Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-21

or A livinc-for all arc on icvd md com.
pclled to work with their own hands
Yankee land does not present . more active
Industrious scene than the whole bouth, -
could Yankees display more energy, intcg-
rjty, and recupcrative power in standing on
nothing.
10 saw that the South is "caricatured''
in the Moth, does not express it. She is
Elando cd, vilHtisd wickcsiiy, UNANIMOUSLY
beiieu. Were the Sonth 10 come North
She would not recognize hersslf-if she did.
shs would disown herself Were the North
TO 60 South, she would Ne sstonishcd at
the misrepresentation and ialsshoods, and
with the cruelty unjust and erroneous SEN
siments prevailing there.
Passing over many facts which he men
toned, send the clssing paNgfaph:
! ass%re yoS 4, ~ lSmfdfIlia Isbif
opinion ahat i6dbivia( 0outNou1D to~AaD
support Of the startling and dangerous ca.
tralisssion Of the power In Congrsss, d bss-
cd upeu falsshood and misrepresentation.
A. / expect to b judged BY ny Aak&
on the great day Of 6nal judgment state
10 VOC sDenal1 a., Ionhf ~ exteesivs
travels b tAe1e S6tss, ffoh Convention
with oil classes and colcrs, and after list
ssauk 10 hundr eds, I bS1epo &iFe aeA
Heaven, that I'll these 6eWsp6pss fepofu d
haired to, and outvages upon blacks by
whitea ed mfths s,saesAaAioe6 Nershao
settlers, ore bassless. wicked fabrications.
ecnescted and reported expressly to crush
this fearful public opinion which should
sustain the change d ~ lus6soenssl tsiaF
ciplse Of the Consultation.
THE TWO PROPORTIONS.
Now, fellow citizens, % this war is over,
- peace has come, two plans Of reconc'lia-
tim and restoretiep bare Lson, ssl's.itted 70
the country. One is the plan submitted by
Congress, in tho shape Of . proposed
shierdment OF the Constitution Of tle
Cnif9d States, and certain laws accompa
owing il. I desire 70. . few 5moosuts -
call your attention 10 these two plans.
sha,t do so briefly. in direct Language.
size 10 :,,sIk ssfasA . sass.sst nsn, Isl
tnss you ase. lApplsuse. The plan Of
ne President is entirely 10 scceFdsnce with
tht Consultation Of the United Stalee, APPS
CLAUSE. The pikh ofths Pfefdent fecoe>
sssss The States ~ bsiag 6estcs Nithia the
U,ron. Applause. The President in>
ssxgA that the effort 10 take these States out
u the Union, which Was the very object Of
secession and war Of the rebellion, has been
en- utter failure; that the States are oil
etsses within the Union thatahe aGoA l.
tAke them out Of the Union hes been sue.
csssfaly resisted and put down BY the
0overh,pss,l; thal The attempt II ~ ~
cessl0ai 4 10 lsAs ftoa the Gag q ths Unioa
eleven IL lie stars has not succeeded =
fhai Tho SARA ore stih On there -
lapplauss l. that the flag Of the Union
ssin has-not twenty five stars, but thirty
nix, and thai whso ths oatisnal halute b .
be fired. Ne shs,sld Dvs tlAsty.s ix and not
.s:..s s: s:f: Thu. e.: y" !"
scsosyAncc with the resolution which vas
passed by Congress in 1861, declaring the
purpose With which We prosecated this var,
end the cdndI,i0G ~ W4A' tho wos
should cease. You remember that resolu-
tim, and the circumstances under which il
was adopted.
