Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-12

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lao. equalising al before i, the procIama-
tion commits them " the Iawleas dlsoetioot
Of W;lieary Governors and Provost Ms1ghalc
M 6;ll forbids Electors fr thu President;
Tia nrpclamation and defeat Of the bill
ths.aten us with civil war Tor The admission
or exclusion OF such votes; the bill exacted
EXCLUSION Of dangerous enemies from power
from the rebel debt. and the prohibition Of
slavery forever, so that the suppression OF
the rebellion will double our resources to
hear or pay the national debt, free the mass
- from the old domination Of the rebel lead
ers. and eradicate the cause Of the war the
PROCLAMATION secures neither Of these guar
antecs. 4
1t is silent respecting the rebel debt, and
the political exclusion Of repel leaders ieav-
ing slarsr1 exactly where it was by law at
the outbreak Of the rebellion. and adds no
guarantee even the freedom OF the slaves ne
undItook to manumit.
It y summcs up an illegal oath, without
a sanction, and therefore void.
The oath is to support all proclamations
Of the President during the rebellion hav-
reference to slaves.
Any government is to be accepted at the
t1Hibuo VI Va VIZ HSDYA~ ~" ~~''S''-
vening Mat ooth.
Now that oath neither secures the aboi-
ton of slavery, nor adds any security 10
the freedom of slaves the President declares
free.
II does not secure the abolition Of slave
ryr fJr the proclamation of freedom merely
| professcd to free certain slaves while 1t re
| cognized the institution.
Every constitution OF the rebel States at
the outbreak Of the rebellion may be adopt
| ed without the change Of a letter; for none
Of them eontravcne that proclamation ;
none Of them establish slavery.
1t adds no security to the freedom OF
! slaves
Fer their title is the proclamation Of free
| dom.
| fit he unconstitutional, an oath to sup
| mort it is void. Whether constitutional or
not the oath is without authority of law,
and therefore void.
| Tit he valid and discovered, it cxacts no
enactment by the State, either in law or
constitution, to add State guarantee TO
| the proclamation title; and the right Of
| a slave to freedom is an open question be-
! fore the State courts on the relative author
ity Of the State law and the PROCLAMATION.
| If the oath binds the onc-tenth who take
it, it is not cxacted of the other nine tonths
who succeed to the control of the State gov
crnmcnt so that it is annuled instantly by
the act Of recognition.
| What the State courts would say of the
Proclamation who can doubt
| But the master would not 90 into court
he would seize his slave.
| What the Supreme court would say, who
can tclls
When and how is the cues ton to get
tn ere.
No haJeas corpus lies for him in a United
States court: and the President defeated
with this bill its extension of that writ tc
this case.
| Such are the fru;ts az tls rash and fatal
act of the prcsidcnt-a blow at the friend,
of his administration at The rights of hu.
manitv and 1T the nrincinlcs Of republican
government
The president has greatly presumed on
the forbearance which tbe sunnorters Of hi.
| administration, bo, 90 -. ,.,o,;.,l :,