Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-05

Z &NyTw0 "a y. J2ycn l3rS0S 10y he e4s06lf008'
hca,t-rend;ny condition OF the country, the
government and Of the inhabitants Of the
t.njted States. calls in thunder tones On
evcrv statesman. every political cconom u,
c,..,v hrs;ness man. q cry theolcgiail OF
cbri.,ia An persuasion or procliyitics, as Vel
.s u, ever other man who is capable of
welding Influence 10 ACT theoretically in
TIE HOLY CAUSE Of preserving our gov
crnu,snt intact rs our PATRIOTIC, WISE
FATHERS made it. Or 4 it is the will Of
God to deprive us Of that very great bless.
ing. then the duty dcyolves on Our wise,
comprehensive minded, experienced, ooncst
National statesmen to make the merit best
arrangement THAT Is PRACTICABLE to
secure the greatest blessings and tecst evils
| to THE GREATEST NUMBER
do not pretend to be competent to die
tate what would be proper policy to pur-
sue in this awful crisis, bu; do presume to
make an humble suggestion that may induce
! some competent mai to act, speak or write
on IL subject Of our miserable position as a
fratrcdal, par:nidal and politically sulcl-
| dal butchers. There has been no time
| since the formation OF the Coniederacy
that orr country so much needed inc
| council. admonition, encouragement and
energetic support of oiir patriotic, well
schoolcd, experienced, HONEST statesmen.
| How 10 obtain the advice, service and niiu-
encc VI this truly meiitorious class Of our
| fellow citizens lwho have been for some
| years ignored and forced into rctircnenD Is
a problem.
The heca;onb OF dead bodies how rottng
| OH the battle fields. or buried By wholesale
| in trenches, and eisewhcre-the tens Of
thousands of cglcss, arInless, eyeiess. and
otcTvi>e rnuiiatei ciapples-tlie tens Of
thousands Of feeble. emaei.,tcel, broken down
men whose heallh and constitution is ire
claimably lost but must be themselves in
| torture may be for some years. until the
| Vita spark Is cxtinguished, and in the mean
| time heavg and onerous charge on their
near relatives AID cold hearted connections,
or objects Of pubic charity--the tens OF
| thousands Of wiiows--the millions Of or
| phans-thc thousands, tens Of thousands
and hundreds OF thousands of betcaved
mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, relatives,
protectors. connections and near friends
each and nil call on each and every states
man and Christian in the land to stay the
| hand Of the butcher and restore ar Inioa.
w Ouli 10 Zoo lfat some power or innu-
encc could be brourht to bear to induce or
conScript into Convention during the war
our great old statesmen that are now living
who hire filed the highest positions in the
! Departments of our Government up to say
seven years since. NJ
y. Il. mean By the greot old stGfesmfn
| those who are LIVING Of the men who have
Tiled the following positions, and Whose
term of service extended up to say seven
| years since, viz
! FIX Presidents
| ty- ice Presidents
| EXManbers Of the I. s. Senate and
| liousc Cd KepTcS
Tx Cabinet officers
~ Diplomatic Agents OF the { s co~-
crlntnt wAo acquitted themselves honoia-
bly,
EX-Gcvernors II States WHO have served
one term say b..fays the election of James
Buchanan
The acton Of The proposed Convention Of
Old statesmen and 1t may b. hoped would
induce iuhciou, aefion IN the South as well
rs in the North