand the language usei II
means that II slavery is the price of the
Union, he is willing to pay. lie gives
broad hint to the President that II the
South should say to the Government
We will come back, provided that We
can come back with slavery, it is his
duty to move oil distractions from the
path. We fear that this is more-much
more than the majority Of the radicals
ere willing to admit. But We arc glad
10 sec Greeley getting down upon the
stool Of repentance. lie is a badly die
appointed man. The Proclamation,
which, in his opinion. vas to have done
% much, has proven = .ailuSe. lie de.
clared that il had "palsiod the arm Of ths
rebellion" lie knows differently now
He declared that it would "piorce the
yilals Of the revolt" that it would
bring to the field 'sthres times three
hundred thousand born and na'usalizco
Yankees" but not Yankee came; thai
it would "break tho back Of the slave
holders' rcbellon;' tbread discomfort il
the rebel army" "arouse the ,lave
to rebellion against their masters an(
their masters families" in short Their
vas nothing that it would not perform
in the way Of drying up tho rebellion
and restoring the Union. low mis.a
ken. There has been no rising Q
sls,es-tbey etand by their masters
protect their families, raise produce t.
support the women and children ane
the army, just As though the "magit
word" had never been uttered. Can il
be wondered At that Horace is indig
sast withal? that he closes oat his capita
in negro slaves, and intimatos to til,
President that if this war can be s,oppc,
by granting the perpetu:ty Of .lavor,
that it had better be done, and that Il,
is wiling to let southcrncrs hold 40,
pref. by servile labor without TURTLES
uolcslation. We repeat, i, is good t,
zee Greeley on the repen,ant stool y,
mao over or undor the sod has don
more to aggravate the South and byln
on this rebellion than has Horace Gree
lev. Year after year has his able pc
bred treason and rebellion. Long ha
he s.rove to bring Oh the precise col
di,ion Of affairs that we now behold
But be has discovered tho lamcness
his fAvoritc theory, and he recoils. III
ruin he has aided in bringing on, star,
him in the tace; the horr,d chasm tn:
be he's helped open he now gaze. in,
with horror, and be retrac,s les, Il
fearful plunge may be inevitable.
TIE territory Of Idaho, formed at Il
last session Of Congress, aud which b
hitherto been generally known "A II