Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-02
GREELEY DEsPON DENr.

MONDAY EvENIN0......... NOV :. 1893
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GREELEY DEsPONDENr.
Mr.. Greeley is dox sgain fiat 10 the
slough u dependency. Tho following
ex,rnce Ne take from bic letter in the last
Lndtpsndsns
Most Upionists cherish more sanguine
views than have usually done with re-
gard 10 the certainty Of our absolOie trl-
umph. "Ars We not Twenty Mi|lions!'
they Indignantly ask :-"Have We not
vastly more wealth, more knowledge,
moro industrial and mechanical capacity;
more Of everything that contributes to
military sucoess, than the rebels have !!
then how can We fail ?" mo friends
would answer il they would hear me,
"y,u are grievously mistoken. You
count the copperheals Of the free states
on the eide OF The Union: count them
on the side Of the rebellion, and there
fore insist that there . no such disparity
Of force ~ you intimate-thatt the odds
ct the outset were decidedly against u.
Fer every hearty rebel was fyhhng
ssbsl-hs was ready to render up hs
property and his life in defense OF slsve.
holding treason. On the other hand We
have milIions of pr0fessing Unloniets,
who are vecally Jealous 10 the cause, but
can't bear to pay high taxes, TOR high
prices for goods, nor t. submit to con.
scription, nor anything else that imposes
burdens and demands sacrifices. Iwanf
peace a. wevch as any man can but rot
mainly bec,uss taxes are very heavy,
trade dull, profits light, AMI coal eleve"
dollars per ton. And when hear that
Saratoga il crowded and gay; that cash
meres and diamonds are unusually pien
tiful At Newport, and that hofse-rsces
and theatres arc bountifully attended,
my heDvt sinks cithin me, ~ | mentally
ask whether su b . people d series to
succeed in such a struggle a. ours. The
landlord must have his rents, the mer-
chants his profits, the laborer mnst have
his wages raised as prices advance: in
short, every one seems to talk as if this
mighty conflict could and should go on
without restricting his comforts or abat
ing hi prosperity. fear there Is no
real success attainabie under the pre-
dominance Of this spirit.
Hence it will be observed that Mr..
Greeley's theory is that the mismanag
ment want Of effect Of this war is chang.
able to tho "copperheads." That the
rebels have been able to keep the feder
al cannon within bearing distance Of
Washington to be blamed upon the "cop'
perheads" Of the loyal States F? That
the war las been protracted for three
long years is all the fault Of "copper
heads" This is simply Cannon. The
''copperhcads" Of the North, as Mr.
Greedy 10 pleased to call the members o.
tho democratic party, have furnished
their share OF the men and the money te
carry on this war. They have gone into
the field by thousands and are still go
ing forward. Yet they are charged with
all the ,l.fo,tune that The Union cause
has experienced. They have denounced
the policy Of the administration because
they thought it was cot the policy that
would restore the Union, but at the
same time they have not failed to le'd
their assistance aud pledge their lives
when called for.
A to the Sound Of revelry" which
causes tho heart OF the editor Of the
Tribune to sink, let him bear IN mind
that this is not tic doings Of the "cop.
perheade," but Of the "ioyar men and
women of tbs country who arc growing
fat upon the blood Of their countrymen.
They want an, thing but peace. Peace
to them is death.