Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-23
..,.,rl,d ,v,;n,t the CONSUMPTION

the war worked against the CONSUMPTION
and encouraged desertion. very wen
Nov il tn. public safety demands the
proceedings had 10 vsllsnd'gh@'s case
because be opposed the war On the part
If the Union, what are the people to
think Of a President who, on the heels
If thi. offenders Punishment, holds in
tefview with and grants perfect immu-
ui,y to a fsr more able, influential and
dangerous man fresh from holding \
meeting Of thirty thousand of his fol-
lowers in the metropolis Of the country
for the ayowcd object of opposing the war
and nothing else Will some OF Lincoln
obseqnious lckspittles answer US that :
The character of the Peace Meeting has
been "blowed' sufiicientl, by the ad-
minis,ra,ion organs, with a view OF IN
jorIng The democratic party and placing
il in false position, that We need make
no allufIon to it; and the fact of tue
Wood and Lincoln interview at tho
White House WAS teegraphed 10y per-
M, sion OF tho government censor all
over the country. 1t may be pertinent,
however, TO quote line or two from
F.rnando's speech on the occasion as
published in his organ and his brother
Ben's paper, tho New York Ne'es
FROM FERNANDO WOODS SPEECH.
81 should be recrealt to every I'M
pulse Of my heart and TO every cherish
ed principle of my lie if did no, throw
mvselt INTO the breach to do whatever
in me lies t. impede it not 10 stay thls
avalanche OF destruction. In the Ian
guage OF Senator Benton, when he pre-
,ented q proposition TO the I. S. Seu-
ate with little hope OF us immediate sue
cess, SOLITARY and alone put this bill
IN motion. Fernando wouldn't even
d.yldr the hon,rs with Nailapdighain
/ declare for Ptoce, and IS preparatory
to peace am IN facor 81 cess ton II
hosulities. Tile rar should eease Be
cdus, 10 Should necer hare BEEN com
pteneed, tgamuch as there Is no coorcive
military power IL The feaera! Gorern-
med: ugaias! The States because there
vas 10 nee, seIty Tor II: because II has
been male q var for the abolition Of
slavers because Il is male prcteat
TOR the most outrageous and damnsbl.
crimes because il i. Great III a s'uren-
dous pubic deb, because in the mill
tsry il is establishing a new aid dan
gerons power; because neither in the
military nor in the civil departments OF
he government Is there an, man or men
0, sufficient mental power u successfully
prosecute the war aga.n.t the vastly su-
perior statesmen and generals Of th.
South /; because the commercial wealth
Of the country ia BEN destroyed; be
cause the popular enthusia.m necessary
10 conduct The war and supply tho fali-
ing armies has subsidized. Force by a
uTuJt cuh"ot supply 1'S "utspe"SuDeo
requisite aud lastly because the over
ruling power OF God is against u.s."
MI. Lincoln can coolly sign the war
rant Of punishment Tor Mr.. Valland, g.
ham because he "ayows his hostility to
the war on the part of the Union" to al
audience OF few hundred people in the
back woods u Ohio, I'D The next mo.
mcnt receive in the executive mansion
and hold council with Fernando Wood
fresh from the uterance Of the above
sentiments before thirty Thousand PEG
PIC in the great city OF New \ ork
And there are creatures in tie shape o
man so despicably craven ss to pra,'
about the superior patriotism, and 50
gaclty, and justice, and wisdom, snC
rirgIeness Of purpose OF this person VII,
/ fills the Presidential chair