Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-02
COMPLICATION.

CONF1SCATlON.
The anxiety ofthe tanatical Abol'ticr
party IN Congress 70 make it known te
the world that our Republican form o
Government il failure; that our Con
stitution is not worth a thought, is al
most startling. They have no care fo'
the restoration of the Union-lhej
seem to take delight in the prospect o
it. oye.throw, and madIy push forward
their bell,sh schemes. The labor o
long wears. i. producing ito fruits. ane
ana the eager avidi,y with which they
gloas over it presents fearful proof thai
they are fearfolly in earnest. Every
nerve Of that ultra party is now being
strained to procure the confiscation OF
all rebel property. BY this they hope
to prolong the war. If it closes this
season. their ends will not have been at.
iained. r.
Every day for weeks and months has
some rebel Abolitionist in Congress
raised his voice in favor of con6scation.
With the Constitution open before them,
declaring that ono bill OF attainder shall
be passed )" "that no person shall be
convicted oitreason unless npon the test'-
mony Of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court, >
still they madly urge upon Congress
the passage Of an act of con6scation-a
step without guaranty except to spcci-
fed legal process. mo person shall be
deprived Of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law" says the
Constitution and yet these infatuated
representatives claim the right to do it
bv simple Congressional enactments.
Thank God that the Democratic portion
Of Congress has an ally in the consersa-
tive Republican members in opposing
This fearful scheme. The country wa.
greatly surprised, and true Union men
greatly rejoiced the other way at the
speech of Senator Collamer, Of Vermont,
on this subject. Says correspondent
writing Oh the subject: at fell like a
bombshell among the Aboltionists. So
calm, SO moderate, SO conservative in its
views, it was anything but what the
radicals expected. Mr.. Collamer is a
aYd he has too much discrimination not
II see that, if the radicals carry out
their detestable plo.s, there is no hope
for the restoration of the Union. One
Of thu strongest positions taken by Mr..
Col!amer was, that, if We now depart
from our Republican form Of Govern
mant, AID resort to the tyranny Of de-
sp,tic Governments, it will be confess
si,n that Republican Government is a
failure. MIR. Collamer, too, held up be-
fore the Republican members of Con
srsss ,neir solemn pledge not to inter
'cre with slavery in the States where
il exists. OF course, no one believed
taat this pledge would be observed
w"en it was made. But it is refreshing
E,s 10 see one after anothe: of the more
hene.t membcrs of that party denounc-
ina : base abandonment"
/; may be that the disunionists Of
Congress may succeed in their object,
hit the chances are that there is enough
tf.hc conservative leaven left to head
,as,n of, and sustain the Constitution,
mutilated though it is, from utter de-
s.ructlpn.
We have no objection to proper con
hscauyn. The leaders Of this rebellion
IN the South .honld be made to sutfe,
i'r II, hr: let It DC done ia due form o,
ia. Lex no set othair b. aimed fanatic.
90 rr'de The i!w, anl set no dcspotisn,
.. "a e. Let the contisc .tion Of H..
fu..eiiv Il rebel leaders be made ,cs
40, ,he treason ci Abolition rebels il,
C"n.,tess ce iroWnel down.