Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-16


ty.nins days before it, counting Sun.
days, that dare not put their loot down
and tell what they know OF the plon Of
the Cabinet against the perpetn'ty ofthe
Union and the success Of the struggle.
Now, l say, in such state OF things
events are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are not.
Black men on their feet in New Or
leans and North Carolina will save rs in
spite Of the timid Senate, atreacherous
administration, and . Mosaic Presi-
dent. Laughter and applause.
RICHMOND NOT TO DE TAKEN.
do not believe in Richmond and ito
conquest l do not believe in the
possibility Of the Army OF the Potomac
eflecting a victorytt Richmond. Not
that distrust Hooker he is q brave
man and he means TO fight, and with
that army two-.hirds McCIellanized, he
will do all that is possible for brave
man to do, but he has an army where,
as i heard from an officer yesterday from
Falmouth, the twelve Founders sink in
the mud so deep that nothing but the
cannon itself ani the upper arm Of the
wheel is visible. lie has 10000 bayo-
nets, no more-the rest is made up OF
paymasters, commssafy quartermasters
aud inyallds. Sixty thousand supeItlu-
GUS officers, breeding discomfort. While
it is an army led by man it loves, it is
.,lll a pow erful aud brave instrument
Blu, Virginia is the Switzerland Of the
continent--a battle field every three
mlea-a range Of hills streaming where
Hill may retire five mics ty five miles
til he reaches kichmond-a conquest,
undoubtedly. il the North perseveres,
but won at such cost and with such
time as to pro.ong unnecessarily the
struggle. The Richmond OF the South
lies IN two millions Of blacks that arc
within reach OF cannon Of our gunboats
in the ,iverG that empty in.othe gulf
| Applause.
WHITES TO III MAssAcRED AND 1ERRITo-
KY GIVEN TO NIcGRRs.
II THE be true OF the two extremes Of
tho Confederacy, what remains ! Why
only that tho solid centre, the great Glib
rsl,ar, tue llch plantations, aud the &C
cumulatcd blacks, that NIKE a glrdle
round The gull. should be approached by
it should declare there is nothing here
but reople and land. The land Is ours,
contiscated, guaranteed its title given
to the solder who has iinished his ser
vice. GIVE il to the black man who is
willing to take il aud ant a State under
the guarantee Of the Union, employ free
labor upon that fertile soil, and COM
mencc again the civil machinery, the
organization Of o State. do not Ie-
leve III battles ending this war. This
is a war OF ideas. You may plant fort
in every di.,ric. Of the South-you may
take possession Of bel capitals, aud hold
them with armies. but you have not be-
gun TO subdue her. You don't annlhi-
late thing simply by abolishing it. The
most successful superlntea dent OF con
tabands a, Fortress Monroe is begging
OF tbis timid, dilatory, indt cisiye go, ern.
> ment to allow him to take possession o.
the abandoned plantations, aad put the
vagrant contreband, who is not allowed
to work, upon those acres, and make
him set supporting. A government hs,
to be bcsleged and entreated before i,
: can be brought TO see that the conques,
OF Virginia j. not to be had on the Rap.
pahannock, but it is to be affected a,
Fortreps Monroe when the negro puts
his foot upon the soil and owns it.
!. know this seems extreme doctrine,
: know that it seems something like ab.o
lutte barbarian conquest. allow il.
!. don't believe there will be any peace un
;, til 347, 900 slave holders are either huns
: or exiled. Cheers. History shows NJ
: precedent OF getting rid Of an srtistoc
!, racy like this excep, by the death ofth'
generation.
> NO TIME TO LOSE.
k tell yon TINT the authorities a
/ Washington have no mole knowledg,
a Of the spirit OF the State of New iorl
: (uo, the city, than they have of tn,
c Turkish empire. And vet fermenting il
our midst are the elements OF na,iona
convulslon, even here. One OF the hes
n men from Ohio, representing one Of th'
!. most advanced districts Of the Republic
: putnng himself forth MS the vanguard 0
q the party, assured me that in case o
= separation or anything tha, looked Ilk,
> it, every town in bis district would b.
/ divided, be would not say 10 blood, In
y next door TO it, on the question whether
they should not go with the South and
not with New England. SO deeply hal
that lcaycn OF Western jealousy peue
: tra,ed the very best elements OF West
crn politics. In such circumstances vi
have no time TO lose.
AMRN ot TIE CONGREGATION.
!. When Mr.. Phillips had concluded
Mr.. Iilton arose and said