Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-24

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tneWA ~ b. Nae unpopular With ths lead
n 1(ft6ounsu q tho south. They thought
l4&66 u HI 6oposlty. and deemed MIN On
6e1tuo upea t6sir cause. Some opposed
hin openly, but the majority, while dsplor.
ine III MIN. did mot think it ) At period
~ oppo6ition. Among the former clas0 we're
On. Tembs, Wigfall and Graham. Among
~ ht1er were Gsssrs. Campbell, Cobb,
Hunter end many others. On the other
had, ". Davis haa cordial. hsGssd for
cohgf0d0, and took no pains TO conceal IT,
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speeial message. which. when analvsed. ~
found 70 b nothiuR lee than . carefully
prepared bin q Indictment and designed to
throw opeu H. congress I'll the odium in
the event Of failure. This document slicitsd
Q severe reply from The ssnate, ct which
BODY Il was supposed 70 b specially aimed.
No person, peflIaps, sver oecopisd prom
ipent position who availed himself 80 little
4 Ne wisdem or sxperiencs Of others - Mr..
Davis. He was rudely intolerant Of any diff.
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vis reearded and resentsd a. : hostiie nro.
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-s.ss.s.e -. cr.sn{red. Of which Senator,
Hnnter. a. Virsinia. Graham. Of North Car
olina. Ana orr. AZ South Carolina. were th,
lee6i.e spir;ts. 10 induce the president Il
nseotiSte Tor peace. and secure the best term
nossihle for the south. judge Campbell. tn,
sssiafant secretary of war. isbored earnestly
and constantly 10 this end. and Il Is under
ss ~ hi HcI,crv Of The cahinet VA anx
ious for the adoption Of this policy. It va.
perfectly obvious 70 the rejecting men o
the oonfeder,cv that 70 continue the contes
foe Independence WAS hopeless pursuit.
that when the spriug weather permitted, tn,
imueuse masses Of Grant and Sherman Il
b peseipitatsd upon them, the southern ar
mies would be utterly insufficient to resis
ths shock. TO 70 was simply to cause
useless eiFusion Of blood, only to be followed
ia ths end by ruin aud subjugation. It va.
beloved that while the southerners had two
large armies in the Geld, possession Of thei,
capital and an organised government. theI
coald, with this show Of strength. secur,
liberal terms upon the basis Of q restoration
Of the union. Il vas believed that Mr.. Lin
coin aad Mr.. Seward would favor polio,
Of Cancellation. In word, these men hel,
that reconstruction Was infinitely prefsrabl
20 subjugation. Continue the contest, an
the upshot weuld be that no terms whateve
could be obtained.
Hunter and others upon Mr.. Davis, and 70
leng while il seemed with some prospec
q securing his assent. But the Richmon
khqsirv, StStisel and Wing were furiou
In their dseonciaelons sfany reconstruction
10 Mue whik Nj: Davis began to be lol
Gus Of Hunter, and he, bic Clique and or
Gans, spared 10 pains to break him down
FEELING that his EFFORTS to save his Stat
iroo hs.h calemtty was unavailhg, Mr.
HontM, ct the close Of the session, retired
% his HOME in Essex county. The breach
between him and President Davis was com
houses Of tie Conisdefats Co1srsss wer,
ready for peace negotiations, but notLina
could, be done without the co.operation o
the executive. The ultra, war men snt
presses dsssuaced ~ Who thought thor,
was danesr ahead q .croakefs' ant
''whippsd." The nssses Of the peopl,
knewllittls of the sclua3 situation. md ver,
ready and anxious 70 iirht Al LONE 81 ther,
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