Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-12

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disadvantages, courage and sklIl and d. vo-
zion have succu'Nhg4 70 tepafs. tggcfA nd e.
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every quality ri .oldi r-hip qpa <meHhged,
have prevailed over the bsaSeAe - se1eht
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Th. Part NhieA England haa played in
lhi6 a3fui dFsikf 1d0s ten fold bitterness
to TIE grief with ! hich ve regars .ts dsplor
.ble eSaaarot1hs. n Evesy generous heart
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wheas palsss aGaslhsssd ana hAstaRoll ~ Dc.
struction, have 70 bear not only the pa"g
Of speyOg. but Tho spsse setisrs cfTl( = +,
psnoch. nnklbd (uov l1esvedf rgise herlJ
has cast away the nohlest opportunity an1
',een accessory tn the grsa'e~t crime thai
modern history recr''s. A single d,sTa eli
si"sle syske offhl fhs -. ryqor'rg q
most ordinary cnurase, would have enstles'
her TO deserve the gratitude Of gupesa1inss
vet unborn. More than once It he's beer
in her poxfs, y,IAplt , hleE; g s : sn
IN the ~ 1JDTSQ u SnV yIosNpuN w
II p0kerw tSk ~ WteeA Nsishss psaoS no
liberty IL poss BILE.
Sh. might haye given independence +
the south Nave stayed the carnage OF TIN
ear; b " made Canad safe forever; have
secured firm, Iowa and pswertAl ally; h.ss
secured against disturbance and interr"D'i""
the hopeful and generous experiment ov
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dcr Ard p-sce 70 Mtx,en. and - $50 the
crselrrse or sDat m.eaificrne country tS
sessmsscs and civilizations al 'h1n che
might have done wtthwnt oversteppiWH " =
hairs breadth the duty Of neutrals and the
Law Of nations: end there was MT found IN
England . Statesman wlso he'd The cousugs
tn seize the Curious . portunitv. Worse
than tbs: the rnen in whons feeble Ind On
worthy hands her gree power and vass -
-ponsihili'iex were entrusted 1t only
shrank from casting her moral weight into
the scale Of Justice, orsl~s and civilization
hut they lent her MD to the champions I"
tyranny within The union end Of anarchy
abroad. They gave grudginely to the so,'ti
in her struggle fcr her own Independence
for the safety Of our colonies and the peac'
of the A,nerirAn Continent, limited shaf'
IL belligrant rights; hu, they scized hc
unarmed ships N our hatbors; hey drov,
her cruisers forth from our colonial ports
shey harvasscd her With hampe' ing m,
vexaiiens demanAs. while they allowed he
enemy to recruit in Irtsanl, % bl"ckad'
our seaports, and to ex~ed the utmost lsti
tude Of belIigerent privileges in or.cr to in
terccpt the trade Of the confederates.