Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-19

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RI. dsbs.s On Mr.. Collars rssolutios
% ,xp.l NJ. Losg Of Ohio tor ss't'-
nss.s calmly at.ssed il bic recent speech
pon.iao.s asd 10 likely TO continue 'o'
several dsys 70 come, while 'ss'''ma'e
,ubieo.s Of discussios add pressing mes''
sre. q sct;oa usessssry to enable sos
sxecs,ivs branch of the govsromoo' 70
eerv on the var are cast ssids and neg
lec.sd. NJ. s ,eaksr Collar and HE rso'
ieal friend. have pat their foot IN IT. ana
instead Of making The party sapatal that
they anticipated, shsytars not only or
tain TO bs defeaasd ~ their seds oo'
likely 70 bs.bsd'y divided aud cut up IN
reaching their defeat. The conservative
side, while regulating Mr.. Longs
views, maintain his right to utter tbem'
and they bring forward the incootsstibls
fact thss NJ. Long he's done no more
ever lee, than bsvs NJ. Thsd. Stevens,
the Repabiiosn leader, and Mr.. n. F.
Con way, the late member from Kaoss'.
The following extracts from the lstt'fs
speech io advocacy Of the resolutions
presented by him on the 9th Of Jaou''
~ 1868, quoted yesterday. "etake from
the otfiui.l report Of The Congressional
Globe and give Is pertinent here. Said
Mr.. Con~sy:
The fret step, therefore. sohieh should
haze 6sen taksn in the f,rogssss Of the
war p..s to ack"0wl,dgs I" revolution. to
yecogsise tie S0Mih in ito mese cjtarac.
Ter. 70 ass.ms khs North 70 be esciA sivs-
" the notion, AID then to pursue the
war for corqacs', ~ not pursue it at oil,
- might have seemed most expedieot
and proper for the time being.
Bot. unfortunately, those 10 whom the
conduct Of this g.eat transition was
committed have not seemed to compre-
hend their work. The nave d,sOwoed
the revo ution. They have used the val
- for % p 'ssibls to defeat, and restore
the old systen.
1t il evident 10 me that this policy
will prove d s.strous. The war in The
h.nds Of those now in authority has ~
inevitable tendency to dsfc,t the North
Ito remand II back 10 ito former sub
serviency to the South. lts manifest ct
feet Is 10 produce . reaction through
which = new patty will come into p,~ :
Ct. pledged not to northe nstionali,y
but to the old Union a. any price. The
war seems to be supported not only BY
the cppo.itios, but also bv tho admins.
tratioo, for the most part, with reference
to this result.
Now, tho var which has come 10 be-
tween the North and the South for th,
past two years bad made revolution
1t has snl s,i.uted in the South another
governm snt Tor that Of the Union. Thi,
il the facs, and the fact in ouch matte
IL the important thing. 1t settles tn,
Law. No technically ~ . question O
this kind can stand. The var has Ut
terly dissotved the connection bes,cesn III
North and South, AND RENDERED THIN
sEPkRATH AND INDEPENDENT POWERS I,
4Hs woRLD. This is the necessary leva
effect Of civil war anywhere. 1t make
the belligerent Pnrcs. :-a--e-~i.v s1~
S;in,'Tyo the other, they continue indie.
pendent Of each other forever.
The priuc;ple il laid down BY Waite
~ follows !:
When . nation becomes divided int,
two parties, absolutely independent, and
no losger acknowledging common So
perior, the state is dissolved, and the wa
between the the two parties etsnds npor
the same ground, ia every respect, as ,
public war between two diffcre.t ns.
tions.- Book Ill, chap. II, page 42s
1t il not to be wondered at, therefor
that SO learned aud profound ju,ist al
the honorable member from Pcnusylva.
MIA Mr.. S,even> should express th,
came opinion.
They think the Union may vet b.
restuted through cancellation aud COM
p o'nise. They are not now in favor O
any separation, not for an hour. Ilow
emphatic. lly the homo, able menb.
irou Ohio anssersd the qns s,ion put b,
b,msrli: "Sha.l We separate No!No
No" The P esidsnt has played into
the hands Of these gentlemen most com
Plet.'y; anu his proposition that tn.
U''on 70 iodivi.ible, and that the war
must be waeed only to restore the Con
Nhat'snal relations between the govern.
ment aod the people Of the rsvolted
States, Is entirely in their interest. He
ea' held the issue open. l. il now evi.
dent that force. IS . controlling eleme OF
40 the STRIFE. his spent itself; and III It
s'ther cancellations or temporary secar
osso" must sett . Ms dispute. The
Democrats will not Of course li.ten IN
separation for an instant. S,ch : snv-
gestion IN their eyes DOW, il treaaons.
propagation to dissolve the Uniou-for
~h'ch enc ought 10 be hanged. They
expect the question whether the Union
Oh III be restored BY force or com prom,se
TO be submitted TO the people in the
next elrc'ion. and upon that to osrry
the country.
cannot, therefore, rec how th;s Va,
can end otherwise than 10 . uanncr m. =,
injurious and n = s'aOch y to the nation.
l am aware that this may b said ia
be giving up the contest. In ono re-.