Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-25

Psos111 No. Nv
The political sanpsign, 70 end In No
:sssss, utttuse tswa, n spiss q y
sssE sessls 10 shsep itaswr. Gen
Fremonts irieads have started On organ
ts Nsw York kuowu " the Nsv Nation,
which bsgiss 70 vosk With come most
lSasgisg ebasgy sgaisst Gen. Halleck'
sssh = ssppossisg BrsckisIdgs y 0al;
iforpia, asd long sftsr November. 1880
Among these charges 10 - desire 70
make California a dsuer6saAs - q
@ros Il ;n.o tie hand I tie 6tAsrsl
Confedsraey." All this : ssid to maxi
NJ. Liscoln responsible fof TIE sppcldsz
asut Of Gen. HalIeck. Mr.. Chsss's turn
comes sszt, ssd ~ are told ho~ be
'msrrsd the whole experiment and bio.
jDJsd tho 80 a. ksssdes. ssssIt1
which miDAe nd .bssa1 bsvs cons q
tie 6ooocial sssvolasios n progseea.
thfough ixsorancso u the subject, o.
through lack Of the necessary genus end
boldness to accomplish the higher end ~
Mr.. Seward comes in for charges
with
"The sacrifice OF our dignity, the
abandonment, Of our dcsrest interest aud
our nos. veners,ed tssd,t ons, the iDsoS
Lent blockade excluding ~ from the ports
Of Mexico in both oceans, the humil -
ton OF tho msjes,y Of the people Of re-
publicarism, and Of the American nsms.
II Mr.. Stewards limo Of policy be fol.
lowed We shall oss day 80 what Il h
that 'remsins to ~ ssso.' By hs avov-
d TO Europe Of . seeming wcaknsss,
whish 10 By no means borne out By the
really ima.enss strength Of the American
people, Mr.. Seward, eonformsbly to the
energetic but true rem rks Of Tsllsy-
Saod. has committed more thauA crime
he hes been guilty Of . bluoder."
Grant, too, 10 disposed Of thus:
"0sant bad no more TO do with the
taking Of Donslson than We had. Grant
took over two months, ct The head Of
over one hundred thousand men, to gain
possession Of vicksburg, defended BY
fourteen. tAoaaasd, ssd not thirty one
t !! & eatsd BY Cen. Gsast The
list q pfIsSaees exchanged revealed the
fact that The difference (namsly, seven.
teen th0esspd) W. ADDED in order to
mitigate 10 the eyes of the public tho
disg'acs Of having expended 40 much
time, men and money, sgsinst % weak
On encmy. With regard to A.ssionary
Ridge, We will simp:y state thst it was
not necessary to fight either above or
below the clouds IN order 70 gain poe
session Of that point, for Grants superb
ority 10 point Of .numbsrs should have.
eoao;cd him to occupy that position by
. single maneuvre, without uvelsssly sac
nicing bis men. The importance a.
tached to the success of Grants trco. 10
gazing Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mou"taio is simply ridiculous"
The World thinks that
"When the Baltimore Convention
meets, ard sees that fremont will in any
event, be run, and that he will receive
votes enough to render the succsss Of
any other Republican candidate impos-
sible, the Convention will have to elect
between making him their candidate
aud certain defeat"
THE TESTIMONY or REPUBLICANS.
The Bostoo Post thus cleverIy epito.
misses the testimony Of leading Republic
can authorities
"Ar. Phllips saws only five United
States Sena ors are in favor Of Mr.. Lin
coins reelection, and among those are
not Sumner and Wilson. M. Blair &C.
'uses the Secretary Of the Treasury With
gross misdceds-ssys the Department is |
rotten with corruption, and that this is
70 palpable that the frienis Of Chssc
1sre not cLffor isvestig stion. F1emoo,
declares that he has been badly treated
by the Administration and oont.. The
4rAtE Brown Radicals smits the Pr.si
dent as Sans IN did the Phil,s,ines, hip
Md thigh. GIN. BAnks ia derid.d br
he Republicans 10 Massachusetts. TIE
Springfield Republican, asks els lying
vice Inherent in Republican ins .ilu.
ions, or merely Incl lental to Mr.. L,a-
:oln's administration - Tbaddeus Stew
'ns says it the government 90 on ex-
'snd.ng money at tho present rate, the
people Will De involved IN one general
and roin. Thuslow Weed
writes to the Albany Evening Journal !: |
Until the Administration thoroughly
ifts and probes the iniqoities Of tho |
New York ustom House, the people
.lll be justi6ed in ioquiriog wbetser |
heir treasure and blood shall continue
Q dow BY the millioos and in rivers,
.hile its Own officials are playing into
be hpods of tho enemy" Senator
ponefoy says that should Mr.. Lincolo
V reelected the affsis Of the country
will 60 on from bad to worse in his |
landa end The var will laoguish until |
.ur public debe will overwhelm %. Mr..
5outwell dsnoancss tho PFee dents plan
It reconstruction; Winter Davis charg-
= the Pres'deot With sct,ng wi.hout |
~, aud Miss Dickinson boxes the ears
4 II. 6s.srd. The psrsoas here NAM |
~ ere oil Republicans, II not al ~honor-
GREAT ROBBERY 900 SroIrr.-l
on Thursday pight last the safe Of the |