Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-20

ing passage from b" speech will interest
our readers:
We must deal with those who speak
to the South, and not with those who
keep silent. We have no mode of deal
ing with enemies in arms, except by ia
King the views OF their leading journals
and speakers. We have those We've.
They demand tie independence Of the
South and insis. upon their right 10 sc.
esde. THIS / utterly deny loud ap-
pl asse and If God should spare my
life never will cease to deny it. There
ia nothing in the Constitution to war
rant il. II is the destruction Of our
form OF Government, and must be re-
sisted at all hazsrd'. This, then, is the
condition OF the country. Now, in Re
ga,d 10 the holding OF Convention, IL
whlct We may al confer with each 9th
err. AMI they Of the South. "a well As We
II the North. night debate how we
could get rid If the existing Govern
ment. For j, is plsin that Mr.. Lincoln
Is the constitutional President, elected
for tour years, and be must serve tso
wears longer from March next, unless
the people OF the Gnlon choose to 60
INTO a Convention and decide otherwise.
II theY do this, new election can be
ordered in sixty days, II the Convention
so decide. Loud aud continuous ap-
panse.
Blu, the people Of the South do not
choose TO see the thing in this hight /;
they choose, rather, to ABIDE by the
Opinions Of certain head men, who have
led them INTO this controversy, and are
unequiyocalIy opposed to anything tx"
a restoration Of tue Union. | never
doubted that Jefferson Davis is opposed
TO it, or that thc,rngleaders OF the re
beiion are opposed to reconciliation.
Their existence politically, morally,
and, it may be, hysically-depcnds
upon the establishment, OF All independ-
clt Confederscy. No man who has any
regard for himself would uphold these
men, or treat them IS political brethren
hereafter. The certain fate which awaits
any one who would do so, would deter
every one from tho thought. Therefore
they are opposed 10 re union. Our
friends 10 Illinois, woo propose to en-
deavor TO hold convention, will find 1t
a barren task, because the South is de-
tcrmined not TO return, and, until theii
armies have power to resist and put US
down, this war must go on, and those
,cho wouid attempt TO stop Il NIL be
carried array by the torrent. Loud APP
plause, and few Kisses These al.
my opinlons-my personal ylews.
Aud now let II, consider what is the
best mode Of prosecuting the war.
hare oiready stuffed thai l prefer peace
That re cannot hare. Those whom 'ct
are deai,ng cih ,oiH not hare IT, ana
those acho attempt 10 Obtain 10 uiihou
their consent are ona truitieSs Grand
! The articles Of their journals and til.
declarations OF their speakers show it
Now, some persons have suggested tor
| olgn intervention. To that j oppose
my oil ject on, in any and every way,
whether it be in the torn OF advice or o.
lorclble interference. would not even
consent 10 the plan Of the Tribune, 10
refer II to one OF the Swiss Cantons
This rebellion is real, and rather than
call on foreigners TO decide neither We
shall live or not, aud on what terms. il
would be better TO die at once. APP
piause. 50 there is 10 use OF taiklug
shogt foreign Intervention; we must
i,her subdue this tumnlt ourselves or
10. Al all. Next, We should inquire upon
What terms the war shou'd 90 90. There
was bit one opinion in the North when
ne war broke out. When Congfess re
.olrel that the war WAS 10 restore the
Ctioa :. ], enlisted before. and TO re
.:ots the Cons,itation, there was bot
gle 1nanlmoas opinion il CYnVfe,s 10
.-s,ss iks Administrator. Sub .eqapbt
= - Tia, tine, there have been oeeur-
rercst vnsch h.yc worked seus,ble
e.srg@s % tie Northern miad. produc.
% D.. Oh y az open oppositl-n 10 the
Administration, but Almost a plain sym.
patty with the South, and de.ire Ia
end the war. LIT us zee Whist is the
cause.
Here Mr. Van Buren referred 10 the
Presidents proclamation, and he dissp-
proved Of the policy OF which II WAS All
expression
As our armies progress, freedom to
he slave mrst follow, as a matter OF
coursc, just like the destruction OF every
other k'nd ef rebel possessions. II TIN.
IS what the President means, it is All
right; but i he means to say ,ha, all
slaves in the South arc free, II is false
Tor they are now Just az much saves in
law a. if the proclamation had never
been issued. 1t has, The efore, fallen
dead on black as on white. | do no,
think be can excite an insurrection IN
the South; and, if lie could, every sol.
der IN the United States would ,ise IN
10 put down the slave rebellion. LAD.
plause. In u war against women and