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

WIN. ALLEN INGALLS,.
Architect, Contractor l. Sslititor of Patents
buildings and Machinery,
DLANS FROM MODELS ron THE PATEN
Il Office, and Machinery Of every discrip ito
in Isoinetrical an Geometrical perspective
Office corner of Brady and I'd streets, Dsven-
port. Iowa. over MackI0t's bank. jnelS-dtf
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JACOB B.lTZEN.

practical YER-PARTICULAR AT
i TESTioN paid TO dycing Cloths, Silks, vclvets
o. Garments Of any kind-to give any color de-
SIRED. Third street, two doSrs west Of lowe
sOrth side. myl5-dly
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JOHN n. CR
4 TTORNEY AT LAW, PENSION AND
"A Bounty Agent, Farrand's Block, Davenport,
Iowa. uh3O
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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
The Storm Over.

Never in the history of any previous
campaign was there more bitter and
vindictive feeling caltivated by any party,
than was by the opposition party, during
the recent campaign. While their con-
vention was in session at Chicago, pre-
pairing for opening the campaign formally
the gathered thousands were addressed in
different parts of the city, by the various
delegates in attendance. The sentiments
uttered by those speaking, were of the
most virulent and reasonable character,
and as the key-notes to the whole canvass,
gave notice of its desperate character,
the sc ntiments uttered there, were re-
peated with more or less severity as the
atmosphere in which the speakers hap
pened to appear was more Or less willing
to receive them; but in every case sufii-
ciently bitter. 1t was freely intimatcd,
that if the popular will would be again
declared in favor Of Lincoln, the minori-
ty would not submit-this was declared
even in Pennsylvania! With this under
standing the Chicago Convention adjourn
cd to meet at the call of the chairman,
any time between then and the fourth of
March next Had the vote been close !;
had Seymour been reelected in New
York, and had they carried the Legisla-
lures ola few of the States, there is little
doubt that arch trickster, (Seymour,)
would have called the Convention tOgeth-
er, and something desperate might have
been undertaken, if not accomplished.
But the defeat Of that ambitious man, as
also the strong popular current which
swept over the whole country from Maine
to California. and from Michigan to Ten
nessee, has completely unnervod the lead
ers, and that accomplished, there is no
fear to be apprehended from the rank and
file, who are always right, unless when
led astray, and who at this time manifest
a resignation to the popular verdict which
is quite commendable. The leaders gen.
orally, acquiesce in the acknowledged stu
alton and make virtue of necessity;
even Vallandigham, himself, has aban-
doned politics and announced his inton-
tions to practice law. Peace go with him
in his retirement.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30

occasion, by his attack on Major M'Laugh-
lin, that he was prepared to stoop to any
degree of meanness. ss.-Herdh
The above is from the Herald of last
week. We are quite willing to give our
readers an opportunity of judging of the
amiability of our neighbor. Two weeks
ago he wrote notice of an occurrence
that transpired the day after our election.
The duty of Journalist, as of any one
else, we hold is, when attempting to re-
late anything, to relate it fairly, impair
TALLY, and as far as possible with sufi-
cient distinctness to enable those who are
intended to be enlightened by it, to form
a correct and distinct understanding of
what had really taken place, and who
were the actors. Did the Herald do so /?
Who could tell from reading the article
referred to, where the difficulty occurred
Col. Lowry, 1--WE were told,) had been
struck with poker by ''F s. Magee, tsc
keeper of the Jack House" Our readers
remember our reply to that article, to
which the Herald rejoins as above. Is
this a sufficient rejoinder? In that arti-
clewe stated distinctly that the statement
of the Herald was false in saying that
Lowry was struck with poker. How does
he reply to that? Does he make any cor
rection or retraction ? No; and yet he
knows as well as he knows he breathes,
that it was falsehood We have been
informed that the effort made by Col.
Lowry's friends to have the matter settled,
has thus far failed. We will not there
fore, go over the facts again, 1--WE only
gave abreviations in our former article
nor will we resort to ,billingsgate to offset
the conduct of the Herald, but viii abide
our time. We trust the editor OF the
Herald, will attend the trial, and diligent-
ly listen to the evidence, and then let
him say who has stated falsehoods in ref
erence to this matter, or else give the
testimony to his readers and let them, faz
once Judge for themselves.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
New York Hotels set on Fire.

