Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-13

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THURSDAY EVENING. DEC. -.
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The Tes.sper NJ tho AOuth.
The press Of the South has been pretty
ffcsly Expressing Ito opinion recently Of H.
amendment and the question Of reconstruct
ioa, and We make the following quotations
~ giving some indication Of the temper Of
the PEOPLE upon tho subject The Galvcs>
ton (Tcxas) Bulletin seems disposed to
make the best Of the amendment, of which
1t svs:
1T 10 utterly useless 10 discuss the ethics
az the amendment; the people Of the entire
North nov in power believe II necessary to
their safety, asd he saiy possible means Of
convincing them 70 ~ costsafy 10 BY good
works, and not By words. The people are
inclined to the opinion that Southern lead
ess have sinusd The political ain for which
there 10 no forgiveness, that secsssion 10 80
soosed and grounded IN them that II cannot
be sradicated. We anxiously hope that
they will not b coo6rmed In this opinion.
Let US all 60 heavily to work and evidence
our loyalty By our deeds."
The Columbus (Ga.) Inquirer has high
opinion Of the Constitution unamended, end
thus treats the subject
1.-THE Constitution ID the sole rightful arr
bitter Of the relations which the Southern
States must hereafter sustain towards the
other States Of the Union. In our opinion,
they ought to adhere 10 the Constitution a.
TO an ark Of safety. II sush adherence
brings down upon them The punishment Of
Z reduction 10 territorial organisation, let
the penalty 10 inflicted. II will not b. per
sni,ted BY the American people. In propor-
ton 70 The fidelity with which " adhere TO
the Constitution and rely upen its saie>
guards, in the some proportion will DO the
measures Of justice aud restitution accorded
10 " by the people If the Union when they
shall shake on the Influences that in this
hour Of passion incline thea TO listcn to
radical counsels and revolutionary tsach>
ings."
The New Orleans Bee chides the South
for want Of coolness and judgment, in the
following style:
''Onc Of the worst errors Of the Southern
people has been their constant pursuit a
one dslusion after another, taken up .~d
dispsllcd with % great rapsdity that il seems
almost a Psychological phenomenon how Tho
mind can follow the changes. No sooner i
one hope dropped than another arises. and
yet tho fair castle stands ~ high in the
clouds o. ever. Such hopes are vain and
usclcss. The Radicals have positively dc>
clarcd that they will not yield an inch from
their poaition. and no one believes that they
will, for the present, II least. Il V obvious
that the only thing the South now hes n
do N 10 attend 10 iss local interests, to cult
va,c its soil, to repair the waste caused by
tho war, to promote immigration, 10 provide
labor, to encourage the mechanic arts, and
to establish new branchos Of industry ia
ovsry State. BY attending striclly to II,
own affairs the South has much to gain and
nothing to lose"
The Savannah (Ga.) Nescs and Herald
thinks tho motives Of tho Radicals extremely
aclAsh. and thus dcscsnta IN the party:
They hope that BY dsludisg tho people
Of the North with the representation tina
this amend Lent was rendered to tho Souti
as an olive bsa0ch With . view Of restoring
the Union, and that Il WAS scornfully reject
cd. they can keep alive Northern pref ,dicc.
and be sustained in tie more extreme meas
urcs upon which they have resolved. Thi,
II their sole object, and to accomplish j
they arc willing to sabvcrt constitutional
government and involve the industrial In
tercs's Of the country in one common ruin
The day viii como, wc trust when the eye
u the masses Of the North will be opened
and then there will be rcck oning betwce,
the people and the leaders Of this faction
who are now 40 shatncfully betray ing then
and driving the country to destruction"
The same journal objects TO the state
ment Of the Radical press that there 10 r.
spectacle party in the South in favor Of Ii
amendment, and says:
"Thc ratification OF the amendment ri
not advance tho work Of restoring the Unio
single step, and there probably never va
apeoplc more unanimously opposed to On
measure than are the Southern people ,
this, for Il 10 remarkable fact that tho en-
tire Union element in the Southern State
which opposed the late war is rs violentl
antagonistic to tho measure "A the origin;
seccssionists. There Is scarcely an oppo.
ing voice raised between the Potomac an
the Gulf OF Mexico. nor is there single on
Of ten excluded States in whose Legislator
the amendment will receive handful o
votes"
Tho Richmond Why is exceedingly pt
lite 10 tho military authorities ct p,eseu
stationed in Richmond, and says Of tn
state Of things there:
''Since Gen. Terry and his military polit
cians were withdrawn from this depart
mcnt, there has been pcsfec, tranquility
His successor and HIS staff manage thei
stiairs with such skill, tact and udgment-
SO justly and in 80 gcntlemsnly . manne,
that everything runs smoothly and pleas
antly. We hear Of no collisions Of aufhori
ty. no jars. no jostling. But for seeing ID
Federal soldiers moving about tho streets
just ~ Il they were At home, W woul
acarcely know that military authority "a
exercised here. Az 70 collisions OF misun
dcrstandings between the sodicrs aud citi
xens. or between the cclcred pcoplc and III,
white citizens, they are unknown"
The Richmond Eraminsr says the Soutl
occupies the stecrage on the Ship Of State
but opines that Il won't make much differ
ence when the ship breaks up. and console,
itself as follows:
$50 calm, 30 cool,' II not so brightly,
rest for moment from the work Of wafe
rial reconstruction sit ON the plow tail o,
lean on thu spade and lis,en to the mad seie,
Of the Radicals q " would TO The Shrek o
ahuugry hawk. They are very hungry an,
hsrce, and have every disposition in III,
world 10 swallow ~ up. and have power
enough 10 give 10 serious annoy auce, bu
they cannos do No permanent harm unless
We allow ourselves 70 b frightened out q
our present philosophic attitude The Rad
ical bird 10 quite fierce bird in ito way. bu
Il Is not condor and not even bald heai
cd eagle {; and Instead Of carrying OF Il
sslly sheep Ia it, talous, Il viii furnish On
Other illustratiea Of Eaop's fable, and r
, itself eaaght 10 the WOOL"
The Nashville (Tean.) Gazette has fai,
thAe Tine viii aaks ~ lhisRs even, q
says:
Tn. chronic condition, Of The popul
mind 10 love 81 equal lara iaoar' ally a
msnislered. From violset iu60lsea, m,
may be induced for season ~ "a in OPP
siton to their settled principles, but wh,
che cause Of the absrrstien ceases 70 opera