Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-30

STEALING OUT m MEETING.
Several Of the more conservative and
thoughtful Of the Republican journals are
want Of confidence in the
measures Of the present administration, that
would seem to indicate a complete breaking
up Of the party, at no very distant day
80 few are they becoming, who retain any
faith in the laundering and incompetent
managers Of our national affairs, that they
only form an exception to the general rule
And rs the years pass on, which find the
war apparently no nearer to an end than it
was at the beginning and as difficulties are
compicating and burthens aug,ncnting, the
feeling that prevails is one Of utter prostra-
ton of confidence, and even of hope
Men look vanly around them to pierce
through the dark and lowering clouds which
hang over the present and obscure the fu-
ture. They gropc wildly like blind men, or
men in the dark. They see no glmmcr of
returning day so long as the present adj
ministration remains in power; and uniycrs-
ally the only refuge, the sole prospect Of
relief, is found in the hope that we may he
able to get rid of the weak and incompe-
tent hands which now misdirect the Ship of
State, and have thrown it high and dry
among the breakers
Among the republican papers which have
manifested this want of confidence in an I'M
mistakcablc manner is the New York Gem
merciaL Aacertiser, one of the calmest and
most thoughtful of the press of the United
article quite remarkable in its tone, as com
ing from a leading and authoritative expo
nent of Republicanism and betrayng an
impatiencc at the protracted continuance of
the war, and an earnest aspiration for peace.
such as would be severely censurcd as I'M
patriotic by Republican journals, had SINH
lar views been presented in a Democratic
Journals "
The feeling, however. is rapidly growing,
and the probability is that. unless an early
and magnificent victory favors our arms. it
will soon be universal The article in the
Commevcsqt prcfiguring this condition Of
public sentiment, i; rs follows
Whenever a blundcr is committed bv men
in power, they invariably seek some scapc-
goat upon whom to lay the blame and turn
the public ire. We have a striking instance
Of this at the present moment. Our conn
try is suffering greatly, and will undoubtcd
ly have to suffer much more before the pro-
per remedy is applied. The causes of this
suffering arc very apparent They are
First: The substitution of Government pa-
per money for the only currency which, as
yet, inspires universal confidence thus de-
priving industry and commerce of am indis-
pensblc instrument. Second The cpor
nous custom house duties and internal ex-
else imposed on all commodities These act
as obstuaetions to the production and cx-
change Of the useful results Of labor, isdis-
penslbIe ~ the well being Of the comm,ni.
ty. Third: The transfer, in the loyal and
disloyal States, of two or three millions of
active. able bodied producers. from their
former industrial occupations that so album
dainty supplied the wants Of humanity. 10
the destructive, domoraiixing occupot;on Of
arms, and to the production of materials of
war and the supplies needed by the large
armies .kNs. s<sSfSi
The natural and inevitable consequence
Of this is daily increasing diminuton in
the supply Of all things necessary TO the
well being of the community. Every one
at all conversant with industry and COM
merce, knows that high prices can never
long prevail, unless accompanied by search
ty; But it suits the present purpose Of the
Poiiticians who administer our government.
~ represent That the country was never
more prosperous than at this moment, and
that tneseepreciation of the paper currency
and the rise in the price Of commodities. are
ehtire'y due to the operations ssof' sbccala
TORS who, by their gambling operations in
Jufe the c9Mnvnity sand weaken the govern
ment All the public Journals that are adj
voca'es OF the administration cry down the
SPECTATORS, and applaud Congress for cnac-
ung laws interfering with. the Operations Of
dealers in gold and foreign exchanges
This cry against SPECTATORS and dealers
IN articles OF necessity. whenever scarcity
increases their price, is nothing new. it
was raised in France during the French rev.
olution, aud death was sdecreed i'm f7Ss
against ~ who shothd refuse to receive as
signats at par. ltswas raised In this, co,nr..
try during our owhsrtvUlutidhary struggle
when the merchants were called tories. their
stores broken open, and their goods sold at
,'uited pnces by committees Of their neiah-
D:ls. IL was raised in this city during tin
WIn.es OF 1887, when the nO,rr st6,fc ~
nals z 20; was broken open and plun,lered
~ mob melted by that cry. Acts Of VIC.
lence and legislative enactmsrts -. =. VIZ
vote the ev1Sei scarcity; and we h ;s 3
wiu be beneiicials, before rcsort;n. =. n. In
te examins whatts the cpetsticns ., 81 v snss
ulAtors, and the effects they produce ON tho
community ct large. - u