Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-31

1oWo WOWs-WuOs % 8esp SUooOSes
People ssy ahey csst believe the
Newspapers; that est rcpors. a,s always
fal.e, aud nobody kne~s What be- ,esIIy
happened till weeks IT. er tie event, and
then they are obliged 70 isfss Il f,om
odd fragments Of trSth thss they get b.
accident. The case 10 not 20 bad A.
,h's, but it il bad enough. Il 10 off
csit - get true idea u the events OF
this war. Some Of the mot important
campaigns and bloodiest battles viii not
be understood Til long STEER Tho var il
over, ssd impartial histosy win have
many vevison- Of opinion 70 msks Is 10
the repnt .tions lost and Won in the grea'
struggle Of the nation for life. IL is a.
ways d ficult u arrive at % acsnrste
knowledge Of great events sh,ls they
sre in progress, aud We estimate them
under the influence Of the general pa
sion and turmoil. Blu, il this war add,
tional and needless difiicuities are plsc-
ed il the way of writing the history OF
current events. The newspapers are not
rec ons bic for these difficult va.
|. 10 for tho interest OF the apre.s 10
print the tru,h, and The leading newspa-
per. Of the coautry txpend great deal
ct tf,rt and money to ascertain ,hr
facts a. they transpiIe. There IRE some
Bohewian BY profession, it Is time, WHO
can be subsidized 10 write up or write
down ,eputs,'ons, but these sre excep-
tons. Res, ectsLle ne~spapcr. d no,
employ Or 70 crate such writer's. The
truth is that most 81 the attempts at de
c.pton come from another quarter, aud
the ,eput.t on Of the press buffers ON
the false policy OF tue War Depsrtm. nj.
Sec'y. Stsnfon hss fro !. the u giRni.g
ma e it a leading aim to bsmtu.zc u
people. Nobody complains oil The con-
c.i,ncnt OF army movements, or the
suppression OF any facts hat might b.
ueefal to the enemy; uut outright lying
about battles tina, have been fonglt, and
when he enemv j. fully intotnel as 10
tho results, Admits # No excuse. The
truth comes cat ut last, and then .ucb O
tho people ~ do not kno~ who di the
lying ,hIame he newspapers, and those
who do know .ose confidence IN the con.
duct OF the war. Tho fleet OF lhes.
irands upon the people are bad ali
around, but the newspapers are the i'm
me iiate snff .rers. aid have right to b.
ind gnat and to fix the fault where i,
belongs. TIE Newspapers will And on,
the Truth aud pr'ntn II the war Cfhce
~il' let them. If uot, then let tho re-
spon-;bil ty Tell where the fault is.
What rnon.tsous aud fn,ic cancea :
ments AID perversions Of the truth We
have had tor weeks as TO the disastrous
rcpnlse a, Chicamauga. The first dis
patch told the truth, bnt the War office
Immediately put an embargo on the tel
earaph, ard went to work to cover up
he facts Little by 1T ln>,he truth has
come out, til nov The War Department
itself ANNOUNCE the real character of the
Chicemaugs defeat, in order 20 justify
the removal Of Rosecrans. Secretary
Stanton 10 honest and impetnous, but be
lacks faith IN the cause aud IN the peo-
pie, or he ould not persist in q policy
that hr'ngs di-credit upon himself, the
Government aud the press, and serves no
nseiul pu pose. 1t is time he should re-
tom IN this matter, or be himself re-
formed out # place and power. Spring.
feM (lNoss Reputticon.
About $50 reams Of straw paper are
Manufactured dai Y At Niagara Falls, 10,
the N. Y. Tribune The company are
building large 4tcrthouse for straw.
Just below the bidg-, in the ''mid-t OF
the waters" The Ioukport Journal
says the modus opera. di IL some~ hat
changes since tho introduction OF straw
~ an ing cdcnt. The s,,aw 10 cnt in .
straw cutter made for the purpose, and
$ then put in o two large iron rotar es.
holding 1900 pcnnds Of etraw each. A
p,epar .,ion Of Aitoii il added. The 70.
,ary is then set in motion, under the in
huence Of .trong heat. and il this moved
until the straw is made into y thick dark
pulp. This passes through several pro
ccsses Of bles hing, III! it is white aud
fit tor rse. II then mixed With the