Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-11

Sugnr Scents - cents.
Fnf ,h" whole ef these articles the regrl
lar price of former years has been seventy
seven cents i. Is now .wu dollars and fort
cents On ,he same scale. II the cost oil liy
ing OF single person for one yea was iiy,
hundred dollars ia the "eo Old tune, j
would be now fifteen hnndtcd and eighty
dollars. This Is something ~ be looked IN
to.
Yes indeed, this Is something to he l., X
@. into. BY looking INTO it every Ii ar
who depends on wages or work for his liv.
ing can readil. figure To fraction just wha1
an interminable war for the ''abandonmor
Of slavery" is costing him. SO long as the
war is prosecuted on the policy of subu-
CATION and abolition, SO long will the wal
continue. We may be more successful ii
the field than there is the slightest reason
to hopc-we may take Richmond, ana
Charleston, and Savannah, and Mobile, and
every city of the South-wc may dsperse
Lees army, and Hoods army, and Prices
no nearer its end than it is now. There vii,
be no peace. The same military strength
the same scale of expenditure, will be re-
qured to hold the Southern peaple down,
that has been found necessary through
years of,bloodshcd and waste 10 oyerrun
their country. Remove the federal troops
from single rood Of the South, IN ground,
and rebels will Immediately spring up in the
vacated space. Louisiana is fair specimen
Of 'subjugated" rebellion. We have had
complete possession Of New Orleans and the
Surrounding country for over two years.
Now mark the evidence Of Thomas Du-
rant, chairman Of the Louisiana Free State
Committee, as published in a letter for the
Tribune snort time ago. Speaking Of the
"elect'on' under which Hahn was made
Governor, Mr.. Durant sa, 5, alter describing
the territory embraced:
This war absolutely ak that we poss, ssed,
bit the POSSESSION was not all undistnrbed,
70 in all the parishes above st. John the
Raptis fronting the river there wei guer-
rllla bans ,raieh rend.rsd The life IF ecery
msts uns ~. teho ,cas A.ofcn TO tdke the cath
Of aiifgiaace to the United States AND OF
rus HAVE PERSONAL sNowIEpGE
The Free STATE General Committee. OF
vh,cn was ANA am Pres dent has had
charge Of the work OF civil organization, sup
ported BY Gen shepiy, tho Military Govern
or, who was acting Dat of orders OF the War
Department to that effect. What
part Of the State IS now capable of taking
care Of II elf and its own population if tn.
United States troops be Withdrawn
TtEhE Is NOT A FOUr OF LOT iSiANA
WHICH GOULD BE HELD IL THE u. s.
TROOPS W. RE WITHDRAWN The
whole population within the Union lines has
been ordered to be disar,ne, The loyal men
ooeyed the order, but the oisloyal eyaded it
therefore, rs even in New o. teams, the dis
loyal party are al least ii the population.
and in the country parishes a proport on
still greater, If no United states force exist
ed, the dislo, al persons would have the ad- !
vantage, even if no aid were received by
them from the rebel forces outside Of our ex |
listing lines which aid, however they Won d |
immediately receive.
Here is Reconstruction" on Mr.. Lincoln 8 |
policy q the end Of two years possession II
Louisiana. So it. will be under his poll
cy everywhere and at all time. Thus the |
rebellion becomes permanent institution" |
and ~ high prices which take all that . !
poor I'm can earn 70 f. himself and his |
Emily will continue, ino asins - the pub
W - rolls N and paper currency depre-