Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-10


tional amend ment as the basis of compro-
mise, and explicitly declares the democrat>
ic party unworthy Of it, confidence
Mr. BENEFITS SENTIMENTS.
The Herald remarks 1.-The general re-
suits Of the late elections, from Massachus-
sets to Missouri. arc overwhelming in favor
Of the constitutional amendment ; and pre-
sent the uitim0tum cf the victorious north
to the Southern States. rescued from rebel
lion. This great issue Of the conditions
essential TO the restoration Of said States Is
now hxed to the end of President Jonson's
term, in the two thirds republican vote sc
cured both houses Of Congress. % they
now stand, till the 4th Of March, 1869. This
is the grand and all important lesson OF
these November elections, q lesson which
the administration cannot safely disregard,
even II 80 inclined, and which the States
unrecognized by Congress will do we'll to
accept as their only alternative. The ex>
treme radicals in the next place have been
emphatically admonished IN all these au-
tumnal elections, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean, that their revolutionary
schemes Of reconstruction are utterly repug
nant to the people Of the north, and there.
fore utterly impracticable. We are satisheo
with oil these res Its, especially satisfied as
to, the wisdom of the course adopted by
this journal from the significant verdict OF
the Maine September election on the great
issue which is to mark the new departure
ofthis republic in the fultilment Of its nan>
ifest destiny"
THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
hA
ton at issue was the policy Of reconstruct
ton and the decision is against the policy
ofthe President, and in favor of that Of
congress. The people have virtually rats
fed the amendment and they have virtual
ly said to the south: Accept these terms
and come back to the Union with loyal rep
resentatiye in congress-
"congress, by admitting the Tennessee
members, have shown u willingness to al
firm the method of reconstruction; and con
tact wi h the people will strengthen them in
this conclusion. 1t has also shown them
that there is feeling in favor of strong
guarantees from the South; and if the South
shall turn its back upon the amendment,
and sullenly fall back upon what it deems
its dignity, there are men in Congress who
will be g imulated to exact severer condi-
tions, and SO re>open the closing wounds
made by the war;"
THE EVENING POST
puts it in this light: "The Republican par>
~ by these elections retains power for TIVE
years more. Mr.. Beecher said very truly,
that. wisely managed, it might retain power
for half a century; but to achieve tat, or
even to keep the country with it during the
next two years. it leeds to act prudently,
and put its ablest statesman forward, to
show that it possesses moderation as well as
vigor, and that it knows Of other interest in
the country besides that one t. which all
discussion has fixed it hitherto.
THE RICHMOND PAPERs
Of the Sth all contain comments on the elec
tions. The following extracts show the
general tone:
The Daily Dispatch says: "Thc election
news renders certain the defeat of the con-
stitutional amendment, even were it doubt
full before. That is something to be CRATE
full for. We trust that whenever the South
ern States go into the union they will enter
!. without the hnmilations precedent that
degrade them in the dust They were de-
feated in war but preserved their honor
Participation in the Washington Governs
ment is not so dear to them that they would
sacrifice this las. thing that is left for them y
The Daily Times says: "These results
have surprised none among US but that
class Of sanguine gentlemen who were con
stantly predicting miracles for the salvation
cf the Southern Coniederacy during the
darkest hours its brief history. In what
way the radicals will abuse the vast powers
which they now possess, it is now impossi>
ble to conjecture. They may either insist
on the adoption OF the constitutional amend
ment as the measure of our humiliation, or
they may discard it, and demand something
still more degrading at our hands. But one
course is now open to US, which is consist
ent with both honor and dignity. We can
refuse to be made parties to the schemes
which have been devised for our degrade
ton. We can thus preserve that honor
which defeat could not take from us, and
trust to the healing influences Of time and
better counsels. Bat come what may, the
Southern people should enter into no cove
nant on terms which will bind them with
dishonor. They are now faithfully obeying
the laws and the Constitution Of the United
States. They will do nothing more
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