Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-06

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ANDREW jounson.
ne leesrd q his fasl'e l''G'
~ s,nrtner EXTRACTS from
s,eeohss uDelivered ~ Hin.
r,,6o ths propesiaons 70 amend The con.
-1,.asou % change The mode Of election q
.nd VIC President rom sh'
~ college b . vote dirssAly BY Chit PEG.
-. INT the Senators shall h. elected ~
81 people for six years, and not by the leg.
;.lssursa and that the Supreme Court Sha''
:. d;vidsd into two clsssssv Ar. johnson
dec. 10. 1sso) said:
.sMr. President, II these snsndn,ents hsd
-. ,n.ae. or the constitution had been IN
-. shane now proposed, think the dfncu'.
~: ~ ~ a nov upon the country would
have been obviated. II would have oeen re-
ouircd that either the President Or the V.ce
President should be taken from the south.
That would have destroyed TO some extent
r. sec4ional character ofour recent election.
The ne provision Of the amendment would
,co,,;re the votes cast for President and
VICE President 10 be cast by districts; and
n ne are 10 take Is an indication the 70
turns 70 the House Of Representatives Of
naiority oftwenty -aevcn against the incom.
ine administrations it IL pretty conclusive
that q President differing in politics and
sentiments from the one who has been re
centIv elected would have been chosen
Each district would have votcd directly 70,
the President and Vice President Of tn
United States. The ,ndividul having ma
josity Of the votes in that district would b.
considered ~ receiving one electoral vote
Just ~ W count the votes Of ono Member
fos Congress. Hence, il III the votes in TIL
respective districts had been cast on thu
Same principle, we should now have ma
jority OF twenty seven in oppositionto thu
incoming administration they would have
given US = mcjority in the electoral collie
80
know that some times VIC talk abou
compromises. | am not compromises
nor conservative, in the usual acceptatioI
Of these terms. have been generally con
sidered radical. and do not come forwar'
to-day, in anything I shall say or propose
- An I.1l rss,
0pse Of compromise. II we ask for any
thing, Il should be for that which is RICH
and reasonable in itself II being right
those Of whom we ask it, upon the great
principle, are bound to grant it. Compro-
mise I know. in the common acceptance
of tho term, IL is to ngrcc to certain propo
sitions in which some things are to be con-
coded ON one side and others conceded on
the other. shall 20 for enactments by
congress, or amendments to the constitution,
upon the principle that they arc right, and
upon no other ground. ! am not for COM
promising right with wrong. II we have
no right we ought not to demand it. five
are in the wrong, they should not gran,
what We ask approach this momentous
subject on the great principle Of right, ask
ting nothing, and demanding nothing but
what 10 right in itself, and which every high
minded man and right-minded community
and right-minded people who wish to pre-
serve this government, will be disposed te
Qfnntf
SLAVERY IN TIE TERRITORIES.
0r. johnson, in the United States senate
during . discussion on squatter sovereignty
oAid:
ut n believed to be important to legis-
late In reference TO slavery in the territories,
end II the Supreme Court Of the United
States have decided. ms believe they have,
that slaves are property, and il the legisla-
tive authorities Of the territories have at
tempted to Interfere with or impair the
rights Of slaveholdcrs in the territories, why
mol, like men, propose, by Legislative enact
meat BY Congress. to protect slave property
In the territories Why, when we arc
pressed to the wall, shall we say that il IL
inexpedient to legislatc. but that we are will
mg 70 make declaration Of opihion now ?
Why not como up and meet the question
equsrelyy lam prepared to vote on the
proposition, not in the abstract and ineffect-
ual aud unofficial form Of simple resolution
but am willing to record nv vote upon
bill one way or the other. That will test
our sincerity on this important question"
HoxEsrEADs.
In the senate, March 80, 1852, Mr.. john
con, in offering an amendment to the home
stead bill, declared himself in favor Of per-
hitting persons to enter upon the occupa-
ton Of public lands, without regard to prop
srty qualifications whatever.
THE TARIFF
On June 30, 1886, upon the question o.
the tariff, Mr.. johnson said, in advocating
IN amendment to the proposition before the
house, that he proposcdb by this amendment
to legislate upon the principle that the bur
dens Of the government should be upon the
rich, and not the poor, upon the principle
that, carried out, would produce the gecat-
ct good t. the greatest number.
If they were to coniine the whole Of the
United States to what were strictly neccs-
saries. the whole population could live upon
bread and water, and everything else would
be considered comfort and convenience
This was theory to which he was opposed;
and by his vote he never would be found to
countsnance such system. lie laid down
- fundamental principle, that the expcn
ses Of the government, and particularly
those incurred in time of war, should be sus-
tanned By that portion who enjoy tho great
ct amount Of protection.
In this view Of the subject, the impolicy Of
taxing Tie poer mems tea and coffee to car
y ou . war which was mainly Tor the pro-
eoction Of tho rich was 81 arly seen. y =
The burdens Of taxation (Mr. j. proclaimed)
should be shifted of the shoulders
e he poor, who had too long
borne an Undue and exorbitant portion Of
then, and should be put upon the wealth
q the country.
On xun EXPULSION OF HON. JESSE D. BRIGHT
TnOn TEE SENATE.
Whees d John G. Breckinridge-a mar
~ whose promotion to the Presidency
IA Vha4, could physically, mentally ant
pecnninEily ,, But: when he satisfied m,
SAaE & wss for breaking up this government
and would IRE long be ! traitor to his coun
IN. dropped him u would the Senator
non, IndilpA. He was here 1t the last SEES
oien e Ceogvsss, and everybody could ther
- ~ - WAs on the road to the traitors
cnmn. Insteod Of sustaining the govern