Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-09
'rhnd. stevens IN thc l'Onsaiaus
rsiou of thc niaeSl States.

There are different. degrees oi crime. and
the old offender laughs 10 scosn the first
acts Of his downward career that, when
20 nmilie ! caused HIM 40 much unessinets
ami alarm. Ills very success, step by step
mas ma q him bod lie casts aside his
former hypocrtical pretensious 10 honesty
and character, and AT last stands boldly
forth in his newly acquired character Of a
villain or rutiiss The crime OF the South.
ern secessionists was, not that they hao
exercised tn. right Of revolution rigb'
that the late President Lincoln once taught
was sacred to any people OF any state, OF
any community to exercise, but that they
had rebeled asainst the Constitution OF the
United States and lad done Their utmost
u destroy It. By virtue Of that Consttus
ton only could the North make any pre-
ie1cc Il fair aud ju,t pretext fos declaring
war against them. Otherwise than under
taat organic law OF the country. they had
the indsputabe right Of I'll peoples and
nations 70 form their own laws and systems
q! governments. To protect that COnsti-
tui,cn aud to prevent the Union Of States
from being torn ssunder the people OF the
North rallied under the National flag. de.
away from the Federation, or be torn from
il Nv any intrgues Of politicians or foreign
enemies. The war was wsged fora time
win doubtful success and when Ut last
L,r's forces surrendered on'terms honorable
TO bothv.c,or and vaulnishcd. one OF the
great anNieties Of the late President wa.
lest the people Of the South might refuse to
scad representatives, to Congress, aud that
the c,antty might remain d,suni,e1.--
Thrnks 10 the Republicans, whose machin,
r'ions and rcv,hngs Of tie South had much
T. - with lbv hunsn Z un 81 The war, ate
whose e'.s1na Of IA pr, sidrn. On see ionxl
issues ws4 al comrlish,d hy the eps ION u
the manufacturers OF ,hr Eastern States and
The nol Ulu,crS e Penn, lvsnis, fer ia.
p taec 4 ,>iahli.aing Federal il rinus,
Hi a lsril aud Wholesale robbery OF tie
ie uat the high souniin name 81
Protection; IA. ks u those supporting
ih,r ultra Raj cd lca lcrs Secc.s on i, nov
ne,fly i ttNed f,rt, aui tn Sm'ss are prac.
Iva II oui II ~ Uaian and the co,'c
ont we1. aec3u~c, hv lhai Steve : ,heo
r., ih.g we're a s,ptra,r AID are cor oar.
~ pc hp'r n 'hcl, casa errors have iigh'
a'tla.e whatever letms, atd nil CT whats
eve. pelaltp, ,hoy chuoee % enact aud to
~hliev.r y cnt on lite, liberty and proper
q tAe,r lust al power, Or spoil. or the ,ender
n..rsi " A'r nolicy mey consider polite
lnai St,scas. IN his recen, Later, which
We published Friday lss,, bu. upon which.
nan, ~ sfaee prevented cur commenting
SO fully Is We had wished. writes sba. HIS
correspondent was no mistaken ia suppos>
in'; sh,t "ne law WAS passed to ,nohibt the
s.mDv., "a The Disttic, Commanders, with
the consent oi tie Senate" the Senate
having slr.ekcn out that provision
the house yielded with a warning of
the e,is 4; wauld inlet npon the county.
Sorle OF the a.embcfs OF the Senate seemed
l, iouht the.r poser, under the constilu
ti,n ehich they hid ju,, r.pudatyd. and
wholly outside al Which ail agreed hat We
were ac,irg also orr whole woek Of rc-
construction vas u>urpntion.' Mr.. Stevens
trva,s nifh masuific>u, Scorn the idea thai
the pyesea, work OF reconstruction tileaven
save tne matk eau tiad any qualification in
The Constitution. There IA this difference
hetwcrn The tvr arch Traitors !" Davis
fought against the laws-Steyens has up
rooted th,m. ard to>day VIC have uisunis
ted people, northern section led by such
traitors and d,magogues as the Pennsylvs>
ma connscatur-a southern section subs
mi,'ire with quio, dignity and acqaicscense
TO military rule, but appealing to Their nor
the. brethren against the merciless iue
os IN ignorant race suddenly raised ,apower
to rerpetea'e the usurpa,ion &C party lead.
cgs aud make lasting their utter destruction
o, the laws, aud even the very spirit OF Rec
publican Government. This cool traitor,
over has written signature, glories IN the
sscsss. Of his treason. Posterity will say
tha, ne, TOO. should be incAreersted in For
tres- Monroe. until some Fred Douglass
saouls, after due interval. follow the foot.
steps Of the illustrious secesslonist "Hor.
AGA And hail h,tp Snrh MAJ, a. Ssa....
IN lot want re>uuited country. They are
hot now even hypocrites enough 10 say
that.
The Field " here Lyon Fell.
The editor Of the Springfield. MiasouSi.