Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-07

oi botn parties. Mr.. Lincoln, to, yield
ing he sad, "to pressure" put bic proc
Ian,ation IN place Of the constitution and |
tie laws. linus every interest and sen- |
tlmeut of the Southern people were en-.
listed on the side Of resistance by the
police Of a party which, a. Mr.. S cyens
said, will rot consent TO a restoration OF
the Union wi h "the constitution as 1t
is" II IS this policy that has protrac'-
ed the war, and is 0ow the greatest OBJ
stsce to It. termination
The neces- arily restricted limits Of this
paper will not permit us to array any
considerable portion OF the evidence. By
which Convection has been forced npou
every mar, that this has been perverted
to the mercst partizan purposes, in
shameless violation OF written constitu-
ion. and the pl.inest naxlms OF inter
national Law. To convict the Pres den.
aod his advisers of De Fl IL t, the nation,
however IS not ayolnmin us task. IL bis
inaugural message, Dir. Lincoln said:
81 haze NJ purpose, directly or indi-
re,Hy, to intSfere Nth The Institution Of
sidrery in the States wherc IL tcists. Z
betiece haue M ia,of,k right to do so,
and hey e no inclination 10 d. so.'
In his emancipation proclamai on, be
also said:
II ortier and declare Mot all persons
hetd as slnues IN said Designated Sta es
and parts Of States are. and h reatier
shoH be ire. AND THE ARMY AND
NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES
WILL BE USED TO MAINTAIN
THEIR A. TUAL + kEDOM"
Again, Nr. Lincoln approved the
| mt enden Il SLUT on, wherein it is de-
ella red tina, "2his uar is not ,caged O.
o'~ part II any spirit Of oppression or
.for dny purpose Of conquest or s.tv
yattom, or pnrpose of ooerth'ouiny o..
,nte,fstiny uiM The righs or estrblshcd
Institutions Of those states, tut TO de-
fend and nsointsin the supremacy Of the
ConsGt ton nd to preserre tie Uu on
m':h aN The dtya' y, eYality oad rights
If the Secera .Stotes .nimp 'i-ed and
that as soon rs These ojjs IS ore accon..
piished tie arar ought II cecee.
And IL BIS rceen, lotto. 10 the people
If Lou'.ianna, Who asked to return t.
he Uni n, ne, IN effect, tells them th
ne viii not stop the var against hem
until they snail, under hls compal-ion.
omemd Meir Stale C3nstitation!
There Is no reconciling these several
osilIons. Mir. Lincoln has abandoned
The cause If the Union, aud embraced
the cause Of ab"litionism. We waste
not word up the m etable exploded
pretext OF "miiI a'v necessity Tor The
anspa ent tasehood Is too contempt
10 e Tor critci-m.
Here are two ideas in this connec-
ton to which we des re to give pfoml-
nchce. The one is, tina, ali Tie subter.
tng.s- aud their number ia legaoa-
which have been heretofore cppo, ed,
iii no logger avail t. conceal from The
people The great fact ilat the federal
goy' inmen has ia rly launcheI Itself
opon crusade 10 xtnp pate bv force, OF
uerely D tie seeded ) ate~. but every.
where, the State institution of peg,o
sersltude. The mask has fallen. Ii IS
a last uvoced by rr. sldent, Cabinet
aud Congre sit has been recorded. tor
the first time in the United $ ates
"Sia'utss at large lignres proml-
neatly in shoil 81 sprocl nations" and
military "orders' "n4ver to be N I'd fed
or set as de" according to Mr.. Secretary
Chase, it llluminates the ma. kabe
"otll tai" stump speeches of Aululant
General ihomas, to the army, in behalf
OF negro regiments, ii has become part
Of the l.. ). "ruies and articles of war"
it is fought for by U. S. army and
naVy,--it is elan red for by REPUBLICAN"
poiinciaus OF the Northern States, who
fa,en upon the garbage of "gnvernmenl"
patronage and piuncer. Il is now the
liked "polio'," which all 80, ali-ts"
m 'st swear by or sntf + dsf'anchisement
aud martv,dom. 1t is "tte test of Low.
flty." The resulting consideration is
this--if successful, ITS spec fl. effect is
to transfer the care OF the cniranchi-ed
African race on this continent to the
fede al government, which undertakes
TO define and "ma'ntaln" iheir legal
"e'''' "'e"'o nav ~ Us. III 1t nav
ttec them, against the viii OF the State.
1t ma7 l ves' them with every incident
Of ci''zen-hp, or even with exclusive
privileges. In lis general result. It is a
rerotufaon IN government which, through
federal 'o'ce annlhi atcs every institution
aud regulation wuhin given State
winch may be distrstenI to hume, ;c.l
MAJORITY, (or as 10 this case. small
MINORITY Of the people ii the other
States. / is the vlslbe commencement
O consolidated Empire, ~ d tie pros-
p~ct've EN- of federal Union, Tor n,
se"slb'e man nay doubt, tia, to>dav and
forever hereafter, there is 9, eater dive
sty OF interests and population, between
the grain growing Yves, and peadlng
New England, than between tie latter
and the cotton producing South. on
which sectional partisan. hip nav strike
for terri'or al, pcltical or religious en-
pre-; aud the federal disco, ery of ION.
mating the municipal affairs of a State
about ne roes or anyth NO else, reSuced
to practice by farce, is the end of the
system ui 1897, whose chief corner stone
was non-iuterventio,..
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