Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-30
Democratic National Con,cnsioa


WEDNESDAY EVEN NG......JaN. SO.
Sscuccrutic National Convention
4 meeting of the National Democratic
Committee viii be held in New York IN
March next, at which time the expectancy
IF EALING national convention The ensuing
egring w.ll probably be auihori,aiirely lie
tc;mincl.
At the IN e,ing OF the sosca'led national
Democratic association, in Wash.ng,ca,
Wednesday night, il was determined %
hid q national convention on the 2Iss Of
May An address was also adopted, which
closes rs follows:
We should be derelict in the duty wc owe
our country and to pos,erisy, If ~c failed to
exert all the energies We possess in M I'll RI
- resist the revolutionary measures tina,
are daily dcv, looping themselves through the
press and in congress. S,ncefelg believing
iha, wide. spread determination exists Ia
swailow up the executive and judicisi
branches OF the government in the lie islA.
ing OF oil our ino.t valued republican insti>
tutions, We ere not at liberty 10 remain
passive and care ess while this revolution is
ia progress The constitutional eoscfn-
iaent which has come down 10 US from our
iathc,s must lie Transmitted uninpared TO
oar rosteli'y. We have no night TO stand
~ and see il overthrow We must use
the means NECESSARY toI It's Preservation aud
r,Treiuity We Trust that peaceful means
alc n that Will e.cr 10 necessary i0t tins
purpose, but ii the tue shall ever come
When these ,hail BE- found Intellectual, we
.hAi. not be the legitimate offspring OF those
lTom Whom NC ella IA tp be- he ccudantS, #
Wt 10 aot preserve that republican brriy
SO have rhein.d, whatever may be the
hazard or the sacrifice which is nccessai y
ior It's preservation.
Respecting the proposed Convention, tho
Washington foasf,tuttonai Union SAYS
"1he movement is one Of peculiar sisnlf
canoe Al this time, and We hope our friends
will inter heartily into H. 4 Presidential
election is NJ on 10 come eff, and there are
,hrty-siN States in tho Union. Provision
must be made for counting tho electoral
votes Of oil OF them. Aword TO the wise Is
sufficient"
The ..Anmrcsicnl Elem enu.''
The New Yo,k Eteaing Post prsisces Al,
article Of. ''thc work for the Republican par
ty' With the following timely protest against
the radical c'amor in regard to putting
down The Supreme Court.
II congress passes constitutional laws, the
Supreme Court cannot help confirm them
II appealed to Il Congress eaacts constift-
tioadi lars, II - the solemn duty NJ the SUI
preme Court 10 decide 10 that .rect: and b.
ng unconstitutional, the iaws hare, and, ~
course. ought 10 hare, no force This would
seem 10 be too plain matter for ar umeni
vet we notice here aud there in the newspa
pcrs threats thai il the Supreme Court
stands Ia the way il will be put out OF the
way
This comes from the same kind e PEG.
pc sho. dining the earlier period of the
war, used to abu,c Nj Lincoln, AID assert
that lie stood in the way" aud Some oi
whom did not scruple to hint that he also
must he put out of the way thc same
class who cursed the constitution a. later
peuod, aud declared that It "stool n ae
way ;hr stne unr,asoning m,p WHO. Ia,
lM!ote ihr Al. nncded III adyauc efauN
ste'ly senlimcnt - their dcnurr + ms 81
lhc pien
lhy f'is ar sues that tho "anar.i Ia ,ie-
m.,t, i. not ,ary 5 rong in TIL country ,.rl
y' it las h,cn strong enough to coutro' lie
Republican pa IS IN the pasi, a. Il does IN