Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-22
An naiysis.

To the Editor of the National lntelll-
gepccr:
To understand the principles embraced
in this plan we must compare them with
hose on VIII Gu our cons tuition is found
ed.
The basis Of our general government
is States, having consti ut ons and laws
estab ishcd by tie people Of those S'a'es.
The light OF suffrage in those States
is regulated by their own constitutions
and laws. State voters thus quail fed !,
and they Only, can vote for members OF
Coneress.-S See art, lst, I'd section OF
| the Constitution.
But the President undertakes to pre-
scritc the qualification Of State voters,
exclud ng Ill from the right Of seffragc
in covering themselves who will not
take an oath dc ated by him.
This oath is no, merely an oath Of
| allegiance to the constitution and laws
Of the United States. but goes farther,
aud req,i es the sitiant TO swcar that
he vi support al acts OF Congress AM
proolama,,ors of the Prcedent touch
lrg CT RAIN KIM Of properly until they
lie annuled by Congress Or the S,prcm,
| Court
The Proclamation Ct the Piesile
in relation to slave property declare al.
.laves free IN Ger ain Sac, Whether
,bcil owners bc lojal or ti>loy.i. Every
ley-l .Oter within those STATES, tretc-
tore, must swear TO give up that specl $
OF property bc,o!e he ca" have avoice
IN he government OF his own STATE.
| Where the President tinde the POW e.,
III ila,y or otherwise, TO establish c'pit
| % eInments or regulate the night Ut
suffrage ia the States, we are rot in
| form. d.
| Ii St te governments, cOnshtrtad ly
one tenth OF the voters, shall be establish
ed hat 10 t, ptoiecl thcni az INST ihr
other ntue -iehMs! The PRESIDENT prom
,>e, sIch governments the rotecticn OF
the United States, meaning by its mil
| tay foice. In that eveut we shouiJ
sc The armies of HE Uuned States en-
ployed TO cnab.e One.fenth OF ,lie 70
j ltT- OI Stttt W govern Wte t"tNS
But suppos that atcr the govcrn'neni 8
Of one tenth have been e>ta llsbed, the
nine tcnths should resume ihti al egi
a,cc ~ proceed to elect State .f licets
aud members OF Cong,ess under tl.ei
own cor ST tuiions and Laws, and the con
sitniion and laws Of the United States,
without taking tbs oath pre- or bed b,
the Prrsid mt, on what ground coul the
miilt,y power OF the United St.;c4, be
used to suppress the government OF n'me
tenths aud support the government Of
one tenth :
This plan, as far as il gees, appears to
lie borrowed IRON the politics Ut contip
entail Europe, where Kings give consll-
,u,ions. Why should the tandame tai
principles of our institutions be subver
ted for no other purpo than 10 hasten
| Providence in the destruction OF on in
sti,utior which is last diving unier the
bows bought upon it by the c,imes OF
,ts adsocatcs Why rot let it Perish
~ the house OF its friends? Why not,
instead Of breaking mp the found ,tlon
OF our government, take aud MAINTAIN
military possession Of the States nov
controlled by the scbes, until The pco-
pie of Their own accord resume their
allegiance hey will do 50 when the
military arm of the rebellion shall be
| broken We have every reason TO believe.
Il they do not, it Will be because they
peter military government to gov
eruing themselves.
That tie leaders of the rebellion
should lie pun shed, especially tho or
islnal co spIrators, on whom rests the
guilt ii halt IN lion Of murders, few
teen, will deny.
The principles of this plan would rot
&c changed If 1t were approved by Co
eress az the Supreme Court, an increc
! tle nit
CONSERVATIVE
! Decent CT ~, 1863.