The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-19

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We answer, they are clear and well defined. |
We are asksdI Radicalism does not inyolvs
a proscripi1s policy, founded in proscrip- |
tive spirit towards the men lately in ree1ss.
lion? We answer emphstically nes We
are ask{d Il Ne DO not know, as 4SasAehing
Of oil historic experience, that wise stataesd
manship will dictate to the successful party
in civil war TO adopt lenient policy towafd
the defeated parsy-to avoid executions, COZ.
scriptions, penalties? We do not controvett
the fact. nor discuss j, for, Radicslisn has do
exscQ saA cposcrt tioss q pshaki@s y urge.
NJ ID Ssted il ws arc partial to large
standing armies in Republic? We answer,
no; we deplore the Democratic treason that
made any iScrsase OF our military peace q.
tablishment necessary. We are asked If II
is not dangerous 10 subordinate civil admin.
tration to military rule? We answer, yes II
Freedmen Bureaus aud Military Departments
wctfid be defensible AS permanent fxtlres in
the machinery of our Government We an.
ss6Sf, 50. wslb but it.is said, you Radicals
impose conditions preliminary to the admis,
sion of the representatives Of the South and
You uphold The Congregational Reconstruction
policy, embracing, IS it does. Freedmen 5
Bureaus and Military Administration Ger
,ainiy We DO. How tecbncilethen, Radical
principles with Radical prae,ice7 We win
tell ycu.
This country was recently involved in eish
war. 1t was an unsuccessful rebellion,
but so far rs II went, 80 far as il was com
test Of positive forces, il vas revolu,ionsrT.
The Southern contestants recognized i's rev
dictionary rohsEac,sr, and resolving sovc;f
eignty back into its elements. had the people
create anew an organization of Government
1t is true that this was not really, only os,en>
sibly done; but the rebel chiefs assumed 10
do il, and out of revolution 10 have con,
structed new Government Valandi ghsn
recognized the revolutionary character OF iho
contest AT least 81 far as to assume the disinte-
grafton Of the Government back into separa,s
sovereign States, for HE reconstruction plan
embraced the formation by the States Of sev-
ersl sectional confederscies. Andrew john
son recognized The revolutionary character OF
the contest; for following the overihrow of
the Confederate armies, be declared in bis
appointment of Provisional Governors ,hst
the close Of the rebellion LEI, the South sih.
out civil governments. The fact that the
Government was victor does not change the
determinate revolutionary character Of lie
conflict.
But is not the Federal organism Ct govern.
ment remaining intact and is not the Cons,-
tuition the supreme law of the land? We're
We disposed TO be Factions, We xou'd put
this interroghiory into the shape it takes in
the petulance Of topper,n emocrac,, snl
asking which is the supreme las OF he
land rsdicahsm or the Constitution se
would answer that i, is Which We don
wish to obfuscate our Democratic friends.
We will be more explicit
In so for as a movement is revolutionary !,
is fundsT entail, and involves new. conditions
- NAAoN''eN "ha kio"tu lbitbNibH u. M
lions are better or worse after revelations.
but the, are not in the precise condition thev
were at the commencement of the strife no
magic OF craftsmanship can put Them there :
nor is IT desirable they should be. Civiliza.
ton has come through revolutions They
are elements OF mans progress Reyelu-
tions are never causeless. Ia autocraev the,
grow out Of evils in administration in de
mocracy they grow out Of material. social,
or Political 9antaeonisns among the people
II, follo~ wing them, j, were possible To pu,
the state or the government precisely in the
condition il xes before revolution, you wouio
but precisely have re- established the evils oi
antgonisms thai cahsed revelation. Ii ,ha,
we're possible. would i, not be the creates,
possible stupidity
We have said that onr late civil war was.
IN its measure, revolutionary. We have said
that It's revolutionary character wss recoy.
nized BY the South itself, hy yaliapdirham
by Andrew Johnson, and by the Democracy
through these it's representatives II vas re.
eognired BY the Union party and Mr.. Lin
necessary measures of the war we're extra
constitutional. We are frank to confess thai
"a to any measure in reconstruction We have
not cared to ask whether it might or might
not be extra. constitutional: we have onl,
sought to know whether it Justly and nor.
mally followed As u legitimate consequence
OF the success of the Union in the var
Governments are for the people Consi,n.
tons are made By and for the people. Bet.
Ter no written Constitution, a, all, If i
only exists to restrict the peoples growth
to prevent the peoples highest good. W.
have new Constitution OF Iowa we're no
our people rs com petent and wise To make
the new, MS to make the old? There were
many 'yrannical anu oppressive measure,
tolerated by the unwri.teu British Consi;u.
ton centuries ago; that are no, tolerated b,
Tue uh~ritien British Constitution OF TO day
through revolutions the English perfet;eG
their Cor stitu'ion by enlargiug their iher>
ties by revoiuti ns, and organic changes il
the Constitution OF their governments. p.arl,
every people in Europe have enlarged the;
hoef'i' : aud political rikhts. Are the pea
pie OF the United States The only people /,
Chrsteridom 20 intolerably stupid and foo
ish that they dare not change jot or little
thesr conventional rules Of government
adopted three quarters OF a century ago
Every Other people have had sense enough ;,
make wiser and better constitutional laws
following revolution, than they had before
are the American people go DEVOID OF sens,
that We u'nsi retain The old epir,. OF PRO
slaveryism; aud the seeds Of those s,taao
nisn that brought upon Us one srea, cjei
war, because the Constitution. mazda iet.-,
taht revolution, provides for ii?
hao'cahsin says no. Radivalism says iba
Government is by the people and for n.
people 1t says that the Governmen, of N,
United States il for the people Of to dav no