Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-27

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The very Inudsil Of the present disunion.
amslgamasion party. 10 negro suffrage and
negro equality. yen ak any man 81 .
reasonable degree Of intelligsncs, what 10
the distinguishing feature Of your policy !
Whas 10 difference between the radicals Of
Congress and the Presids.ts Well, he will
tell you. that the President is willing. with>
out any further 10 do about il, TO consider
the States q reunited. and to receive prop.
srly elected Senators asd Representatives
thersfiom. And he vill tell you further,
that Congress 10 not wil1ineso do that And
Why 10 Congress- nj wtIliagt because
guarantees must Be nsse givsa By these
States and men rscsnsly u sstsAion What
guarantees. you viii ask That slavery
shall bs abolished, no viii ny. Very well,
these States hy conslitutisaal amendment
did that. Ne.t, they must repsdiats the
rebel debt. Very well. again; By the same
fundamental law they hsvs done that alss.
Still again. they must acknowledge the STU
prcmscy Of the United States Constitution
and authority. Very we'll, they have done
that by seeking admission under its pro.
tcction. Notwithstanding all this. lie will
tell you there must be additional guarsn.
tees gwen by these people. You AK him
in whats Then he VIII tell you, the rights,
liberties and prsrogatvcs Of the freedmen
must 10 protected by law. Protected in
what How far = Here comes the divi-
ding line. The President says. the conscr-
natives in Congress said, the Philadelphia
conservative convention said aud all per
sons opposed TO consolidation Of power in
che Fetic raj Government say. that, a. the
States have, by constitutional provisions,
liberated these slaves, and ss each State, for
itself possesses the right and the power I"
regulate ito cwn domestic affairs, such
States should /. provide for the protection Of
ell their inhabitants free negroes among
others. Not 30, say the radicals in Con.
grssa and out; We want this colored people
provided for and protected by iar Con-
grsss possesses that pow cr in the District Of
Colum bio and ia the territories, and should
act directly and positivcly there. And II
there 10 any doubt about such power - 10
the States. the Constitution should DO %
AMENDED - TO give the power to The Federal
Govern "snt, directly " Indirectly, TO con
troll the States in this matter.
SO We say that, ~ to the District Of Coz
lumba and the territories, bills passed the
lower House, aud are now pending In The
Senate. giving negroes the right to vo,s;-
and whether such bills shall becomc Laws
depends upon the elections this fall. And 70
ths new article 20 the Constitution now
pending upon the psopls 10 intended. a. to
the Statss. 70 confer THE coveted power up
on Congress. Sdll further: Tbis Congrca
spent eight months in battling for. Whst il
terms, the rights Of The freedmen. Now,
~ again ask. what il the difference between
he two Wigs Of the late Union pastys-
Fss, rssollsss - ere looking 1t this qsss-
ten - Il a6sses sAat party. The Presidsat
10 for the Unconditional reunion, IN fact, Of
I'll the SsNss. The radicals, Ia Congress
end OUT, Gro Tor sxassing conditions bseess
that ssanien. for the benefit Of nscroes.-
This y nov one Il The uuisills, - Il wcvs,
ths very fcundasion upsn which The whole
sadical supsrs,suesurs sssas; e.sshcr sill l.
~ bosdholdsss. PROVISION in the proposed
constitutional amsadment. There y NJ
lodging this question nov. After ths
vctes far segFo su6rags ia the District .ef
Columbia aad:in the territories. Amer che
passage d the ftesdnsns' bureau bill, which
in effect makss The whole negro popuia,ioa
Of the South one ~ family Of pAupsra up
On The hsnds Of No. 0ovRnusas. % b. pro-
vidsd ios q eur expense. Amer ~ pa:s>
60 II Ne civil rights bill. dsncuncine
heavy anss and punishmsot upon aay pri-
vate person or public ofllces Who shall make
any distinction between whites and bLcks.
After she snubbing :sall members Of Con.
grses who dared vote against these radical
African measures. After the address Of TIE
late sxtrsme loyalist convention q PAila.
dslphia. and the ultra speeches made there.
In which address il 10 said "There
can be no safety for Ire country
against the fell spirit Of slavery. I
nov organised in the form Of serfdom. nm
Les the Government. BY national and ap. |
prepsiats Cssislasien, inforesd BY na,ieos, |
asthesity. shall coeSse on every citizen in !
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birsA right II i@psrsiss ss6ssse and sqmal. |
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dent rsasdy. nj b oar great need end
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