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

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tssder " you my sincere thanks FOR the
aoprobation expressed by your Commute
p Sheir perennial addresses, and IN the res
6f6fions submitted by them - having becs
odopked b. the meeting which has bsen
hid n tdis city to-day.
T1sssp resolutions, - understand them,
esu eomplimsntafy 70 the policy which ''a.
haoo adoeesd W i've Administration, and
~ bsse secsdily pursued aimee &c came
lnto povee. am free 10 say to you gu
this occasioA that il 10 extremely gratifying
"a r. "a kpow chat N. large portion OF
~ f.llow citissns approve and indorse the
.c,icv which nas bcsu adopted, and WHICH
L 4 nv intention shall be carried out
l0ruae applause. That policy y one
vhich = fstended to restore all the Sfates
70 their original relations t. the Federal
3oeerupcnk Of the United Statea he
seNs a spp!ausc. This seems to be DAY
peculiariy appropriate for such manifesto
zion; it 10 the day that gave birth to tnA'
nan who,i asoss perhaps than any otner
founded this Government; II - the DAY
that rAve birth to the father OF our coun
tn; e ID tisc day that gave birth to MN
Who presided over that body which formed
the Constitution under winch oil the Stalcs
ene,e,d into this glorious confederacy
Such day 10 peculiarly appropriate h'
the indorsensnt Of = lUlicy whose Object
Il the restoration Of the Union OF the
6,asss - il was designed by the father Of
his country. Applause. Washington
vhoae name this city bears. is embalmed ~
the hearts Of sll who love free government
Washington, IN the language III his eulo
Rist WA drst In war, first In peace, ana
lint In the hearts OF his countrynicn. NJ
ueOple can claim him. No nation can mp
prupriatc him. His rrPutation IS comi"cn
ssrste with the civilized world. and h''
name il the common property 81 all mos.
who love free government. 10 day. n"'
the pleasure Of visiting an association wa"
have been dcvOting their Efforts 10 !ht
completion Of the monument which - being
erected to his name was proud to meet
them, and, 50 Ear - could, to give them
~ influence and cOuntenancc IN a,l %
the work they have undertaken. Ina'
monument which il being erected to hun
who, may say, founded the Government
Il almost within the throw OF . stone 81
The spot from which address you. Lei
Il b. completed. Applausc.l Let thos'
various blocks which the States, ana IN
diviiuals, and associations, aud corpora
tioos have put in that monument, M
u)edRes Of their love for this Union, bt
prescrvcd; and let the work Ike accom-
plisl,ed In this connection let me rcfel
10 the block from my own Statehood
bless her Applause which has s'rug
aled for the prcscrs alton OF this Union
Il the field and in the connects ot tn
nation, and which 10 now strugg ling
70 renew her relations with the Govern
mcnt that were interrupted by fearful re
belliou. Hhe h nov struggling I" renew
those relations, and IN take her stand whcr'
che had ever stood since 1896. until this re
bcllion broke out. 0rcat Applause. Ii
ne repeat the sentiment that that Stat
has iucribed upon the stone that she La
deposited in that monument OF freedom
which 10 being raised in com memOratiOn .
Washington. She IL struggling To get bach
into the Union, and to stand by the scnti
meut which Is there incrib.d. and she is vii
ling % sustain IT, What is IT.. II is ,h'
sentiment which was enunciated. by her dis
tinguisllcd SON, the immortal, illustriou
Jackson. The Federal Union: 1t mus
be preserved Great applause. Ii l
were possible for that old man, whose statu,
b now before me, and whose portrait Is bc
side me in the Executive mansion, AM
whose sentiment is thus preserved in tina
monument in your vicinity, To bc calle'
forth from the grave; or II II were possible
20 communicate with the spirit OF the Illus
triUus dead and make him understand III,
progress Of faction and OF rebellion AM
treason. he would turn over in his coffin
and he would rise, and shaking of his habi
liments OF the tomb would again stand ereci
and extend forth his long arm and fingel
end reitefate that sentiment once express, Il
BY him on memorable occasion lin,
Federal Union: it must be preserved
l0ress applause. We have "itness.t
Whit has iranspired since hi,
day, in 1893. When treason and
Tn a,hery and in6dclity to the Govern
ment and the Constitution OF the CnitcO
States stalked forth in the land. it was hi
power and influence that crushed the ser
pent in its incpiency. II WITS then stopped.
but only for time. The same spirit OF dis
s6xetion continued. There were men dis
affected 10 the Government both in lht
North and in the South There was in
portion Of the Union, peculiar institution
Of which some complained, and To whcl
Others were uttNchcu. One portion of ouI
9 suntfyuen in the South advocated that In
0e,tutiOn. VIII IL another portion in the Nortl
q. spOsed IL. TIE result was the formation ol
extreme parties-Onc especially in the Soull
which reached a point vt which it was pro
p0seL 10 dissolve the Union of the States.
Tor the purpo. e, rs was said, Of securing an
preserving that peculiar institution. There
WAs another portion If our country inci
who we're opposed 10 that institution, anu
who went 10 such an extreme that they
were willing 10 break up Tue Government,
In order TO get cl. ar ii that peculiar ins,i,u
ton 81 the Sbusl. say these things be-
cause desire to talk plainly and in familiar
phnseoloey assume nothing here tn da,
beyond the position Of citizen, one who