Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-21


maesuassr Howe, Of Wisoonsip, Who
has been ranked - radical, has mani
fested HE determination 70 uphold the
Constitution. He spoke - follows on
4 the confiscation bill before the Senate:
Mr.. Howe, (rep.) Of Wis, referred to
the speech Of the Senator from Della
ware, (Mr. Saulsl'u'y,) on Friday. He
was sorry to hear the Senator predict
the achievement of the whole African
race. The Senator took ugh ground
above the negroes, but he would have to
get rid of such sentiments 40 he ex.
pressed on Friday, or he would not keep
ahead of tn. blacks. He was in favor
Of con6scation and punisbm mt of the
rebels, but he thought the bill before
the Senate was not worth the paper it
was printed on. He contepded that we
had no authority to pass such a bill,
and ought to have no such authority.
There was no such power in the Consti-
tuition. The bill assumes that certain
persons have committed treason, and il
they commit any more they should be
stripped of their property. Why not
thus conveniently take m ans property
for any other crime? The penalty tor
crime ought to be visited on individuals
only when convicted Of crime. If we
could, by legislative acts, take away q
mans property for rebellion, we might
also take away property for going to
camp-meet'ng, if we choose to declare
that crime. He objected to the at.
tempt to execute a penalty by legisla.
tive act instead Of the judgment of ju.
dicial tribunal. The bill, If passed,
would punish great many innocent
pers-ns, aud let the guilty escape. He
thought the guilty persons we're not in.
Guided in the bill at all. The govern.
ment owes to itself and to the people to
punish the leaders of this rebellion, and
that was all there was Of it. He though,
if there had been a desire to do some.
thing to diminish the power of slavery
or of those who hold slaves, no such
measure as this would have ever been
thought Of He was willing to vote for
bill to punish treason after conviction
for the offence.
HEAR ANDY JoHNsoN.-In late
speech of Andy Johnson, in Nashville
he made use Of the following language
"There are two parties IN existence
who want dissolution. Slavery and q
Southern Confederacy is tho hobby
Summer wdnts to break up the Govern
ment, and so do abolitionists generally
They hold that if slavery survives, the
Union cannot endure. Secessionistf
argue that if the Union continues, slave
ry is lost. Abolitionists want no com.
promise; but they regard peaceable Sc
cession as a humbug. The two occupy
the same ground. Why? abolition Is
dissolution ); dissoluuom IS secession. .
one IS the other. Both are striving to
accomplish The same object One thinks
ii ayiH destroy, the other SAGE sluvery."
VINO MADE THE CONSTITUTION ?-The
devil, according to Wendell Phillips.
In his recent speech 10 New York, he
said:
"Ihe-e is an old adage, the devil is
an ass He always is, and cohen he
framed the Constitution he put the fu.
gitive slave clause an It,"
Bnt the devil is not the only ass.
The following sentiment in the same
speech shows Wendell Phillips to be
one:
"Johm O. Fremont yoverns. Zap.
plause. l find by the pulse and opm-
ion OF the people that the real Presi
dent of the American mind does not
live in the White House; he leads the
Mountain department of Virginia.
Cheering.