Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-20

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The CONSTITUTION requires that 1 snail
state to YOU the pufposc for which you
have been convened in Extraordinary
SeAsion. .p.. .ssH s.ls.s
~ When little more than . year ago
your regular session closed, the whole
country VAS in the enjoyne OF peace
and prosperity. At home, life, htefty,
and prosperity were secure, and abroad
The t.,Is Of an American citizen was
claimed with pride, and foil assurance
that It war sure guaranty OF respect
AID protection to all who could make
good The claim, To-day Civil War Ii
upon us, and widespread conspiracy
avs,nst the General Government,
winch VIC now know has been maturing
Tor yesr-, has been developed, and the
whole country is filled with the dire OF
4arsus. On the ono hand, and from one
section Of the country men who would
be legal citizens, il benefits conferred
by government should make man
loyal TO il, are mastering IN armed bands
with tho intent TO dissolve the Union,
and destroy our government, and on the
other hand partially from The same Sec
ton. aud as one man from the other, our
loyal people are raliying aronGd our
u mon and our Government, and pledg-
ing for their maintenance, what our
Fathers so freeiyperIied TO secure them,
lie, fortune, and honor
.... In this emergency Iowa must not and
does not occupy doubtful position.
For the Union as our fathers formed ii ,.
and for the governu ent they founded SO
wisely, and 20 well, the People Of Iowa
are ready to pledge every fighting man
in the State and every dollar of her
money and credit; and l have called
You logct. er in extraordinary session,
for the purpose OF enabling them to make
that pledge formal and effective.
Tnose who, to crafty their mad am
bitlon, have brought upon the country
this great evil, seek 10 disguise Their
hne Intent, to cover their true purpose.
They say they do not desire to destroy
onr Government, bu. that it has become
hostile TO them, and they only wish to
peacefully withdraw themselves from it,
Which tbey claim the right to do when
ever IN their Judgment their interest Or
safety may require such action. Many
loyal men, secured by their professions
aud not pcrcclving that "pcaceable Sc
ccssion" is destructive alike Of the Con-
stitution and Union, were unwilling that
amy coerciye measure should be used to
= bring them back to a sense of their dn.
tv. How are the facts? Our Govern
me is BASED on these great central, con
tsolling ideas. The People are the onl J
true source OF power. In the exercise
OF their power, they have created ou
present form Of government, retaining
in Their own hands its management ant
control. They have honesty enough L
desire, and intelligence enough to dis
Germ the right, aud If at any t,ne the,
should, by reason Of excite nent or pas
s.sa se eif Ilhsss fGs''s and Their n,ei
gence can be surely relied upon to cor
" rect such wrongs. These are the funda
mental ideas OF our form OF govern
y mont, and when any secticn Of on
= country or any portion Of our people al
lcging that wrongs have been douc them
declare they cahnot aud Will not re-,
rpon the honesty and Intelligence of GU
people TO right snch wrongs, but vii
right their wrongs III their own wa,
and by their own hands they strike .
blow which II not arrested viii orumbl,
the fabric OF our government into ruins
Has the Government been hostile t.
them. At the time this unnatural re
telllon commenced there was not on til,
r staate books OF the United States sin
gle law that had not been dictated or
asacntsd to. by their Representatives
The recent election, OF the result o
which they So loudly complain, hat
. placed m The Presidential chair a person
opposed 10 their policy upon one tmpor
iant Question, but had left them in pos
session OF the other Independent and
coordinate branches ofthe Governmen;
80 that il. was. utterly impossible an,
sinjuLy conld result to them from th,
; election OF President who was no
their choice. .- II. :
Under these circumstances, withou,
waiting to see what ouid be the dis
= position ofthe newly elected Prcsit ent
without trusting to Congress and til.
proceediagsx yet under their control
3 without waiting for an appeal to thu
- hosesty AMI intelligence. OF the people
, to right any wrongs that might be ~
. tempted against them, they rebeecd
j. aasainst The Government, and sought 4
destroy it by { rec Of aims. They hay.
by force the forts, arsenals. shu,
and treasure, and have set at d,fanc.
I the laws and officers of the Unite.
STATES. and they have sought to set III
-4switlhn the Union another, and indie ben
dent government. They have 70
o. m ontbsPast been lesying troops, build
,ainx forts and gathering MUNITIONS 0
! War intent TO make war upon our g oy
ernment, if.sit should attempt to per
form it's lswfat functions, and ate,
] months q preparation, have attacked
with oyerwhslmning numbers, and cap
~tAredtha tsoOpA Of the United States