/. vi frl NJ %, SSJ az 4h1 dis
astrous battle Of Bull Run, when our arnie,
had been dscomf,tcd and came back Gee
ihg into Washing,ons. An alasy u 0,Osl
mesnbers OF Congress who are SO loud to
day in their denunciation Of the President
| and had themselves gone out Oh the battle
fed to witness what they were pleased I.
call the saces Of the fleeing sel,sls," cam,
hack tlsesssss.ves tlssing from this Geld o
| diAast covered with disgrace Just absu
one week after that battle, this resolution I,
which have referred was passed almos
unanimously in both Houses Of Congress- :
rssolution was declared substantially tina
in prescribing this wes there M pur
| pose on The part of Congress to destroy IN,
State. o. deprive L q i,s rights, it, eqvalit,
" L. dignity, but simply 10 put down thi
rss,silion against the Government Of IN
United States. and when the supremacy q
yhc Constil ution Was established the Va
"s"'s va = III an ssss;S:as
rcscluiienF t4ah lleuse Of CbAkress
1861, sdeclsAdAn m1dc ey CGkgSSss It
tune wfeWM h AZ Aaseacd ~ defeat Awhe
down on its knees, % before Almighty Go.
IN agony, fearing hat our csusc would b
lost--eiving to tfDAssasy ~ p,edgss 6n
assurances that the war to bc prosecute
was not TO destroy the States, was not I
deprive them Of tlsiR cqusl- Ssh>smAAig
nifty; not 10 deprive the Slatss q jepes
scntation; rot to deprive the States Q! IN
other rish guaranteed Ly the Conslitulios
but sihPiy for the supremacy Of the OOnst
tuition and the laws. [ApPlasss III
I plan submitted by the President Is in pu
suancc Of the proclamations which were Il
sued by the generals. from time TO time,
command of Che asay, esd WHOA wes
sanctioned bv Mr.. Lincoln ~ President
the United States. The plan Of the Pres
dent Is in cntir acccrglAncc with the pla
form which the great Union party laid dow
in 1864 aud upon which the people Of III
United States gave TO it lis victory On
power.
You will rcmemhee flns in Int pl6efor'
tho supremacy Of the Cono1ituo11AAn - Il
laws passed in pursuance II il, was dstinc
" icelsted a. The grand purpose See whic
We prosecuted the var, and determined I
prosecute ITO tho end, untii she reteis
the Sdsah sub4ithl p g16t Con4imas
aud those laws passed in pursuance Of it,
"a IL true that in 1854, Aakt66 AlatlosA i.
4 the Union party, we. declared in favor Of Z
amendment. 20 ~ CoAA1oA)o6 fabdAt1iG
slavesys ~ ths pspple q ~ Unitsd 0toA'
sustained the ,ssty which inside this decl
rs,ion; bit 10 other snkn1hicrit Of the CO..
s6,uian MAS asked for because slavery b
,Lsep drawn into the issue Slavery becan
an inssi umen,ality BY which lhc yshallip
sought TO destroy the .G6&464lAo'
therefore, m issue was made upon il in d
platform Of 1864. But from the very q,
dat in its platforn the Un.sn party asks
for that k1lslq 10y, I'd ~ NJ AS 3of q
other, ne1ks IL - II lasion q iii "a
. faith sGe;s's ~ ~ s,|ss: >.
I &tlIer and further amendments Of the Con
stitu6sn. We have no right 10 change u
Aths on which the surrender Was mad4
W. have no such right even toward cci
quers4i enemy. ahcs be has surrendered
: Applause. Ipndu1nento~l 1tn 4
presence Of i o. Il y Z
justify conQuesoe even IN in6Sstia9 On ne
and farther terms when thqesplDq0apw(
surrehders 10 the terms thSf Fave a1ssad
been proposed: [Applauss.l But u
propoio(e ~ IRrilesa ae9pe ~ =
tirs accordance With the policy Of bis pre-
: ;s::'; = Y; aRst3|sb lEi1 tasss1'I y
| sad Tennessee, NJ. Lincoln himself, BY le,
oefs, ORDINATIONS aud directions organize
their oDernuohtsski = ~ u di6 ~
employing agents. Gen. Ranks In Louis
ana and Andrew JehnRq il Tepassss( Il
ID IN the restOsaAioa y (SlWt ko~erN@h6
|, there.