Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-29
greeley Takes Alarm.

III tic true beutcpSo "u'Sss AVS S'S~
sins merit had been passed upon Horace
Greeley, he would long since have met
the end Of traitor to his country
Time and again has he defied the Gov
eminent and denounced its constitution
year in and out again has he labored
most assiduously to educate the people
that the laws Of the land were beneath
their contempt, and that Their ch'e'es'
rlory consisted in tranpling the cohSti-
tuition under foot that the glory OF Tue
States III their respective legislatures was
~ go. the laws of Congress and the pro-
visions of the organic law Of the land at
defiance. This aud more--a thousand
,;nes nore-has he done TO breed IN the
hearts Of the people loathing for tins
Government aud this Union. But hear
the old sinner now-now that he sees
the awful storm that in his folly he has
invoked gathering over his head
Bu, the new light talk Of the States,
even while loyal, as mere municipalities,
if even that = the windy bosh OF leather
headed blockhcads predicting grand
consolidated nation Of whlca the States
are TO be merely provinces-mnst hot
blind YOU and me to tho fact that the
States have hitherto been the citadel and
sanctuary of whatever freedom OF speech
and action we have enjoyed-that II Is
but a few wears since We were urging
States to go to the very verge OF their
reserved powers in passing personal lib
ertv bills, and since We were all electri-
fled bv the decision Of the supreme
Cont Of Wisconsin, that the fugitive
slave law was unconstitutional. Had
such a consolidated Union as is now eu.
logized and anticipated-nay, proclaim
ed as actually existing been IN opera
ton here for the last thirty wears, YOU
and | would long since have spent years
in feons' cells, under duly enacted ma
tional laws and the popular ruling OF ma
tional Judges. for writing and printing
that no man las right to steal an
Others labor. .Shouii ire no. think rel
Of lie bridye that has horne as thus far
sufeiyI
Is it urged that the dark days Of ma
tional scrviity to the relentless slave
power have passed away forever
hope so, but do not feel sure Of ii.
Were the slaveholding rebels TO lay
down their arms and return frank y and
thoroughly to loyalty tomorrow, ] be.
Iieve they might resume the government
Of the country at the next Presidential
election. And then would very much
prefer that there should be some State
rights left; and so, think, would many
of those now blatant for extreme consol
idatiou. Let us keep TO the safe middle
path.
lie undoubtedly comprchends the sit
uatlon. His repentance comes very late
too late, we fear, to be OF any advan-
tage to the country. lie has started a
ball and rolled it forward until it has be-
come an avalanche which, if he would,
he cannot manage, and which threatens
10 oyerw helm all in one common ruin
Death bed repentance IS good Tor the
murderer himself, but it does not restore
the murdered. Calling this administra-
ton u set OF leather-hcadcd block
heads don't return its members to the
private sechsion from which the teach
ings OF the Tribune raised them, nor
check the fearful storm that is bursting
over the once happy country.