Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-07

Lsr rus L,ox RoAR.-Ths ex. Postmaster |
mu ct have had Q dream Of 'hours there
vsrs" last eight. y = eas picture hiQ in
our fancy, asjsing ffso % tanost sles esss
couch at the dead hour Of midnight, aud
rushing to his sanctum for quarts Of ink
and quires Of paper, with huge bag hang
ing before his distsmpered vision, marked
in rude sapitsls -aOoe . ysar-bvsd and
lost. In last evenings issue the DRno.
csAr asserted that abolition fanatics were
always unsuccessful in producing servils
insusrsctionein the South during The war
when hssd Sttsy y State Rvs q 6v the
bayonets of loyal battallions The exp.
n. dsnounces this as . base libel on tho
men Who saved the Republic. He must
have rare opinion Of them. 1fit is SLAM
der 10 assert that our soldiers would not
permit innocent women and helpless chill.
dren to be slaughtered BY ignorant and
barbsrous slaves at the dictates Of just such
towards and hypoertss y the editor Of the
Gasstts, who never dared venture to the
front to advocate their ideas BY for1 Of
arms, then We confess that our opinions Of
honor and % nho are behind the age,
10 tAAt the tous whS marehsl from
tJesa was no Representatives. Of The grand
army Of the Republic. lit isslander to i'm,
pute magnanimity to true soldiers, then we
have not read tho human character Alright,
and never wish TO poison our heart with
the marrow. minded and hellish prejadices
Of this offspring Of British soil. lie tells
Us Of men who "did 90" South to battle
fsr the Uaion. Wessn mention sps who
rants louder Of patriotism and devotion 10
his country than all the soldiers Of Scott
County combined, who used all the influ.
ence he possessed to prceipiiate war, but
who, when the contest begun, bad not the
pluck to enlist in . Hundred Days regi.
ment, or evea to enroll his name among the
Home Guards or Baker Militia. We can
mention one who grew rich on the spoils Of
Office and government salaries while
wives were sending forth their husbands to
The sla"ghter. apd pothers tho pride Of
Of their housshold, to b butshessd at the
front, or to be starved in such hell.holes a.
Andersonville, that Ben. Buffers pet prop.
ositions might be acccded TO. We can
mention one who glcefully rubbed his palms
as the telegraph bors the dreary tidings Of
burning cities, ravished homes, and broad
wastes covered with dead and dying forms,
each one Of which was the hope Of some
happy circle, and whose death was desola.
ton to some peaceful home forever. We
can mention one, who, when the whole
world stood aghast At the wholesale muir
der nations had never known before, bent
over his mercenary ledgsrs, and counted
the rich profits ofhs goddess hypocrisy
We can mention one whose unending
strain for yesra Wa honor and emoluments
to the brave, but. Who, when gallant sol-
der returned maimed, and PROSTATE from
the conflict, and was called to . post Of
trust by the voice Of the people. rudely
strovs to thrust him from the thrcshhold.
1t is useless for hypocrte, who has been
proved such before the world, to continue
his old and disgustin, rhetoric. The pub.
lie 10 heartily sick Of his professions.
Reared under the shadow Of British tyran
ny and intolerance, how can he be expected
to feel and think like . man who boasts
soul ; The unceasing advocate Of war, and
one who dared not take part in the strug-
gle. hsw cen he expect his maud,in Aat.
tetiss to transform retesned soldiers into
tools to carry out his mercenary projects !.
The open and interruptions foe Of one Of
tho brAvest soldiers Of Scott county, how
can he expect to command the respect Of
that soldiers comrades. Denounced by
one Of the most influential Republican
journals Of tho Northwest ss On infamous
liar, how can he expect his wild assertions
to meet with even the attention Of = de>
cent man, We have not the least doubt
but that If Andrew johnson had continued
to dole out $4,000 year to him, hs would
have continued faithful supporter Of the
Administration. One Of his countrynen
onos said that "every NAN has his price"
We cannot entirely believe this, but W
think tho editor Of the Gazette hiss his price.
and we think e3 900 year would sifectu>
ally cover il.
A SUCCESSFUL LARCENY. = From Mate
Finch, Of the Keithsburg, we learn Of the
following: About two weeks ego, . boy
uhdsf taenty, named Gee. p. Hardh, dis>
appeared very suddenly fron Por: Madison,
whore he had been employed for some time
past BY Mr.. VIM. Shaw, - . painter. No
efforts were made to nnd him. Last Satu,.
day Mr.. Shaw had occasion to overhaul his
desk, and made the rather startling discov>
cry that IN envelope which formerly csn-
tanned twenty -four hundred dollars in green.
backs, had bsen relieved Of thirteen huns
0Se0 OOuoJU. luz IOtu ~ OuC0 uaSueU
across his mind that Hardin he'd psrpstra-
ted the lsrcsny, and had left portion Of
the whole sum in the envelope for the pur-
pose Of dsceiving Mr. Shaw, who very sften
looked 70 see if the package was there. but
sssa>o ~ tts trssblsto ppet ~ sps
tents. Inquiries wexa n oncs set on fiot to
ascertaip. The disestion Hardia had taken 10
his fight Cleik Parkhursk ot ths keiths-
burg, rscoiieet.d that about ths time Of the
robbery, boy oflikdt eoGplexion and ysl.
low iiaif, taSaS~ietiuy Hrdhs dSscssption)
came on board q Fort Madison, and took
passage for Davenport, rendering iiftys
dollar bill to b broken. There IL no doubt
but that hs reached our city. The passsn-
ger registae Of the Bill Henderson wes e.
Ilulssd Dis sssdsts. - sesro1in II D.
voane r,hlbef haA eonn tf5Buhuflhar hsst hia