Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-20
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
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of governments Of lsw and order; the dc.
s.ruct;on Of property. and OF forms ans
moies. and means Of industry; the loss on
political. cong erc:al, and moral influence IN
eye- Sha-a and form which great cala'n'tics,
can ,ss--e.--the States ano the peope
which engaged in The war against the uof
e-nr.er,. e. he rnitel States haze suffered
.ee.o'l more tha. those .Ao remained IL 81
1eeisoce TO lis Constitution and Avs.
These cor s,derasi1ns ray not astsc. c.
.ainly do not. Justify The action o. the PEG
: nr.hc ins i--e-. g, rs, but no Just o.
generous mind 81 Il ier,'se to give very col,
s.Ge-a IL weigh. e ntng ,le INC OF
co-ruct which TIE Government Of the mt
ted States should pursue towards thein.-
They accept, if not with alacr;ty. certainly
i. g Il s,llen re.cntu ers. the celsst All
overthrow they have sustained. lnsy &c
snowledys and acau escc in the results 10
. themselves and the country, which th1t oe-
! feet Involves. They no longer clam tor
: AL, state the right n secede from the Union.
, rhev no longer ass sr. for any State m ale
.ias..e paramount. 70 that which is due 10
:. ,sener. uo. .-pmer.. They have sc>
..e'et .te des .ruc' or Of slavery. abolished
= ft4H Sta HtL.iel l-~Afiir,
II - I v. :-a'... src q. III. of tine Union
,r.aiy 10. Il. .xls-snoe 'rsvei upon lie
70. " tlr q u ,it,V n al ne OnIso
...es icy i.a.cat. sad ev nee their pur-
= 10: u tas .as,.snaY We possible and sais.
/, ~. ,,.ir .lv.nestii laws % the changed
g, .t' ~ ! p society, and 20 secure ~
{ - ~ ID = .,'nlual-, eqral and impar>
s..s lo'.c, 10 a.. o. :tlsl iansbitan.s.
a All he ..iva.lfi OF AL ac.s 81
- .sree 70 he nx.oLa. authority, ard
o. deb,s incurred III Alternating it, over
throw. They arcw their willingness 10
shasc the burdens a "a dscharse al lie d'-
/ t.es and obligations which rest up0n them.
! in co,i.cn with other States u :! ot,er secs
I tens of The Union: and they renew, through
Their Representatives in this convention, by
ali hcu public conduct in every way, ana
nv the most solc,nn acts by which Staes
aiil socies.,- can pledge their faith, their
c.isage,i. I TO bear true faith and allegiance
through all time to come, and to all iaws
that may be made in pursuance thereof.
Fellow country men, we call upon you, in
! full reliance upon your intelligence ana
your patriotism, TO accept, with generous
ana ungrudging confidence, this full sur
render on the part Of those lately in ariss
against Your authority, and to share with
ieln he honor AMI rcnown that await
those who bring back ,cace ard concor! to
lrilg states.
sar Just closed, with all It's sorrows
an d snsters, has opened now career %
| glory to the nation it has saved. 1t has
swept away the hostilities NJ sentiment and
Of interest which we're standing menace to
il peace. II has destroyed the institution
of slavery. always the cause Of sectional sg.
itasion ard strife, and has opened Tor our
country the way 10 unity OF interest, Of
PRINCIPLE, and Of action, through all time to
come. Ii has developed, in both sections,
military capacity, al. aptitude for achieve
rnents ofwar both by sea and land. before un-
known eveu T. ourselves, AMI destined 10 ex-
ercisc hereafter. under united councils, an
important influence upon the character and
destiny Of the continent and the world
snl while it has thus revealed, disciplined,
and compacted our power, it has proved to
us, beyond controversy or doubt, by the
coarse pursued toward 10th con Intending sec
tons by foreign powers, that We must b.
the guardians Of cur own independence,
and that the principles If republican ffee>
dom We present can find among the nations
Of the earth no friends or defenders but
ourselves. We Gail upoi. you, therefore, by
every consideration Of your own safety aud
dignity, and in the name Of liberty through
DOT the world, 10 complete the work Ut RESI-
toration and peace which the Presidest Of
the Ca,ed States has so we'll begun, and
Nhi,n tie policy adopted and tho princ-
IL asserted by the rrescn, Congress alone
lo3s;ruct.
Tie time Is close at hand when members
OF u new Congress are to BE- elected. If
that Congress shall perpetuats this
r'.cv, and, by excluding loyal States
and pcop.c from representation IN
lis nails, shall continue tire ususpation
by which the legislative powers
os he Government src now exercised, com.
mon prudence compels us to anticipate aug.
LII led dsconten .Me1'; sullcn with>
re adrral Gs,erni"r'; inrerhai d,sse.,-
-, ard general oil SION Of sentim .nts
I'D ! e'aasic's wiish nay renew, in 4
80. a. e '.a fu, s,up-, b. r,v.l war from
VI Oh vc Law inst emerged.
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