Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-21

- stii( lD& RI c. c.
ssrued e inclsding The tight 70 shut out II
time Of peace any 1tate nom the representa-.
ton TO which Il 10 entitled by The Constitu.
ton. A. present I'll - peDpae oeelevea
- are eaaade ih2e Who wsn ~
-. Ss o. 5sos "a 3 - is..{nc3 ~
sO(ho9ities we're ehgtiedin tsbellkn. ~
restored ~ oil her Constitutional relations
70 the Union BY the patriotism ard energy
Of her injured and betrayed people. Before
thc war Was brought 70 . tesmina4ion, they
had placed themselves in relations with the
General Government, had established oBeaAe
Government ri their own, and - they were
not included in the Emancipation Proclama-
lion, they by their own act have amended
their Constitution 20 as TO abolish slavery
within the limits Of their State. know No
reason why the State of Tennessee, fut q.
ample. should Aot fully ENJOY ~ her Cons(is
iuti0nal relations u the United Sta 20. The
PRESIDENT - chosen by the people Of al the
c'eses. Abevea ceates are mot at this time rep
Resented IN eilher branch Of C0ngress. Ii
would sesinto BE his dniy on all proper occa-
sions TO present their just claims to Congress.
There alwsys vii Re = IdllTerence Of opinion
Ia the COMMUNITY, and individuals may be
guilty Of tssassfesstoas Of The law, but
those DO not constitute valid objections
against the right OF State 10 repsxseni..
ton. II would In no wise interfere With
The discretion Of Congress with regard TO
the qualifications of mem beers, but hold Il
my duty 10 you in the interests of peace and
70 the interests Of the Union,t to recommend
the admission Of every state to its share of
pubic legislation, when. however insubOr
Innate. insurgentOr rcbelIious its people may
have been, II presents itself not only in
an attitude of loyalty and harmony, but 10
the person Of representatives whose loyalty
cannot be questioned under existing consti
tutionsl or legal tests 1t Is plain that an
indefinite or permanent exclusion OF any
part Of the country from representation
must W attended by spirit Of disgust and
complaint. II Is unwise and DANGEROUS 70
pursue course Of measures which will W., Il.
any large section Of the country. r. matter
how much the latter may ps~ ..,;n.,e The
course OF l",'grnion. ~ o.velonment Of in
rnise nm NJ ~ ~ aud natural causes WILL
Cn;an 40 >, ouih men as devoted TO the
lind h.. -Iose Of any other part oI the
in g. :. if they are all declared not 10 "
Ill Constitutional relations to the cOun
Try, they may think they have cause to oe
come unit in feeling and sentiment agains'
| the government. Under the political edu
cation Of the American people the idea is IN
| hcrcnt and ineradicable that the consent d
TIC majority Of the whole people is nccessa
| ~ 10 secure willing acquicsccnce IN legs
iation. The bill under consideration rs1Vfi
| % certain OF the States rs though they nat
| not been fully restored to the United States
| If they have not, let lis US once act together
| To secure that desirable end ut the earlies
possible moment.
1t Is hardly necessary for me to inforu
| Congress that in my own Judgment most o
these States, SO tar at least rs depends upoi
their own action, have already been fuily
restored. and are to he tccmed to he entitl.t
TO eu;oy their Constitutional rights as mem
bers OF the Union. Reasoning from TIN
| Cons tuition itself aud from the actual stu
alton OF the country, feeln only entitlc,
but bOurd to assume That with the F,ucra
Courts restored in the several States and II
the full exercise of their funcions, the right
and interests Of all classes Of the peop'
will, with the aid OF militia in cases of re
ss,ancc 10 the law, be essentially protected
against unconstitutional infringement o
violation Should this expectation unhap
PLY fail, which do not anticipate, then tn
Executive is already armed with the power
conferred Nv the act of March. 1865, estal
fishing the Frcedmcn's Bureau, and here
alter, AS heretofore, he can employ the Lam
, and naval forces Of the country 10 suppress
instruction, and 10 overcome obstruction
, to the laws
return the message to the Senate, in til
earnest hope that measure involving que!
items and interests so importantiO the cour
Try will not become a law unless upon d,
+ libcratc consideration by the people 1t sha
. receive the sanction Of an enlightened pull
lie judgment ANDREW JOHNSON.
, Washington. Feb 10, 1866