Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-08
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de and smoke Of battle, face 10 face
with The great problem which so per
plcxed, in theory orl., tie America"
sla,. stnep and patriots OF the two pre-
cedlng generations, namely: whether
he compound sovereign,ies OF the led
eral aud Stale governments are com
oaiible. They have hitherto happily
paved to he so 10 the hands oil the
Democratic sirict construcilon'sts and
If the m ore IatitnliDarian but consc'en-
,ious "whigs,' becan' G, he'' & honestly
ine preied and enforced, th.l' lnhe ebt
harmony was uudiAurbed. In the
napds Of cur "h gher law revolu'ionis
hey will not be, because IN the ex'- ency
f any quarrel WHICH this latter scho"l
xlll he certain to precip tate, 1edera'
ard State constitutions vii be ankle
.hoIly di-regalded, by tie assumption
# uni mited and IMMERSED power
his haa al, eady occurred, and The re
publican party, in aeon lsh'ng te
only destiny o. which it was capable,
has. 50 Tar as it could do IL, stamped
.iailute" npon our p Dtic4l SYSTEM
The question tor TIE democracy upon
he restoration t. power, Is one OF re-
,cnerotion, This phase OF the question
lid not appear--at least 1t was nov
ayowei-at the commencement OF w
| prerent Struggle 5usit las bee" .fofced
| ~ the uhco, sttutlo'.ai aud extra con
| .ti,uli nal prefer stons of the aoo''lioo-
-. nn,ji The problem Of the prese"i
a,,,,atlonn seems to be, not "heibct
| n. seeded Staes shall b. bel by them
| @ the suecitic Union INTO winch ihey
nieted, I'M whether ony SlS G or sec
ion. in or out, 18th which an nprciupu
ON, federal administration may choose
o yet no an ut.ja t d'-l ute, can sa'esA
accent the conditions OF tie dnen0eo
Union promised IN Gen. Bu'iei's pla'
/ s'mudcfn ,mprovesn' nis, winch IN
,so,ements are t. lie per of'caiiy GIG II
ted hy fedeial bay !ne's, 20 portion
only OF the patties TO the con pact. oh
, afesent experience, We th'uS, de'h'af
.rs,ea that the Union of |! C,nstitI
ION. and the continued ascendencyn
poiacal alb lltiobirm, a'e entiieiy i'coc-
,a,,tle. because the "h gsei law, f'd a
cd 10 practice ty power, gives Us on: III
,er7ito,oi supremacy or empire, /" "tte
ycrv e.senud at iibute OF sefeae
state ex s,erce, is * guls'abie at 4
I Gere pleasufe Of tue x neral. g"ye,n
o.n,. The 81 tc' Of the I deal I he
Ithpn. ia onsy to b. "presetsed by1n
fIiclal death ii iho min 'nt ahoiAs,
faction for, rs Vital gus,rnirg lore
J. me-, cant,oi co-txisi. III S has ben Il
=. lc ed 'cr more til n a gcpef"t ."", i.
i. i, now heipI WI fed IS aciust eve,
+. +, nor her, p illi,al abol,t onlsm, |,
Al genuine Union men, must nece-'t'
: roc asm an eveil.siina CACTUS andn-
!" lts aisbon,r,h grave, ~ view a lite |
Il .utnary ca eer and il tytsnnlcal excl.
,e wh lie IN aceid nal power, We ma
!, nsc,ibe the ii.Ig eptsPh-- ="
.ucre sleeps tie murderer Of az "
~ trg's pe0ce md tie conyicted ea
ID constitutional f,,e gorcrnne"L" IRE
n Bat. e,low crizens, whilst we "a
,e his emphatic expression ct yourA -
me. t. 10 respect to the manage me- az,
:, md crlhis b cody civil var, wb" ~ =,
i, 'eady drpletet Iowa of more IA" -,
," e product We labor, and 'o' -, =
'er lor one-iitth Of the -. 40 i f .r'
It yalnatien, OF the Sta, ~ 49,,
r other jlsst' grounds ! q s, a. .dm;,,;s'
. 's.insl me t.Soss Die, afert NOR
p 'M'ohs' ,lzeS ~ the common
T1Apry fauati ism ard thci'
, D'%nrs q MOI oaiy flung J6xnt'
,Ihnr q OF prrs,nt eaiam,t'cs, aud
nas, endangered ON future ,eiatio :
: Ifbe Scutn, IN people, 5u then e k
u>urpations have serious y invaded
3. - sill menace cur inallenaile HON.
bred and h,eside lbeit IS all those
hershe., personal concerns vhlcl. are
o carefully and explicitly guarded in
or const tuional "bill OF rights -" As
rping Tor themselv.s the infalibil ty ii
Al " ants, and denying Us tie peaceiu
xercise OF private ju l4,nent they pro
lain, that tie LEGALITY, nay, the expo d.
ncy even, Of their official acts. are no'
he subjects If discussion or review by
ne peo, le ana that slavi>h and lent
nhm ssiup 10 VIA soevci they may uu
awful exact or deny. eitsei Noi'h o.
'onth, Is al that w he tolerated fr"o'
ourts OF eli rs. Aud with deep hu
nla ION and arm, We record the IN
Hct neut, that v lie we write, tn, u.and
American citizens are Lopele sly pin-
Nc IN poi;Slcol dungeons or In eompnl.
org exile {. penalty unknown to Amei-
All ia isprudsno.,) 'vr conscientious $.
aanlv, patriotic exercise IF the q d given
~ Is o. private Judgment and temper
tic freed IN fspe ca upon publ affair;
I'D that mtiiia y strsps, "ilhon' brains
ominate the electi ,,s Of peaceful ola'e e.
With federal ba, Duets! Nay, more than
II tins; tor uith ufepre-s bic udgna
ion we accuse the Cniei Elk. cutive OF
,owa, If conspi ing with usurpig Pre-
iential Secretaries, TO lob unoffcnding
.,tzeus Of Ii own stale, Of the il y, rson-
Il freedom under the law,---,o fore.
EN-, ~ heard and nnaccns' d, in'o for
egn bastiles, beyond his jari dicion :
..d 20 . a. e tle,s pe"ce'ai p iit.cal OPP
rs. unier . snrye lance Of aimed
nd lawless power. We here allude t..
'ie wetl-k awn "a Is Il MI Mat ouy
and Mr.. Steward, aud in the behalf OF
aIr un,.se we'd aud ortdressed sui
erings, and OF sc res o! ,tlier iree.nen,
lcssls. Jones, Clagg,tt aud Dean inclu
| led, who have been similar y outraged,
e invoke upon their oppressors The
,ondign penalty Of cubic Condemnation,
L -. A. q ...,,, q 1f LINN Mr. NC fhi.