Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-03
TIE DUTY o. PATRIOTISM.
A Letter. from John Van kBure0.

In letter addressed the great McClel.
ianpa.ilication meeting in Albany on Thurs
i,vkmuit. Hon Junn Van Buren, says Il
si,lcly word for the benefit Of those citizens
sac hesitate in rcgaTtrto the duty to the
government on the J1nc hand and 4 corrupt
nd i.nleclc administration on the other, as
flows:
GESriIAES: II will not be in my power
X, attend the .uee,n. at AlhalJy Oh We'd
.sdsy, hut | pope before pc campaign
o,ea % have the privilege bi addressing
~ Old lierG} ~ The cspital. Without
,.lcrtskiny ii dictate to others, ! had
.arhcd out Q coarse whiohjit seyn.ed to me
le pr, Of lpat,ictIsm to- PURSUE. While
~ Vas raging and ue p,tsidcsAial canvass
tas bending. cnleavopi to Civ, tn. head
f III. govein,n, nj coriiai ana unreseivcd
iptnrt.. should hate preferred 10 con
n,ye % doing iii the lth Of March, when
nd licial tenn of our Chief mygiArat,
aas4. But the p(esldynt p'eclEdes thus
opJse by stepping into the arfna before
NJ candidate ,shnonnnated against him
I'D demanding Through his office holders
nd fiends reelection. He does this
gaint the prytest IL re .pectable body 81
liices of president and vice president, The
'orme. republican candidate for preslden,
md the present republican attorney general
. this Stste.
The Tgprescntativ, Of The democratic
party, with wise forbearance, had deferred
he noitinailon Of candidates until the 4rh
OF jut. some two month"; later than the
usual time, and ahe, ward. ! in conjuncti II
with tonse vativc mrn of other parties, had
agait postponed the COMMENCEMENT Of the
canfas until the ell.tpf August; thus leav-
iny barely time fyf the delegatrs from dis
taht States, like California and Oregon, to
aftend the convention and return home to
vartic pate in lhe election. Under such cir
turnstances tiie name jof Gen. Mcclellan, a
tried and able soldiey, cultivated pnd &C
colnplisned ga uenan and thorough pa
triot, has bedn presented in opp'kition
to his own wishes for the chief magistiacy
\ contest linus challenged BY &hc FfJsiiriirs \,
and deferred TIL the latest moment by his
opponents. is now before US, and it is i'm
portant at the qqt. Ct to bear m mind how i,
riginated. AItItouh >hort in duration. i,
i, laely TO he severe b, ycnlI al previous cx-
ample. Thy enormous patronage " the
gov' rnIhent will be used without reserve t.
pelpetuate power in the hands that now
hold II. a ;tEined band of office holders
codslliutssan effective po itical organization
txecut ve cnn>tralnt of til, press. the mail
and The telegraph puts the means Of s.onln,u
nlcaton to vast extenr Ia the power of the
President. Agaiasl Thu foruitlaLle cou.bi-
'laiol an iinslisciphiw,a mass Of men |. to
contend. But have ia apprehension as To
the result. Much assni atior, with the
Ame' lean people and hourly observation of
Their intelligence, courage and sasacity. in
sprc me with entire faith as to their action
nov. - \. 81 -
Iney viii as heretofore, pour forth their
blood and trrasur, without stint to pl,
down the rebellion. They Withhold up the
tanda aud Strengthen the he.b'ts of those
gallant soldiers, Grant SHERIDAN. Meade
Hancock. Smith, Blair, Granger. Tnnmas
hoSerravf, Sheridan, kllpatsicks Stoneinan,
averiii and their associstes; and those en-
tcrprising saiiors, Faru,gut, purtcr. VIM
SLOW, Dupont, Wolden. Brayto;sand others.
They Will thus, trust overthrow the organ.
iz.d and arn,e ed rcssistaecs o. thvkelul States.
despite Of all the obstacles to- success thai,
nave been Or, may " inlerpose,i at Wash
mston Bui the discharge Of those sacred
duties vii. nor int9k'ele with the careful and
intell'sen, selection of nesva chief niayis-
tra'e vino is nor only competent to make
war, but to max pea e.
Truly yours,
,r y. Van BrREx.
WHO" brook, Sept. 18th, 1884.