A conserted attempt to FIRE the city,
was made on last Friday evening-the
Tribune on Saturday, contains quite a
lengthy and interesting account of it, for
which we are sorry to say, we cannot find
room 1t is believed to be the work of
rebel emissaries who -came from Canada.
The fires occurred in the principle hotels.
The incendries came as guests, took rooms
and having Phosphorus, saturated the
bed cloths, piling them up and firing
them, after which they locked the door.
Some eight ofthe principle Hotels0were
thus found to be on fire between the
hours of and IL O'Clock Fortunately
for the city, the fires were all speedily
sxtinguished. 1t was part of the pro-
gramme to fire the shipping, but this was
not accomplished. This is but another
evidence of the cruel character of the foe
with which we have to deal. Some of
the guilty parties have been arrested and
a vigilent search is being made for the
rest From the commencement Of hos
tilities the south has always been relying
greatly on riots and other disorders in
northern cities, and failing to realize their
fond hopes by the spontaneous action of
the citizens, they at last attempted to pro-
duce this result by special agency of
their ~own--in this too they have been
disappointed. 1t is to be hoped this will
satisfy them as to their ability to disturb
northern society.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30

DsS~ Our neighbor of the Herald,
seems still to feel sore over our attack, as
he is pleased to call it, upon Major Nc.
Laughlin. The campaign being now over,
and never having entertained any per
soHal feeling against the Major, we would
have supposed it proper to let the matter
drop. But as the Herald man seems to
consider himself bound to act in the ca
pacity of his dog, barking every time he
sneezes, it might be interesting to have
him explain why it Sas that the Major
was an dUored Lincoln man at Washing
ton City, and Mcclellan man here? p
and in this, we don't wish him to bark at
random, but to speak for the Ngjor, if he
speaks at ALL After all, we cannot see
what ground any one has to complain Of
us in this, or any other matter. We stroye
to make out true record, for all Many
honestly no doubt, believe that we can
not suppress this rebellion-that the
South will gain their independence, We
think they will find out their mistake
some of these days But, suppose we are
mistaken, and the South does succeed in
that event, think it quite within proba-
bility that the Democracy of the North
will gain power in this country. The
South win never re-unite with us, but
will doubtless invite their Northern breth-
rem to join them as part of their great
Slave Empire of course they will accept
the invitason. Gov. Seymour, thought
they should have done so in '61. In
that event it will be doubtless necessary
for any man who has served in the Union
army, before he can be received into theiI
fellowship, to at least prove to them that
lie, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four, voted fol
Mcclellan and Pendleton. At this stage
of the case the Colonel may find that a
copy Of the Citizen, may be more service
able to him than it was when circulated
'.among the members of his old Regiment
previous to the late election, if we may
Judge from the emphatic Lincoln vote
which came home from it, and that too al
the heels of its hard campaign in the
Valley. In view of such an emergency
therefore, we now say for the Major.
benefit, that he not only made yigor
Gus canvass for Little Mac, in the capa
city of stump orator, as we learn from
the columns of the HcrdH, but that he
performed the Office of local politician
in visiting the house of the humble voter
to induce him to vote against Old Abe
This will, certainly, prevent the Major
from future trouble.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
The Duty of the Hour.

