Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-14

that alone; during tlefaUhT coursspf the
war. ~ military nsces( y. emanl patton
Of sla-es in the Geld was eclared.
RADICALS PERVERTED rms 1B,Rcr 1hp CO.'S
xtrrxD no1sfRces wnoso8.
The Abolition party. who bad joined the
Republicans, bad ~ increased in numbess
~ to rule IN the Government Of the country
IN 1869. and carried the militssy necessity
into the haik Of Congress-; and welded in-
to the management Of the var the doctrine
OF emancipation and AbgogAaion Of Stats
rights along with the preservation q the
Union; and Il vss long bssosc the soldssr
in the 6eid found out thae the struggle had
changed its ground, and that in place Of
fighting for The union d his couateys he ~
betrayed into Rehting ior the emancipation
Of the negro and the the suppor, OF IN intol
eraut and Oppressive Radical msjority IN
Consrea. who, BY system of terrorism
and despo,i.m unparalleled IN fee coun-
TN. And only known in Russia, italy, Po-
land. Hun airy and Ireland. by suspension
fhaLeas corpus. by spies, iniormers, secret
arr.s,s. military psis ons, military commas>
lions and murvlevs, and oil The vileeles o.
. Provost Mssahal Bureau, 10 sileneed. IN .
great measure, the expression Of public
"pinion., shst they sacsseded in getting
Themselves reinstallcd in power for another
Presidential term.
psssipexr sonnoOn'a rolsCv.
At the cinse 0f the wus cersin conditions
were sxscted from the Slotss - nsesesasy
to enable them 70 send representative 70
Congress. The executive. under M. john
en-, had declared that thsse States were IN
the Union, and had never been out Off,
and the scts cf Congress II the time 20
kowlcdgcd this position. II WA not then -
necessary for r. entrance into the Union
hat thsss conditions wcss made, bot 20 IN.
ahle them 70 be represented IN Corgrsss.--
The S.asss ~ due time fultillAd The coadi
tons, aud sent their Senators and members
cleo, 10 the seat Of the Fcisrsl Govcrnussnt
"a take their places in the council u tho No
ton.
rus natIcAL ro,IcY- xssSo EQuA AND
kEGlo SUFFRAGE.
But at this juncturc the Radicals in Con-
ercss asserted that these States were not IN
the Union, and before they could come in
they must among ether things extend tile
suffrage Ia the negro. and to the present
moment they have succeeded in keeping
the Senators and Representatives Of ten
States out Of Congress, and have refused to
allow this portion Of our country . share in
representation. Negro slavery vas practic-
ally abolished by the war its abolition had
been accepted bv every Southern State be-
fore II scnt ito Representatives 10 Congress.
The South have no further desire expressed
or intent to recall slavery again % an insti-
tuition o( the land. II was not, then, the
abolition Of negro slavery for which the Rad.
icsl Congress we're any longer keeping out
che Southern States; il MAS in order 10 OPP
press and insult the South BY demanding
from them the acknowledgement Of negro
equality BY . negro suffrage bill-to convert
the negro slave into the negro voter, and
thus virtually give the Government Of the
slave Statse oves to whatever body Of sharp
white men who could whecdle or control the
negre
Ksw ENGLAND nADICAiLsN AND sBIr>
lsnNRss.
Uuriag, he var, and vhile the radical
NsW 0n0land majority 81 Congress ruled
the country, the manufacturers Of New
England aud feW other States have pros
pcicd immensely. while the rest Of the
country has felt the evil intiuences Of tn
civil war, Of com msrcal tariff and istesna
revenue so conceived Is to prey on ths W
tails u tho people ~ large, while enriching 1
few who dwelt on the favored soil 81 New
Eagland. The looms and tho fotges, Che
mills aud the boundaries of New England
Ohio, and Pennsylvania have borne wit
ness To the fortunes umasscd by = few al
the expense oil the blood and treasure Of III,
many.
| And il is 10 continue this despotisn o
the wealth and the income Of the Othe
States of the Union that tho Radical major
ity refuse to admit Southern members Tut,
Congress, until such time ~ thcac State
may bo compelled to pass n negro eqralii,
law, Looping i'll such case hat New Englan'
win, by her nissnIi,s. control the negr,
vote, aud thus have The 5 nth enec,na!ly .
her feet.
| MONSTRorS OPPRESSION.
Can imagination picture fouler piece o
radical oppression than this ? Because tn
Southern States will not consent that th.i
servants shall control them At the polls tleJ
she'll not he admitted to Congress. Becsus
the South will not consent that they shal
he governed except BY tho will OF thei'
own white c'tisens, they shall not 10 &C.
know lodged in the Union. Doyou want y
aid in forcing the South into rebellion
again.
the DEoOL AtsONs OF tue WAn.
Think Of the desolaiion of civil war;
Think what ireland has suffered from
Strongbow and Wentworth. from Cromwell
and William of Orange-of lands dcvasta
led. families dxciiMased--0f murder, rapine
lus and robbery and can any Iti>hma,
tho hes seen similar acts enacted IN th,
Southern States-say, can he wish thu
these acts Of demons should be again per
petrate.i aud does he wish 10 help 10 con
vert the far land ot the South into . howl
ing wilderness to crafty the insane ami
wicksd scliishncSs II the radicals Of Con.
grcss,
INK IRISH CITIZEN WILL NOT LEND nINsRil
TO AID RADICAL OPPRESSION.
The Irish citixsns have at oil times an,
in every country ranged themselves on tn
side of Justice and against oppression. Up
preston is hateful 70 them, whether
proceeds from tho insolrnt domination Of
class CT from the arbitrary exercise Of III
powers Of government. They Tough
willingly in oldcn time TO Establish chi
Union II States, and they willingly Tough
to preserve Il. No nationality Of whicl
the republic . composed hes yielded NOR
efiss lie No ID thsn TIE Irish Slsment has
: whso Ne issues we're o. The side Of jua
sicc end liberty, end the Irish citizen to-
day gill - leud himself to the eppressio
Of one third Of the countuy for the bsnefl
Of small and blatant minority, who hav
not only been ~ inpsdiment 70 the bios
sings Of peace. but have been ever ready
deny him that mersure Of political end r.
ligious liberty which l. the right ef ever
citizen Of the lad. a..
RADICAL BsAAnuY.
10 order 70 draw ssay the Isish vets
from his plain doty 70 aid IN The efforts {
Nj. johnson - bsiae abess . sapid ssstoea
ton Of tie country to its former politiea
status-to abolish - soon - nay b, Il
traces Of military occupation and rule IL
the Southern Soo1eA(o dispSNos with u,
Freedmene' Dussou, llilitaey Ceusoo AM
Governors, sounds hateful to the Irish ear,
to prevsne this happy result, the sallia
party. il ard oat Of Congress. have seu6h
cut lIlc Irish patriotic societies, and nJ
honeyed phrases and big sounding promis
Is, have held out inducements to membssi
Of their "CirG61cSD give Nm (tlio Radl
calS) their sdepsstan ~ eo1Aing slootions
to retain them in that power which they ss'
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