Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-25

-. y. 01CnAa1D9ON. Editor.
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THURecAy EvcA,sG. -. oct. IS.
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me Ro0oA and the Amendments.
Governor Huophreys, Of Mississippi. in
lie us<sAgc to the Legislature ls,ely con-
Dened COT the enactment Of legislation TO
meet he requirements Of the changed con-
lition Of affairs in that commonwealth, sub
nits copy of tho proposed amendments to
Ihs Constitution for the consideration OF the |
In doing SO. the Governor cx- |
,ressly declares his oppos. ion to the amend.
nen,a, and entertains no doubt Of their en-.
phatic rejection by tho Legislature. Asthe
radical majority in Congress have declared
hat tic adoption Of the constitutional
! rsndnent 10 necessary 10 the admission 81
from the southern States,
the action Of the Mississippi Legislature IN
rejecting them. shuts the door Of Congress
IN The faces Of her members. Upon the
mere question Of expediency and - the best
atssiuabls conditions for the speedy restors-
ton Of the late rsvol,ed States 10 their fcr>
ner relations 10 the Federal Government, it
may b. possible that some few Of the South
ern States will adopt tho. amendments; but
il , eesoain that the people Of majority OF
then prefer their present political status TO
the pusehaas Of IN acknowledgement Of
their rights BY IN act Of self qualification
that would be - illegal md usconstitutionaI
q unwarranisbls aud preposterous. Esen
By the adoption Of the amendments there 10
no assurance that representatives will BE-
admitted 10 seats in either branch If the
Federal Congress. Some further guarantee
may be demanded and additional pledges
asked befosn the radicals will consent to in
vest dead States with their psoPor-
tionA,e right Of political power. The radical
party has insisted on one thing precedent 10
re,dmlssion and with equal prppricsy, they
may insist on others. Not in the language
Of the constitution or Of the law but in the
spirit Of party dicta,ion the radical majority
have eaid to the rcvol,cd S,ntcs: "ilc,c are
certain conditions to your re admission into
che Union; you can either accept or reject
them" Congress- ignores tho doctrine Of
State righ,s, II. itssf, represents but a
fragment Of che Union and treats one-shisl
Of tho inhabitants Of the United States %
conquered aliens. having no poli'icai status.
and having no right 10 voice ia the affair .
Of the general Government bat chat il gen.
srcusly. allows. The Constitution is no
more than piece Of waste paper. and when
the President insists on being guided by the
chart that hes pilo,cd the old ship Of State
through the peril Of seventy years, be Is
threatened With impeachment and imprison.
ment. Tho aggressive spirit Of rAdicalism
will not be satisacd BY the mere adoption
Of the constitutional amendment, and this
knowledge Of its character fills oil good aud
just men With concsra or the public vel
fare. II the nero dic,um Of = patty Is to
take tho binding obligations and sanctions
Of = lsw then tho public sefsty 10 indeed In
jeopardy. Law and reason speak plainly
to the South, aud the radical arty can new
Or direct her understanding. IL the States
refuse to adopt the amendments, on their
own accord, no amount Of radical pressure
can force them to do SO. might he dan
esrous undertaking to attempt the re.cnact-
ment Of the Tennessee role, aud the refusal
Of Mississippi 20 cons'dc- thcm AT all is sim
ply indicative Of the action Of all the States
upon the assembling Of their legislatures. -
Thus the breach created by radicalism grow,
gradually into n chasm that il may be never
in oar power to bridge over.
TINS Methodist Centenary offerings thu:
far reported amount TO tl,430, 62s. Ant
yet not one ia ten Of the large cities, or o
the twenty thousand churches have beer
heard from. Only two churches in lhi.
State have reported their subscription, and
but four Of the SIX confer ences. The sub
ecripti0n tn<en IT. 81. PauFs church, New
York, Ast Sabbath morning, amounted Il
$4,000. Most II tho offerings thus IA
are devoted 20 the erection OF he endowment
Of institutions Of learning.
by the census Of 1860, As compared viii
that Of 1880. il appears that there are nov
1883 Methodist churches in this county
an increase Of 0.5i5 in ten years; or NOR
than two churches per day for every work
ing day during the whole ten years. Il i
estimated that from 1860 to the present, |
will average three and half churches pc
day, and that they will aavc dedicated ! co.
new churches in 1866, or i've for ever
working day in the year.
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The work Of laying out the great Poo