Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-25

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an in his views Of the present state Of mill
ary affairs throughout the whole country
v;vcn at the solicitation Of Mr.. Lincoln I'M
lcr date Of Harrison Landing, James Riv-
n, July 7th, 1868, as follows -
"This rebellion has assumed the charac-
.er oil a war AS such it should be regarded
and il should be conducted upon the high
ess yvincipies known "a christian civilixa
ion. II should not be war looking to the
subjugation Of the people Of any State, IN
any event r. sh0uid not be at all war
npor topulaton, but ssainst armed forces
md P&itical o9aAisations. Neither con,
Iiseatloh Of property political executions OF
persons, territorial organization OF states
Or forciblc abolition Of slavery should be
for moment.
I'm prosecuting the war, all private prop
crty and unarmcd persons should be strict
" protected, subject only to the necessity
Of military operations; and pirate proper
ty taken for military use should be paid Or
for: pillage and waste should bc
treated as high crimes !; alf UNNECESSARY
trespass sternly prohibited, and offensive
demcanor by the military towards citizens
promptly rebukcd. Military arrests should
not be tolerated, except in places where ac-
five hostilities exist: and oaths not requr-
cd by cnactmcnts. constitutonally made,
should be neither demanded nor received.
Military government should be confined
r. the preservation o. public order ard Tie
protection Of political right Military pow
or should not be allowed to interfere with
the relations Of scrvitude, either by sup
porting or imparting the authority of the
master, except for REFRESHING disorder, as in
cases. Slaves, contraband, under the act
OF Congress, seeking military protection,
it, The right of the govern
n,ent to appropriate permanently to its own
xervice elaims TO slave labor should be as
serted. and the right Of the owner to com
pcnsa,ion therefor should be recognized"
Ifthc people prefer this plan of warfare
to Lincoln if they prefer to Lincoln's s'nc
quu nm the reception Of propositions of ony
kind for consideration, and the offering Of
terms that will lead peace and re union i'll
the interests OF the " litc Man and of the
Republican system Of government, without
reference 10 the Negro, then we have no
doubt the Convention which is to assemble
at Chicago, will give them candidates and
platform between whom and which and the
candidates and platform presented by the
Baltimore Convention it will hot be difficult
to choose.
What Republican Papers Say.
The Concord, New Hampshire, Monitor
says:
The Republicans are distracted in their
counsels IN the nation as well as in the
State. But in national politics both wings
of the; dominant party seem to be coming TO
grief. Old Abe, who was our first choice
for the Presidency, and for whom we pro-
pose to vote, if he keeps the field, is gaining
no strength. The people still respect the
honesty Of his purposes; but they are com
ing to think that something more than good
intentions are demanded Of national lead
cr r such a crisis as the present. B,n.
Wade and Winter Davis are out upon him
III long and fierce pronunciamento. These
are no mean antagonists, and they make a
straight out issue with the President.
It may not be yet too late to withdraw
both Lincoln and Fremont from the can
vass.'
From TIE \. l. h, ling Post Rep
The opposition have set their hearts on
restoring pcac. to the country The object
is audabie and they judge rightly that the
party which IAN accomplish it will win the
approval aud suffrage Of the nation.
From the Rochester O. Y Republican,
We 60, and the great mass of our coun-
trymcn Of all parties will 90, for Peace if
Peace can be had on the basis of a resto ed
Union Of all the States as States and re
stored Constitution-even though such Of
the States as have not been freed remain
slave STILL
Il
The growing cry for peace must be heard.
The desire for peace has always existed
among the masses of the people. They have
advocated and supported war for nearly four
years, in order to put down the rebellion
and secure peace. Peace, reunion and hap
piness have to them formed the great end in
view.
Mr.. Lncoln's stipcndiary presses can no
longer shout "Copperhead' and Traitor
at those who utter wholesome truthes with
regard to this war and the growing cry for
peace.
ADscrc>iim. Facts and Figures.
The following extract from the July mum
Der OF Usa,'s -Herchants -Kogasine, con-
tains some. facts and figures of general in
tereSt:
When Mr.. Chase first assumed the po-
sltion OF Treasurer, the personal property
OF the North was, per census, $500, OOO,-
oOo, the debt nominal and the currency
specie; at the last published statement the
debt, is given Sl.120, 000, 900, but it is well
known that the real amount is many hun
dred millions III excess of that sum; in fact
the debt, we believe, is nearly equal to the
personal property in 1860; while the per-
sonal property itself has greatly diminished
in quantity during the war. OF this debt
about $500, 100000 is in various forms OF
paper money, which has deprecated to 40
cents On the dollar OH the day of Mr.. Chase $
resignation; SO also two loans put on the
market by Mr.. Chase had failed. The cx-
penses for the coming year, estimated some
months since, are about 81, GOO, 900. OoO~-
Now with the currency 40 cents per dollar.
with the loans unproductive, and with ali
prices at high level Of imitation, and daily