Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-06

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= "a ptr authorities were denounced -
6rptSssion and tyranny. our leading
p110i(isscs I b EP'sIIss Tiots -
- Uepscts Of carnival Of blood. our so''
disss were school-boys playing - sr'ass
Ser holiday amuscment our carly contests
-. "supail sAars xhich tts Americans
,nncd battles" We were race Of fools or
'lubstics, bound on project Of suicide Be.
c.nse Great Britain could not conquer our
three millions Of valiant ancestors, no nation
on the globe could possibly subdue rebel
lion OF eight millions Of souls. Although
England had walled from time immemorial
over the suffering condition Of our dusxy
brothers. we were continually abiured not
20 disturb the peculiar institution, or -
blockade the Southern ports. under the pen
atty Of the displeasurc Of the majestic Brit
ISL lion Poor JET, whom they now regard
IS . magnificent villain, deserving Of .
thoosand deaths, but who should be par
doned because England pardons her rebels,
was then an illustrious example Of brilliant
talents employed in the holy cause Of liberty
and national independence. His Cabinet
was constellation OF statesmanship and
genius which would have honorcd the Tor
um Of ancient Rome. His generals, a. We
will allow, were the cmbodimen.s Of .cour-
age, sagscity, and celerity. HIS army was
host Of chivalrous heroes, counting every
species Of contest In order to prove their su.
periority over the vagrant hordes Of the
North. Ills territory was boundless en-
pire; grooming with wealth. and painting to
take il place among the honored nations Of
the earth.
Al tho contest progressed, from being
mere rutaans intent on booty and devasta-
ton, our volunteers were changed TO a
countless herd Of helpless cattle. pushed to
the daughter by unfceling and unprincipled
lssders. We wero fighting against fate
striving to wiring conquest from ignomin
ious defeat. As the war progressed, and
England's threats Of interference produced
No effect. they were laid aside for that du-
bious friendly advice" In one
column the Tins would call rs cut Threats,
and ia another, would demonstrate with us
- achristian people. 1t was the monarch.
and IL accres q petty followers would echo
thai ctimonious howl which il continually
saised The more victorious 10 we're the
more unprincipled were tho assertions Of
the English press. Before we took vicks.
burg md Port Hudson, they wssv Gibral-
tars where rebellion
''Rcarcd Its crest unconuuercd mud sublime
They were adamantine rocks which would
chain the pillows Of the Mississippi. and
roll back the wavo of Northern invasion
from whence it came. They continually
pointed the scornful finger at our many
ffuitiess efforts, and laughed mcrrily At our
perseverance. At length success crowned
the efforts Of our indomitablc chiefs, the
fortresses fell ignohly, and We were cooily
informed that We had been making grand
''istshrs. That what we had taken for i'm
portant positions. were nothing more than
unnecessary outposts, that but weakened
rather than strengthened the Confederacy
the scacoast, We were only concentrating
the enemy for our destruction. The victory
Of Lookout Mountain puzzled their astute
brains, and when Sherman was making his
giant strides toward the mighty goal, they
were too busy to notice him, in denouncing
Gen. Grant as butcher, and his heroic sol.
diers as 'mercenaries bought up like sheep
for the shambles
They were in delirious dream. While
our prisoners were crying day and night for
bread, and being answered with bloody
blows and deaths Of violence, they were
sending up their hypocritical groans because
our soldiers would not starve while the plan
tations Of the South were grooming with
plenty. The echoes Of Sherman's cannon
before Savannah woke them from their
dream. They saw their situation. They
must change base in precious short time.
They were equal to the emergency. Sud.
denly our generals were heroes crowned
with the laurels Of victory; our army be-
came the finest in the world, our nation
had established the project Of self govern
ment beyond dispute, our credit was unsha-
ken, Uust Is they had always predictedD
and when honest Abraham Lincoln was
assassinated. a chill ofhorror heretofore un-
known and unfelt, seized them. They have
discovered that we are worthy descendants
Of Engtsh forefathers, that they always de-
sired and prayed for our success-in fact
that We are everything that we would like
the world to think we are, and nothing that
they had supposed We weie
And now that they arc our friends, they
want us to take batch Of friendly xdvice.
'sDon't hang poor jeff Don't do anything
that We don't do. Hurry up and give US
cotton" They forget the stains Of mar
tyretl blood on their own soil. They can.
not smother the walls Of groaning Ireland.
They forget the scenes enacted on midas
outraged soil. where man turned from his
bsether to God for mercy, cried in vain,
and believed there was no God In heaven.
Let then turn to the pages Of their own
blood stained and polluted history, to learn
that men may become fiends and fiends be-
como devils. Let them not lift their sancti.
msnious voices for our cars, while the blood