Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-22

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IshalI' have ths honor Of addressing this
HuuUs. = jook With me y the present cendi. !
tloa u ~ epsatry beinss they resolve to
vjthhoId their support from this measure.
What isour sitnatlons Let us look danger
IN ths lsce, and presidc Cor 4. Whist Il
posaoe 70 dof Str: 1--WE are upon the
veree Of ruin. Congress Is rapidly aban-
doning ell IL important powers. and build
inc IN irresponsible military dcspotism.
The like Of which has never been seen te-
lors upon this earth. The policy Of the
present Hosas seems To - 10 crush out dis
sat'sfaction by armed violence alone in am.
itslios q that through policy introduced,
and enfosced IN England BY celebrated Earl
Of Sta6ard. The enforcement Of which
speedily brought Charles the First 70 the
block bot 6sf6se Stafford had lost his own
heed. Ten days hence freedom Of delibera-
ton vii have been efIectuslly sxtinguishcd
In this body by means Of which may mt
specify tie Uojnst, unwise and deeply Grim.
inal displacement Of the gallant and efficient
Johnston from the Command OF the Armv
u Jenneases, and the transfer of that army
% III neighborhocd II Nashville, and hsve
opsnsd 0rosGia, 8. G. end Alabama to the
any u Sherman. ..,sEg
Hsrt McA,litsr. Savannah l. about to iall.
1he ees Of Charleston, seems only to be de-
Sssrsd : Sew days later.
Hoods army hes already met with great
diaaater at Franklin. md II ~ Judgment il
fatally compromised.
The Presidential interference is the cause
q oil the dire mischief o. Il was Of the re.
suit Of the unfortunate b1ttle Of Murfrees.
bore, and the atill moro disastrous one 1t
Missionary Ridge. Should Hoods army be
destroyed, an event which (car ia but too
probable, and Sherman roul,l come around
70 this vicinity in ships. which | do not
doubt he now intends what viii b the fate
Of Richmond"
NV YosE, Dec. 29.-Ths Heralds cor
respondent IN front Of Richmond says Il il
reported that Leo was wounded in front ol
Petersburg last Saturday. and will bc una.
Bile to report for duty for sosne time.
Descrterx say assertions from. the rebel
army will he very heavy in future.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 10th no.
ticcs tae fact that large numbers Of negroes
have recently stanpeded towards Yankee
The Examinsr also says Yankees have
been IN Wytheville and IN other parts 81
South wo<tevh Virginia, destroying three
locomotives and doing other damage.
The Savannah Republican Of the 18th
say, that pm Saturday and sunday artillery
firing VIA kept up actively on both sides
with more or lexs skirmishiug. M chang
In the inspect Of affairs. Everything zoe,
on Wei and al are In the best spirits.
Tho Charleston Mercury Of the 18th saw,
eSssSs ssAOss SIvVO~s0 ~ uuWVC 0uUUOsbSlCU y III
Scct attack On Savannah, and seems to b,
turn'ne his attention to the reduction Of IN
outworks. Il regrets the fall Of McAlliste
and saya tho enemy will next make des
perats effsst 70 take Genesis Point.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 10th say
Burbridge IL retrcating from South westerl
Virginia and Vaughan il trying to get j,
his rear. Large quantities Of stores an,
troops ~ being sent to Knoxville frou
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Thu. Richmond Wing Of the 10th say
Js6. Davis has suffered several days. frou
neuralgia. ABSURD rumors had been ailoa
70 affect The gold market.
The Wing also says thst Kirby Smith /
delfaudine the govsrnment out Of larg,
numbers Of ilnc bsef cattlee. which by hi
orders are run into Mexico from Texas.
The hibune's correspondent, giving ex
tracts from recent rebel papers, says In,
rebel Senate last Saturday went into sccre
session. and stormy tune was had. tn,
question Of ct once arning the negroes wa.
brOugh: Up and Il 10 believed to have passed
BY IN almost Unanimous vote. For sevcra
days pei every able-bodicd negro has beer
quietly ssissd and hurried or TO camp 81
instruction.. This nay account Cor theil
stampssling mcntioned in smother place.
The Tsibuns's Shenandoah corfespouslcn
says twO poor, starved. naked rcbcl snllicrs
came into onr lines on the night q tho l2tl
saying desh ami blood could not stand tft
treatment they received. They say Early
has two divisions At Newmarket, amounting
IN Ill ia not over 5000 aud no cavalry.
The Tunes correspondent in Porter's e
petition writes fs0m on board the Sa, ,tisrt
de Cuba. At Beaufort, n. c., Dec. 18TH. thi,
severe gale wAs encountered % Cane Hat
tetas. inSwhich the little monitor Nahopcs
bad narrow escape. She was being towe<
BY the Santiago, and sprdng 4 leak, bit tn
storm abated. The water not only rushed
In It the top of the turrct, but worked Il,
way through. the hall. yhs. iron.clstls
would take In coal At Beaufort and ptep,r,
4 Tor action. as
LoulsvIEla, Dec. 3Y.--The Journal,
Nashville special of;&hc 2lst says:
The situatiun IN our front Is UNCHANGED
Our army II confident Of . total Success. ant
still pressing forward. ss4 n @
The rebelf were completely plhic.stsiclsz
"a q ahe snloeked Tor dssaat they have ex