Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-25
PnEsENT AND FUiURE.

tho restoration of the Union seems not
to be fulfilled. As far as We know, our
troops are gaining no important ground,
except, perhaps, the Western army Is
pressing closer npon Vicksburg. There
is Charleston, that was to have been at
tackled again 10 hurry after that pow
erful reconnaissance in force" As il
was called, but months have passed, and
still there is no immediate prospect OF
even an attempt 10 feel OF the enemy
there She has had al this time 10
strengthen all weak points and to mend
those holes that our seamen thought,
but we're not certain, that they made in
Sum,er's walls. The hundred tons Of
fresh plating that was sent down from
New York and rivited upon the moui-
tore, has not yet been tested. What
the real cause OF this decay is, has not
been officially stated. Then there Is
Savannah aud Mobile, that were 10 have
been wrested from the rebels as soon n
the iron-clad feet was made, but that
fleet has been upon the waters manl
months, aud those s,rongholds grow
stronger every day. AID remember,
too, that Galveston was to have been
punished IN Just two weeks from the
time that our forces were driven from
her bay, bnt weeks hsv grown into
long months, still there is no sign OF an
advance upon her works Ia the East.
the grand army of the Potomac is JUS,
where il was in the summer OF ls6l-
within / pc entertainments at Washing
ton acting on the defensive, while its
opponent menaces the capital aud sends
whole divisions Of veteran troops on
foraging expedition into the heart OF
Pennsylvania and Maryland. The army
OF Tennessee is doing nothing but stand
guard over the picke,s OF Braeg's army.
doing nothing TO squelch the eDemv.-
TIC only hopeful position Is tina, occu-
pied by Gen. Grant. He has been ri
work-has got one portion of the rebel
army in corner, and is likely 10 sjarve
it out, though success even there is DO,
Yet placed beyond question.
verify, the prospect Is not at all fiat
tering for the closing Of the war this
summer, or during this Administration.
In this we are not disappointed. neither
have the people any real cause to be-
one year OF Encouragement on the part
OF Mr.. Lincoln's administration was suf
ficient to teach any person of ordinary
sense, that he was not the man for tho
situation-that he neither fully compre-
hended the situation nor bad the ptasp
Of mind TO understand it when e,.
planned. Mr.. Linccln's term Of office
will expire, ard yet The war viii be or
our bands in huge proportions. Tie
reuedy Tor our national ills rests not IN
the hands OF the present Adm,nis,ra-
ton, bu, in iha, which is to follow bro
'lded the people cast their woes upop
the democratic SIDE. This people can
not fail to comprehend the true si,ua-
ton. They have tried the enemies Of
the democracy aud have found their en-.
ergy and ability sadly wanting. The
demand Of the times is that they return
from following after strange code. and
come back once more to the pa Ii Of ma.
tional virtue and strength. Th,ir.xne
nence ha' been Of snch bitter ne,nr.
that they cannet tail to zee The wav of
right aud duty. ERNEST efl1rts sbould
be made on all hands to put down imhe.
cllily and establish once more in power
the true paity-the ouly one that is com.
petent to manage the sh p Of stare and
bring her safe through al storm. tina,
may arise. Let us I'll work for il and
with the blessing of an overruling Prov.
idence success will crown our efforts
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How 1T LOOKS What would we
have 'honght If, while the Army OF the
Potomac besiegi ID Richmond last S,m
mer, intelligence Game that amid rho
peril of the rebel capital the General
claiming to be the ranking off .er Of ,Le
eesieged army, the only rebel Cabine,
ofncer having military education and
experience, and rebel Sanitary orcani.
cations were pow wowiog in partisan
Convention at Mhledgeydie or Mont
gomery? This i. precisely whs, the
rebels can see OF Us as illustrated in the