Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-24
OAILY DEMOCRAT.


succssi for . timA vtu 10 fstiIs, They might %
we'll undrfts. y to lick up the w'.ds * chain the
waves Of the ocean. and oonans them within
s'-'' ;.p.., ~: Z. c csss..u.;s.. ~ .na Sssss;'1 K
:esm. now 70 b suppcssd that u ean be repealed
~ = concurrent resolution. tLausbser.l Bot when
they might a. well Introduce ! resolution to repeal
Uslon from. being restored 70 jus, sSuus a. feasible |" =
would hs Resistance tn the great law ~ grnvitati.n
which binds all to . c"msnaa ccnise. The great law
Of poIitica! grnviiation will bring back thees 9tases
snd restore them to MI their relations with the Fed.
ersl Government. Ciquee, and cal~ls, and conspirs-
eirs. and Vaccinations North and South cannot pre-
vent this CREST contamination. Tremendous NJ .
piaus~.l All that 10 wsn,ssi 10 time. Let the Amer
lean people get TO uuderrtsnd what 10 going on. aud
they will coon manifest their determination. iIrr-.
BY way Of ex pianstinn. let me say that ] would 10
God the whole American people could be asseinblcd
here 10 day ~ you are. ] wish there wAa u vast am
p,theaire here sp~ciaus trauyh 50 contaiL the whole
dirty milIions, and they could wt,u@-s the gr.ai
struggle T. II 10 golns on to preserve the Consultation
OF their fathers. They woald set lie the question "
& ey cvuld once see Row things are, II they could see
the kind OF spirit that IL rnanifcrtesI in the ernrt 10
os~aA up 5 9 rrsl PRINCIPLES, ~ free sovern'nsrt
whsa0ey come 10 understand VINO "s- for them All
vh. WA. aga n.i q EN-. Who WAS for amelioratins
their ~conlitiun, and who wac for elevaiin ny them lo
preserving their Government. II the eonba,nnt-
could stand before them. and there cnuld he q regular
sct to bet ~se. the respective siadiaturs, Ia the fret
II, that might be made YOU would md that the enc
m e- Of the country would liz crushed, and the pee,
PIE ~ iffuhr, au0 tbc l1ienftn " tn
-tiiutional liberty. GGreat cheering NJ fellow
citizens, have detained you much longer than ! in
tended. 100 on 20 on.l But we are in u great
struggle and ] am your instrument. and ] lsve
thought II best 10 express uyself fra1kiy. When ]
ask you have usurped authority who " IN this
country 'ha, | have not toiied and iaborrd for 7
Where 10 the man or woman. either in private
lifs or public life, that has not s'wavs received my
attention and my ,imet Sometime. II has been said.
pardon ine for being "A little evotitiical. bnt we AR,
engaged In n friendly and familiar conversation.
That man John-on 10 a lucky man. daughter.
The, never can defeat, him" Laughter Now I
will tell you what constitutes my luck. II 10 In d. n
right and doing for the people. lGreat applau-s
Tue people somehow or other. %althuug,, their sagaci.
~ and good judgment are very frequently und.rra
ted, under estimated, generally yet 30 fni out and I'm
derstand who 10 for them and who Is against them.
Teey do IT by instinct if In no other way. Trey
conide. So far, thans God. I can lay my hand
uppn my hosom and -tafe with heartfelt sati-faction
tia, in all positions in which ! have been placed. in
many that were rs trying n. any In which mortal man
Las ever been placed. | have never deserted them, npi
dol believe the, will desert me. mo. no. Ap
plau-e.J Whom have ! brtrayedf What priuc'pi,
ave | violatedf What sentiment have ] rwervcd
from, Can I ose who as-ail me put their tinger-
upon an onef No. mol In all the s~pceche. thai
have been made. no one has dared 10 put his finger
upon = single principle ] ever n-sertcd from which J
have d-.tasei Have you not heard SEINE Of them
at some time, attempt TO quote my predecessor. wio
ton a martyr to his countr,'- cause But thoy can
give no sentiment Of his that IL In opposition or IN
contradiction to an I ing that l have done. The
very policy that l now am pursuing was pursued by
me under his administration. l ha, ing been ar
pointed b. him in a particular position for that cry
purpose. iu-crutihle Providence saw ct 10 remove
HIN from this | trust 10 "a better world. and | came
into his place. and there IL not u principle OF his IN
reference to the Sc-toraiion Of the Union from which
I have departed Nome, noneI Then The WA is not
-impi, upon me. but II II nj on my predecessor also.
