Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-20
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inc NePuD leans Claim IL as tnelr OK
elusive privilege TO abuse the Admins
lration and 10 deuounce the Gnerals III
ugh command, as well As TO mcnopo-
llzc the patronage Of the Administration
and the appointment of all the Gener-
ais Were this or shy Other Demo
cratic journal to utter such language As
the following. the administration press
would regard il as conclusive proof that
the Democrat Is a rebel sheet, whose edi-
tor should be in TT Lafayette We quote
from the Chicago Tribune. the grea.
radical organ OF the Northwest
Nothing in Halleck's hands seems to
prosper. He failed in the Western
campaign-fdiird siqnaiiy and lamert-
aJiy Just where man of more apu.
lude for aft ire aud far less leaning
would have won brilliant and enduring
success. In his dealings with that nan
Mcclellan he was unfortunate enough 10
encounter dislike, tut not firm ouough
TO command obedience. HIS choice vi
agents for securing the success OF Pope
could not have been worse. When the
command OF that army OF the Potomac
was given to Burnside. ualleck's obstl.
oate prejudice against Hooker ard i'll
placed pertlnacity for lis dohpeti,or
with The President we're the reasons
that the leadership went where it did.
We all know The result. The hopeless
but desperate valor OF our men At Fred
er.cksburg has written it in letters that
can never be effaced. We do not mean
to accuse unjas,ly but The actors In
that Fredericksburg tragedy jattily
themselves 10y charging the disaster up.
on Con. Hutteck, rho Ordered ,chat ros
done. Aud SO dl.aeter has succeeded
disaster, reverse has followed reverse,
un,il the country, exhausted of It's pa
uence and weary Of The delay, calls im-
patiently Tor a change and Tor relief
In sayiog what We do we only re-echo
the cry that comes TO US from every
quarter Get Gen. Haieck out OF tie
tcdy and let c,ctory step IA.
In the meantime tcs rarn those friend
not 10 te con,fden. hat !Seward and
Uaftecn ntH keep their places. II they
Jet, lei tie wager be tatd on remocdi,.
ecause. as sure as the war continues
they ptH both 90. The instincts OF the
people are unerring, aud they long ago
marked the objects OF the next FAC ritics
As Cameron, as Buel, as Mcclellan
went, 20 will 90 the men Of whom we
speak. The realization of public ex
pectstion may be deferred bit !. wiH
come"
What have the "ordinary sources" to
ay ofsuch pointed condemnation Of the
highest civil and military subordinstes Of
the President Does not such scath.
ing OF the highest officials weaken the
confidence OF the county in the com.
potency OF the President and the stabil
rty OF the Government itsell? Is not
such especially the case, when the re
Duke proceeds from one Of the most
potent organ. OF RcpubIicanism in the
whole countryr
DEAlH OF NOTED CITIZEN OF
PESnsYlvASiA.-Peter Wager, one Of
he mos, noted men in P,nnsylvania. has
Just died at his residence in Montgomery
county, IN that State. Mr.. Wager was
an actor 10 the past generation, having
been a warm supporter Of President,
Jackson, by whom he was appointed q
government Director in the old L nited
States Bank. OF late years he has lived
10 retirement
Mr.. LosGwoaTn's WEALrH-Next
to William Il. Astor, Of New York city.
Nicholas Longworih. OF Cincinnati, who
died on Tue day last, was the richest
man 10 the United Slater. 1t has been
varionsly estimated that his wealth
amounted TO between twelve and fifteen
millions. MIR. Longworth's taxes for
1862, in Hamilton county, amounted TO
over fifty thousand dollars.
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Why lie WAS LET ORA man was
arrested in New York the other day for
robbing gentleman of his watch. and
It was found in bis pocket. But he
claimed that it had been put there bv
some one else, and was let oG,-,Le only
argument tor the truth Of his hstorv h..
Jog bis hands, switch we're those Of an
honest laboring man, and not white and
! cot like Q viilain's.n