Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-29


The statement in our telegraphic dspat-
ches that Horace Greeley and the Private
Secretary Of the Presdcn. are holding in
tcrviews at Niagara Falls with prominent
Southern rebels, may seem incredible to
those who do not know that Greeley has al
ways been on the Nallandigham platform,
though his paper al times has given q9esi
support to the war In reference to his 20.
siton VIC must refer to remarkable article
which appeared in the 7ritYae on the l3th
inst, which we can regard in no other light
than AS an appeal 10 the people of the North
to abandon the war and make ''the best At
tainable peace with the South. In order
to fully understand its purport, the render
should remember what has been Mr. Gree
ley's declared position ct various times since
the rebellion broke out
In the Tribune Of Noy -, 1850, We find
these sentiments
II the cotton States shall become satisfied
that 'heo can Edo better out Of the tuIDn
than in it, zee ins'st on letting than 20 IN
peacs. The right 10 ssceie may bs rcroi,-
tionary one. tu, IL sris's neecth,i,ss
We must ever rcsi>: the right of any
State to remain in the Union and nuliify or
defy the laws thereof r. ,ruh4ru,c Jr9.a
tie Tnioa is Yuite onothcr mu,ter: uhener,r
a consiicrdiie sectioa Of oAr fnion shoW d.
Hberateiy rfsoi,s 10 90 oW re staH resist 81
coercise measures desiyned u keep Il IA. We
hope never to live IA republic whereof one
section is pinned to aaother hy bayonets
Again on the Goth of November, 1860,
the Tribune said
IL the cotton states unitedly and earnestly
wish TO Withdraw peac, ably from the Union,
ws think they shouid and .fould he allou.o 10
do 80. Any attempt 70 compel then. by face
teould Dc contrary to Tie pri,~iples enuactat.a
IN tie dmmortot Declaration Of Iadtptadeers
contrary to the fundamental ideas on
which human liberty is based
On December 18th. 1860, secession was
thus justified in the Tribune:
II il Uhc Declaration Of independent.
justified the secession from the British Em-
pre- OF three millions Of colonists in l14G
zoe do not see Uhy IL shoutd not justify The se
esssion Of IRE millions IF .S9utArons from
the Enirn in 1861
On February 23d, following, the T,ibun.
gave the following aid and comfort to the
rehcls
Whenrrer Il shaU be c}ear that he q1 1t
Cody Fl tie Southern, yeop,s huf. teconts cois-
ctus'cety atienated from IL iatea. and aAr.
aous to escape from IL. We WILL. DO TIE
BEST TO FORWARD THEIR VIEWS.
Again, on the I'd of March following, ,.,e
Tribune said:
We have repeatedly said, and ~a n- &c
moro insist, that the great principle cmboel-
led by Jefferson in the Declaration Of indie
penlcnce, that goverrlne hts derive their Just
powers from the consent Of the governed, is
sound and just and that if the slave States.
or the cotton States, or the Gulf States 0, Nv
choose to form an independent nation. they
have moral right to do 50.
After the disastrous campaign OF Burn
side, Mr.. Greedy wrote. in The reply of the
Tribune to Mr. Weed:
We believe that should the rebels be sue
cess'u and We defeated in she general re.
suits OF the campaign now opening tIn, 81
Ho"ker) impartial third parties vii, sa tina;
We ought to consent to peace on the best a :
taina le terms =
We believe the time will comc-wc do not
KNOW now soon, as that must depend on the
resui.s OF the conflicts yet tuturc-whcn the
great powers %! Europe viii Dediufe
against continuance of the struggle ~
1ru'tlcss. wasteful bntcherv. ard uryc SGT
Element in the interest of humane, and
commerce.
Further, about 16 months ago !, 1r''rnf
announced tSelf Nc E. ,t
r three months moro o. ''"6sf nghtiag
M1tt h'f setca to mike q 'o.s "'Pftssio's
on ne rtb,ss-if that ter siaii not hnd Us
no further advanced ia ,'s oesinning-ii
some malignant has 'oreeo tnat the blood !
sauandered in f. less efforts. let "a boo to |
orr d,sf,nv -. make any attaiao5Jc l,ess,,
1t is clea from these extracts that the |
Tribune b, been from the start as bold as |
possible \ its advocacy Of AIN abandonment
Of the ontest with rebellion. Eac;, Of Mr.
GRr~rf's attempts to breach the subject of !
pcee has been the signal FOR yollev Of do
nurc'ation from his personal enemies. and
f'd'ng that the popular sentiment would |
not sustain him in his advance, he has ig. !,
unanimously and without explanations re
ured from it. In Tuesdays Tribune, how
ever, above referred TO, he makes new re-
eo"noss'a"e, for the purpose Of testing the
public feeling. lie does so in an ingenious
way, as will be seen:
The rebels are desperately in earnest
Originally few, they make intensity Of ven.
ON atone for paucitv Of numbers. They
clutch their own section, compelling every
white man or boy to fight, every black man
or woman to work, for the triumph Of their
treason. They tolerate no dissent whcr.
they have power to suppress it. Their con.
scripters and bloodhounds CAS- the Aibam;,n
quantity said take every one who hasn',
been dead more than two days. The con.
ecripted must either march Or he shot-take
your choice, tut no words, They nav no
oounties nsks no provision for their sol
olers familes, and have given over the farce
o. pretending to pay their men. Once in
their ranks, their is no release tin the and
Or the war. They have ceased to b.v. ~
csnces; they regard all private property as
and take whatever they want
wherever they findit There is no business
-nt.,e trade-no speculation among them
-noenine hat deadly war.
=. 0se North prepared to emulate tA;.y
W., ke ~ call out all the men hot o-s
Co., - government all tie none. !,
=. ~. es'a Pss ehe 'ear through b. davli0ht s.
~ SA>e Ssenns ssccsss l. o. tain or.r.v 81
~. ~ sAs North at ieagsA preNnrsd 90 -. q
~ ~ u! pqr~aste TAis 0uestjon !. T,;yr,. u
: erdsr, QNd ~ss1 Il aasUerrd fortbm;,y q