Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-26

In regard to the political conduct Of az
fairs, you will please labor to impress upon
the inhabitants of NJ ssouri and the ada
cent States, that we are fighting solely for
| the integrity of the Union, to uphold the
power Of our National Government, and to
restore to the nation the blessings of peace
and good order-lNcClellan 10 Ha!lsck.
We shall most readily suppress this re-
bellion and restore the authority of the
Government b. religiously respecting the
constitutional rights Of all. know that
express the feelings and opinions of the
President when 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 nterfcred with, and that
they viii receive at our hands every consti-
tutional protection. have only to repeat
that you will i'll 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 in
structions MChllan to BufU
This rebellion has assumed the character
Of war; as such it should be regarded; and
it should be conducted upon the highest
principles known to christian civilization
1t should not be a war looking to the SUBJ
jugation Of the people Of any State in any
event. 1t should not be at all a war upon
populations, but against armed forces and
political organizations Neither confisca-
ton ofpropertv, political executions Of per-
sons, 'erritorial organization eli States, nor
ioreoic abolition of slavery should be cod
tompated for 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 Tor military use
should be paid or rcceipted for pillagc aud
waste should be treated as high crimes all
unn ~ccssary ue.pass stefnly prohibited,
and offensive demeanor by the military to-
wards citizens promptly rebuked Military
arrests should not be tolerated, except in
places where active hostilites exist, aid
oaths not required by enactments constitu-
tionally made, should be neither demanded
nor received. Military government shot.ld
be confined to the preservation Of public
order and the protection of political rights.
Military power should not be allowed to ill.,
terlere with the relations of servitude, eth
err by supporting or impairing the authority
of the master, except for suppressing dis
order, as in other cascs.---lcC ieilans Hor-
risen Landing Letttr.
Time, and the lol continuance of good
fortune, obliterated the recollection Of the
calamitcs Of years preceding the adoption
Of the Constitution. They forget that con-
Citation, common interests, and mutual
charity had been the foundation, and must
be the support of our Government, and all
the relations of life. Rebellion
against Government like ours, which con-
contains within itself the means Of self-ad-
justmcnt and pacific remedy for evils,
should never be COMPOUNDED with revolu-
lion against despotic power, which refuses
redress of wrongs.--HcCleuau's Vest Point
Grafton.