Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-12
DAVENPORT IOWA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER p ls64

the PresIdent OF the Jnltcd states, can re
lease them. Within the last three years
800 persons had been arrested at the in.
stance Of Mr.. Lincoln, incarcerated in gov
ernment bastiles, and with one exception,
no charges preferred against any of them.-
A great part Of them have been discharged
without even knowing what they were ar
rested for. And these arrests ere still GO
ing on, and yet it is proposed to continue
Mr. Lincoln in power another four years,
and allow him to carry on these high hand
ed outrages until all Of us feel thu weight Of
his tyrannical hsnd There may be a
change Of the administration, and those who
cry out the loudest for Mr.. Lincoln to con
lnue his wicked acts Of desp0tism, may
themselves want the protection Of the gov
ernment. Let such not be too forward in
inviting the hand Of tyranny to be laid upon
the people
The speaker then went back 70 the day 5
sf the early fathers, And read FROM ~ sshing
ton, Jefferson. Madison, Jackson and others,
to show the danger which surrounds us by
the acts of Abraham Lincoln.
The war has been conducted for abolition
purposes. Had Mr. Lincoln pursued the
right policy, the rebellion would have been
crushed in eight months But the policy
pursued has united the people OF the South,
and divided the people Of the North. The
suppression of the Democratic press, was
for the purpose Of dividing the people Of the
North. The legislation of an Abolition
Congress, was to unite the people of the
South. This being done, then comes the
draft for men to carry out Mr.. Lincoln's
policy.
Now re elect Mr.. Lincoln, and you endorse
all his acts Ele: him, and he will look
upon such a verdict as instruction to con.
tlnue the same course he has pursued the
last three years. He wants the Union only
proposed that slavery is abandoned Now
am constitutional Union man want
the Union restored, no matter what becomes
of slavery. If slavery stands in the way of
Union, let slavery go The Union we must
have at all hazards. Now | ask Mr.. Price
this question Suppose Georgia should de-
sire to return 10 allegiance TO the General
Government will you consent TO admit her
without the abolition OF slavery Lincoln
! Mr. ~ Price %., ID, has sId, why is this war
called an abolition war One reason is, be-
cause abolltionists themselves call it So
Gov. Stone last fall, in speech made at
keokuk, called it an abolition war Thur
low " eed has II an abolition war, and Mr.
Lincoln, by declaring in his ITO whom it
may concern manifesto, that he would not
consent TO talk about peace with rebel com
missoners, unless they first consented to
the abandonment Of slavery, called it an ab-
ohtion war. 1t is not Democrats who call
n oh Il ;r
dent, your own orators, and your own press
which does this
Now Gen. Mcclellan says that whenever
any State is willing to come back and yield
obedience to the constitution and laws of
the Federal Government, he will receive it.
Slavery, nor no other local institution, shall
stand III the way of a restoration of the
Union. This is McClellan's prino,pie, and
this is the principle Of the Democratic party
The gentleman says he has a name for this
party. 1t is the Mcclellan party SO be
it. accept the name Mcclellan party, and
with that name will 60 with him through
the district (applause), and | will discuss
Democratic principles with him.
Mr.. Price says you support the Govern
ment you must support the administration
Now Abraham Lincoln is servant of the
people. The powers of Abraham Lincoln
as President are defined in the constitution.
The moment he transcends any of the pow
ers therein contained, he becomes usurper
Ben. Wade and Winter Davis say the Pres
ldent has transcended those powers. and
they call him usurper The speaker here
read from the celebrated manifesto of Wade
and Davis, and asked Mr. Price to make an
explanation, if the doctrines therein discuss
ed and the sentiments expressed, We're ca
pable OF any other explanation than was
made by those distinguished gentlemen
Mr.. Price has said that man who will
raise his hand or say aught against the flag
is scoundrel. So say l. Have you read
the poem which appeared in 1858 in Gree
ley's Tribune, commencing All hail the
lie" Does Mr.. Price call Greeley
a scoundrel. Undoubtedly he is In 1896
many of YOU remember that the Republican
party paraded the streets with flags that
bore but sixteen stars. ! say, then that |
the persons who have thus raised their
hands against the flag OF our country, are
scoundleis In this Mr. Price and agree,
Mr.. a,ker then devoted some little time
to tracing up the rise and progress of the
sectional party-the fruits of which is the
rebellion now upon our hands Mr. Par
kers argument upon the finances is una
crowded out
The speech of Mr.. Parker was, through
out, gentlemanly and courteous. Both sides
looked upon tin this light. His arguments
were presented in mild and unexceptionable
language. His points were well put made
plain and clear, and we're eminently salts
factory to the Democratic part Of his au-
dience, and even the opposition could not
find anything to complain Of. The audience
was with Mr.. Parker, frequently applauding
him, and enthusiastically endorsing his
speech.
Mr. Price undertook to reply. He COM
menced by referring to q letter written by
Mr. Parker, announcing his intention, in
1860, to support Mr.. Breckinridge. Mr.
Price should remember that the Democratic
party is unit now. Bygones, BY common
consent, are bygones now; the past is for
gotten. Democrats support Mr.. Parker be-
cause he is now Democrat, and in faeor Of
the union Of States, and opposed to the dis
union, abolition party.
Mr.. Price got wrathy in his reply As
before, he made no points. He was per-
sonal and yndictive. He would not answer
the question in relation to Georgia-abso-
lutely refusing to say whether he was willing
for Georgia to come back with slavery. He
called Democrats villains, and other epi-
thets of low character he applied to them,
showing himself to be blackguard Of the
meanest order. His audience seemed to
have about the same opinion Of him.
For the above report we are indebted to
the Muscatine Courier.
J.H. MURPHY, ESQ.,, will address the Nc