Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-18


Those who rail at the Constitution and
at all who stand by it, limitations, do
not always know at whom they are rail.
ing. The following extracts show how
completely the two distinguished wri-
ters came under the ban Of "Republ-
canism:"
ut is imperative, likewise, that the
habits Of thinking in free country
should inspire caution in those intrusted
with its administration, to con6no them.
selves within their respective constitu-
tional spheres, avoiding in the exercise
Of the powers OF one department to en-.
cIosch upon another. The spirit OF en-.
tcroachment tends to consolidate TIE
powers Of all the departments in one,
and thus to create, whatever the form
Of government, a real despolism. A
just estimate OF that love Of power and
proneness TO abuse it which predomi-
mates in the human heart is sufficient to
sat sly US Of this position. The neces-
sl,y Of reciprocate checks in The exer-
else Of political power by dividing and
distributing Repositories and constitu.
ting each the .guardiaa of The public
real, against moasion by the Others.
has been eyinced by experiments IN.
cent and modern; some Of them in
orr country and .ndcr Our own cyea.-
To preserve them must be as necessary
as to institute them. II, in the opinion
of the people, the distribution or modi-
flea ion Of the constitutional powers be
in any particular wrong, let it bs cor.
rected 10y an amendment in the uay IN
ghtch the constitution directs. But let
there be no change, by usurnation, for
though this, IN one instance may be the
instrument OF good, it is the customary
weapon by which free governments are
destroyed. The precedent mus, ALWAYS
greatly oyerbalance, in permanent evil,
any partial or transient benefit which
the use can at any time yield. Geo.
Washington.
To hold the Union Of the
States as the base Of their peace and
happiness; to support the Constitution,
which IA the cement oil the Union, as
well as its limitations as in its au,hori-
ties, to respect the rights and authori-
ties reserved to the States and to the
people as equally incorporated with and
essential TO the success Of the general
system TO avoid the slightest inteifer-
ence with the rights Of conscience, or
/ the Junction OF religion, 80 wisely COM
/ pcted from jurisdiction to preserve to
their full energy. and other salutary
provisions in behalf OF prirate and per.
sonal rights, and q The freedom of the
press. AS far as sentiments and inten-
tons such as these can aid the luii ,lment
OF my duty, they will be q resource
which can not fail me.-James Maai-
son.
4 A SOLEMN Jokg.-A Kansas paper
mentions report that a man recently
+ died natural death 10 Jackson county,
Missouri. 1t add, that the report needs
/ confirmation.
We suppose this is funny, and have
accordingly made a memorandum OF it
70 rem'ld us OF laughing wnen we can
spare the tlmo. There is, however, a
sober side 10 the Ike, the point Of
which. II 1t has one, IS that people who
de IN Jackson coanty, generally die
VIC ent deaths. The county in question
has undoubtedly been in great state of
! perturbation during our civil war. What
with rebel bushwhachers on one aide
and abolition Jsyhawkers and "Red
Legs on the other, it has suffered all
the horrors of war, and often more OF
the barbaritics than are witnessed in the
theaters Of regular military conflict. We
hope the tine will soon come when a
report will not excite surprise which as
serts that resident of that county, who
has died, did not meet his death in 4
violent manner.-St Louis RepuJA-
can.
Ira man during fifty year. chews
every day two inches of solid plug to-
bacco (and millions do iU it will amount
AT the end OF that time to nine thousand
three HUNDRED aud siaty-six feet, or a
mile aud a quarter OF tobacco, half au
inch thick and two inches broad, aud
will cost 81 500.
EOHHsies and Pensions.