Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-19
rHELAsT ChANCE.

Turn the question ~ you may you can'
not change the result. The fist step to
be achieved by that party is a thorough
organization. That must be done every
where and on the graudest scale. II must
be done By States, BY districts, by coun-
ties, by towns, by wards aud by neigh
borhood,, The entire force must be
mustered. Desertion from the enemy
must be encouraged. II is going on
rapidly. Let the deserters be kindly re-
ceived that our forces may be augment
ed and that victory may be more com
ple,e. The party knows not its i'm
mense power, ard never will until the or
ganzation is as far perfected as human
energy, perseverance and determination
can make it.
The second step in the programme 10
TO carry the elections. Perfection IN the
first instance will secure this result
There is cheering news in oil the late
Spring elections. The Democratic
strength is being hands omely increased.
Every vote taken so tar coca TO prove
it. Victory may not be counted upon
in every instance, but heavy gains will
cheer the hearts OF the Democratic army
which is now entrenched before the alb
oition strongholds, ard is bent upon lie
ultimate demolition. Garry the State
elections-send Democrats and oonser
,stive men to Congrcss-purge the Al
gean stables OF black rcpublieanism and
once more ininse life, heolih, honesty
aud political sgor into the councils q
the nation pave the way firmly ana
surely Tor the election Of Democratic
Presdent-onst the cOrruptionlsts from
office and give the people rest from the
fear OF being skinned alive to pay tue
debts accommodating from the course Of
sss,inaiic thievng and 'plnndering that
Is now going on.
This accomplished and there is almost
certainty OF the restoration. The peo-
PIE sre coming tosee it. Republicans
are giving away to the fair prospect and
are desefting their party, which Ia great
alone IN baseness and corruption. They
can STE no hope III the caHse Of Their
present leaders and they are bound to
have something better. The strength
once in the hands OF the Democracy,
the Union is whole again-peaceab y
and with liberal concessions If may be,
iorclbly If ii must. There is no middle
ground-no hating this side Of a com
Tlete and thorough restoration.
Every Democrat must see that
great responsibility rests witt him Let
hlm labor accordingly.
Free Negro Cotton Culture played ont.
A big thing was inaugursted at Beau.
fort, South Carolina, q year or so ago.
Crsck-braincd abolitionists went in for
cotton culture on the free negro system
Il was predicted that failure would be
the result, even at the highes, price OF
that great Southern staple. The exper-
iment was tried under the most ia,ora-
bic circumstances best soil -bcs,
camate-negroes without cost and pro.
visions supplied by the government, still
II was failure. The N. Y. Tribune
acknowledges it. 1t SAYS:
1t is un lerstood that Gen. Hunter ,cil
direct tie suspension Of The cuitication
OF cotton on the plantations worked un-
der the auspices of the government our
Ing the present session. lie proposes
TO have all the soil devoted 10 tie rais
ing OF corn, in order to afford some al
rect relief to the subsistence department
and decrease as much as possible tie
drafts or hts department upon tie Fed
erdi Treasury.
Oae OF tue reasons for the change is
the discrepancy bctreen the fiuapci.l
Prohts OF last years cotton crop aud The
government capital invested IN it. It's
true, uncomfortable mete orologien. csue.
es had most TO DO with the uusatistac-
tory crop; but, in the present stralten, d
condition of the national iinances, it lie
well argued, similar Investments of IN.
certain promise must be discountenaaced
Inua everything these philanthroplst.
promised us has ia led every effort ia
the way Of war, every enterprise OF
peace. The negro was to rush to the
rescue OF our arms-but he did not I,
lie was to sustain and feed our armies !.
but he is burthen to them. lie was
to supply the North with lree.abor cot.