Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-30

/ Inregard to The political conduct Of Il
fairs, yoa win plsass labor to impress upo,
the inhabitants Of Missouri and the ada
cent States, that we are fighting solsly fo
the integrity Of the Onion, to uphold tn,
power Of our National Government and t.
restore to the nation the blessings Of peac.
and good order XcC ltllan to Halleek.
We shall most readily suppress this re.
6eIl'on and restore the authority of the
Government by rel,giously respecting the
constitutional rights Of all. know that
express the feelings and opinions Of the
President when J say that we are fighting
only to preserve the integrity Of the Union
and the Constitutional authority Of the
General Government.
The inhabitants Of Kentucky may rely
upon it that their domestic institutions will
IN no manner be interfercd with, and that
they VII. receive at our hands every consti-
tutional protection. have only to repeat
that you will, in all respects, carefully re-
gard the local institutions Of the region in
which YOU command, allowing nothing but
the dictates Of military necessity to cause
you TO depart from the spirit Of these n-
strnctions. Nee Liion To Buell..
This rebellion has assumed the character
Of war; a. such it should be regarded and
1t should be conducted upon the highest
principles known TO christian civilization
II should not be a war looking 10 the sub
Juaal,on ot the people Of any State in any
event. 1t should not be at all war upon
populations, but against armed forces aud
political organizations. Neither confsca-
ton oiproperty, political executions OF per-
sons, 'erritorial organization of States. nor
forcible abolition Of slavery should be COD
teinpiated Tor moment. In prosecuting
the war, all private property and unarmed
persons should be strictly protected, subject
only to the necessity Of mil 'tary operations.
All private property taken for military use
should be paid or rccciptcd for; pilIage and
waste should be treated as high crimes all
unnecessary trcsnass Gternly prohibited,
and offensive demeanor by the military to.
wards citizens promptly rcbukcd. Military
arrest, should not be tolerated, except in
places where active hostili,ies exist. al.d
oatas not required BY enac,ments constitu-
ionaliy made, should be neither demanded
nor received. Military government sho,.ld
he confined to the preservation Of rublic
order and the protection of political rights.
Military power should not be allowed to in.
tericre with the relations Of seryitude. eth.
cr ~ supporting Or inraiiing the authority
Of the master, except for suppressing dis
order, as in other cases. ---NChUstn's Har-
,ss0a Laadina Le!tr.
Time, and tbs lon continuance Of good
fortune, oblitcratcd the recollection of the
calamlties of wears preceding the adoption
OF the Constitution. They forget that con-
common interests. and mutual
charity had been the foundation, and mast
be he support Of our Government. and all
the relations of life. Rebellion
a 9ainst Government like ours. which con-
contains within itself the means Of self-a,l-
iustmcnt and pacific remedy for evils.
should never be conloundcd with reyolu-
lion against despotic power, which refuses
redress Of wrongs MTl6l'on's W,t Pint
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