Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-17
the PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IN
KENTUCKY.
The LOu1svtDle Journal up.
On Is. 81


Such b the plan, ex-A
pres ed 10 plain English. This Is csf-
,aisly recomsfssctsOn, with . vengeance
tha, viii lind an cxuting echo IN every
rad cal breast in the land. II 10, 10 en-
ploy the Presidents own figure, build
ing UP from the ground. Il IL not mere
~ constructing tnem anew according to
the will OF The national Executive, MOI
according TO the will OF the people OF
the States. The President requires the
peope Of the revolving Sta'es to tram
ple their own constitution into the du,t
- 4 co nd ton 81 their recognition o.
10, Al States OF the Union. IN . VOID,
h.. ,eo.ires them 10 commit second sct
ot,evoluiion a. an stonetnent tor the
commission OF the fist.
The telegraph announced several Gays
an the plan the President was about To
o, escn, in his message would be alto
ee,her original. We know not il the
vlsn Of tue message do not IN some
mea.u,c redeem the promise OF the tel
eprsph but ce,tsiSly The only se'tIr'
difference he;ween this plan aud the
plan developed by Mr. Summer IN the
lti,nt;c Monthly is that the latter p'o-
10 ses 10 do Trough Compress what the
former propose 10 90 through tue Exec
u,iye. Mr.. sumner would have Con-
j. ess govern the revpl,ed Sia'es I'm II
they are willing to adopt e'nano patio" ;
Mr. lincoln would have the Executive
pove.n tncm up,,l The me period. VIZ
leave our reader. 10 d.termine which oI
he two plans s the l'ss arbitrary anc
unconstitutional, " indeed degrees OF
c mparis n may be allowed /, per,al"
10 70 absolute a pi'' h OF lswlestness.
For our own part, we think the d'tf-r-
encc qrte uscn,i.l And % d. Me
SUNNI, and his friends. it we may or. d.
!. the di patches from Wa.hint"u. at
does not lnGurse Mr.. Samnc,'s views o.
&c oos,,uction, say the dispatches, re-
crr,ng 10 the M ssage, "yet the tn,
i. ie, DIS 1t the late, claim that it sub
,tau,iAIly ,n,lues and embr,ccs III, m y
H. o opinion there is 20 room To-
doubt on tbs po,t. Unq lesll,naUly
The TWO plans are SUI stan lxl y one.
II ur readers would contact with
hi, ,l.n 10 MI its t, RUS the simple pl al
If lie constitution, let them turn t. the
Inaugural ad,,es, # Gov. Bramict
No reconstruction" rays the Gov, rn"r
in that n,bc paper, IS nccess 'rv. The
government IS complete = IL br ken
MOI destroyed; bur, hy the bl.s.i"g oil
God, SHAH entire forever. A revoked
stale has nothing, therefore, TO do but
| to cease r, stst.nce TO Ia" and duty, aud
he urn to 1t, f.alt,, organize under Il,
con.litu,ior, as It WAS |, fore, aud would
! be now but tor tn revolt. and thus
| place i,seli IN harmony with the Fedora
| .. vernuent. THUS, al that WAS su>-
ptnde bv revolt Will b,rrst ored t, &C
non. But will not the dominant pow
rrs leGuuc terms other than these
| Will they MOI ,,qune the revolttd States
u. condnion precedent TO a 'es'orA,i.,
OF their relations, to sdopt either .mmc
date or gradual emancipation Ihcs.
are grave questions, but suggestive of ;
dandero.s y. d wicked experiment. W.
trust 10 pIiyh,eI word and consi,uti, n
al Iaith and guarantee against such a.
issue. Nothing but d s-e..,d ct homo,
! and the principles Of humanity Dan force
such an ,s.u e, AMI we vii not invite AZ
ev by b.ttling it into being" L,ttl,
did our Chief Magistrate dream whtr
he expressed bis generous trust, that
ere The sands OF the year already waning
should run out, this issue would he lore
ed dvIibera ely by the President. Ye,
such Is the fact. The fact should nwak
en- the loyal people Of The Uoion.
1t must now be appa'eu, to the true
friends OF the COVE nmcnt eve vwhere
tnat they have nothing 10 expect f. m
the party IN power or from any menbe,
Of it. Tie last ground OF hope, 81
alher the last shadow of ground, has
vanished. Tue rugged issue i. before
Us. There 8, under Providence. bnl one
,lependen Tor The c,nserva i've Union
lis Of the Republic; mich ia thorough
~ opciati IL, on the basis OF si"g
minded deviation to the country, tor 'hr
overthrow and expulsion II Tic PARTY !"
cover At he balot box. +, is is Indeed
the s.le dcpendcn. of The Republic II
cit asd We reInice tn believe that, II
sisGcm aud patriotism shall ru he
on.e', ailvcs' counsels, tn d pen, cncc
all no. tail. Nu,er surely in the
wo'lh's history We c wisdom aud p.tri
onsm invoked by cons ie,ations III IRE
sloiiuus or more moment0us.