Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-18
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hundred thousan. men, was eiicanPcu Win
in five miles Of the corporation oil limit.
OR READERS are well aware OF the weak
ne;r,s IN our defence They know the city
i IN peril and they have repaired prompt,
t. the field. Tie quiet determination oil the
citizens Yesterday morning was worthy OF
al praise. Knowing that the hour OF suffer
inc had como. they armed themselves and
went calmly forth to defend their wives and
c,,lircn-ilon It barbarous foe. Every uiaa
Eel that the occupation OF the city, even for
a single hour involved consequences most
terrible apart from the destruction Of prop
erty. NumberlcSs calamitcs t. pure and
unprotected, who would be cronching in
garrcis and cellars. were q be dreaded. lo
avert the calamitics fathers and brothers ami
sons were willing to lay down their lives.
The cause was holy how could they do
otherwise than confident with regard = TIE
weak side OF our defence y any stf't On
g,ad authority TINT ~ t'afkssss . tss thu
~ gere asrr9Vs ~ ear paYplHf'9H suppose
ani ,-5gg hoar makes Il stronger. Some ap
prehcnsion is felt ia regard to the number
Of troops in AND around The tits. On tina.
point it would BIZ obviously improper to state
particulars. We may he very sure, hpwev-
IheV nam not arrsrs "a figae u ySrre fhs
s,.s'ng fran aehlessAg a fe'AF9asg sfrcesS,
z4eh rs 6uraiay . bfsiqs aad IL capture az
~ opfIpst, bui they can come soon enough
10 puA.sh the enemy FOR his tcmerity We
expect for several days T. come "a unwon;-
| ci degree ~ cA element and many stu. Him.
| a; alarming rumQrs The energy VIII
bring u not ltiie, and the busyboaies
viii do thyr best to create panic
Such vcNations are inevitable in time Of
peril, ani can b. connteiactcsl Gully by an
ticiratlng them, and presenting a iirn mind
IL spite, not only OF lumors, but OF unpiras-
att facts. Let lis possess our souls i'll pa
tiynoe, 10 matter hat happens panic-
| only II..,se ...aiteis ~ orSe, ami Tie best way
| to meet danger is to i..ee i. In al hou.
| like this hardness OF nerve should be cult
waited, for the air viii BE- thick with uglg
and evil reports. Oar duty is plain, first Ia
defend the city to the last gasp, as well
| from the laWlt.s wIhn rs from Ike invaders
| without and next 70 encourage and sustain
orr defenders the many wounded wha
will BE- sent here must not be left to the hos
| pilal attendants alone.
HE ladies Of Richmond must again be
come angels Of the bedside, as they have al
ways been Ia time Of battle !ou.eheepers
must give freely Of their private stores 81
aalcarie, FOR the srA, for these are HOW too
rare to be purchased by The government
Contributions Of clothing, OF lnatei al ioi
dressing Wounds. AMI Of money, should no.
- wanting A bod. of citizens TO assist
the wounded from the cars should be III
once organized, amd one o. more Offices 70.
The rcce pton Of donations Of cooked proviS-
io..s, s;ll.rlants. Ne, should he opened nca,
the various dcpcts. Nothing that can CON
1uce to the com losi Of the defenders Of our
country should De lcl, undone
Ii may be and we trust it j, the last time
| Richmond VIII be called on to display the
| Christian virtue for which She Is 80 dis;i.i-
e;,shed throughout the tonicderaey. Lei
this display eclipse al previous, ones. There
will be trouble about loaa especially for til
hoopS Rear the city lie aonMli,,al ia,
should no. lie left wholly TO the authorities
who viii be FlSy with thousand pressing
claims. The lall traops Aa'i but one day
raiions in their haEe.-;tel.s, and thai viii be
exhausted before reeuiar ratons are fur
uished More attention should lac given te
this matter than was given On the occasions
oi the RAIDS OF Stoneman and Fitzpatrick. -
Finally, the poor should not be neglected.
Very little meat and very few vegetables
will he brought TO market until the battles
IRE over. The price of provision; will rise,
AID the sor,lil and The mcan-hcsrtcd VIII
begin to hoard. The families of soldier.
and the poor generally will suffer, unless
special relief is afforded them, above and
beyond the charities which they generally
receive.
We shall not :crgct them in the midst OF
this iiirly-buriy. Let Us conduct ourselves
IN all respects as brave, generous and
Christian people, neg'ecting no duty, whe-
ther Of danger or Of Kindness, which the
perilous times impose on Us.
Our whole duty done we may safely leave
the issue of this struggle for Richmond to a
JUS. ami nercitul Deity