Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-01

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Hon. Montgomery Blair addressed the
meeting a. follows:
The lesson of the hour il, that tho grelt
peril which besets our government Is party
spirit. The founders OF the government
fsrcsaw this danger. and = deavored TO
guard against it bv such DIST button Of
L, powers a would make the chief place
not too dazzling prize. But, whes oil! was
done which their wisdom could suggest.
they still apprehcnded that here. - IN the
mother country, the contest Tor the 'ntr"l
az the government might bring on civil ~ar.
We have lived y sss this apprcheosio"
terribly realized. An attempt has beer
made by portion Of the defeated party q
the preaidensial election Of 1850, 10 resist,
By force Of arms The chief magistrate then
elected in accordance with the forms OF thu
constitu,ion Bet "a have also lived to SCI
che 70. eminent triumph ovc- the most Tor
midable rebellion in Tho WORLDS history.
Resulting fron this attempt +; triumph. to-.
without : standing army. aud by en- arm,
OF the pcnpie furnished equally from al
parties. When the crisis came, not onl,
did the c,ple Of the north rise above
psrtisanthip and stand by the government,
but, the south itself, where the successful
party had no partieans in the election.
iurnishcu more than 8O0, 900 white volun-
teers 10 put down the rebellion. an | would
have furnished oil that ~ere required il the
governm mt here hal responded to the ap
peal ~, arms in he beginning of the wa i,
made by such uniouists - Andrew john
son.
This upsising ola great people. in total
disregard Of the ties Of craftsmanship, u
mAintain their government, - the most ic
assuring ciroomatance Of the war to the
friends u free gossssiHsai. -
But although the declared object Of the
war Was 10 h Id the states when att cmpt
ed accession ia the UNION, the majorlties III
both houses 0f congress NV refuse to ad
init the representatives. Of the people o.
those states into their seats; and thei;
leaders openly avJw ~ congress, what all
admit in private, that they do so because
these representatives might nlly themselves
with their Political opponents, aud thus
give them the power vi the government
and that they are not 70 b. admitted t"
participate IN the government I'LL suct,
change can be made il, the constitution a.
will assure the perpctpity Of the rcpubli
oans. Here is another outbreak Of paru
Sanship akin 70 that which brought on the
rebellion. The rebels only refused obcdl
cncc to the constitution to prevent the loss
Of power, AMI now the dominant party :.
70 Tor the same reason. Neither the r bel.
nor tina radicals are without preteXts l..
mask their ambition. With the reb,ls ii
was to prevent the desti uction Of slavery.
although every sensible man saw that Sc.
cossiOn would insure that result. With I'll,
RADICALS it is is to protccl the freedmen, n
though every scansibe man knows thai
thsr policy Can result 10 nothing but thei,
destruction. Then, they have u great hor
ror Of traitorsi And the whole south ar.
traitors, aud every BODY is a traitor VINO
asks Tor rep, esentation for southern state
See speech Of the llpu. Thomas " william,
u Pc.snsy. wanna and yet Mr.. William.
II thc bosom friend Of Nr. Stanton, y"
according to Mr.. Brown, was All active pro
motsr Ot secession whilst a member of Mr.
Buchanan's cabinet, and assalled Mr.. LIN
coin violently for maintaining the union. -
Nor is MIR. Williams alone IN his devotion
u NJ. Stanton. lie isthe idol Of the who,
radio phalanx. Thad. Stephens convcn
ton at Harrisburg pronounced him mol
el ruler. and the senate. at is last session,
refused to hear the proof ufrci,d by one %
its members to sulstantiatc Mr.. Brow =
charge Of his completely with the treaso
they affect REGARD with such horror MOI
IL Mr. stanton the only secessionist whom
the radicals take 10 their bosom. Then
adherence Of rebels. indeed, is not the sb
florence Of their crime. II depends who.
~ On the party to which the rebel now al
heres. Ii he has be .ome radical, and in
sists tha the union has been dissolved.
and that we should have military govern
meat, then he i. VII right. But il he ha>
become loyal, ant seeks orcstorc the a c
to their CONSTITUTIONAL rights, that N an NJ
grava,ion e his,otience, Tor, says Mr. VIII
,'.%s, =. they t'sh to push US from 0u'
lei not hmc that this desperate partisan
game should bc brorl BIT to close! We have
great debt, aSrsc portion Of ol,r ccun,r,
is kept distracted. aud disorder Of all kinds
10 invited hy it. Il is in direc. a,l open
disregard OF the known Gill Of the people
DrnstAnof In1ueop ha, Il -,
plan ot restoration oil his predecessor. v h,cll
was sanctioned hy the nation. At The fra
session of the ,hirty-e'ghth congress q bill
Was passed to supcrsedv it, TO which Mr.
Lincoln refused his sanction and simila,
bill was r, jected by the sams house by au
overwhelming majority at the next session
The radicals took Issue with Mr.. Lincoln Oh
this question. aud they were overw hclming
~ defeated in the republican party, and he
was unanimously rvnominatcd. Not salts
fled, they attempted secretly to set up a
new convention IT C,ncinn All in September,
1854; but che attempt lA,lesl. Mr.. Win,e,
Davis aud Senator Wade were he only per
sons who took open Issue with Mr. I.incou's
veto proclamation, andthe result was tina,
Mr.. Davis had not a single vote for renom
ination in his district. All. Lincoln was
therefore. triumpaan,ly sustained on this
issue in the republican party, and the dem
ocrats TO = man endorse his reconstruction
policy. Never, 0ref"re, wac there l,ol
g more distinctlv decrecd By the people
than that upon which the president has CO
operated for constitutional government in
the southern states. LIT it be remember
ed, t0cv that ,shc k>t public speech oi Presi
DENT Lincoln. wl,ois 50 enthusiastically al
m.red BY the radicals since his death and
% cordially hated = hist he was alive, was
. complain .ng protess,aga tat non I'D
mission ofthc Lousilna senators, whici,
was effected by their opponents speaking
against Time. tfs N Sf
NJ candi person can deny. In view Of
these facts, that the presid ut but executes
the will OF the people in settipg hisfAce like
1lnt against the r, volu,ionpfy policy which
the partisan passion Of The radicals here
adopted.
IN this rtSating t1escxcss@s of uhosr
Who have bcen in the party with him, and
srdeavor,ng hold thfA % The constitution,
be does rrecisely NJ lat Lincoln dill by his