! have tired to do my duty. | know that some are
,nsipus. and Jealous, and speak Of The Wrise House
rs having attractions for the President. Let me rA,
to you, the ci,arms OF the White House la e A. liili,
infus4ec apnn me a. upon any individual in ti,is
country, and mu h less upon me than upon tio-,
who are talking atp.t IT,. Tie title that
eat and wear docs not amount to mnch.
and The difference bet wee. what 10 enough 10
-",is ~ me sni ~, title iam,is 1t 10 yer, .msii. Ter Ian
ut KIN L" nany i"ks h, I. rsanguin'fy though hy sfin-
ity xn X u 1. es.f,b d, -tle difference l%tas. ~ the II
e ttst suiices for nv sismaci, ard bsck. AID more tha,
IN ugh. ha-,o cha ms for ms TIL rout and cnnscinu,
-ain f,eiit u .fhs ing f.riaim.d m, dits 10 NY coun't,
t" my eAhifrr. lni Ia th- irnrr msn IL ri. thu reward
~ah. nssa' Applans". IL csnciu,irn let me ask Mi,
va, eou.. urse here Today, iiis sa oi rpiu' ~ d iaces. 10
c me -i'il NJ. ~ viii =" with you. aud stand around
he , on ,'ntion Of 'f county II i. sgai, uniolded
u" people are inyi ed TO rad aud understand tosa,tsin
AID rsi"ts n IT. provisions. Let us .'and BY lie tersti
I iiian 81 our father, though tue hrasrns Themselves
should fall. Though iacti"n M y rage. though tsurts
"A i jrets u ~ come, thousli abuse aud ,ir leiaiion NAV
be poured cut ~ the most yial. ut form. M. ~, to H.
i.n,i stsnfing iy III. consti u i.n Of my country
>tsrd l., the I "n.i,tuii"u ~ tie chi.f ark II on, - -iy,
"A. the fniisd,um Il cur civil aud religious hbrr's. Y--
'tnss ng 10 II rs ne u ~f'ir' c''iss I" the mel plank
sL.n the ii. lat aud n Il. mlsst ,l"s. ar'rnd Inn. Ac-
cert t1 thanks, my cuun',, n'n, Ter ,he iudu pruee you
h"'e eNtcsidei I" me " lille .ubm t'ing 10, "n txi'n'I"r
ns,u'l ani ie:lHis in'ulrieh'b, the 'smsIks Which J
nave ntw made let us 10 away. f"t.-' ing the past,
aud okiuy To tie future. resolved L. en,;eavn' :" re-
sior. oar COY. rnu en-, Ia its rri.,in purity. 'tusing IN
tl.m " no is on igh, tI' win c"nifnlsa here below that
ere long nur TN, n wi h. restored. and that We shai,
nave l.. nc, rrt oti, " tn q the n,fions 81 The earth
omi p.scc NJ d good viii ana ng Mi Isrts o; Tie people OF
he tui.G states ! ;lsn. Yea lot The rs,,c ct YOU have
uanii.-t ed 10 ne on tins oecss"n, ard Il the tim shall
",rne. dur ny the l.iiod Ct nv eS'st@, &C, wh"n h" coun-
tty II To lie esiio owed and ins GOV -rnneit osei,urntd, II
y"l viii n.h ont YOU VIII lind thu hun,h q individual
.hr Glands leipie you, with ton, enGtasoiing to avert
as i'm de- tfutfiup.