Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-04
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DsAs SIN :-lfit vsrs IL ~ power, Il
would a6ofd ~ great pleasure 70 accept
the invioaoioa ron ave ~ yeolsrday 70
attend the nesting to b. held 10 Deseklyn
this evening. 70 sustain The pelicy Of Presi
dsst jshasso In rsgasd y ~ Soathssa
Ssatss htsly in rsbellion. Ia he esasssl
eeopo a bic siews fully eeesus. ~rSoo n
early period after ~ cisse Of ths wss !
~ undssstosd that, whsa thsss States
should have given their asssnt 10 the
aDsndment Of The Constitution abolishing
slavery, and repudiatsd the debts contracts
ID - overthrow The 0evssnosnt they
should b permitted 70 resume their places
10 The Union end to b rsprsssnted Ii 10th
heases Of Congress. The exaction u new
conditions IL violation Of that uodsrs'aod-
Ing, end u calculated 10 prolong The sspara-
ten Of the States against which We carried
On for four years . sanguinary war, and %
widen breach which L 10 oar duty BY Ill
Just and practical measures to repair and
heal.
There will b. for along tine TO come much
hoseils feeling u the south. This must be
expected - necessary consequences Of the
war. But Il is in the power Of each house
Of congress 70 refuse TO receive - repre-
aentatives person who are not loyal to the
Union, and thus 70 exclude from oil partic-
iD.tion 10 the enactment Of Laws thoos Who
are disposed 70 pervert the legislation Of
the country to it, injury. The right course
10 very clear to my own Judgment. II seems
to me 70 b. compatible with ,hs principles
Of our Political organization 70 exercise in
peace control ov.r the affairs Of any State
which 10 not represented in the legislative
body. The existing condition Of things 10
anomalous, and should for the general
good be terminated n speedily % possible.
Whatever Inconvenience may result from
the prompt admissior Of the southern reps
resentatives, can find none % prejudicial
IN their influence Is the example, under .
| representative system like ours, Of denying
to one>fourth OF the people Of the country .
voice in treir own government.
In view Of the great public interest in~
volved in speedy restoration Of Stetes, quo
onts bsllYm, and laying aside, ~ every patri
otto citizen should, ell personal and party
considerations, deeply deplore the di6,r-
ences Of opinion which exist between the
executive and legislative branches of the
government, and continue 70 prevent con
cuSrrence in some common plan Of ADJUST
ment which will re.establish the former re-
lstions Of the States to each other and leave
the talent an. industry o. the co, ntry free
TO work out the prosperity it is destined to
attain.
Believing the policy Of the President
earnest desire that it may be carried out
When We shall have done al that justice,
good faith and an enlightened view Vi tho
genera welfare require Of US, We may count
with the more confidence on the good sense
and the patriotism Of the people in al sec
tons Of the Union to sustain our political
institutions. While have always deemed
It right that some Of the leading men whu
plotted the rebellion and set il on foot
should receive the punishment due their
crimes, I am Of the opinion that It is both
polite and just to bring back into the
Union, ~ speedily IS possible, the great
body Of the southern people who . ere fore
I'd or dsludsd into reasonable resistance
TO the authority Of the Government. Nee
eseary reforms in our commercial and fnan
ciai systems, and the protection Of interna
tional interests the most urgent and deli
cate, concur in pressing upon 10 . speedy
settlement of our domestic dissensions.
am, truly yours,
JOuN A. DIX.