Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-18

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ssdsr our boosted rspebli easism, , oee
eh,t = wasfasdss the Bs'tiaA mos ehy
1s.in.t ~ tyrssuy Of whis6 W sDvolt-
III Rvsev American school hoy kposs
~. the language used in Paslinment
.osinet the government in favor Of the
Xmsric.p rebels, was . hundred timss
stronger than any that has been used il
Congress agsiust our government In fl.
yor Of the southern rebels, and that it
~ss Used with perfect impunity in the
ace Of overwhelming government ma.
,orities. Said Lord Chatham in the
House Of Commons. 10 l777, "!f ! were
N Americas, - / an - Raglishuss.
while . fossigs troop wss landed in my
eoantsy, never would lay down ny
ssms-nsvsr, never, never !" Has soy
thing Hks Inst been heard In Congress
ron he sympathisers With our rebelr
lion I Said Fox, "Toere 10 not 90
Amssiess but must reject and resist the
or,oc pie and the right" The worst
that Mr.. Long said falls fer abort Of that
Nothing ia gained BY saying that tho
american rebellion was right, and the
southern rebellion wsoog-tbat Chat
ban. argoussts were good and Long :
.sGunents bAd. To The strosg m.jori-
iss ID Paslismsst our rebellion was just
IS hateful, and the necessity Of support
ing government, 10 war already under
taken for the msiotainance of its author.
ty, just a. imperative ~ can be here
even with our own Congregational m.jor.
ties in respsct - our own rebellion.-
They did not curb the speech Of the
sympathizsrs with our rebellion, simply
aud solely because they did not have The
constitutional power to do 1t. Neither
does our constitution give any such
power.
We use plain language. becauts the
crisis demands it. 1t is no time for
honeysd speech, either toward men or
parties. The cause of the country alone
hes claim. We will not look passively
% while 4he cause il crippled, either
by mistaken friends or malignant toea.
1t is sure Of triumph if those Who are
specially deputed to save it. the leaders
10 the field, the Legislator and admins
traitors in OWL life, and the conductors
Of the public press through which public
opinion mainly speaks, do their duty
faithfully and we'll. But If there be
unfaithfulnsss in any of there apheres
If action. untold calamity may come.
We are - sure - of the Gun at mid. day
that the people are not 20 tisned with
ether the past incation or the present
action of their Representatives. 10 Con.
gress ; that among great numbers o.
those most earnest 10 their loyalty, there
is discoptent verging closely upon dis
gust. This discomfort We do not ceplore.
It comes from the very highest and bes,
qualities Of the American ntaurc. We're
1t absent we should despair Of the cause
A people that could be unmindfol Of
such neglect 10 their puplic servants .,
these Representatives. have displayed
during the four months they have been
in session, at such critical period for The
government, and that could be insenis-
BILE to the violation Of parliamentary free
4 IN, the most sacred pr nciple in every
representative government, would BE- .
people alike unworthy and unable to
MAINTAIN conflict like this for the saliva.
ton of human freedom. Thank heaven
it il not 90. There Is discomfort 10,
the most part silent, Is yet, but, for oil
that, profound and intense. The 10 called
servants Of the people 10 the Capital Of
the nation are the source Of it, and thu
object Of it. It bchooves them to Civ 9
it heed.