Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-22

V1oNE0DAY EVENING. -. NOV. ~
Washanssea Correspondence.
For the Democrat.
wAsmNoxox, Nov. II, 1865
The FsIl elections are over and the DEM
ocsatic party tns been defeated While !
regret this result, cannot say it taxes me
BY surpriss. The people are 90 mocn P'sss
Cd Il the successful termination Of the var.
that they arc disposed to accord, without
due examination, full credit 10 the Kepuol'-
can party for bringing it TO triumphant
end. when the time for the sober second
thought comes perhaps the people will dis
cover that the Republican party deserves
ver, little Of the credit il claims for the
conduct Of the var, and il 10 justly charged
With not having secured BY fair compro
m;s, al that has bsena ttained by war, while
al the bloodshsd and ruin Of tho last four
wears, and the taxes which will be griev
GUS burden upon us and posterity for the
next hundred years, might have been
avoided. But with oil the advantages
which the Republican leaders derived from
the close Of the war, do not believe they
could have been 20 successful in the late
elections, but for the misconduct, to call it
BY no harsher name, Of the leaders Of the
New York Democracy. Instead Of stand
ing by the time honored principles of our
party, with only such modi6ctions as are
rendered imperatively necessary by the
war, those leaders exhausted their ingenuity
in constructing Republican platform ard
placing candidates upon it. between whom
and the nominees Of the Republican party
there WAS no essential difference The
masses seeing the platform was the same
and that no real principle was at issue, be
came lukewarm, and the Democracy were
badly beaten. Perhaps such leaders will
learn in time that politics mean something
spells of Office, and that honesty is (evcn
in politics. the best policy.
Certainly there is no want Of living
issues upon which to 60 before the people
without undertaking to enumerate oil, suf-
flee it 10 say. the reconstruction Of the
Union, by the admission Of Southern mem
bers Of Congress. the refusal toextend the
right Of suffrage to negroes, the adoption Of
sound financial principles which will pre-
vent the currency becoming utterly worth
less; and such modification Of the pres
ent tariff as will give the Government more
States from their bondage to the manufac
turers Of New England. are questions
important enough to tax the best abilities
Of either party. And they can be neither
lodged or ignored. The party which
attempts to do so will find itself \ hope
less minority and the leaders who counsel
such . course Of action deserve to be
placed with
"Old Politicians who chime on wisdom past
And tottcr on in Ignorance to the last"
Inc Ci'y II beSu'uuiS W III Wy WIZ
members OF Congress and others, and the
busy notes Of preparation for the next SEES
sion may be heard on every side.
1t is understood the radicals will wage
relentless war upon the Presidents recon
struction policy. Senator Sumner has
issued his ukase and his decree will doubt
les. be obeyed by all the small radical poll
ticians. 1t Is somewhat difficult to under
eng the Union Tor tnirty yrarsasa 'ieagut
with Death, and covenant with He'll they
SUDDENLY changed their tactics and declared
oceans Of blood and treasure should b,
poured out TO sustain it, as slavery woul,
necessarily be destroyed in the contest
Well, the Union is maintained and slavery
DESTROYED. Are the radicals satisfied p
Not at all They at once begin to say 1t j.
all dclusion to say slavery was killed i
was only secretcd aud they could not sleeT
in peace, il the Southern members Of Con
gress were admitted before their State.
adopted the Constitutional Amendment b,
which the odious institution would be bur
led beyond the life or resurrection. 1t is
probable the Southern States will follow tn,
lead Of South Carolina and adopt the amend
ment. But the radicals are as far from be
ing satisfied "a ever, and arc now preparin,
to delay the restoration Of the Union unit
the Southern States TOR mark you every
Northern State in which the question has
been raised has refused to give the right,
extend the right of suffrage to the negro
Napoleon said the Bourbons learned moth
ing and forgot nothing. The remark is
equally true of your radical abolitionists.-
Starting with the theory that all human per
.,I ~.
negro, he sticks to the idea, though all his
tory teaches the reverse and the falsity OF
his doctrine is being proclaimed now amid
blood and rapine in Jamaica. Under God
the only life Of our surely tried and afIlict>
cd country is in President johnson and it
is the duty of every conservative man to
strengthen the hands of the executive, so
that he may be able to roll back the tide of
fanaticism which threatens to sweep over
the lands and make the South pandimon-
ium.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
are rather mixed just now our quid nuncs
are very much exercised about the appOin
mcnt Of Gen. Logan as Minister to the Re
public Of Mcxico-the existence Of which
seems rs mythical as that OF Preston John
There too are numerous rumors Of
many United States ships being in CO nmis-
sion. Altogether there is scent Of xar in
the breeze. But look for peaceful So
luton Of the matter; and hope my views are
correct Many persons, however. think that
the very best way to bring about cor
dial re union between the two sections
would be for the country to engage in for
eign war; which would enable the lately
hostile soldiers to fight side by side and re-
joice together over common victories. j.
STANTON.
It is usually supposed there is some hon
or among thieves, nut it is not always so.-