Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-27
WHY CONrIsCATE !.

Oar prominent ulsraists-,hat is 10 say
May ofthem, are red-hot conEscaiors. Ne;
satisfied with tic cOrglsring Of tho rebels
they now wait to conquer lands. Not sat
sssied with having wrcstcd from them their
s<urds aus leaving them Powerless. they
lanx l. Yves frotr them their lands and
leave lhsE homeless. Bot Wig sgaanitr
- saucA tlno -ad such vast amounts O.!
,uoney ia legislasing, bribing and tinkerins
ahou. this matter when the lands can be
bought outright fos less money than il will
e,ss 70 stain The country with a con6scstion
80. 10 other words . Straightforward
hssssabls wav Of getting these lands that
the Radicals 80 very much desire is opened,
which supsrceces all necessity o! conasca-
tson. An instance in proof Of this recently
ocearcd in Liberty county, Georgia, which
we end recorded In the Savannsh RepaLti.
can. IL appears upon the death Of .
gentleman residing in that county il
became necessary to close the estate. -
Accordingly the necessary steps we're taken
and An auction sale ordered. aud the sale
made with melancholy financial results to
the he.rs-thoush undoubtedly gratifying
20 thosc who favor coniiscation, and lore "a
ini.,c, rare torture upon tho children Of
rebels.
The sale was set TO come of on court
day," because thcre would be u larger at
tendance than upon less important day
The oro~d was large enough. bst green
hacks we're scarce. Tho residence OF the
deceased. an elegant building located 10
wasthourville, and having attached 70 il ten
acrcs Of ianl, Clubhouse, and oil the necessary
appendAgea for Hrst class planters resi-
ience-worth before the rebellion no: less
than thirty thousand dollars, was knocked
dozen for tho paltry sum Of sirty dollars =
Talk about confiscation now Where money
10 90 scarce - il is in that part OF the South,
Why conlscAtei The purchaser was .
Freedman. bureau msn-fhey being the
only class Of people that have ready cash in
that coun,ry il would seem.
Another pie-e Of property vas sold-four
hundred AMI fifty acses Of prime land--a
choice plantation. The bureau man was
snIl iiush. and scooped up the entire tract
for one hsadrsd and my dollars--scsrcsly
the value ofa single acre in prosperous
si,acs. And still another parcel Of sixty
sig acres vas put up, and down Il went
Tor three doiisvs 10 Mr.. W. d. BACON.
When such things occur, Why 30 10 the
expense Of lsgislating q conflseation &C,
into existence, live want their lasds-i il
indeed II 70 necessary 20 the existence Of the
goddess Of liberty that We take the lands
u the rebels right out Of their hands, Why
m, IN it as chcaply and "a honestly AZ
possible, Why not huv thems II costs
less, sucsionccrs' expenses included, than
it does 10 coniscs,e. -Four cents and hall
per acre Is not "xhorb;an. for good plsn,a
TONS even though hey dd belong 10
rebels. So let us lip in and purchase hon
orahly. ani not put our loyal selves /, tn,
ga, trouble Of coniiscating. Let US pur
chase; and IL those malignant rebels refus,
- allow Ne TO d, So, why what's easier
than TO itnprison thcm-or what's NOR,
p-t'.etc than 10 hang them up until they
sH sell IL We have any right 10 thos,
lands. do let Us assert COR rights, and as
chesply rs possible. Confscat ion is . big
thing. but there Is something bigger. cheape,
handler. Let's tuy for four cents pei
acre.