Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-29


not meet the charges made Ly us yesterday
that there wac q resolution intro odncsd into tn,
League . short time sncs, In one of its aatL
lantern sessions in the garrett OF M.raiL'
block. which contemplated the destruction Of
this office. IL knows them TO be true but in
stead OF facing the music it goes palsvsring
around in string of Idle talk about "aight
mare, "hy ydrophobia." and the like. The ID
ier VI the Gorens was present at the meeting
aud he dare no! DEM the truth OF the 81 arge
lie dare not deny. even though bound hy oath.
aud fortified by signs and grips. deny that .ht
chic! peace otlcer Of this city is psesidsnt oi
that association, and that he himself. aching
under a solmen oath to support tho laws OF the
lad and part culsrly to justly administer tn.
laws OF thi. city, eui.rtains a question wheth
er or not committee of one hundred shall bs
appointed to destroy eitizens' property which
no has taken an oath 10 protect that he him
self puts the question which is to decide
whether or not the property Of citizens is to
be destroyed by mob. and 10 Street violation
Of all law and order--in drsct,violaion Of his
oath OF office. II the Ga,tts has the temerity
to pronounce these things falss, We shall
be unte er the necessity Of citing the sotion Of
a subsequent meeting of this band of mobo
Gratis
This rant and cant Of the mob organ about
nightmare, and the evasivs tortnous Ian
guage it uses, only shows to fair IN nded pub
lic that our charges were true. Asladlng TO
US IL says the demented creature has dream al
that some one wanted 10 put iis ptess and the
material OF its office In the Mississippi river
"Urcamed" vast We can tell you The very
nisLt--the time If tho night, the place wbsr E
the resolution was offered We can tell YOU
opposed II. II was 10 other pers n than Geo.
L. iIubbeil, Esq. We can tell you the nance
Of many q thoss who voted for that re.olu-
ton and tho names of a large number who
1t was such dream ss would We had never
dreamed. Il pains US mentally b. know that
there are mer who voted Tor that resoluion
with whom We suppes,d We were on friendly
torms. We NEE, then. on tho street we see
Them every day they are considered good
citizens, they bow to us and chat aud emile
for they think we know nothing OF heir da-
pIici,y. Well. well-we have reo.ntly dis
posed Of several shares Of our stock in human
nature They were Unfit to keep--corrupi.
trescheroue "a whited s.phulchre without and
rotten mass OF cursed corruption within.
FAST DAY.-To morrow is the day
appoiutat hy the pre-ldent for fasting. huml-
is,ion aud prayer. The people generally are
cailsi upor to abstain ffom their worldly oc-
cupatious. eseLew food, humiiats Themselves
nss,ly offer up re,ilioos to the Most High
Ruler Of the Universe ior ad in this tins ol
severe tral-this tine when our country Ia
rocked as with ap earthquake and eha.sn in
it's foundations "a with fierce wbi lwiuds.
The country stands in need Of the efforts Of
those who staud nesr The throne OF Grace. l.
there ever was time when deep humilin On
wac necessary when there was pressing need
OF the pray ers and suppiieations Of the peo l.
it l. now. Foes-armed aud unarmed-- clue
ter around the citadel o the Republic anu
threaten to cast /: down. Hostile hands ore
grssping after thu heart OF the Uniou, and
the vitals OF the country are bssieged by open
rebellion md high handed fanatci.m. Let
the day be observed 1t is fitting that they
who love the Union should plead at the bar
a In6nite Justice for its rerpetuity.
Wer remember that when tho las, admins.
tratiop, upon the eve OF its dissolution, BE-,
sought the people TO fast and pray Tor the
Who styled themselves republicans refused to
scquiesce 10 the just request Let us not fol.
low their sinful and eef-rigLteous example.
The country needs the inttrcessions Of aH.-
Lot the people with one heart and mind.
pray that the Union. now go nearly lost and
50 tercey assailed. may be restored Let our
public servants pray that the accumulated
weight Of Gins that weighs them down with
mountain weight be remCvei-thst light may
drive away the dark clouds from their mind.
and that the war may come to ON end and
peace once moro reign triumphant through
this land and withdraw It's happy smiles from
our beloved Union no more forever. For this
let there bs fasting and prayer oil the day
long.
TIE GAZETTE fools away its time If il
thinks We aubsided at will on the post Office
question. We siftsd it until We found that
Post Master EIdridge is OF master OF that po
siton that he acts under ordsrs-is the erea
ture Of circumstances which he cannot and
dare not attempt to control. tn, rsfore be vac
not to be blamed for his action 10 the matter