Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-24

lsurputiOo Uf power - - cusSeu -"
,ad been exercised soenc two hunf!cd ears
lge. In ynsticulAr rssgn u wcasd havs coes
ID indivi,iusI bis lls.d. l0nat hsgNcrI
n.en cui,,yy IL None, none VI Is Il = usurpA
ION that stand bciween the people and The |
ofpower! Because. In AcOn- |
verast,on with fcil0w.citizen. who
to he = Senator, / said that
thought amendments 10 the Constitution |
ought not 10 he AZ frequent; that II II was
e,ernally tinkcred with II would have lost
al it's prestige and dignity; that the
d d instrument would be list sight Of
in q short timcy Because
in the same conversation L happen
u, TO say II il were amended NJ all such
an amendment ought not 10 bc adopted, II
vas charged that Was guilty Of usurpa-
liOn Of pOwer that would cost king his
lead in certain reriOd Of English history.
.Aughter) From the same source the ex
las gone forth that thew
were IN the miIst Of earthquakes that
they weic trembling and could not
yield U,ughtcr) Yes, frilow-c cit zcns, there
10 AN eaI tlIquake coming; tina re Is grand
swelling of popular judgment AID indig
nation. (0rcat applause) The American
~ oplc will speak,-and by their instinct. il
not otherwise, they will know who are their
encmi S. l have eudeavored to be true /"
the people in NIL the positions which have
occupied, and there rs hardly position in
ibis Government which have not ut some
time Tiled. / suppose il will be said that
this is vanity. (laughIcr) but | may say
navc been in all Of them. have been IN
both branches Of the State Leg stature.
A Voice-i gu commenced tailor.
prne hltl
says l began us tailor. Yes, l did begin
~ tailor (applnust), and that suggestion
does not disconiiit me in tile least, for when
was y taller had the reputation OF bcire
good one and nf making close fits, laugh
lcr) and was always punc,ual To- my Gus
toners, and did good work. tAprlause)
Noiccs-We will patch up ,he Union yet.
The i'resitlcnt-No, d" not want an.
patchwork Of III l want original articles
restored. (Grcat applause.) But enough oi
this righteousness. know il may be said,
:" You are Pr, sidcnt, and must not talk OF
these things" but my fellow citizens, in
end To talk the truth. and when principle is
involved, when the existence ofmy country
Is in peril, hold it To he my duty I" speak
what think, and what feel, as have al
ways done ON former occasions. Great APP
plnuse) have said that It has been de
clarcd elsewhere that | was guilty OF usurp-
alton which would have cost "a king his
head, and in another place have been de-
nounccd Tor whitewasLing Whena.d where
did ever whicwasii anyihin. or anyt"d, =
have been an Aliernan Of II town; !
have been in been in both branches OF the
Legislature of my State; | have been II
both branches OF the national Conctess;
nave been at the H. ad of the Executive De
partment Of my state: bavc been Vice
President of the United States, and
am now in the position which |
occupy before you and during all this
career, where is the man and what
portion of the people is there who can say
that Andrew johnson ever made pledge
witch he dill not redeem, or thrt lie ever
made promise which he violated. None,
none Point To the man who can say thai
Andrew johnson ever ac:el with intilcliy
to the great mass ofthc people. Great ~
plause Men may talk about h,ht atinr
and about usurpalion; but when am he
hcades. want the American people TO he
the witnesses. | do not want il by inuen
does and indecent remarks in hi.h places To-
be suggestive to men who have assassination
b,oo,ling in their b SONS. Others have OK
claimed that the Presidential obstacle must
be gotten outofthe way. What is that but
Il make use of Il 8 ropg workout melting
assassination =! No doubt, sly, the in,,n
ton was 70 iEciie 10 assassination, so that
the obstacle which the people had place.
here could be got out Of the way. Are The
opponents of this Government not yet salts
fled Are those who want to destroy oul
institutions ard to change, the character
oil the Government mot sati fed with Tho
quantity OF blood that has been shed ? AT,
they not satisfied with one martyr in this
place +? Does not the blood of l. 'ncoln an
pcase their vengeance and their wrath? |.
their thirst still urslachcds Do they still
want mole biocd? Have they not homo,
and courage enough 10 seek 10 obtain tn,
end o,herw Use than through ard by he hand
of an assassin? ! am not afraid of AZ
| assassin attacking me where one BRAY,
and courageous man will nltncl
another. only dread him whcr
,se,i.. and wi ere his fo"'st.p is n, esss If IN,
b. al, let 'h,m ia,- the cuu,s.. strike hk.
i'm N. KNOW hey willing wound. hut y! aia i,
i,ike. II ms b'"o'i j. W b. Shed l. sndcai. H.,
tn IN ~ in-s-t on the ii.srr,nnn q. 'h- I.,-i
IN lis gi'al purity L.: il lie .ned tu' let al
thu tn"n he ufsi .Iee'.!. and lien. il nec's-, TAX
sd 'aV me upon L. ard IT," bio. d u at now am
a'imsi@ existence .li, he Ionr. out the lsf l..
iaiIon A. tribute ia i- nnsnn IL Three ~ta'es (t;r
al muse But J. t thu ZIP ''nt of tbs .n,e, r,i
:. M nle' when u Is out.,l "rt T. nj III. lood III.
wttts is ia, sd II IL" .harch THIS Union vi grew
sud l. mit coiiu" '" H. sir Tia a,d rover
ii"ugh il may l.. etm n.i and cleaii>t.i bos d.
il'c al al, ~ k'n o!"u lors.r than intended when
rs- cut. Go on. merely inf. rt.d .r m.k. +,
ID nsf Is the H. you ia,. done m but
Dtf,'r rsr. aii"~ L Say VOID in ic.rri To- liz
gn.stinn # amet,nei l. 10 The c,suon .f the Init.
