Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-12

Abraham Lincoln, who art in the White
House at Washington. g!oriiicd be thy
name, thy Presden, has come, thy viii
must be done. as set forth in the Chicago
PLATFORM give us daily the delight of III,
counsel. aud lead Us not into trouble. but
deliver rs from JEFF. Davis and the Confcd
crate army; and .. Abraham we bcsecch
thee. regard not the Constitution. bnt prose
cute the war against our Southern brethren.
and free dca, Sambo, that he may become
white and equal with ourselves W.,
imp!ofe Thy royal highness to gag The Demo
Gratis and their press, that they may no,
speak evil oi thee or the Re nlli,,an ualty
disregard all State ri ,hts. the dcciSion OF the
Supreme Ccht. and SUSPEND the halcas
6orr.s. Tor ii became necessary, that we ma,
carry on. our holy cause Of cinanciuatio, .
arrest all Democratic offenders who sayc,h
auTht with the name Of traito AMI tory
that we may he avenged for thy sake; AMI
We sincerely imrlo-c thy Imperial Majesty
I" oppose all compromise for peace. for il
VIII ic dangerous to our cause, will arrest
the 'rrcprc,,ibie conflict. and restore the old
Union
., centralise the power that we NAV be-
come a -'rong COVER ment-t that the pcoplc
VIII knccl before Thy Ro.al I':ghaess and
worship thee IN grecntacss and in sho,,.iv
that thou art the Patriarch Abraham semi
on earth for the preservation of poor Sa,,,,
remove all Democrats from office and rc.
iheinhcr thy faithful servant. that thrv
may b. found of the.
Aud ., we humhly pray ,hat ,hou will,
carry on the war with vigr-lay waste ii +.
southern States. murder The Inhabitants
conhScate their pr perry ravish the women
anu burn Their cities ami towns.
an -. rather Ahraham when The eric .
OF the widow and orphan ascenleth to h,,y.
en-. and the wrath Of Great deborah ,icsc.,,l
eth upon us for our wlckctlncss and cruel,~
anh our Grand Armies are ,lyfpatc., do ,h,,
open thy ba!my bosom and hide ,,s s~o,,.
that vile rebel. jeff Davis and his army f,r
t''ou art TO rule with power and with rlury
Amen e'e''
- BESEoICTIoN.
:, Nay the blessings OF characterization extend
throughout our unhappy land. and the illus.
.ri"us' swect-scented Sa,nbo nestle in thc
BOSOM OF every Abolition woman. that She
may DC quickened BY the poor blood of tho
majestic African. and the spirit uf ANA,
gaiiiation shine forth in all it's splep,.or on,
'H') cSt'fsc 4 Teycnerafpti
Ration Of half-breeds and mon rr.ls and ,he
o's!lnc'ion OF color be forever consigned 10
cpi'v'on--and that we may live in bonds NJ
internal ., love. union and equality with the
Almighty Niger henreforth. now and for
'' amen. La crosse Wis., Democrat
SiIrPEEY PRIsosEs-A criminal
ramed William Kingston, while in is;I st
ESSEX, w., awhile ago, for burglary. mad
Key from the wire of an old broom and
succeeded in unlocking his shacklrs o ,
,nen in making his escape. He was re-.
,aken' how.v r, and put in Jail at St Jnbns
poary' since when he has repeatedly brnns,
ms manacles, and on one occasion n. un
accomplished his escape hy saw;nr afr ~
oars Of his cell window with an els ~ 'n. .le
o!ade. which he had concealed in tba so ,In", c
MS boot Subsequently, he snannsd .l. "
DER common draft chain with fs,.;.' aSu |.
nal b'en fsttercd. aud With an OH sn;n nc
dug out the mortar between the solid a dr",'
ite slabs composing the walls Of his dnnsrs az"
20 the thickness OF sixteen inches. maxine"
hole almost large enough to pass h; his .s,a =
through. lie has since been removed - :. :,
the new jail ct Isssburg, but says thew can ~
~ keep hin tAsses "a 49,