Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-26

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nent cannot rightfally and safsly sxsscise,
IN peace OF in war, any powers that afe mot
exppoi2 dele0nGqd 70 Is b the Conptitu-
tiQn1e93 United Bta1n ~
16Ak subject only 70 The limilstions
In said Consultation contained. the States
composing the Union ase eoeDplsCelv spvee.
eigns ed ssvsaally posses exclusive iuris,
diction over Che allegiance, pefsons prop
erty, fanchiseas4d edua&ien Of q thsir
Inhabitants.
=. That We demand . strict construction
Of ssd unqualified obedience 70 aid Con
etjtut30o. Win these Z Ho0er,l conflict
With 6tats anAhesiEy will rarely ecsae.-
But In 49, = any pauigAant dtiae6DSpisas
between ths Fedesal end atats eovern.
neits, ~ hvor ssttlemene b. Nstipsal
Convention Of the States, - Contemplated
object to maintaining the spssEsnaioas of
either party By VA, Of forcibie fevolution
I. T1at ~ late DISASTROUS civil war
was the direct result Of . perverse disre-
gard Of those axioms Of our peculiar polit-
ical ssonniasA, aad the costly lesson We en-
tract thereffow il, that future warn and IT,.
tannies can only Be avoided By disurding
utsssaH the principles Of Federal aggss.
eioa on0 Of 6toGo 0oue1Dio0. 3g.tss -
d 4hgt ~ Was - peeduesd havioa
now terminated, II il the solemn duty q
the State and Federal governments, md Of
The peoplc Of both sections; to rsewrn i'm.
mediatsly 70 constitutional doctrines and
practices; 70 repeal oil disunion ordi.
haocOend ls1sli6tosy statutss; % abOliah
ell unlavfdf ts)hemak |; to open I'll political
pelsonss 10 tocleim unqnllosd aanesty |;
10 cease uSmaply pecriminitioas and 70
heal, i6ssvesy 6t6ss iawSsl way, the blss'i.
ing wounds inflicted upon the body polite.
3. That actual events, eliminating in
rivers Of frsternal blood. have demonstrated
the dangerous iniquities Of the "highcr
law" theory Of government-(the PandOra's
f,ox of American politics l--end it. sutlloss
having now for several days practiccd their
individual intolerance in authority, and
(regardless Of oil law) done whatever seem.
I'd to them necessary" to promote their
partise9 alma the time has come for bring
Ing sd theory md IL authors TO tfiAl AID
(udgmgne before ~ tribunal Of an unawed
and SlrtuogB public opinion. 8
7. That We canno6 fsvos the policy" Of
the Federal administration until it returns
10 constitutional rule, and conforms to the
principles herein proclaimed, and the late
De- Moines Convention calling itself dem
Ocratic (but not summoned - such) by ask.
ing us to support" said: policy. and by
failure to nominate . democratic ticket, has
abandoned the cause of free government,
and forfeited the confidence Of the people
of the State
&. That discharged soldiers possess pre-
cisely the same civil and political rights
and interests - all other white citizens of
Iowa-no less, no more-and the attempt
of the pretended "Soldiers' Convention"
(which was conceived and managed by
place-seeking civilians and dissatisfied Off.
cess) 70 create and perpctuate distiactioas
between cocqual citizens Of the State, was
and is unnecessary, unwise and impractica-
BILE.
.. That the result of the late civil war
has not Riven the Federal government, or
any department thereof, the rightful au-
thority to dictate to the people of any
State, the form of their municipal regula-
tions, or the mode IF their elections, as
conditions of Federal and State reprcscn-
tstion but each Ststs, submitting to con.
stitutional Limitation only. is entitled to
her immediate place in the Union upon q
perfect equality with her coStates, and
with oil her right of local self government
unimpaired; and her citizens are individ-
ualiy punishable for unlawful acts, only
BY Judicial sentence after legal conviction
by IN impartial jury Of the State wherein
the alleged offence occurred and if this
cardinal doctrine is ever surrendered BY
the people Of the States, our governmental
10. That the diagracefdl establishment
of an Austrian Monarchy in Mexico,
against the will Of the Mexican people, is |
directly clMrgeable to the mal.administra- |
ton Of the sectional republican party and
it will be an,ong the first duties Of the
Jefjcrsonian Democracy, on coming into
power, to reAsstt, with practical vigor, |
the Monroe Doctrine" with respect to
the North American Continent
II. That the effort now being made to
confer the right Of suffrage upon negroes is
IN insidious attempt to overthrow popular
institutions by bringing the right to vote
into disgrace; and We shall oppose il, now
and forever.
II. That We are opposed to negro emf
gration to tho State Of lowe, and " min
gle our political and social fortunes, in
any manner whatever, with the African
race. Il 4
Is. That We most explicitly condemn
the policy Of the party in power, in Great
ing thousands Of millions of government
debt and attempting to exonefate the
holders thereof from all obligations to pay
their just proportion 81 taxes for the sup
port Of the State in which they reside n
and thereby creating nm odious and privi-
legged moneycd aFistOcsacy; and we declare
the system Of Federal taxation to be I'M
constitutional, unequal and oppressive, and
insiat that Congress and the state Legisla-
tuse ought to use Oh the power they pos
eess to subject money 50 invested ~ bur-
den Of taxation, equal to that imposed upon
other pspperty for fshsral, stats and iAu
nicipal purposcA
II. The Federal government does not
possesA nor can It safely exsrciss, the now.
er to. exempt the property of any citizen Of
Iowa from such constitutional taxes o. the
Legislature Of the 0tsts may think ct to
Impose, for State and county purposes, nor
b ovSfthsow our baAling system, our labor
svntam oeSf educational svsfe,n mr. .l,ctsr,,