Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-16

J. Z. TURK, Secretary.
a GENERAL impression which cannot
be suppressed, is fast taking possession
Of the public mind, that the yicksburg
campaign 10 . grand failure. The hopes
Of the people Of the great Northwest
that the Mississippi would be opened
during the present spring, are almos,
dead within them. They are lost
mud-bound in the numerous bitches tina.
have been dug about that still impreg-
nable rebel city. We have had three
months more-three long, weary, watch
ful months Of abolition strategy. Seve-
raj thousand bales Of cotton have been
stolen tor speculation numerous rebel
plantations and stock yards have been
overrun, and some Of the tallest digging
and plotting that was ever known in
military or naval Affairs haa been done.
II this were oil, the hearts Of the people
would be comparatively happy. Bat the
real fruits Of this expedi.ion-this loiter-
ing expedition has been the filling Of
twenty thousand graves with twenty
thousand Of the bravest men Of the
country-men Of the North-west.-
They went to open the Mississippi
Their hearts were doubly engaged in
the work, but their energies have been
frittered away on this ditch and that ca.
nal, camping in low wet places-expos.
ed TO uncomfortable hardships-and oil
for nothing.
For another year the Northwest
must suffer for want Of open navigation
on the Mississippi. Trade must be
hampered; farmers must pay all they
make over and above the cost Of raising
their crops, to tho railr Dads for transport
tation. Another year of high tariff.
and light returns, and then what? A
repetition of similar laundering, We pre-
sumo. The people OF the West feel this
failure keenly, but we make no doubt
but that Eastern capitalists are chuck
ling over it. Manufacturers and railroad
capitalists are coming money out of tho
blockade Of our river, and they would
like to see it sustained. They are fatteu-
ing on the misfortnnes Of this people,
and will continue to do so until some
body takes hold OF this river job who can
execute it.
TIE finest army on the planet" seem.
to be having an easy time of it. We
hear from tho army Of tho Potomac fire..
qusntIy-cvery dsy,in fact. The para.
graph that expresses the condition OF at.
fair. there has been kept standing in our
Office for months. "All quiet on the Rap.
pahaanook"-i' the short but impressive
declaration. 1t was on the 10th of No.
vember that Gsr. Mcclellan WAS super
coded. There was = grand dash for
Richmond. After tarryiag few days
opposite Fredericksburg, in order 10
give the rebels time to fortify, our army
Got across and then got repulsed,
then came back, and back it has STAYED.
Blk months, almost, since The false stem
Of the Administration, and the hundred
and fifty thousand men Of this grand
army have been AL quiet" The hot
season 10 fast approaching, and a. it has
Aithssto been too cold il will soon be too
hot for active service. So we (don't) 20.
DEAfn FROM GxiEF.-Tbe death Al
Ars. Joseph Robinsos on SATURDAY. even.
leg last, was almost wholly caused bv |
excessive grief over the loss of he, hn:.
1asd, Who died but ten day, preyiou.
When she was 6rst told that Mr.. Reh;n.
Don must die, she sank down insen.ihle
Md i was nearly ten hours before shs
was brought to her senses. After his
eseth she shed no tsars, and, save in her
Rofsl change Of appeazance, mamie sted |
20 oatward sign Of Hrief, but told her |
fiends that 10 few days she Should fol. |
lcw her husband. Ala! her present.
nent was too tfue-tbS tssme disease.
'esgestion OF the brain, which We the |
,aase Of HE 6SsfA, afflicted her, and q
oert time atter she was taken, she sssk |
49, stsp6r,. jast - her husband did. |
sc ~ III ~ s steks IL sternity.-Dr
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