Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-21
pnopurs,rp Horace Greeley thus !:

PkOPH861fD Horace dTec'oy snus.
"a proclamation would pierce the
very vitals of the revolt, and Just I'LL tho
nation right of from its feet, aud sur
prise il into one unanimous yell OF on
thusiasm."
The proclamation has been before
the people nearly two months, and yet
the people are waiting 10 see where the
"yell" comes in.
Again:
ait would give Immediate reinforce
ment 10 the Union armies equal to
hundred veteran regiments and NIFTY
well-served batteries.'
For f ty days have the people been
waiting the fulfilmcnt Of the prophecy,
but they "can't see it,"
Once more:
"Three times three hundred thousand
-" ard na,uralized Yankees, who have
never smelt battle, gould JON IN the
uand old chorus of human nature, ana
Us own clear, musical, glorious, turn.
,np self evident words, the old chorus Of
liberty forever, ali JON and march on,
kno~ipg, every blessed mothers 81 n oil
them, tina, what is going TO be done
DOW ia TO save TIE country.
Seven weeks have gone by, and still
the nine hundred thousand live Yam
KEGS are A. home, and Gov. Andrew, OF
Massachusetts,, is filing up the deiln-
qnent quotas Of tina. STATE with negroes
a, home, and negroes down at Fortress
Monroe.
Let Us turn back the page OF history
few years and read from Mr.. Greeley's
writings Of le44, before the fatal dis
ease OF "nigger on the brain had taker
t. hold OF him.
Read
!, 1--WE are not fond Of the alarming
/, topics, nor disposed to excite unnecessa
~ anxiety, but The erils Of ,olitieal 40
!, oiifion rising up an the North, must b.
u faced and TIE CONSEQUENCES 1T TaND
e TO must be conaidered. However AYERS
the people u the free Safes may be I
}. slavery, land We believe they are al
;, most universally so,l yet they canno
e bat feel that this remedy Of politics
j. abolition Is WORSE THAN THE DISEASE
n first, because they fear that the med
Sc ciue, il administered AS proposed, 'ci
l. XII 10th tie patient and tie doctor. !
Dissolution or THE UNION WOULD Il
;, AS CERTAIN Ne any effect OF moral caus
,e hat can be relied on. Nor is II like
ne hat his would be the end
II Tie politio-l aspetitics and exasper'
q lions that would grow ont OF such \ Col
{ tlict, would themselves naturally
be breeder, Of other coavulsions and
- would Lo, be STANCE II some chieita
er II chicitsns shouli rise mp il the stru
nd gle 10 nuke stoces Of all freeman, a,
I'll bind 10 stronger CHAINS those whom
nj such means, IT 10 proposed TO set free.
%. We we're family OF State, bOu,
nd together by covenant solemn,y rattle
nj which prescribed the right Of each.
rs, This family concord is beautiful; l.
ur tomiiy qtarreis are the worst OF all.
Civil war 10 The most terrible and des
latlng OF all wars, and most d fficult
en- he brought 10 an end. Look At Spa
oi VIII az one say that such q moreno
IL. as the POLITICAL ABnLIlIoN OF III
a NoR1n, doss not PIT IN jeopardy
~ peace of tbs Unon. AND THE USl
NY ITSELF. And can any human for
~ sight tell what scenes of strife it is Id
the ~ to produce, il it should be encourag
TO pass on It's way towards the supre
power OF the nation, which is now
avowed aim.
Nv Comment would be superhuors.
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