Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-03
The Relation of tho Nossfs n nd
Gomfss

THURSDAY EVENING. .......JAN. 3. Il
The Relation of tho North and
South.
We but utter oac Of the most obvious CT
truths when we say that il IL impossible fsr
the North and South a. remain permanent
" or fer any considerable ;ine Ia their pes
ent relations TO each o,ller. lae relations
are anomalous aud unnatural. They nlr
inevitably chsnre soon IN che way or s-olh-
Ell low he CHARGE Is H. hc sTouf At. tr-
what is 60 be Isl fAtTactcf, tine ~ reycai
I'VE c.aEot. OAK aasic.paLcns ate mol
JOYOUS. There can be no DOUBT that the
south, oppressed, Inundated, ;rencherousy
wroagcd, cruelty disappointed in all her ra-
,ioual hopes aud just expectations, treated
contumeiously ard in bad faith. and lie.
bedding no reliable indication Of future JUS
,icc on the part Of the North, is elding
gradually 10 the natural influences Of strong
and Outrageous provocation. Her resent,
ment towards the North il continually
growing deeper and more intense. Her
feeling in regard 10 that section il tending
toward antipa,hy and even revenge. Her
dislike to those whom she considers her ty
rants and dsspcts 10 greater than il was
yearago.an far greater tlmn 1t was NO years
ago. Her patience has been extraordinary,
but i has not prove! indcniiable. Though
she is neither clustering nor noisy, the fire
Of her nature is no, quencbed. Every
month she cares less and less for restoration;
and II il he deferred for any long period,
She VIII, in al probability, be utterly inds>
posed TO accept 1t all --LousriAle Journal.
pf the truth ii thc uirerances Of the
z aai there can ic IL. reasonable doubt.
The existing icleiioas between Tie Nor'h
lad ihc South ai1 anomalous, aud mas, in
,vilnhly cAaase Whether that change,
WI - ii COME, hall e. adg.n,efe GUS 10 one
o. both. ia qics'ion the solution Of
which can only be reached b. calmly await
fg he ftsnlt That the lotlion
a.sun Cd by the NORTH is cooperating 10
the South. is unqucs,ionahle. That
il is also understandable We take to he equal.
y sell evident. The result Of tie war has
been t. crush secession in its birth aud TO
maintain insiolablc the integrity Of the
Union. The South has recognized this fact
with much greater readiness than has the
North. and has expressed its willingness to
abide by the result hich the North, ur at
least the Radical portion of its people-has
not. The Congress. during the continu>
ancc Of the stvuggle. pledged its faith that
che war was waged on the part Of the North
solely 10 preserve the Union. end should
cease with the accomplishment Of ito avowed
purpose. But its object has been achieved
the Union has been maintained, SO far ~
was possible by an appeal to arms. the
So1,h has accepted the result as among the
inevitable and the North now presents the
strange anomaly Of wishing 10 prolong the
struggle 10 prove that there is no Union
and tina, she has bscn putting forth her
strength 10 do battle for myth. The
Union, that four years Of intestine war, with
IT'S changing fortunes and final result in ia
vor Of the North could not shake, is declared
void aud Of no effect by the dic,ion Of the
Radical Congress that breaks faith with it.
SELF and the country as readily as Thad.
stevens might break Ill csg at breakfast -
Tha, those at the North who have thus
broken faith, should incur the indignation
Il thc Southern people, is no cause ior sur
PRISE ladecd. il would he strange if i
were otherwise. The pro,ocation Of inius-
lice naturally bepets hatred, md hatred nat
urally seeks opportunities 10y Vengeance.
Tae resentment Of the South afains, tie
North, undouA,edly might lnyc been quoac..-
"a and finally uh'i'esated Ivy the iedicious
kiudnc the ,sefcst. q wcre entitled 60 TX
poet q; the laaas ol HE viciots Bu this
treatment thy have 10 received and are
not likely to. Under these ciscumsta aces
i, IS not strange tia, the feeling of rcsigna-
ton the South ~ first entertained should 10
giving way before the rromptings Of re-
vcngc, and that the sentiment should find
utterance rs IL has through the c,lumns OF
the Journal. That there is growing feel
ing against the rehabilitation Of the States at
the South is not to be denied and that this
feeling should eliminate in the dc cidcd re :
Jcction OF any and all amendments need
ca:,sc no surprise. Bat after that what res
minis thea to bc done. Probably the first
alternative tie Radicals viii hit upoa 10
punish the Soaih ioT what n portion Of the
North will term its arrogance will be the en-.
iarccmcn' OF the ldea OF terf,orial;xatipn -
d L.. Loo :. L..
dranhncl,s. II The State he destroyed its
liabilities mast he destroyed with IL. .hnd
~ iis lisb.h@0 Ne ~ ito. mean tie dc5i u
State incastc,i du.iug the war, bu, the
bonds il issued bc.orc The war, and while it
was in the Union. 4 not inconsiderahc
amount of these bends are held at the
Ncr.h. aud i is a question, il the State is
destroyed, ii the bonds are not vitiated al
SO. Another phase of the territorial qucs-
ton, is the expense it will entail. We can
not afford to indulge in the luxury at
tbs price, and VIC shat need the assist
sncc cf tho South because We want its con-
trbutions to the revenue, thereby to cheap.
en- to 10 the cost Of running the machine, y
and We want Il also to pay its share Of. The
national debt Those Who thiuk we can do
these things better alone will join the Red
ical pack now in full cry against reconstruc
ton; those Who consider the aid Of the
South desirable will do well to ponder thu
words Of the .Iournal.
Average Our0e6oa - Life.
In the latter part Of the sixteenth centu'
~, ons.haM Of an Who were born died un
der five yeass Of age-cighteen years bein,
at that time The average longevity. In tn
ssvenseeath century. one hslf.see the popu
la.ion died under twelve years; but in tn