Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-22

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more Williamson, Iyisg IN prison ia
Philsdslpbis, cod Booth, The Wiscossiu
editor, ~as 10 the PhiladsIp his Jail, Pr.s
ident Bucbsuss bad, in the efsssisc. ol
the psrdooins power, published . gsas,.
81 proclamation Of smue.ty 70 MI Who
had resisted the fugitive sIavc Law, 30,
=. condition VI grace, had imposed III.
following oath. which. ms,ssis sssttaA
de. 10 prccicely the oath offered BY Pres
ident Liucola:
IL, do solemnly swear, il
presence Of Almighty God, that | Will
henceforth faithfully support. protect,
and defend the c nttitotion OF the Uni.
ted States and the Union Of the States
thereafter, and that I will. IN hike mao
ner, abide BY and faithfully .uppSrt 81
acts OF Congress passed with iefsfsnee
~ fuyi iiss sIsves, 90 long and 20 far u
not repealed. modified, or held void BY
Congress or by decision Of the Supssme
Court, and that l will 10 like msnne,
abide BY and frithiu'ly support tie fs-
gitivs slave act Of 1860, aud oil other
acts of Congress hereafter passed. bav-
ing reference to fugitive slaves, 90 long
and SO far a. not modified Of declared
void by decision Of the Supreme Court
So help me God"
Suppose We say, Mr.. Buchanan had
under color Of the pardooiog power, of
fsred this degrading insult to the aboli-
tionists, We put it to sny candid man Il
such An act Of grace and ameasty would
have inspired their grateful recDgnatiou
in any other view than as a aodsend tc
increase taeir power over their followers.
Was there an abolitionist in the
whole North who would not have spurn-
ed and justly suprned the gratutions in'
suit? Would they have admitted tha,
Mr.. Buchanan had any right to swear
citizens 10 renouncc . citizens right to
discuss, oppose, and attempt to procure
the repeal Of laws which he disapproves
or deems unconstitutional To gag free
men with such an oath under the pre-.
tence Of Offering them pardon, il reiioe
ment Of barbsri,y which had not been
invented in 1s5s.--N. Y. World.
General Halleck's Report.
This report is criticised BY the prese
and there is strong concurrence o.
opinion in opposite quarters. The N. 7
Journal OF Commerce, says:
1t is remark able, among other thiDgs
for the manner in which the blame fol
all cur defeats 10 thrown upon thu
shoulders Of the officers in comm snd Of
the armies, or portions Of armies, en-
gagged, while need for victories il
awarded to those who won them. on The
express grounds that they obeyed in
str c,ions from headquarters.
The N Y. Tribune expresses the
same opinion Of the report:
We reckon not less than eight Gen
erals who are directly or indirectly cen
sured for misconduct Of them COM
manders OF departments or corp.
On the other hand it is made to apDeal
that tho operation. which were success.
tul were conducted strictly with the or
dcrs or suggestions issued from Wash
ing,on.
The Tribune desires to know VIII
scattered Grants troops all over the
West, after the fall Of Vicksburg. IN
stead Of sending them to reinforce Rose
Grams. Also, who kept Gen. DIX. witt
10000 men, traEping to and tro on tn.
Peninsula wnen Meade was contendiue
against Lee in Pennsylvania.
The N. Y. Sun rema'ks that
In estimating Gen. Halleck's ablitie'
the facts stand patent TO the world tha
after eighteen moot lighting 10 V,r
ginia, his preferences for the overla,
route to Richmond have not been justi-
fed by tho capture of that city. IL
tells us the cause Of the many failure'
that have oc Cured, but this apparen
candor demonstrates I'll the more con
clusively that the central overland cam
paipn 10 doubtful and hazardous.
AMERICAN BurrER-THs CAUSE OF
ITS H1GH PRIcE.-The Scientific Anaer
lean says:
At the present moment butter is sell
ing for at least one-,hird higher price
in New York, than those which IRE
vailed in the early part OF last summer
For fair qualities the retail price is thir.
ty-six cents per pound. The cause Q
thi. is said to be owing to the vas
quantities which we've shipped to Liver
pool q few months since, to avoid pur
chasing bills of exchange, and we hav
been informed that the stores in Liver
pool are perfectly gIu,ted With it, and
is selling ut far lower prices there, thai
it now fetches in the city from which
was sent.
The case OF Habarge % Gard has jus
been decided 10 tho Clark couuty(O.
Common Pleas Cont, after trial oftw
weeks. It was a suit for $4,000 damage
FIR an alleged malicious prosecution
the defsndatn having unnecessarily pros
ecuted the plaintiff for perjury. Tn
damages were laid At $4,000, but th
Jury only assessed them At ten cents.-
The costs-each party paying his ow
were $1,000.