Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-27


The half has not yet been told concern
ing Howard, the Loyal League wretch"
who was chief of the gang Of Wildcat news
paper men engaged in the proclamation
forgery. The Journai IF Commrce says
Howard was favorite contributor to the
Indepsndent, President Of the First Kcpub-
lican Association in Brooklyn, long a mem
Der Of the Rev Mr. Beechcr's church. and
member Of the Republican Committee in
Kings county He is well known in radical
circles, the intimate associate Of the most
eminent of their politicians, and it is a
singular circumstance which We have
thought it our duty to lay before the au-
thoritics, that OH Thursday last nc stated
to one Of our reporters that he had been
drinking champagne all the previous night
with one Of the most prominent Repubi-
can politicians in this city, who is known
to be heavy stock operator We do not
make this curious catalogue. II is a re
markablc confederation OF facts, and We
give it as II stands.
The prominent Republican politician and
stock operator referred to is none other than
Mr.. Henry J. Raymond, editor of the Times.
as is stated in several of the other papers.
The .journoi continues
We understand that his father and Rev.
Mr. Beecher, and other prominent gentle
men OF the radical party, have waited on
ten. Dix, with earnest representations in
his favor, stating that he was mislc,l by pc
cunlary misfortune, or else that he wa, 4
weak fool in the hands Of willy men. and
that his punishment ought to be light and
his release speedy. Possibly these repre-
sensations will be successful.
The Heraid confirms the statement that
Henry Ward Beecher is laboring to secure
the release Of the criminal. 1t says:
Immediately after Towards arrest he
was transferred to Fort Lafayette by Depu-
~ United States Marshal Tookcr, who de-
hvcred him to Col Burke and took the us,l-
al receipt. On the way down Howard was
very communicative. He evidently regard
cd the affair as a newspaper novelty, that
would do him eventually great credit. "As
for Fort Lafayette" said he, II shall be de-
tanned there only long enough for my IA
ther and Henry Ward Beccher to proceed
to Washington, make a trihing explanation
and procure the order for my release"
Mr.. Manton Marble editor of the World,
in his letter to Lincoln, says:
The confessed and guilty forgers were
your own Jealous partisans. Joseph How
ard, Jr., who has confessed his crime. was
Republican politician and Loyal Lacquer.
OF Brooklyn. Consider. sir. at whose feet
he was taught his political education. and
in whose cause he spent his political breath.
MIR. Howard has been from his very child
hood an intimate friend Of the Republican
clergyman, Henry Ward Beccher. and a
member of his church. lie has listened
year in and Year out to the droppings of the
Plymouth sanctuary The stump speeches
which there follow prayer and preceJc the
benediction he for wears reported in the
journal which is your devoted organ in this
city. For years he was the city editor of
that journal, the New York Times; for a
long time he was the Washington CORES
pendent of the chief abolition newspaper of
the country, the New York TriJuus he
has been the frequent contributor to the
columns of the Adependeat, he iourncyed
with you from Springfield to Washington
ne represents himself favored visitor at
the White House since your residence
there
Ey curious felicity the stylus with
which his amanucnsis copied on tissue ma
per the proclamation and signed your name
was distracted from tho editorial rooms of
the Tribune. The party principles upon
which you were pledged to administer the
government have been the daily meat and
drlng Of this forger Lie has denounced as
faithfully as YOU the party by whose defeat
you rose to power. lie has been the noisy
champion Of an EXCLUSIVES loyalty; he has
preached at club houses and at street corn
ers those politics which stgmatizc constitu
tional opposition to the administration as
aisioyalty to the government The stock
brokers' who were his confcderates will be
found to be of the same kidney. Tho All
advocated paper money legal tender: they
nave all countcnanced the paper imitation
they have all been needless Of the misery 10
poor men which such mutations breed they
have all rejoiced at the spcculations thus
iostered, and by speculation they had hoped
to thrive.
In further illustration Of the character of
this infamous sconndrcl Howard, who was
the boon political and social companion of
Lincoln, Raymond, Bcccher, &c, g., tho
New York Sun states that he was one Of
the v'rulent writer's upon the Mems, (thc
kept peace organ of Seward and Lincoln1
70 infiame the minds Of the working classes
IN the metropolis and prepare them for the
riots Of last July. He says:
when nc left that journal, (the Timesl he
became connected for a short time v,;tt, .,.e
Nssy Nes's. for which paper it is alleged hc !
wrote series Of iuilAmatory articles' ,,,,r'
porting to be Conversations with Worf;n.
Men" concerning the draft. These articles
appeared in that journal for some time nrs'
scding the riots Of last July. and doubtIess
odded fuel TO the fire Of resistance produced
N the turning Of the wheel Of fate ), e
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