Since the commencement of the pres
ent war, the people of this country have
exhibited liberahty-a spirit of benevo-
lence never before witnessed in this, or
perhaps any other country The Chris
ton Commission, the Sanitary Commits
sion and various societies for the educa-
tion and care of destitute children belong
ing to the families of 'Freedmen," and
last, if not least, society for the purpose
of meliorating the condition of the thous-
ands of loyal Southerners, many of whom
are refugees in our Northern citiea-all
these institutions have received, as they
deserve, the liberal support of a loyal
people But there is another class which
merits our united sympathy and support.
We mean the families of soldiers now in
the service. The cold blasts of winter
are now upon us. 1t is the duty Of every
community to see to it that no Orphan or
widow-no soldiers wife or child shall suf-
fer from the cold blast. We have always
bMeved that this could be best accom-
plished by the organization of society
for the avowcd object, If the young
ladies of each school district, would but
take the matter in hand, they would find
no difficulty in accomplishing it.
The families of deceased soldiers have
a right to look to the Government for as
sistance in the shape of pensions. Sol
diers in the service have their wages and
bounty-some may think this an ample
provision for each class, but it must be
borne in mind that many a poor Orphan
may perish before the Government funds
can be obtained. 1t is not the part of
a philanthropist, therefore, to stand off
and leave those proper objects of kind
ness and care to the chances of fate
above all others they should be the spe-
cial objects of care. We would be glad
to see this subject taken hold of at once
and in such a systematic way as to
reach all, and enable all to assist in it,
and while taking care of this class, 9TH
ers should not be neglected. Romem-
Der that she that giveth to the poor, lem
dsth to the Lord, and give accordingly.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
The Handwriting of Grant and

/
A Richmond correspondent of the
Savannah Republican, referring to
the late correspondence between Gems
Grant and Lee in reference to the
relief of our prisoners at the South,
remarks :
"The correspondence between. Gen.
Lee and Gen. Grant is now before
me, and have been much struck by
the handwriting of these two ablest
Generals.the war has brought for
ward on either side. Gen. Lees
handwriting is bold and rather stiff,
his letters being large round, and
very distinct. He bears heavily upon
the pen-probably goose-quill-and
abbreviates many of his words, as if
writing were a labor to him. The
following is an exact transcript of
the first sentence of his letter to
Gen. Grant.
General Il have read yonr let
ter of the 18th inst. accomp'g cop
les of letters from Judge Ould Com
mr. of Exchange of Pris'rs on the
part of theConfete States x theHon-
b'l 3. NJ. Stanton Sec'y of War 1t.
Col Milford Asst. Comm'r of Exc. of
the U. States
"ie does not,a you perceive, pune
tuate closely; and nowhere in his let
ter does he write out the words and
but invariably uses the abbreviation
e. And yet he pauses long enough
to dot all his 'i's and cross all his 't's.
All his letters are drawn nearly
straight up and down the paper in
oth& words, they are like himself
round, full, bold, and upright, incli-
ming neither to the right nor the left,
and standing firmly on their base, as
if they disdained all assistance. They
are SO clear and precise, so round,
weighty, and distinct, that each let
ter reminds one of a solid cannon ball,
and each word OF cluster of grape
shot.
"Generl Grants handwriting, on
the contrary, though so bold and dis
tinct, nor the letters SO large, and
round, and erect, is, nevertheless,
very legible and very striking. 1t is
full of energy and action, and his let
ters all incline to the right, and fol-
low one after another with little
space between them, as if they repres-
cnted an equal number of his brigades
on rapid march round Lees right.
Among chirographers his hand would
be called a running hand. The words
occupy much space from left to right,
and still they are very clear and leg
ible. lie pays more attention to pune
tuation than Geneal Lee, abbreviates
less, and is equally careful of his is
and is. 1t may be the work ofimag-
ination, yet in reading his letter I
cannot but picture the writer as a rest
less, nervous, energetic man, full of
fire and action, always in motion, and
always in hurry"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
The HO3d Regiment.

