Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-18
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Wendell Phillips ought TO thank his
stare that he does not live IN Gen. Burn
sides district, el.o for his criticisms OF
the Administration, which that General
has lnleIdicted, he might be sent across
the lines. Bat he i not in that district,
AID besides he IS an a oolltioui>t, which,
Of itself, i. u fall and complete enaran.
tee for HIM 10 SAY jntt what lie chooses.
Democrats are not thus iavorc !. They
must have none but approving words
Tor al the words Of the Admlnlstrat on,
else they will be arrested for beng
Cope heads, aud snaked ont OF the
lnyai Safes. But hear Wendell Phil.
hps, and then decide whether or rot he
oneht to be gagged. AT the recent
Ami Slavery Anniversary Convention,
il New Yoik, that lllus,rions Abolition
lst said
w.ncoln called Fremont to his right
hand Ham ltcn TO his left, and Butler 10
stand IN font oil hun. T each OF these
men he piedg, d from his own lips, sol
eniy, re,lera',dly, employment lmmc IL
n,cly. so Immediately that IN one Gaze
he would not permit ole II taese gene
rails even to qi:, Washington for AK
hours. Ne one Of them has the baton
Of command. No one Of item can
hsue Il command TO q s.lGlrr. WHY I!
Because Abraham Lincoln Is not Piesl
aent OF the luiled ; ates. Became n
Gabuer, with it, own end- to alta lad
"A Gepcral-Ih-th ief loaded down With
the whole mountain OF West Point on
his shoulder, presume TO make cordi-
tens. The p,e.s Ia The mouse that is To
guaw The cattle tat binds the President
OF the United states. The press Is 10
fee HIM. The Iir,t slave to te clnancl
pated Is Abraham Lincoln, OF the White
III ouse, from sub ylency To those " ho
surround HIN. (Applau The wors,
rebe lion in the and Is the rebellion #
the C,bnet AMI Generals a,ains, COM
mon sense AMI jnsliee. oar duty Is to
take gracefully all that The C4btnet Is
bulird into giving IL, and, like Diver
to ask for moe He must ask til ne
who are incapable of being the Crom.
wells OF the Revelation 10 ttcp aside aud
doors. The men | have named are the
only ones VITO eau be safely trusted to
lead in this crisis. They will not need
excuses or explanations. We explain
defeats We DO not explain victories -
When Ffemoat chased Jackson down
the Shenandoah Valley, and lost him IN
the end, he only did what every General
did before him aud We, he is blamed Ms
II he was the only sinner since the would
began. And ~hv! because they knew
he could have done better il he had
been properly supported. The goyefn.
mcnt that has had Two years OF expert
ence, of warning, aud OF advice, without
protit'ng hv It. must abide the conse-
4 Iences. In the words OF the old prov
e,h, "lIe that wont he rul, d by the
rudd.r must be ruled by the rock. -
(Applause.) II they vii lot be ruled
10y wise counsels, they must ABIDE di.as-
ter; II they won't hear advice they
mu>t expect reverse.
IL seems that the arrest Of Henry
Gay Dean, at keoknk, was upon the or
der OF the Provost Marshal of 81. Louis.
INTO whose hands he is To be placed. =
No fair trial viii ever show Mr.. Dean TO
be anything else than one OF the trucst
friends Of the Union ana tho Cons,itu-
ton. 1t is for this that be is arrested