Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-10

ton whether the Union snou DC restored
By force or compromise is 70 be sub.
mitted to the people at the next cleo
ton, and upon that 70 carry, the coun-
try. Their plan 10 TO oppose the ad-
ministratiou simply on its anti-slavcry
policy. They put in issue the confsca-
ton act, tho Missouri emancipation act,
and ths Presidsnt's proclamation OF
emancipation. The measures they pro-
nounce unconstitutional, deny their va
lidity, aud every thing done or to be
done in pursuance Of them. In addition
to this, they attack the administration
on account Of its Suspension OF the writ
OF haJeas corpus, false imprisonment,
corruption, imbecilty, etc., aud thou.
sapd other Incidents. But on the war
and the integrity Of the Union,
they are alike adamant inself-
They claim to favor the war
for the sake Of the Union, but TO
be for compromise rather than war; They
say very truthiully that the republicans
have tried force Tor two years, and ex-
hausted the country and upon this
claim the adoption of their method as
all that is left 10 be done.
Thul, on The basis OF war, they have
a complete mastery OF the situation. and
no earthly power can prevent their sue
/ cess.
Nevertheless. without reference to the
result Of the war, consider their chance
in the election lar superior to to that Of
the party Of tho Administration. Great
reliance 10 placed by the latter on the
vote of the soldiers. But, in opinion,
this is delusivc. The soldiers will be
affected in like manner with the rest of
lho people, and, moreover will DO tired
Of military service and anxious to re.
turn home. They will be dissatisfied
from a thousand causes and ceslro a
change. The suffering and Indignation
set to De engsaaerea by the unlimited is
sac Of an irredeemalte paper currency
p,H of itself oper,chelm tie 1dnaiaistrd-
ton party and sink II deeper than pl,tm-
met ever sounded. But the democrats,
in my Judgment. safely calculate that
they can take issue on any one OF a
hundred necessary incidents OF the war,
and defeat their opponents by . large
majority.
But tho simple republicans seem to
imagine that the game is still in their
hands. They scout the idea that the
next election is to havo anything to do
with it, and profess to think it all settled
by the Presidents proclamation Of eman
cipat,on and their other anti-slavery
measures. They seem 10 believe that
the whole South will be turned inside
out and rebuilt upon new foundations
before the next election; that our ar
, mes will advance VIGOROUSLY into the
; cnemy's country, capture Richmond,
sweep through the Mississippi valley to
, It's mouth, take Charleston, Mobile, Ss-
vannah, and other strongholds, set the
. slaves free, confscate the lands, and set
tie the whole difficulty in the most rad
ical manner. They have already intro.
duced bills into this House to establish
: a bureau of emancipation and for par
. ceiling out confiscatcd lands OF slave.
: holders. But, for my part, do not see
!. any aigns whatever of this swift con-
/ summation. | have been waiting two
:, years for something like it, but ii seems
further Of nor, than euer. The Pres.
iden,, in my opinion, is q guarantee
, against any such result.
Many suppose that the effect of the
proclamation of emancipation will be to
so thoroughly, speedily, and completely
annihiate and extirpale slavery that the
Shareholders will have no longer mo.
: time to act together. THIS is an eyre,
/, gious mistake. THE proclamation acii
haze no such effect. 1t cannot hav.
any such effect. Its constitutionality il
denied. 1t is still unexecuted, and it.
validity undetermined. The whole sub
ject is yet open to debate and final set
! ticment.
cannot refrain from expressing my
individual opinion that the true policy
q of the North is to terminate this wal
at once. The longer il continues, thu
worse our situation becomes. Let tn,
two Houses OF Congress adopt tho fol
= lowing resolutions
= Resoiped BY the Senate and House o.
} Representative, dc. That the Executive
: be, and he is hereby, requested to Issue
!, general order to all commanders o
forces in the several military department,
of the United States TO discontinu
y ofsnsipe operations against The enemy
y and to act for the future entirely on til
defeasire.
2 Resoirea, That the Executive be, anc
he is hereby, further requested tosente1
: into negotiations with the authorities .
= the Confederate States with reference II
. a cessation OF hostilities, based on til,
!, !, following propositions:
q /. RECOGNITION OF THE IN.
, DEPENDENCE OF THE CONFED
. ERA1E STATES.
= 2. A uniform system Of duties upor
:. impoltg