Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-24
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


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note 10 cherch harmony, where, amid miny
brosnesly dissimilitudes, there arises the
unity Of the church Of which Christ is at the
head. The tendency Of our timc is to such
union. 1t Is strange spectacle to see the
American congress using every device to
hold aloof from it's embrace ten states Of
common kin and country, while Ital. dash>
e. her proud chivaly against the Quadr'lat-
eral to complete the circle, ofaitalian broth
erhood lApplause. What : scene ior
the artist's pencil was that sea fight at Lis
50! The iron c!ads of Italy are being
run down by the superior force OF tho Aus>
irians. The Re D'ltalia is just sinking
A regiment Of young Italians, conscious Q.
their fate, form in Inc Of battle in spar and
ringing, and, delivering their last fire at the
toe, go.down into ~ depths Of the Adris'ic
cheering for united Italy Their isst
prayer, ~ they sank in their watery eomo.
echoed BY the waves-those whits-~reatn:i
immortelles ofthe sea-was that lta.y might
be wen, q The thought Of God Germany.
out Of the red chaos Of Sadowa, is already
reforming her shattered Governments, and
gathering them about the throne Of the con
queror-not in sectional hate and vengeance,
but in the love Of fa,hesland! (Applause.I
There 10 lesson to be learned 10 the history
Of the Italian peninsula. A few years ago
whole comnunitiss we're looaensd from the
authority Of regular government and trans
ferred without disturbance to the Italian
crown. Not less safely and smoothly will
DO the transfer Of Venetia from Austria. ~
voo The transfer uf northern Lombardy,
Tuscany. Parma and Nodena to lay Civic
co0munisies became insurgeRs BY Stases.
like our own; and their rising Was quelied
by union with the parent State. We ask
for an explanation Of this, and find 1t in the
history which Rome bequeathed, and the
institutions which she founded two thous-
and years ago. The institutions Of the
Sci pios prevail today in these walled towns
Of Italy; aud though they have their FEEDER.
alsts, Unionists and Republicans, yet SAr
DINA is reconcied with Naples, aud Tuscany
with Venetia. All minor differences are
ha, monized in national union. Nations
along the Mediterranean have sunk beneath
the waves, until their very bones CLEAN with
phosphorescent corruption Of the dead; but
Roman unity survives to>iay, because one
people Of one re igon, one language. one
code and one sentiment, demand one Gov
eminent. Applause. The secret lies in
the recognition 81 municipal Independence
which makes up and strengthens national
unity. como to my conclusion, aud ap>
peal to the people to take the sceptre from
the monarchs in power, and restore the
righttul authority Of the constitution APP
plausc.) or the conservative will only
ask, il be desir . the safety Of oil that Is
good in our Govrrnmcnt, to plant his teet
firmly agrinst the political chAngelings and
changes Of the hour. TO the radical l
would say, if you still hesitate, remember
that in this contest for the repose and
growth Of the nation in peace, we have your
old leaders with 10. William II. Seward,
whose every word WAS your gospel I've
years ago, leads the van III this contest for
The Constitution. Grant, the soldier, Farra-
gut. the sailor, Charles Francis Adams. the
diplomat, and would that O. uld add Beech
er, the divine, follow in his wake. Zap
plause. 10 the Democrat have no word
to say, either Of exultation or adlnonition.--
Without your cid the President is power
less. We have gone through the fires Of the
past five years, pleading, lin season and
out Of season." for union under the feder
al constitution. When disaster came upon
US it revealed, il not our strength, nothing
If di,honor. 1t may be said Of our party,
- was once said Of the great Spanish carr
dinal: "Hc was like city on the margin
Of deep waters, where no receding tide re-
veals anything that is mean, squalid or un
becoming" Some thought. khsre was no
union possible by war. Willie the radicals
are making this language prophecy, let us
make it lie. Ave, the very Democrats
who spoke it are engaged in its practical
refutation. Applause. To the Christian
| have no appesl, save that still, gentle
voice. which Christ gave us from the Mount.
As He gave us one hope, one faith, one
love, SO like the seamless garment He wore
in its oneness. may be the union Of our fu>
turc. That union will not come from such
prayers rs that offered by Mr.. Newman to
the radicais.in Philadelphia for revenge and
violence. The Divine Evangel kept time to
no discordsnt notes like those which dis
giaced Plymouth church, when the congre.
CATION Of fanatics united in singing the RI
bald song Of vengeance and death upon q
fallen foe; but it does accord with the les.
sons Of history viii n teach that the love Of
country shall only consist with the love OF .
O'vsuc'. tHPPsause. rinaiiy, 10 tnat MS
tory appeal. Roman, Grecian. French,
English and American-all teach us the
wisdom Of reconciliation. Peace can only
come TO the So 9TH and US by inviting them
within the shadow of the Constitution, in
that conflict for peace. let Us have no dis
trust. God is just and loving. and time, a.
Gladstone said Of his reform bill, is with us.
We fight with. and not against the future
Tho States will be restoi cd. Our banner
will not dra, in the dust, for it is banner
with oil the emb!ems Of union upon it, and
will soon float in the eye OF heaven. APP
plause-during which Mr.. Cox retired.