Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-29
mEe RESPECTIVE.

s;cken ng to re'es back 10 Tue Poi'"'
80 ), ~ 40 ne Of our n0U great men
AID .csu the position they once occupied.
There are men in high places to-day
even in the White House and at the
head o. dep.r men,s 1t "a'h'ngt n. and
ministers 10 foreign lsnds under the pat.
r. mage Of this government Senators ana
Rs.rs.ent .,ives on the aboI on SIDE OF
rol;,;c. WHO are now pinks of 'loyal'
perf.ction. ~ho, within the memory OF
mot men of the present time, were en-.
Gagged ~ no better " TX than plotting
treas against the governmeut-'ab''-
inv, teachug and matchmaking, with
no Other view ahead than the dissolution
OF this Union.
To tins end President Lincoln said in
The Hor.e Of Representatives that
Any people anywhere, beihg inclined
and hay NJ The power, have the right to
RIO mn and n Ike Oft the existing gov
crnment, and torn new ono that suits
them better. This is n most valuable, a
most sacred tight which, We hope and
belieya. is /, Iibe ate the world. Nor IS
th,s r,gh, confined to gases 10 which the
whole people OF an ex ing government
m " choo TO exercise it. Any potion
OF such people tat car, ma revolution
IL. and make their own OF SO much OF
the territory as they 'nhabit. Moe than
tbs, majority Of ANY portion OF such
PEI. lie my revolutionize, uniting down
q minor ty, intermirg led with, or near
about them, who may oppo.e their
movrments.-Se Gong. Globe, 3Oth
Congress. poge "a.
Tbs was the avowed position OF the
man who ,s now the President, and who
is considered the great fountain head OF
oil yalty.
Again let us rcsr to the position OF
Senator Wade, on Site Rights. He IS
a bright and sh' ing light N the Repub-
. lcan parry to Gay he is counted very
"lo, al" Hear HIM on 8 overriding the
States :"
Do You think that the puny arm
af t1r Federal govern nent can ovefIl ie
the States, that vou can discourage
then. by your threats, al d that by such
attempts as these You can prevent them
from going on in that vindlcatlon OF
tn, ir r,g hts which they have go glorious
/, begun. | envy W,sconsi in the glory OF
taking the initiative IN the great work
Of indicating the Constitution from
such a measure as the Fugi,ivs Slave
Act. SIR, let us assemble legislature
in the S,ate of ONO to-day, anu l am
proud to contemplate with that firm
ness she will meet resist and overthrow
attempts like tn S."
his is the old force bill which
cau>e ed south Carohus 10 arouse ard as
ser, her rights and c, n.pel The govera-
nent TO hack out.
~ IN one II n Sc Who at oil times
Jelteue ~ the qcisd m. the constitution.
atty a d 'he propri'ty Of the y, gina
ytSOiaiiO. s o. 1888 a. u 1899. | ground
nys II on these resolulisns, and siandiog
upou thtm d, n ute the till as a viO-
lation, not onl of he spirit Of those re-
s,lut'Ous. hu' AS Al At etnpt u tranple
up'nt rig Is of States and depr We
them o. the ow-r 10 protect ibe,r own
cit zens from aggression and abuse.
See Congressional Glote, poge 215
Of 1855.
A more cont. mptb'e opinion then,
had Mr.. Wade OF the "puny arm OF the
Federal Go .rument" than any 30, al"
mau can now Lave aud he sate in bis
person and p ope,ty. So we see ills
man complinenting the factlous spnit
Of South arvlina, witch S ute he now
pr.ys TO have blotted ont Of ex stence.
Salmon p. Chase on the SINE occa-
81 spoke Of the bill (which VAS Elm
ply q measure to 8 care the txecut on IT
United State laws, by removing them
from the jnsi. di;tion OF State to Federal
courts,) in tie following manner TO be
found on page I'll:
"Sr, this il bill for tho overthrow of
STATE r'sh's. IL is bill to establish
great central c"nsoiid4 ted Federal CIV
eminent. i, is a step, a s.r de towards
despOt,sm. Blu, it is anatural step ~hen
Congress nsurped the power t. legisiate
for the re | mat,ou of fugitive slaves
without constitutional warrant. this step
became necessary to the compl t. hi
initiation oftne States
These are bot few instances ont Of
the many ihat might be cited, .houi z
the corrupt rottenness Of these men
who now deny the doctrine Of state
rights, and declate that tie rebel.ious
states shslf not return with their own
State co0st'usu m, even IL thew would.
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The censorship Of the press, 1t Wash
ington, continues with its acc. stoned
perticu.arity. Eve" matters in 40 way
connected With military operations have
10 undergo the perusal and receive the
approval Of the Official supervisor. De-
lsys 10 tslsgRpthog 70 the press are
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