Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-21

-. .,rrrstiops upon the pfoscns
40" - ,,.s.si Affairs. Which are esninently
:" H.. 81 consideration by al who desire 70
,e.s.trve ths spirit OF constitutional liberty
90, as che term Of republican govern,
mon, Tho wsfnings which i so forci5ly
.s,rrrses Should b. needed ere 7, ia TOO late
SAYS lst paper
crisis "a coming avsin. The morning
hat viii break soon must wsken the ustion
from TIE horFia nightmare 81 the past two
fears, or witness her. "A chained maniac, IN
the bedIam of political madness. Ii the
amazing progress Of usurpation,as system
attic prscsice, u not arrested In the Sooth.
with swift and striking facility. il will infect
and subdue The North. The asccrdancy of
moral principle and rational consistency can
no, DC measured by the spirit With which
one defeuds bis swn rights bot the cole
est n the seat with which we defend those.
Of Others. Virginia saw in the Boston port
bill of 1873 blow At the psineipss which
made her own chief security, and. without
unisiendly deeds toward herself, she called
her statesmen 10 counsel and her rifiemen
to arms, though sh WAS to Massachusetts, ~
| a separate nation. Will Boston see in Rich.
mend Trial Of hcs own safctys Will she
realize that acity under the heel Of . despot
is simply the case Of city with out foreign
hslpt Did Massachusetts, establish 6ts
liberty! What must have happened Boston
if colonies, safe from British aggression, had
not barred their bosoms with hersy
is fearfully dangerous TO ignore princi-
pie in indulging party passion, zeal for res
form, or advocacy Of public measures
Principle is the cohesion Of civil order, and
when ignored abroad, it cannot be saved at
home. Principle in the heavens keeps each
planet in its orbit, and, in society, each per-
son in his. II it could slacken above, worlds
would tumble into ruin aud the universe
pass away. On earth, anarchy 10 the result
Men who believe these truths will shud,
der il they think what CONSCIOUSNESS may
follow fatal indulgence Of military sontempl
Of law. No Longer ". invsigh against par
ticuar ou,rages. We imptess the disasosott
prevalence Of . growing tnsensibility 10 out
rage, 90 thab y beoo0lng ~ comnsn en-
familiar. tAs mose pesoo6ptuous and iawlss
nsurpation end oppssusions ere destitute Q
novelty enough % insus the name u outsAgl
term understood ~ applying 10 soosshin
extraordinary. The people ere drowsin
: with dull inattention over daily bulletin
1 the most inconsiderable Of which seven year
, ago would have shaken every community i
, the Union, and kindlsd indignation in ever
: face Of excited groups collected in our ham
ists from Msine TO Tens, by Che mutusl u
. constituent Of freemen that arrogance Q
n high>handed would dare show ito teeth o.
d. our shores. ..=.
The time 10 coming when the peopl
, must reflect upeu end rsalise these terribl
tendencies ;,oS else, n they do not, and tbs
speedily, the time will come in the Mort
. that reesies will de stisved up ~ psaA9ts "a
usur1,ations-that exciting new Outbrsekl
and they, III turn, authorizing new oppse.
= sioas. A negro military police would the
il complete the work, preside over election
!, enforce military orders, aod levy contribu
y tons. Two parties would DO in the c0uu
10 try-these who odhercd TO the de ficto 20,
II ernmcnt, and those who did not. The com
,e pulsory business Of the mass Of the formt
$. would be u support their leaders in pro
scribng the latter. Consider, reader, whetl
~ er there is not sonet hing in this to reAe,
10 upcn.'
Nlanng emens 81 grippe Vine.
- yards.
TO A correspondent, OF ,ae Country Cent?
~ man SAYS:
| would here remind thosc who are rrov
=. ieg grapes that thus is the proper season
ny down long branches Tor producing fl
ef iurc plants, III has been 40 often recon
ncndeI IN this paper. ] rails d n numb.
m If These last season, and was surprised
lbe vgor oi the plants thus grown, and Il
close mat OF fhrous roots. Without an
reslre 10 spoli trade, must say that 80
- seldom get such plants out of a nursery d
You can rai,e yourself. Pin long branc
"A down into n shallow trench, and when q
= the buds have made u growth Of sever
- inches, gradually til up the trench wi,
,s earth, checking, by piuching, any dispos
IA ton Of some shoots tn outgrow the other
$. ! agree with b. +. D., in thinking III
ne We initiate European practice too closely
q cuitvsting the grape. Especially do v
"A plant too near, aud thin aud prune alt
~ gsther too much. We don't make allow
10 ance for the difference Of climate. Here '
n must have shade and plenty Of foliage
nj maintain a healthy equilibrium with II
"a root there it may not ba VI 20 much in
~ por snce. ! always leave three times
m much wood as the hooks direct, end if Il
~ crop Of fruit is too heavy, thin il out
T. Twenty years ago we could easily gro
,e grapes by planting at the foot Of large tree
TO ana allowing the vines 10 run oil over ther
l. A friend grew great Quantities o: Catawb,
aud lsabcIss in this way. and yearly got
a least two barrels to the vine Of what the
IL Thought; was the finest and thocest fruit
= ever saw. These vines are long since dea,
IL winter killed. Now we are obliged to CO,
a er our plants every winter with earth, eve
4, as far south as st. Louis, and are lucky
i. we get seven or eight pounds Of fruit whe,
n we got fully one hundred pounds with niue
ii greater ease. Even with these drawback
s. growing the grape 10 the most proiitab
branch of agriculture that VIC have, and {,
more than hundred miles on the Missi,
= sippi river banks is the most certain Gre
y, that is raised.