Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-25

"a a renewal Of III. conflict. The right IL
,erf g, and complete " II ID pose. t Il
3 limited ny its purpose. The C961etu-
ion directs that arm,e. au brlligeQ1nk ~
,hall tc used tor The supp ssion 3 ins'T-
rscfion. With thiscontvese ssfFsssssso
\ hich includes the prevention Of renewal.
The legitimate application Of compulsion, 10
to their future eo6rse - communities must !
ccase. Il Is not true that. in case Of war,
'ha Gsvsrpqent suquises all Of the be'lig
Grant reAts known 70 international Law. - |
II has only so - uch Of that kind 81 right
over ito own people - Il Rnds embodied in
IT'S own Ocusttusicu. Il derives from this
source 80 mnrhas is necessary IN suppress !
ing instruction. and this does not include
the rig'.t TO isks aud holo IL rebcli'ous c.s' |
zen. aud ,hsir isrs,trry AZ = coaqHesL u
IL authorized to employ war 20 vindicate as
id tile 70 al.cxianrs net 70 acquires new
one. 81
ncrmdsnee With this rude, Re Prrsi-
dcnt, az Commander in Chief, compelled
the insurgents, after they had laid down !
their arms, to abolish by their local laws
tn. institution ~ 6eery, the agitation Of
which had been the AussOf tlis war, and
might be tho cAssStof another; 10 declare
null and void their acts Of secession, which
mad bsess part Of ,Shcis bclAQsr1n. action.
and until icscinded embodied Claim which
threatened future conflict; and finally tn re-
pudlats their war ds6as, the sccUgNsiioa u
which woold isave been hostile ct, vindi>
eating the legitimacy Of i,sssssestisn and
threatening is rencwL. The institution Of
4 ,vcr, me ordinance 0f secession, and the
maintenance Of an insusfec ionary sss
debt, were etsie.ly hostile positionn, and
threatened possible renewal q the win
Until they should be surrendered there
could he no complete surrender OF the bcl>
ligeeant attitude Of the iusuysspt couumuniz
ues.01 Qh6ualh. 1tesstoge lbe Csmss6nd-
srin.ChisG clothed With the double iuner
IONS 81 military command and the civil ex-
eeution Of "ihe laws Of The lIniOn,v eosA-
PEELED this suucndss, sud 1t this point t.s
bclligersnt power q tie ~ ional Govern
ment, The power 10 apply compulsi0n in
any form 10 the political future II The lately
rcvolted States, was exhausted.
This legitimate and restricted use Of com
pulsion appeared to accomplish the dcsi. cd
end. II is true that the subdued and i'm
pover,shcd people Of che South did not and
could not at once pass from hostility 10
friendship Their homes we're daskened
wi,h sorrow which no sense Of error could
! mitigsae; their iields were cemeteries; their
farms were the burnt path Of our armies,
aud they could not love us in the midst Of
their de,o!a,ion. but they knew that the
issue Of the appeal to arms had been deter
| mined forever against them; they saw that
they had lost by war what they had At
tempted BY war 10 save; they had suffered
| too much 10 dream Of renewing the strife,
and, seeing. M future before them but that
of citizens Of the United States, they were
ready to return TO their allegiance, a. DE-
lned TO them anew BY the event Of the
struggle. When Congress first assembled
they had acqaired . temper toward the M.
tional Government % healthy As il was pos
siblc for any people 10 attain after such q
conflict and such experiences. IN thss re
spcct tho result II the war WAS une xampled
IN tae hisscsy Of nations. Their disposition
! aas evinced by their acts. t##
They bad, upon the requirements Of ths
Commander in>Chie', surrendered every
position which could truthfully b dsemet
hostile " the Government, and, by he id
vice. mot under his commission they ven
further and in common Wi,h the loya
States, ratified q Constitutional amend,nen
whch forever abolished slavery, aud CAV
to Congrrss this power, b. appropriate leg
lslaaiou, q psevsnt IL fe>sosabj,,hocnt.-
They might have conceded stiIf aaurc; 10
month itcr month passed without action
aud meantime they wcfs subjected TO mill
,ary government. M system was ever BE-,
. TER adapted than our Nsiinna! Gosesvnen.t
the performance of the duties fr winch
Was designed no Government could be les
adapted To the regulation Of affairs in sut
= jec''d nei shhoriny territory Mistakes, in
4 justice, and even fraud. inevitably mngl.
with and mar-ed lis Of erat.ons through diff
crOt ngenc e., and these have produce
tle'r uasWral eNec,>. The prolonged exc
c'se OF such functions can only njure;
ias already injured ourselves. We cam,
'!,rd 10 alter the spirit Of our great :sa,lor
, al system, aud. 10y ccntrall1lng render II
Government OF ~ In on hateful to Il
people ofall the distant States, North al
South alike. l!uI the evils of our preset
d mistakes, t mmi.ted in the discharge Of
Junction for which that Government ".
= n,v,r designed. does not wait the slow d
vclorr.ent of time Their effect upon Il
subjected South ~ daily disaster. "
are training future citizens by tho VOL,
:. possible Instruction, and every months pc
' >istcncc nskes the evil pla'ncr
II is manifest that under the cAperienc,
! o. thaS. long delay. and OF unrepuhlican III
. undcr militant constrain,, The temper o: II
b Southern people has become much l-ss con
nendahle than il was NJ the conclusion
: active hos,litiss; that the art Of true =
n un,on hes ~ u nsuore dai .ult, and that I!
D pcrilsW - c,arileion only increase, il
i foriy Oh, stGtrefcse, 10 ask whetl,ss the re
:. son for this delay are sufficient. and whcti
a cr the new conditions imposed by Congre
r are likely to prove final remedy.
u The msn,es in which these conditions
!. The form Of ar amendment to the Nation
= Constitution. have been presented, not on
:, to the people Of the South, but TO the o.
= ton is without preoedsnt. For the iiss, tic
/" in the history cfthls 0ovesn,nent substa,
tive propositions. without connection ha
: been united in one amendment, and the PC
: pie have been denied he opportunity OF ir
choice co0cerHtng each. The hrst ssetit
y of this single srticle defines citizenship
. the United States. The >ecssd lays dowa
), basis representation. The third is in Il
following words .-"No person shall be
, ScnssosAr Representative in Ceunfsss,
: cicctor Of President or Vice President.
:, hold any otllce, civil OF military, under Il
. United States, or any State, who, hasil
:, previously taken an oath as = member
" Congress, or - an officer Of the Unit
" States Or - osober a any SlAAo Lsgia
!. latufc, Ut q ~ excessive u iudlciol one