~ Sta sr'.y ter reached Washington e., tie
iiF Icing rrgntated A. Y e.. mt .t ~
:. had '"'' erssinn with iisr'ir IN regard t" liz
c',raiiin 81 =. airs .'nik.d ta''i uafl, NJ rhrn..
10 matters in my own State. l told him that we ha,
called C"nv, ntion. that we had amended the Con.
Siii.iun. that wet nd abolished slavery in that State
which Included in hi- emnncirst ION D, ocla,na
lion. AL these things met his ailrul.i;un and Ia,
gitcine words of cne"ufayemcnt We l..t th,n
atoui a'iar- generally. and upon The subject of
aiutn mtns 10 The Constitution OF the United States
lie said r. Mhtnt 4 amendment Of The Constitu.
ton Row proposed is adopted hy hree-fourNs Of the
STATES J ans pretty near dnnc indeed quite done in
favor Of amending the C.n-'iiutiun il there was
On oti er adopted. l asked him, W u, is that
Mr. President T. re sad IL have labor, d TO pre-.
serve this Cnion. have tried during the for Years
have been subjected to caiumny and msreprcsen,a.
non %! great man and some desire been to pre-
-efse tt-e states intact under tie constitution they
were before ash ed Inn again, Mr. president
~al amendment il that " hici You would lrorf~. 4,
Why said he, Ii IL that there should he nm
teu htI.ni adj q to tii- Coz iiiui,, v 1 ic v.,,i
comp b states 10 81, j III s., aid Ike te
-.A'ai ,es I" III. Congress f III. United sine,
iGr"i app aus : he idea WIS III HE MIND. I, II -.
pnt"f tie afr he :" III. ni'as % b. enk up 1,
over II, III wa- ~ - ai's rfth,, .aw ,orer
might W 'hrraw tsi' Senator AID re re.eui.ttIe.
~ f.fu.e t"rl, c. IA, M, Ice ted even TO r. moy
ihn' Giff u by c.tsti'u III urml anne dino; com
l'e IN States os'' d Svnutny- and l. cur.s,,jn
''v's'oC ~ ers Fut WHIST do :. ow fn ~ IN.
Chstnu ~ OF tie country, even thai prr!son , + IL
wiich alo~s amendments L. the uty nc aw *.
f.'sy prov ;.es that hV : ate wiho,t its c,,nS,.t
shall tcn'r ive.' "f ir 'qmsl -ufrsge n The Senate,
nj " mlso prev d"- that ach sia,. ..u have M
beast "i Representative. IN tie H., of Iepr.s.p,a
iiv,s III yet tie pos tioa ia iaken ihui c. RAJ,
Siarr have o. bee u rspreser ted We impose x.s
upon tf' N. We send our tax atlert int cry
si.n - rtien I The s n cs = heir people are II,
sub~cis q government Tor III. col &C u o lax I'm,
WI "h fhcy mss 10 iafic at ~ The Il ii. nt,on o. ia,
country they ARE net ~ the door nj ttid 50 ~,
must pa, irxts, YOU NUT bear the burdens of nav
ernncn hni YOU c"nn'i lnr icita,e ~ iis I.y,. :.
ton. 'nt clisi,f Oh wi ici t. ~. ct ,on ,hrnuyL
NJ tim" 10 come" Is ia s,icrt L. il tnirt ma
mol =. neat, am for th. n o.. | . m Tor mr..
serving all e Stats am for u mutt 10 / 10 IN.
councils al The alton a their rerr.. q, tntiv.s VIII
ave un'ni, tai AL, and NJ que onah', L.,a A ma,
Q hckn"wf-dyca silvsiancc the tiov..r p, men,
ard wiio-w'ar- to .u"rori the Ccnrtiiuiicn rnu-i
re scar y he loyal A man cannot AK that In good
ni ul - he Ia loyal. Il cttoi OF ne o,,
but max no .ifitl ctce ~ The rrinc.nc VII to
iest n thou hi proper rs cvidrnrr and as rr,of -
loyalty. u rsete matter fd.iriinbrn Which Ic,r.
no tii but let man hn unr,is.a nbyand nn,n.
iionah l,ysl, let HIM acknowledge a,Eea,c to,h.
Cos uion a. thu United States ard be " i,linr -,
sntrut the Cov-rnmei in ss hour Of ~ril and ~
hour OF need, and I'm wiling to truet him. ran
plaure I t"P
know ut acme do not attach ~ r,uel, ;rrrc,t.r.
!" the port ~ dc. but regard /, as fun en,erin
ne P'nc le that Carried ihrrur, III. rrv, l,;r ~.
INST u'fe oulH bp tan ii.n nj