Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-20

Another Blast from Thu-l0w
Weed ngnlmst the DDcstrucaivcs.
Tnurlow Weed, the great mosul Of the
Republican party in New York, came out
again on the l4th inst, in the Albany Jyur-
nal on the political situation, the points OF
ers. Mr. Weed sets out by quoting an ex-
tract from former letter ofhis, and then 70
give:
REASONS FOR CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATORS.
My reasons for dssiriag q cdaaGt Of nd.
ministra'ion are known To those who have
read what ! have felt constrained 10 say
since December, 1850, first as editor OF the
.jOur'.al, and subsequently IN occasional let
ters. protested, carly and earnestly
against the Aboltt'om proclirHies II he H.
p"bticln larty, q Gongress md ct he od
miaistra,io0. foresaw more clearly than
others, the certainty Of a formidable rebel
lion tina; would try the strength Of our rov-
ernment AMI tax the eno- les of our whole
people. In view OF such an emergency,
felt that no mere narty, a,M i,.tst NJ all, n.
aboiition ,arfy, .nlf' preserve the Govern
ment and Union; 'liat the policy OF the ad
min,tration >houd tend To- ,iti, the Nort..
and dieiie the South. And what com
planned OF vas, that iist % far a, Assertion
council, prevailed. they reversed this p.o,.o-
sition. br dttidihg the North and uniiisg
the South. hnou now what beiioreI in
1850, that Mr. i!ncn!n o,ah. 10 have made
rnioa Cabinet. Such a cabnet and poll
cy "onia iore carried Us through the rebel
lion with 'niini,"'y less ezpcnse If blood and
treasure. |; is. IN nay indam,ut, a mistake
to have supposed that he could not sustain
himself without support Of | | ra Abolition.
In boldly prosecuting e wai Tor The -ny
ern,ncnt and ,hc 5nnn he e MD haze been
tr' imphanily sustained by tn. reail, and
nationally latriotl' masses. The iadasncss
which H. Nonghf to pro1it;atc haze jeen a
"rag boM opoa hss ada.tnsst5ation ~ad The
rar.
Here, will be seen, Mr. Weed does ne,
AGATE one Jot OF his Oft repeated. ,cnulcia
tons Of the abolition c'sm ent. which row
has complete control OF The adm NJ: s;ra;.cn
and of which h. "A d IN aformcr |, tier when
maintaining that We hal b en- involved for
nearly four year, in Al ambition war: All
clifton influences in Congress and in the
Cabinet have doubled the millions of dollars
and deepensd the rivers Of blood. spent and
shed, IN a war which, 50 tony as such ihfu-
snces and council snay the Government
promises nothing tut an iaterm;mJle co fir,
or an ingtorious terminatsoa.' Nor has he
in the least changed his mind as to the nc.
tual abolition status of the war on orr side
or the inevitable effect in the future. Speak.
ing OF the abolition leaders whose rolicv Is
incorporated in the emancipation proclams.
ITO" and the ITO whom it may concern
manifesto. Mr.. Weed thus speaks Of
THE BEST FRIENDS or REBELLION Now.
That class Of Abolitionists threw thc.n
selves across the track Of all hea,hfnl noy;,.
ical organizations. They were ia. wo-st
enemies Of the Wing party tEe,,--.bev nv.
1.-THE best friends OF rebellion no., Tho,.
were pestilcnt before. and have been s,.f,v..
s:rs during the war. But my adherence &c
sb0iitlon tanaticiSm does not IN tho la.st
weaken my detestation of slave reb.,l;on
Inc devilish ambitions lostered nv ~,
cursed institution, may cost us our (;ovo.r-
nent ana Un'on---will, indeed. if slavery ard
s"oi'slon combined can work out that pro.t
ns''onal crime. Our danger has been and
g. tnat abolition. in doing precisely what 7
loretold-diriding the North and ya;,;., 80
south may enable rebellion and slavery .o
ssery the penalty both so richly merit
common grave.
"orA FOR CHANGE OF ADMINS
TRATIoN.
IL was TINS dreat of ultra Aho,;t;o, ~,
barrassng Mr.. Lincoln in Aha 49, s s
threatening embarrassment in the f,,turn ~.
s"dncsd ne to hope .fora chaags Of 4y1,; 80
tratton. believed that Democratic pras
iaent. q earnest as Mr.. Lincoln. against H..
nsce'hoh, an exempted from the influence
when nave beset and badgcrei him rra,n
tue beginning, could prosecute the war ,no,o
successfully; and, the fighting over wnn;I
una n'mselfiess encountered. p.rncxa,l .rd
soFmented, during the most d;aicul, of oil
ne aut.cs o. Prcsident-th re adjustment
o. our dijo'nted machinery Of Government
mr.. weed affects to believe that c.noro,
Mcclellan would not make the "penocr.,;c
President VIII Sc measure he has y;rcn
above; but the only reasons he ass;sn. g,
A
sn's pretended b.lef and that som. &c a..
Generals supporters are ..dis!ovsl, favor
s,n'sace, DC Judged b. tina. stansar,,
wneFe does Mr.. Weeds numerous hill. Of
'no'ctment against the "Infernalsp and thc;r
control Of the administration which has 49,,
vsfted the war into "interninah,e conf,;e,,
Tor abolition, leave Mr.. Lincol,, ". Nc
sssouess tn'nss that il is easy enough for
me people 70 SEQ without telling them: and
= = nas not : word to say against Gener,,
AcClellan himself, and gives his letter ~ a.
~ ~ 800 vide berth, there can be only on.
elasin drawn from the attitude in which
= phssG t9js~o candidates gor.. M.
sse.sr = = sssoeistes the Republican OAR.