Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-10

MeGle11naSD fkecorIn.
fntegard, p the ,ppliHc sc6ddet Of =
fairA you rid pleas 1Abei 70 impress upon
the inhabitants II Missouri ~ ths ada.
cent States, that we are fighting solely fol
the integrity or the Union, to uphold The
power 81 orr National Government. and ia
restore " IRE s,AtioN the blessings Of peace
snd good order. Il 81 C'sgzunS Itsfssf.
We shall most readily suppress tbs re-
bcllion and restore nc authority Of tle
Government BY resgiously respecting the
constitutional rights Of ALL know that I
express the ceilings and opinions Of the
President shen | sAy that we are fighting
only to 7roseryc 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 intcrfered with, and that
they will receive at our hands every consti-
tutional protection. have only to repeat
that you will, in 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. to BueU.
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
II should not be war looking TO the sub
juga.ion Of the people Of any State in any
event. II should not be At ali a war upon
populations, but against armed forces and
political organizations. Neither confisca-
ton ofproperty, political executions of per
sons, territorial organization Of States, nor
iorcble abolition of slavery should be con-
tcmplated FOR moment In prosecuting
the war, all private property and unarmcd
persons should be strictly protected, subject
only to the necessity Of mil tary operations.
All private property taken for military use
should be paid or receiptcd for pilagc and
waste should be treated as high crimes all
unn cessary trespass sternly prohibited,
and offensive demcanor by the military to-
wards citizens promptly robnkcd. Military
arrests should not be tolerated, except in
places where active hostilities exist, aid
oaths not required by enactments consUtu
tionally made, should be neither demanded
nor received Military government should
be confined to the preservation of public
order and the protection Of political rights
Military power should not he allowed to III
tcrlcrc with the relations of seryitude, eth
cr by supporting or impaling the authority
Of the master, except FOR suppressing dis
order, as in other cascs.-NcGLllan's Uar-
risen Lanijng Letter.
Time, and the Ion r continuance Of good
fortune, obliterated the recollection of the
calamities of years preceding the adoption
of the Constitution. They forget that con-
ciliation, 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 sclf-ad-
justmcnt and pacific remedy for evils,
should never be confoundcd with revolu-
lion against dcspotic power, which refuses
redress of wrongs -MGleUan's Uea Potnt
Oratioa.