Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-29
THE True DOCTRINE.

We find 4 grin OF sense once in q
while ia tho republican papers. Even
upon the matter and manner Of rec on
structiny the Union and it always
pleascs us to place il before our readers.
Here is a large lump Of good sound
sense from the Chicago Journal Of the
els. init. That paper then says:
Nv hen y state tat has been IN re-
belion shall, bya proper and Legitimate
expression OF her authorities, ,epresen-
rentativss or people, indicate TO the
government at Washington that she has
repented Of her folly and is ready 60 re-
turn to the OH Union, Of which, IN a
moment 90 madness, she bad attempted
to leave, no obstacles will DO placed In
her way by the authorities At Washing
ton. She should Q welcomed back with
open arms, be restored TO her place IN
the sisicrhood OF states, and DO taken uu-
der the protection OF the government.
She would have to come back nncondl-
t.onslly, and the only condition the gov
crnment would exact OF her would be
thst her people shail be iosal and ttne,
and her secession leaders punished for
thor wicked treason.
Tie door i. always wide open for any
Of the seeded st.ts TO return to Their
allegiance 10 I union. The govern.
me IT h4s never for moment acknow EGG d
that they were ont Of the u nion, and
all that II demands Of them Ia that they
abandon the rehrlIion, respect the ma
tional authority and obey tho consi u
ton and he lave. When they do this
they are in the Union rs they were be
fore The rebellion. TIE penalties And
panishmepts they are subj ct I, whl.
in REBEL on, would. If course, no logger
hong over them, or he melted out to
them, shuld they return to thor allie
glance.
Thu. is the view we take Of the mat
ter, AID we cannot conceive what other
view could be tax of u either bv the
Administration or the politicians"
We consider tho "view" correct. II
is precisely the same that is taken by
the democratic party, hut differs radicrl
ly from that taken by the radical rcpub.
licsns--the aboitionsts. When the
faction, sates efthc South seeded from
the Union, they left the door thereof
wide open and 1t has never been for a
moment closed against them; in tact
they have not been considered perma
nantly out. Through the same door BY
which they went, they are or shsnld
be a. perfect Liberty to return any day
thew may choose TO do so. They will
fiud Co dial welcome at the hands of
all who love :he union, and desire i
perfection and prosperity. Lat the ad
minstra,i n tell them So officially. lie,
1t be made Ah sn through ,ut the South
that the ecceded states arc at perfect
liberty to turn with their constitutions
and their laws uni,npaired, aud We pre-.
dict that wars and rumors OF wars in an
once happy aud yet hopeful country
would cease to exist that swords would
be beaten into plow shares aud spears
into pruning hooks, and that peace
would light upthe country with cheer
ful smile from one aud 10 the other.
But We scarcely dare hope that this
will be the case. The administration
has It's FOOT upon the republca form OF
government and seems willing TO al
low the erring sisters to return with
laws of their own, bat that they must
come with their neck. under dcspotjc
yoke come add take and submit Ia
snch code OF laws No abolition poli
tic'ans shall provide for them Though
such terms we cannot see peace.
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