Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-11-05

iseq11espSs1sfA Declared. \
When, early IN the rebellion, the designs
Of the leading mrn in Mr.. I.incoln's admin.
istration to overthrow the Constitution anc
erect upon its ruins a "strong government
in the shape Of centralized despotism were
shadowed forth, all warnings Of the threat
cntd DANCE were received with increduiitN
AMI secuted at by the masses of the pcopl'
To-day those designs are nrequivocay dc
clared anil mad. tn form the funlannnt;
basis Of Republican doctrine! The Ho,.
Thad. Stevens Of Pennsylvania is the ~
kn'wledgcd leader Of the administration
party OF The flo" Of the House Of Represe,i-
tn ives. Tie has frequently in his place th.s.
uttered sentiments not viii, less hostile
the Constitution ami ,he Union than tho.
clnanat ng from tn ultra sec ssi,nisls Of a.
South Flush. Il with recen. success in 4,
congressional election os Pennsylvania. h
appeared bc.nre the oatl-bornl Uiisa
League organization N Urinn League lla
e'lDSiss nm Monday evening last. u 1
delivered himself of AN sjverbrarit,. tcvni,.
tlonsrv speech uf which the following h.
speaks the tenor II the whole:
From 'he S'cech of uyn. Thai. Stevens.
The Union ,,x~sy con filtimnk God. ,r.
cent the machina.ion. Of ,hs Chicago s..sei.
inatns Iicy whine abont In liberty q.
n4 a 1. a.
whether Il ne tbs Age in az Atty, or H..
o'hsGss p1eraSle organ---givcS q Is prof
The lie that they utter. Had the speaker III,
power. ne wo3M not pnly let them see !, i.
fcels thssd Rpwcr If The government A.
though no more honest patriot ever i've
th%psAhfHl,sm Linc'ln though, he love,l,
mani sWT.;, though Amcrira never had
more upright ,a,rnt. vet he wished he la
d tfer-n,ly exercised his l,"wal, ansi hay
made these traitors sluawk. ,Laucht.i
There Ae those Of tender c"nscience~ VI,
think we are restrairct by tn" CONSTITUTE.
iro" permitting the abolition Of sla -cr,
me Constitution vas ,, mutual sgrecsn. /.
ra';tit3 w u snAj"ritv ~ The States. Eve.
part 1f Il. whether liked err .ii-likcd, wa
binding mpon all. If individuals nf Stat.
violated Il, such infiactions amou- ted /.
criney but when whole States rose in r.
belIi"n. and nearly half these Quasi sove,
eignsthrcw cT their allegiance. 10 the Con
sfitution, they AAse been acknowledged
o-lIEerentNA y llthc laws ofwar. BY TIL
WEkLsK NOWNi LAW or NATIONS
WAR ABROGATES ALL COMPACTS
AND SUCH CONTACTS xARE NEyE.
To BE REvitED AS rIlEY WE'RE. W.
ARE NOSn ssOvERNED BY TIE LAW
Of WAR AND TAELAWS or NATIONS
There you have il, in all its length and
breadthr-.he Constitution no longer. bone
Of agreement u lauthority--swe are nov
"soyeened by the lava Of war and the Law.
of Hesscns alone,'' and Mr.. Lincoln is tn,
Supoeme 'Dfetator and Dispenser Of thos.
LawsI So says Thad. Stevens, the Repubf
Gun eunshssidASl le6ds., ana not sine,e
public man q public journal Of its PAT,
.l1t1& JAs Tx
Turn tsths New York Times, edited b.
the Chairman Of the Lincoln National
Commits, aad in \ receut issue we and
writer these rlsbss~sirg the same idea:
From the New York Times.
W. have th4 Senates aud il Ne ct two
e ss''s ss. :, a. u, sp S e RSen!s!rss "
oes10UAe1sre. we can lprnposc sm.nd-
mentge = tAseS States two Lhirds-vhich
II IN y yikhsPnblc opinion, viii 5. |
adortld ~ three lsurtAs sf the States. -.
tnen va NnA xc0pap1soo At(ar AMI ~ 1erv ~. 4