Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-18

d. n. RlCnARDsON, Editor.
FRIDAY MORNING.. JULY Is. lee
Tne PREslDHNr AND THE COZ
FlsCATlON BILL.
It 10 evident that the recent bill pas
ed BY Congrsss for the con6'cstioo {
rebel property, doss not meet the ur
qualified spprobstioo Of President LIN
colin. whetber the President's objet
lions are to the provisions Of the Oh
itself, or whether be consider the meas
ure impoli,ic, certsio it 10 that he h'
indicated an unwiIlioguess to aPProv'
the measure.
The present position Of the Pre'iden
!. one Of much difficulty. The radica
portion of the Republican party or
urging the most extreme measures II
reference to the deposition to be made
OF the slavery question. Regardless Q
the effect ouch measures will produce
they urge tho Administration to ignore
oil questions of policy and to commit
the Government to their foolish aoe
imp:acticable plans. On the other hanc
the members from the Border States
who have hitherto given the admins
tration their most hearty support 10 al
measures adopted for the successful
conduct of the present war, srprehen-
sive Of the effect Of such q policy upon
their constituents, are urging upon the
President the in portsnce Of retaining
the loy.lsy Of their States. And indeed
it seems the height Of folly to ALLEVIATE
the people of the Border States. A.
long a. even . partial loyalty il main.
taioed in the great States of Missouri,
Maryland, Kentucky aud Tennessee, the
Federal government has an advantage in
the conduct of the war which could be
gained 10 no other manner.
President Lincoln evidently appre-
ciates the necessity for maintaining q
loyal feeling in the Border States, and
from this uuwillingness to ALLEVIATE the
loyal people Of those States as much per-
haps a. from any other cause, proceeds
tho difficulty which the Presldent finds
in giving his assent to the bill.
We shall know in a few days the
grounds Of the Prcsident's objection. In
the meantime we trust that no amount
of fana,ical clamor will induce the Ad.
min'stration to yield the question.
The loss Of the meagre support which
the Abolitionists have thus far given
the Government would be small mis-
fortune compared with the trouble and
complication which might grow out o.
has,y or inconsiderate action upon thi,
sutjeot.
The Maintenance 81 the Uemocratl,
Party Necessary Tor the Good Of thu
Country.
II the Republican leaders are to b
believed, there exists no necessity 70
the maintenance of any party save thei
ow-nrrogating to themselves all tn
patriotism, all the purity, all the iuteg
rity aud all the good sense of the nation
they invite the Democracy to disbsn'
their organization and unite with ther
in one grand party.
Even in times Of peace and prosperit.
the existence Of two great national par
ties was recognized necessity. A fai
and open antagonism in politics, SO ia
from being a disadvantage, is a positive
benefit to the country. The party il
power is sure to be carefully and closely
watched by the party out of power, ane
dereliction Of duty, however Sill ht, OF
the part of the former, is cure to be ex
posed by the latter. With q shrcwe
political antagonist observing ever,
movement, it is not possible to concea
corruption in legislation. If it wer'
possible to reduce all the voters in tn,
United States to one grand politica
party, and to maintain it's existence fol
any considerable time, we should fine
that the experiment was not good one
Because the country is in a difficult
and trying situation, ami because ont
party is in possess ;on Of the governmen,
power, it does not follow that the op
position must necessarily offer faclious
objection to any measures calculated to
relieve the country from its peril. We
appeal to the records of the present
Congress, and defy the worst enemy O
the Democracy to prove from the &C.
ton Of that party that it has failed in
its duty. Indeed We feel no hesits ncy
in making the assertion that the Presi-
dent and the Administration have re.
ccived quite as much support from
Democrats in Congress as from the
more rabid Republicans. We ask on,
readers to reflect that by far the msjo,
portion of the abuse which the Presi.
nent has received has been at the hands
OF ultra Republican presses, and we
know whereof We affirm when we saw