Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-04

That school Of northern politicians which
opposes the immediate re- union Of the
States, seeks 10 Impress upon the public
mind the notion that the South alone IL 10
suffer by the methods Of vengeance pro.
poscd.
This 10 .: damaging and palpabls error -
II 10 true that the South cxpe,isn the
direct and immediate effects Of ~ radical
policy. but il 10 equally true that there en-
b no violation Of the cot stitusi N and no
d.sus'en. either Temporary or permanent,
which does not involve the peace. liberty
All prosperity Of every State ana section
Of the Union.
No national convention ever declared
mers important political truth than The
Chicago convention Which nomiea.cd Pres
idsas Lino'ln f.r ps>sIogss. Wien il ss>
sorted that the pressrsasiDh Of ~tkc balance
Of powers" smaag she sssseai States and
the people Of the several seesises v essen.
tel to the prrlbcsisa ahd endurance
Of our political fabric. TIT equality Of
rights and powers wsaeA ~ Constitution
establishes. 10 the lie a ~ heedsm in the
republic and the prossstisd >lNssry citizen
alike. The hypothesis thae end section Of
the State can reserve 70 itsslf he privilege
ofthc Union. while anethss section or State
10 denied tho privileges 81 the Union 10 self.
evidently absurd The relation between
the sections Is ono Of mutual dependence,
and the denial Of popular rights 70 one
State implies denial of popular rights to
oil. We Of the North canno. suLjngatc the
South without becoming suljuga,ors, and
thus tho practical enemies of FREQ govern
ment for ourselves. Congress canno, deny
one Constitutional right to any State in tho
Union without in FAC, DENYING that right 70
every other State in the Union. When
the South held negroes in servitude, the
masters suffered more Of the evils II slavery
than the negro, and should tho North en-
slave the South through suhjugation
the systcm Of inequality aud cp.
pressisns enacted will ultimatsly I'M
d'ct quito - mnch dishonor and
oppression upon the North o. spou
the South. Tho suhjsgation which CON-
gress proposes. &c recognized and succsss
fully established, can be limited BY no state
boandssiss. II Congress 10 permitted to
exercise supreme power over ono State, l.
will exercise supreme power over all, and
the fate which 70 decree for tn States il
the ultimate fate Of the whole ,hirty-s
We might citc . multitude Of present
facts to show that the North II alrssd Aenfr
isr'ng from or threatened with evils equal
to thoss which The spirit pf ssseses 500.
gssts and prophecies Tor the puu,shmcnt Of
the South. The absence Of . "balance Of
powers" in consress. 10 tho esigia ee,ahat
partisan ahsolusism aud spirit cf defiance for
constitutional Law: which characterized the
proceedings Of that body At its last session.
Il was The want Of . "bslaacs Of powers" in
that body which ought 70 have been ex-
pressed in the representation ofa Whole
people. which has imposed upon Tho North
the bulk Of the incrsased taxation Of which,
the people complain II was the sans cause
which fosbids Snder prsseas circumstances
any diminution Of the national debt, Il Is
the 49, sasss which. through The psopos-
I'd constitutional aasndosnt. ssdsseers
the right q ssli>gsvsssusns 10 The North
stn States. In hundrsds Of ways. sess and
aasssa. - ~ paying ths psaalsy II 49,
tseaA domination. end "a unbalanced exer.
ciss Il legislative power. And sheuld The
disunicnists Of The North bs permitted to
perfect their schemes Of conquest over the
peepas 81 the oesshesn Ssasss, 10 The end
ws ahsah esd ~ right u sslf.sevssnusnt
- vssiay myth and sAan q out Own
deoes. - L y nov seath q Masoo "a
Dixoo'o mee. rhe maintenance 81 enc
country. 90 csaa1intiss. sss Unlsn. and
ons sss~nneas-sqsal v: all-is he ssls
peeesctien 81 dotsoco q III.