Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-01

PseasAent e - . . bsc,mes ex-ohicio
vomtp sndoe-in- chist o. the armv, bet !
bsvs 20 - lssrs that hs thereby derives
the powefto vis(ats the oath that he ~
Presidsss 10 Sound TO observe. Il
this be the true theory OF our Govern
ment, we have simply to engage IN .
var upon some frivolous prs,ext-he
Const'u tiop ie suspended and tie Pres
dent is 40 sbsoiu,s k'ng. the liberties Of
the people are destroyed during his d.
wins will aud pleasure,
We have not eongregated here my
fellow citizeos to oppose the govern
meut 10 any o. ito constitutional mess-
ures TO suppress this wicked rebellion
that tor the past two years has been
gaining strength 10 The revolted States,
in. to asser, the r,gnt oil the people
that, If this var 10 further prosecuted BY
me prescott administrator, /. must be
or the avowed ocject Of maintaining the
supremacy Of the 'on-titut on and the
te.torat,on Of the Union as il was.
Bec.us. we seek the restoration OF
the Tn o., and most earnestly protest
.galnn-t t. e policy ofthe rimisis'ra-
As ending 10 widen the prea b rather
o r.st.srs peace, and subm s.ion to the
government, we are Oh ,rgcd wild dslOy
atty. d. the news papers ard patti
9 10 WHO make thi. charge know that
:, atty CO, sst. 10 an honest aud true de
vnt,on o the CO stltu ion and the lave,
and the pr~servnt,on Of the Union ?
Loyalty 10 England, France aud Ru.-ia
my mean devotion t. the head of the
so.ern,nent. Blu, ou.s IS = government
Of laws, not .f men. The farmer 81
his pow, the mechanic in his wo'kshoE
he Governor o, the Sta,e, Or the Psesi
deet IT the United State-, is slke equal
" interested II the Government. acovr-
ding our theory aud ea b Is alike re
spon,. Bile for the violation vi The snpr"Ue
law Of the land, the -ti,ut,ou Of the
Uni'ed States. The maxim that tn.
k'cg csr o no wrong, tina, prev~ils IN
Eur. p-sn monatcki-s, has n arplica
ton here in free republican America -
They who seek he es,rnction Of The
government, ~ de.troy!ng the 'ign"
OF the Sta'cs, aud coust tut ooal brr.
ties Of the poop c, arc the traitors sn'
Nj loyal w"etber they be pres'dent
governors o. priv,'e Ciiizers; and III,
cry Of Thief! Thief! in tie old ia
be will apply with much more tore
SOW u days to those who prate IS mucl
ab.u 10y atty.
They tell us that our rights are dc
MED US for the Furp Sc OF prosectln!
them in the future. Thy say hy de
str. wing the fr, edom OF -pee n hey i'll
tend to perretuate 1t. That by d., sl'o,
iny the freedom Of the p'e.s they exec
to perpetuate it. That, b, des;ro,in:
the writ OF habens corpus, dsuyn & I'll
right Of trial by ia y, they pretend l.
moo firmly protect aud e.ta fish thes
inestma''le priv lrges-a species of 10y
ic tat to me suacks strungl, OF non.
sease. They oil ,te the conslitnt on t
preserve it. They destroy the U"'on {,
; preserve it. They destroy tho libtrln
Of the people 10 preserve them. The
destroy these privileges to Us in order I,
preserve them for themselves, by III
strong arm of tyran,c.l power, and un
less the people assert their rights in sue
manner q. o leave no dubt of the'
sincerity, they " Ii fi"d themselves bOun,
han and toof, with no m. ans OF escap
except by bloody revolution. Now ,
the time to resist these encroachm"n,
upon t CIR personal liberties. For tw
years YOU have feIt the IRON grasp Of ty'
amy ous.hing you bv the throat. "
have plead and protested in vain. +
cry Effort to conc,h4'e aud reason al,
TIE mad fanatics has been replied to b
charges Of di-losslty and tire ats OF NO
violence, and to day in Your iumed al
'Oca'tn they arc organizing their -e
cret military comnanie.. with the a.
prova! Of the Governor Of your state, /,
deprive Won OF free thought ard fire.
speech, AMI untrammele suffrage at To-
ballet box by force of arms, With The ..
suIance of the G.'vcruor that whAteve
crimes they commit in the name Of 10,
atty, will tie pardoned ~ him. It re
mans to BE- seen how long free psopl,
will .ui'rnlt to these outr.ges.
Des gn'ng men and political fanatic,
seem dc ermined to misreprssent ID,
anne OF the Democrats iar y ard con
A. va,ive pc pie o. the Iowa! States
Taey charg. III " III attempt. t. des RI,
the f. ce and I. I'll ir"ry IF TIE Cover.
'nrnt IN putting down The rebellion
that "e s,in. ath'zc wuh .h- South AM
with The rebellion. T.s il ;nlse . u
hey know it. We have never endorsed
the act' OF the rrbei Gus State bu,
! denounced heir trea.o, able ,ebeiI,on
~hrn they took up arms TO des r"y
this government; when they fr,d upon
Fprt Sumte, the proie arose in \ SOL
ri pha'a"x and declared thst he flag Vi
ou. country "n-t lie respected, the ,on
stiut'on miet be ODE, e',, and tue i MON
mu and .nal be preserved.
The war aga INST ,he Confederate
states has thus tar been prosecuted BY
the common sa,iiicc of the treasure
and blood OF tn. p ope without di-,i.c
ton OF part 8, and, when 1t is to be per-
verified i",o an abolition c us dc, a. Col
nto e, the republican cand, tate f,n Gov
er or Of This S att. boldly svowed IN q
public speech at K-oknk, cu the Sd +
july last. 1t is time FIR the people t., as
se,t their rights, and demand u chang.
Vt neu sni m. a-ures. Col s nn- rnr
ther saws in tne same speech 'Pe &C Is
MT <!oc;ruIIo ,,nf;l D. i. l,.t Ill ~ a.