Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-15

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1Asfsis clese 81 public men who. appA--
realty, desire IN 6Adtfhjee postp6ue0ent
sot openly avow It. but their words and
aetiDs9 indicate . settled pusposs Of %
seructiAA. Thste 10 no snd to the require
msnts and conditions they would impose.
Thev ~ cspt'ous. sxactisg. implacsbls,
~ = sssch from dsvstioa to any prinei
pie - from original bent. They deal with
The whole business in the Shyiock mood
Their maie stSdy seems to b. 70 "feed fat
the ancient grudge." This spirit ought to
b MARKED veil. ltis The spirit Of evil. II
IL shall prevail, 40 certainly a. fate, the late
var will have Sor IL sequel reign Of sec
tional hatrsA end strife that will b frsught
with finsnsie calamity and With disgraes "a
~ ssphblican name.
Enough has tsanspsrsd since the war 10
prove that the southern peopls srs sincere
y desir0us OF . genuine reconciliation
They have With one accord acknowledged
thsaedvA utterly sanquished. They Be
gan By acasplng The broad amnssty oath
Of President JshssoA without hesitation or
reserve. They continued BY putting them
ssavss urU0ptly into thu path which he in
dicated would take them back into tho un-
ion. They received the leaders he assigned
then - provisional governors. and treated
them With oil respect and confidence
though msAy Of them had never before been
the usen u sheir choice. They elected con
ventions, composed, for the most part, Of
men h fun sympathy with the government
and tSeso conventions scsnodslesi the state
constitutions IL substantial accordance with
the suggestion Of President Johnson. Their
legislatures have bsen animated With q
similar anxiety to satisfy the government
ct Warrington. We believe that there has
not been an instance ofa persistent holding
out by any southern convention or legi-la-
ture agelust any solicitation of President
johnson Tor tho adoption Of any measure
that in his view would facilitate the work
Of rscenstruction. II 10 true that the elee-
items fes state officers and for congressman
have besa In many eases unsatisfactory.
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were inspired BY opposition to tho govern
ment. There is reason to believe that such
elections were influenced BY personal pre-
elections and prejudices rather than by pc
litiesl motives. At all events, taking the
assion Of The southern people since the close
Of the war - . whole, it has been eminent
ly reasonable and proper. History might
b searched without finding another in
stance Of vanquishsd people submitting
With 80 good grace. Nobody would have
ventured 70 predict it year ago. II is op-
posed to every old conception of the proud
and impracticabie character Of the southern
people.
Tho great question Of the day is, that we
have the display Of good sense and good
feeling in the southern people, whether We
shall encourage It, and make the best Of it,
or meet Il with distrust and aversion. lii
. shsme that there should be such a oues
ton. The duty Of the government and O,
The northern ueople IN Inc premises ought
to be plain enough TO every man to exclude
all question. As victors in the war, wc arc
bound BY every manly sentiment to gen
srous policy Of reconciliation. As union
men, in consistent devotion to that cause in
thu nama Of uhich thn Nerrib1a atr,,0v1o - . g
maintained, We are morally obliged, in con-
os!ency, 10 90 our utmost to have the union
su!!y restored just Is soon as Il can DC done
eA!elys and without sacrifice OF principle
Al sacrlflcc o. principle. i 10 true. ought 70
eopPoeed. Ihe tune OF sacrificing prin-
cip's 70 the south Tor the sake Of conc,llia-
som ana peace mas passed forever. There
vi. never DC announcer compromise Of the
.Su' 20 ."e soutn' ana ulank heaven Ior IT.
nut mourning OF the KIND - asked Tor now
!ne Guy sacrsnce that Is called Tor Is sac
tug q !ecnng. mat ought to DC made to
soe ..st !'sue. livery ola ao'mos'ty and re-
s."'ne"' snou'o DC cleared from our souls
1y memory o. former wrong should De
ee.u forever. Inc favorable disposition
VI ~ soosneTn people should DO met with .
W. o'o'ner'y spirit, ana Inc way should be
nsoe clear ior their early return to the en-
Joymeot Q. .ne'r common e,rthr'ght. They
u.o : suner.ng people The Gar has left
.ucm aeeo'ate. Poverty .roods from the
A.~n''c 70 the n'o .Ande. No change is
possible until tue securities and bless.
'"gs o. 'ne constitution are restored. The
po.uca' snu SOCIAL system Of the So tn must
~. Uc .e.eved from all uncertainty, and receive
'".. s.'"u'us TINT can come only from .
ps1"c,pa!'o' =, in all the fulness Of American
me. IT IL speedy consumation is just as
neeo' al for the nation at large as for the
NV .th. The national q ,ances, a. oil admit,
are besct with peril They rest on founda
ton Of irredee,nablc paper, which never has
been end never can be safe basis. What
is more necessary than all else to stay up thu
national credit, and % restore soundness tc
ill the business operations Of the country, i.
regaining Of omcth,ng like the old equi
librium Of trade between this and foreign
lands. But the preponderance must con-
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