The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-09
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IA M B..slc Of the slst, Babbitt pro.
posss series Of questions, under the
head q Plain Questions for Home Con.
sumptlo z which ! propose 70 briefly
answer. and then, in turn, PROFOUND .
few que IONS for him or any other Dem.
Iocrat The same stamp to answer.
take his questions up as they
come. nd answer each in its turn. &.
ls Have You eyer known Democrat
lEo kify q vieaation of the Constitution
I.answer YES. I know of more than 4
million Of VOTERS, calling shanselvss
Democrats, who hare been for nearly
three years id open, armed rebellion
against the constitution and gova9nment
Of the United States, and more than 4
million more (secOrding q Babbitt's
count. Who are giving sld ana oomsort
To those who are thus violating the con-
stitution. 49,.
Cd. Have you ever knoWn q stamp ads
enacted under , denoe eaatic adnainis1ga~
tfonf .'l. 81
/ answer yes. The aot providing for
paying postage on letters and papers BY
stamps was passed BY i Democratic Ad-
nainistration, and there i no impropriety
il ths government raising revenue BY
stamps for any other Department.
Sd. Have you ever known Democrat.
ic President to suspend the writ Of habe-
as corpuss ...-
No. But read Of man oncel who,
while in command Of the military post
Eof New Orleans. suspended the writ Of
habeas corpus and declared martial law
throughout his district, who was after
wards elected President of the United
States by the Democratic party, and held
the Office eight years. And afterwards
| under Polk's Administration, which
Babbitt claims was Democratic Admin
istrstion,l his action in Suspending the
writ of habeas corpss and declaring mar
tial law in New Orleans, was endorsed by
every. Democratic Senator and Repre-
sentative in Congress. His name was
AxDREw Jackson. !. But as jackson was a
War Democrat, we presume Babbitt
= o. ~ sh.
would not claim him as good authority.
| 4th. Have you ever known a eonscrip-
ton law to be passed under Democratic
Administration ..... -.
I No. Unless Madison's Administration
was Democratic one. But as he vas q
War Democrat, and not of Babbitt's
stripe, am willing Peace Democrats
should have the benefit of NEGATIVE an,
swer to this question. But yet Babhiti
should be the last one to complain of a
conscription act on account of its being
anti Democratic, whilst the rebel Con-
gress, which is composed Of entirely such
Democrats as he, have passed several con.
scription acts far more sweeping and
stringent than ours. 49,. >+
Sth. Have you ever known Democrat
| ic Administration to form anew State, i'll
violation of the plain provisions Of the
Constitution
I answer no; nor any other Admins,
tration. The Democratic Administra.
tons which preceded Mr., Lincoln s made
d desperate effort to admit Kansas, in di.
rect violation of the will of her people, il
not in violation of the Constitution, but
was thwarted in the attempt by the Re
publican members of Congress, with the
aid of a few honest Democrats! -
9th. Haveyou ever known time, ex'
/ eept the present, when citizen coutdbs
incarcerated in dungeon without aaa'
thority of law : f.. -: II
I have never Known time--either past
or present-when person could be in
carcerated in dungeon without author
ity of either civil or military law.
| 1th. HaVe you ever known DsHiocEat
| 10 Administration to compel the people
of aState or the DiStriSt of Columbia te
sell their property, whether willing OF
not1
I answer yes. I have known great
many people in the State Of Iowa, un'
der Democratic Administrations, both
| National and state,-and also in Other
| states,-who have been compelled by
I law to have their property sold, whether
! they were willing or not-aud for much
LESS crime than Treason. e.. ;@
9Th. Have you ever known any Admin
| Iistration except Abrahatn's, TO create .
/ National debt of. $ssO0o, ,00o, 600 in the
short period Of three ysarsf u. =oa Z.
| Ianswer that neither .'Abrahan's" mol
I any Democratic Administration has Gre
| ated q national debt of three billions ia
i three years, nor in any other period o.
time. q aess ss4t - g 49, S.
+ 9th; Have you ever known . time un
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