Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-09
The Peace Candidate for the
Presidency.

The New York .yers, the journal favored
by the Administration, because it NAV be
quoted by the Republican papers as repre-
scnting Democratic scntiments-wh which it
never doesls out on the question OF a
peace candidate for the Presidency. 1t de-
clares that =" the aboltionists and the War
Democrats Of all degrees, have discussed
the merits Of their iayorites' while the
Peace Party has neglected TO discuss the
merits Of its representative men with a view
to the Presidency. The reason for this
neglect is assigned to principle, which actu
atcs the peace men. The Ners thinks this
principle, which is a good thing, when there
is a market for il, must be supported by ac-
tion. II declares that there are plenty of
Peace men who would sweep the field mex,
fall. The Ners dcclars that its man ''mnst
stand boldly and uncquiyocally upon plat
form for cessation Of hostiltics, appealing
to the snifragcs Of Peace men for the tri
umph Of that principle"
The Ne,rs calls to the man TO stand forth
and take the prize in the following Ian
guage:
Let such one step forward now, and ask
the voices Of his coilntrymcn Whateyel.
may have been his political antecedcnts, he
Will be supported by the peace clemen; Of
the country. He may have been the n,n4s
ultra OF abolitionisss, he may h"~e sven all
his energies to a vigorous prosecution of the
war; he will be none the less acceptable TO
h. Al. L
comes forward the honest advocate Of an
immediate cessation of hostlities. If Gen
eral Fremont or General Mcclellan, or Mr.
Chase, or Mr.. Lincoln himself should record
himself in good faith, an aspiiant for the
Presidency upon the platform of ccssa-
ton of hostliiics, we will be ready to in
scribe his name at the head of Tie IaNg
Ners as the Peace candidate for the Pr,si-
dcncy.
GARRIBALDI plant d tree in Tcnnvson's
garden. The London U,dy Macs of tie
18th says that some memcnto hunter broke
into the laureatc's grounds, in spite OF vigi-
liant watch and ward, on Friday night pre-
ceiing, and tore of two branches OF the
young plant, thus destroying its beauty of
proportions and dangerously iniurinr its
tender constitution. In this connection the
Macs makes public some of the miscries
that wait on fame Tennyson has constrlr-
ted high walls and fences, baricadng him
sell against intrnders; yet he can seldom
sook np from his table but he hehois some
interlopcr staring in through the window
II he sits down under tree with his
friends to enjoy IA quiet family chat tho |
chances are that the party will soon he dis |
troed by the movements of some literary
spy cnsconced in the branches above with |
note book and pencil in hand maxine an
abstract of the conversation.
IMaoRAIITY IN THE TgrAs,Ry Drp ,prr,~,
-Congress has appointed committee 10
INV esilgate the charges against sec,eiar,
Chase, and we hope that this co,om;ttcc
will expose all the sins of the Treasury De-
partment. 1t seems that some members of
Congress have used the Department as a
sort Of asylum for their female friends
whom they take on to Washington durine
he session to see the lions of the canital =
u was stated, when Mr.. Chase began to en-
p'oy women, that he intended 10 provide for
ne WIDOWS and daughters Of our brave sol
iiers. If this be the way in which his
promises have been kept, the sooner Con.
''css makes q clean sweep through the De-
'a'''"ent inc better it will be for all concern
d.