1t has beena well known fact for a
long time past, that our prisoners, in Reb-
el hands, had to undergo great privations
that they were in fact suffering and
many of them dying for want of even
+ the necessities of life We have refrain
ed from saying much on this subject, sim
ply because we had not much to say that
was of an encouraging character. Many
speculations and reports were in circula-
lation in reference to this subject, but in
them we could see nothing definite. We
had faith in our government-we knew
that President Lincoln would do every
thing that the interest and honor of the
country would permit-to alleviate the
suffering of those who have been so unfor-
tunate as to fall into rebel hands. 1t Of
ten panied us, when we would be inquir-
ed of on the subject of exchange, by
those whose near and dear relatives were
the subjects Of these rebel cruelties, to
know that we had nothing encouraging to
communicate; and in this connection we
can remember no one who inquired With
more earnestness than Mr.. VIM Byers, of
Summit township, who had two sons in
the lO3d Regiment. We are glad now
to be able to say that he has at last heard
from his sons and that they arc both alive.
But we are sad to know that this welcome
news TO him is accompanied by sad IT,
dings to. others-the letter says =
Solomon Nloser died on the 2Sth of
August, and Charles NJ Clungo on the 10Th
of this month, (OcD" Wesincerely sym
pathizc with the friends of these fallen
heroes How infamous the cruelty that
is causing the fall of so many Of the Re-
publics brave defenders; comparatively
speaking it were nothing to fall in battle
to be thus slain by inches In the letter
which Mr.. Bycrs has received, his son
writes to him to send him great variety
of things, such as drawers, shirts, socks,
shoes, pants, bacon, butter, crackers,
pepper, tea, dryed fruit, &C., showing
conclusively that they are in state of
great destitution. They are afflicted with
the scurvy.
We notice that an exchange of pris-
oners is now going on, upon what princi-
pie, or to what extent we are not advised,
but notice by dispatch in to-days papers,
that ten thousand are now on their way to
Annapolis. We can easily imagine what
anxiety will be felt, by those who have
dear friends in captivity in rebeldom, till
it is definitely ascertained who are the
lucky benefactors Of this exchange.
Alas many will be disappointed, some
will, in all probability, be still retained,
many others it will be found have died
the victims of rebel cruelty "away down
in Dixie" while not few will have died
on their way to I" the land of their child
hood" We hope that all.will, with a
true Christian spirit reconcile themselves
to whatever fate may have in store for
them. We would do well to bear in
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
The Oil Business.

The oil business which seemed to Ian
guish for time, has again revived 1t
is with pleasure we learn of the success
of our Butler county friends, in their eff
forts to realize their share of this fine
business. We are not at liberty to men
ton names, because our information is
not direct, and VIC are not, therefore, pre-
pared to speak with entire precision.
But if general report is not very faulty,
Butter county is in fair way to get back
the large sums she has expended expert
menting in this risky business. Many
cases have been reported to us of individ-
ual instances Of great success. Men who
but a short time since, were poor, are
now rich, realizing as the reward of their
energy, some ten, some twenty, and some
even as much as 100000 We would
advise all having any interests undevel-
oped, to at once 20 to work, and have
them looked after We don't mean to
advise poor men who have already spent
largely, to spend still moro in fruitlcss
efforts to get oil where there is none but
we wish to impress upon all, that now is
favorable time to dispose of oil inter-
ests, whether they are very promising or
not. The oil property that cannot be
sold now, is poor indeed. But this is only
Gae branch of the business skill and la
Dor are both in good demand in the prose-
cution of this business. Are there any
out of employment? they cannot fail to
find something to do in The oil country, if
they have the energy necessary to be-
come good operator in any department
of labor. This is, therefore, no time for
men to sit idle, while their families, per-
haps, stand in need of the result of their
labor, complaining of hard times. IF times
are hard, the fact that labor is scarce and
compensation low, is no part of the cause,
Let all make an effort and they viii get
along.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
About Great Mem and Boys.

