The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-03
From the Doyles. Intelligencerl
How Col. Davis Went in for
Putting Down the Rebellion.


| DQylsstotcn Republican, of which Col.
Davis, the present Democratic candidate
/ for Auditor General Of this State, was
and is the editor and proprietor, are given
for the purpose of showing the sentiments
which were disseminated by that paper
while be held an official position under
the Government which vas so bitterly
assailed in its pages. As Col. Davis is
now before the people as candidate for
public Office, aud is deslrous Of receiving
their votes, and since he was undoubtedly
nominated on account Of his having been
engaged in the war, and therefore likely
to be more available before the public on
that account, it is but just that the kind
of aid bis newspaper rendered the Gov.
ernment, and the sympathy it extended
I to its noble, illustrious and lamented
chief 10 his efforts to crush out treason
aud rebellion, should be again given to
the community.
An editorial article in the Democrat
of August 23d, 1864, when Col. Davis
was still an officer in the army, reads rs
follows:
"Wi:h an immense army, good navy,
and the ports of the Confederacy block
AIDED, we have gained virtually nothing,
and We will have. gained nothing until
We defeat the two main armies eff the
South. The reasons Why we have been
so unfortunate are plain aud understand
able. Mr.. Lincoln committed himself to
au emancipation policy. He hereby
abandoned the war for reunion, and made
Il war absolutely and unequiVocally for
the negro-"SIavery shall not live was
his motto Beyond this was an object
dearer to his heart-his OVID re election
which he esteemed more than a hun.
dred thousand lives. These were bis
two motives for abandoning the princi-
pies Of our government, aud Of pervert-
jng the war. For these purposes, and
/ these only, has the war been prolonged !.
+ for these purposes were the soldiers mas
sacred at Olustee, and the army of Gen.
Grant defeated and ,foiled for these pur.
poses has another draft been ordered for
these purposes have elections been car
ried BY force Of arms, aud bogus States"
declared in the Union for these purposes
have the forts and bastiles of the country
been filed with fearless patriots who dare
expose the proRigacy of Abolition, and
/ the corruption and despotism Of Abraham
LIncol0
The people are now to decide between
this state of affairs and peace-betWeen
the old Government and new despotism
between the protection Of our liberties
and the surrender of them to an arbitrary
and perfdious ruler Peace ended with
the administration of James Buchanan,
and war, bloody, reworseless war, began
with the Inauguration of Abraham Lin
coln. We have tried war for three years;
let US Eow try to effect what war has
failed to do. There is no doubt that Mr..
Lincoln has done more to cement the
States of the Confederady together than
any man on the continent. He has pur-
sued a policy calculated to divide the
sentiment of the North aud harmonize
that of the South. Yet be has now the
presumption to ask a reelection. The
question will be !: Li0coln aud his war, or
the Chicago nominee and peace aod re-
union.
at is a mistaken idea that peace means
slavjsh submission to the Confederacy
It means nothing of the kind No Dem.
oCrat ever expressed his willingness to
conCede to dish9norable compromise. We
have tried war and found by a sad expe.
rieDce that it is supremely proftless, and
that Lincoln and his h:reIings are inca
pabie Of managing campaign success
fully if they wished. Something must
be done. The Democratic party proposes,
if We Judge Alright, to restore the Union
under the Constitution by peaceable
means Nr. Lincoln has put the pro-
Iongati0n Of the war out of the question.
Our nation is almost bankrupt, aud every
branch of industry is suffering for want
of men therefore are men called upon to
join the standard of peace for reunion,
and defeat the party in power which is
no more nor less than thoroughly dis,
union party"
Again, from a leading editorial Of
August 80, the week after, We quote the
following:
"The Confederates contend that they
have made an agreement with the Fed
erals for the proper and speedy exchange
Of prisoners that they faithfully observed
the provisions Of it, and have frequently
proposed exchange on its basis. But
Mr. Lincoln says no, He will permit
the white soldier of the North to rot in
the scorching sun, and the Federal army
to become skeleton, before he will agree
to an exchange which does not recognize
bis tyranny aud court his despotic will.
"W hat is the consequence of Mr. Lin
coin s rPinsal ~. rSnn..nn Il c,.r