Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-14

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We taxi thssfollowing from the wosces-
Ter laHaafstm, (Republican,) only intimat-
ing that the italics and capitals are As in the
original. Us ae s.'s
! 7 in Worcester the supporters Of The
Administration talk thus, what nidsi bavc
been the change in less politically benighted
sections Of the country *s
The Lincoln administration found
war already pre- ared for it. FeebIy with
pain be stlsaid--is has grappled with that
war through the four years Of its allotted
leystencc. In tbese fonr summers more
than two hundred and twenty thousand Of
our brave men have fallen in death. Proba- |
bly as many more have been obliged TO leave
the service manned for life. Full two hun |
dred thousand more have beck. enrolled in |
our armies at great expense, and then thrust |
out Is Incompetent for service From a I
state u financial prosperity, uncxampled
IN thc history Of nations, when we could !
have paid all the money the Government
owed any morning before breakfast. we
haze gone down III rapid descent to a ma
tional debt Of TWO THOUSAND MILLIONS or
DOLLARS, with heavy indebtedness vet to
be counted up. And worst OF all in our
material condition, cur CURRENCY delased
f1o rms q It's ratue. Our armies sca,t r.
ed to such an extent that AZ a genera rnlc
VIC are weak wheic Strength. is most want
cd; ami our vessels engaged in commerce I
Or in the fisheries all along our coasts are
burnt or sunk by the daring cruisers Of tile I,
neiny, Wilde Our navy, upon which W. :
lave spent inints Of money since this war '
began, seems to be always where it should. 5
lot be. II
With this dark history behind us, and |.
a prospect before Us equally void Of light a
and warmth, we are asked to vote to con. d
tihuc this state Of things for a either four :,
Yeas. With pain We are obliged to make n
tie confession that we have no neart for il
= we have no personal disappontnt nts
to qualify our sensc Of duty. We have
skrd II thing Of this nl...s.satioh-not
ven recognition Of cue Vi its supporters
M Of course have 10 personal griefs TO in
inse. We have asked Only in &C .nm4u 7
.lth MI loyal presses and lncn, thai tic
iov.rnnlent would use the wealth Of mel.
md ncaiis tat have been placed IN It's
iailds, with s"';r ard carEcstness, to rash p
he rebellion. 70 ace np'ish this great ailn
nd end, we would as soon havc Abraham :.
.iDcoln as any siher nam, notwithstanding ID
ono gtarc errors III his political creed, i. Il
~ c,a.d ha.e "A assured feeling that he b
sGud sc oari!sa tie wogl. in the manner =,
should DO done. Tut another four ,e~.rs {,
r three, or even 'wo. like the first four, is
prospect to dismal to be look Il n, with
onplaccucy.
"Thc Administration gives US no iieht
pom ITS ntentlo. : and but litte upon its
cts IT has no ere to peal. tol it III any
'ne oil authority { 1t the people car recG.
'ze and we are as liable to the impression
lit sisnds aghast with fa.S, a. that i is
cid, hops!Hl and ss.it.reliani. WHO i there
, give ~ an ASSURANCE taat tn condition
thlass is not 10 ron Oil for another four
ea~s Who, t. assure TX that another
~ oJj brave men are not 10 niris:cn rebel
rot nd with s.ieir blood Who, tilat as
iany more are not Joe ule home ON fields
caTnsgc, liained Ia BODY aad broken in
Drit? Who, thas oar matt nal indebted
6 : NJ to hoss 'lad up from two or three
.eu. and millions? Tue people vans t. sse
ss,:lanees; not from those who have some /
tcrc~t III pfC.ons,ing this state of thngs ! !
hail ttey have It: or must they vi,n The
eepest regret turn away l-c.n an Admins !.
alton which tney themselves voted into /
ACE and power, al.d which has tailed to /
eet t,;liy tinir iust expectations I
: vs. {. choice Of evils We may again
,tc ioc the Lincoln Administration. Put T
tlf heart votes d. uot to!l IL al election L
sc those TIN. are gwen With a VIII, reso- |.
tie purpose, denomination to win d We |.
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