Among the mountains of California
stand some Of the most wonderful trees
ever. discovered They tower up more
than three hundred feet, or taller than the
highest steeple in this country, There
they stood hundred of years before civil
lied men ever saw them, But they were
Just as grand while alone in the solitude
Of the unbroken wilderness, when only
visited by the winds, the wild beasts and
birds, and the equally wild Indians, as
they are now, when travellers flock to adj
mire their stateliness. So all truly great
men possess the same nobleness of nature
before, that they do after the world has
discovered, acknowledged and applauded
it. Those who long for opportunities of
becoming great, forget that greatness is
in the man, not in the opportunity. The
opportunity only gives occasion for great
ness to exhibit itself. Washington pos
sessed the same high qualities when he
told the truth and loved his mother, as
when he headed the American armies and
presided over the councils of the nation
\ man may be great, though circumstan-
ccs contine him to q narrow sphere, Just
as ray of light is as cheerful, and as
much the child of the sun, when shining
in rude hovel, as when flashing from the
mirrors of palace. Goodness, courage,
devotion, ,manliness, patience, perseverance,
reverence and love, will make boy or
man great, though he live on the most Sc
cluded farm in the backwoods. There
are thousands of such boys-many will
read the words for their Encouragement.
The day may come when their noble
qualities will be wanted in the public SER
vice, and all men shall see and acknowl-
edge their worth. But if not, they are
still rich in enduring wealth, and let them
remember, also, that life only begins in
this world.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
Election Returns.

The votes Of the counties in our State
came in slowly, owing to the want of mail
facilities. The vote under all the circum-
stances, has been large, and shows the
feeling of the people to be deep and wide.
They have voted for the war candidates,
and for the crushing out of the rebellion.
And all the votes polled were for Lin
coin and johnson.
The votes of certain counties show, with
unorring certainty, the purposes of the
people. And the votes cast, in view of
the numbers in the Unien army, show a
large Uote:-KaoaUiUe Hhig
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
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ESyn "The Citizen of last week

EI~ "The Citizen of last week devotes
over column to talking about difficult
ty whicb>oeeurred in our borough the day
after the Presidential election, and which
is to undergo a Judicial investigation. In
the course of his article the editor labors
and falsifies at fearful rate TO prejudice
the public mind against one of our citi-
zens engaged in the difficulty who hap
pened to differ with him in political SEN
timents. An editor who will permit his
columns to be prostituted to SO. base pur-
pose. merits and should receive the con-
tempt and scorn of every honorable man.
But the people are not surprised at the
conduct of the editor of the Cstizen, as he
convinced every sensible man on former
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30
H@E How defeat inspires phiIoso

Bl How defeat inspires phiIoso-
ply. Before the election every bla-
tant copperhead declared that he
would not submit to the election of
Abraham Lincoln, and on that ground
urged voters to support Mcclellan
and arrest civil war in the North.
Their appeals to the cowardice of the
people was about this in substance: /:
=" you re-elect Mr.. Lincoln we
will revolutionize, and therefore if
you want peace at home, vote for NJ :
Clellanl' But the people didn't
have the fear of such half-fedged
traitors before their eyes, and tri-
umphantly reelected Mr.. Lincoln.
Now the same reyolutionists are
glad to bow before the loyal hurri-
cane of the North and with one ac-
cord they advise "obedience to the
popular Wilt" They had probably
read Gen. Buler' order to the New
York reyolutionists, in which he gen.
tly intimated that sit will not be
well for them SO to do p and the laws
are vindicated and the will of the peo-
pie is accepted on every hand
Uda.bersburq Repositorg.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30

mind that Gods ways are not mans ways.
We hope soon to be able to announce the
return of the 103d, as also an account of
its misfortunes, at the earliest moment we
will lay them before our readers.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30

s3g- Gen. Sherman is described by a
Captain G as a man who has gaunt look
about as if got hungry when boy, and
never got over it. A nervous man, qui-
ct, pulling his whiskers or buttoning his
coat, or twisting a string, or rubbing a
fnger-neyer quiet, but with kind look
in his face that reminds one of panther,
if he gets angry, fiery, keen, powerful,
and geninsN