Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-03

bull at once, and 10 a very proper snd
rough and ready manner commenced
hauling the naturalization over The
Goals for ito high handed and un~ar
rantabie onslaughts upon tho rights oi
American citizens. Vsllsgdighan, very
properly opened the ball with resoln
ton looking into the rights of the Post
Master General TO clog the operations
of the mails ~ regards sending certain
newspapers. This branch of usurpation
Will get its proper airing during this
session.
Cox and Richardson very properly
followed up the attack, with resolution
touching upon the arrest and imprison-
ment OF CT liens, for political reasons,
without warrant Of law, and keeping
them in dungeons without the benefit OF
that speedy and impartial t,ial guaran-
teed to every American citizen by The
Constitution.
This is starting out right. Let it lie
known unto the people OF this republic
and to the people Of the world, as wei.
what rights an American citizen has un-
der the Constitution. If he can lie
lerked from bis State, from his home
and business without warraLt of law, be
Kept in prison month after month with
ont trial can be deprived Of all his
rights under the Constitution at tie be-
hest Of one man, let it be known and let
1t be understood at once that it may be
met in the proper manner. ii the
rights tina. the people supposed were
theirs are yet to he guaranteed, let that
also be known. The people want TO
know where they stand, and what they
can depend upon. and it is perfectly
night and proper that they should. II
there il any power higher than the Con
stitutlon, let it be SO declared il there
is any man living 10 this country tina,
carries the rights Of the people in his
breeches pocket, or who has the eXclu-
ave patent for freedom of speech, free
dom the press, and freedom generally,
let him be made known, and let the
people know just what ilnneLces rus
tam him.
These are matters which ought 10 be
settled at once, and re are glad the
question has been raised this early.
In SEEMS to the American people that
Gen. Blrnside has stayed long enough
with his army upon the north side OF
the RapIahannock. Long enough he
has observed the constantly Increasing
camp tires ard redonb,s of the rebel
enemy. Why don't he march over and
occupy? Been waiting for pontoons
Stuff and Nonsense; Gen. Haleck
officially nn,fird Gen. 'cClellan nearly
two months ago that everything was
ready for an offensive movement, and u
perenptory order to march was given.
That beng the case, the pontoon dodge |
can't win :; that being the case, Why is
the army bivouacked week after week |
within optical range Of the reel army :: /
that being the case, why is the rebel
Tag thus permitted TO be defiantly
Haunted day after day in the face and
eyes Of our two hundred thousand men.
whom, we are informed, only desire to
leap all obstacles, thrash out the rebel.
lious hordes aud go home Ii the army
Is ready, what is it waiting or And
it It is waiting for nothing, why don't it
fulfill the desires of the people by march
ing?
We suspect that the army is not and
has not been ready. OF course we have
no right TO think so, because Gen. Hal
leck and the War Department has de-
clarcd to the contrary. We suspect that
the army has not been ready at any
time TO risk battle with the enemy in
the vicinity of Richmond, since the bat
tie OF Antietam, and we suspect, also,
that it will not be ready for several long
days an! weeks to come. Ii il shall be.
We are agreeably disappointed, that's
all. The country is waiting impatient
Iy to see the army march. The reople
want no more dslliance after what has
passed; they want the promises made
fu fl led at once.
The Chicago Journal very trnthfully
remarks, that Congress should at once
take oil all taxes on newspapers, and
abolish the tariff on bleaching powders,
which enter so largely into the manu-
facture of paper. Few men have now
more than one shirt, and it seems as if
mat one would never wear out and get
into 'ags, out Of which paper could be
made.
Printing paper is made of cotton, and
one-half OF the editorial fraternity will 4,
soon have to go to raising cotton, and !,
become producers instead of consumers
Of the staple.
"A tax on school houses wosld be
about as Legitimate as a tax on news. !.
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