Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-23
CONSISTENCY.
Thc President and Forncy--.One
oitfse -. o. R.esfcrs rs1g rrp.

the Nashville Tune and i.ipH on the re I,
construction OF l'-nurs.c-. I, IS from the !
ptn Of n distinguished Sou hciner, who has
stood unliuchinsy by the Union; and the
int inslc importance u this great question |
.. reconstruction will insure cs,eiul and |
universal perusai."
.ron the Washington Republican, Jan. aih, |
1857.
The article alluded TO in tie above para>
graph, appeared in the Nashville, Tenn, |
T.,nss and T,ion of about the 2sth Of Dec, |
1854. aud va. he inspiration 81 Andrew
johnson. then Military Governor Of Ten
pe,..e. and vice Pfesidcnt elect Of the Uni
ted States. John W. Forney copied the ar
ue.e into the Chronicle with the full know!
.ds. that it consumed, In part aud as .
whole. the opinion Of Andrew Johnson on
the subject Of the admittancc 81 the late re-
bclious States, etc, etc, and accompanied
il with the editorial remarks above quoted
That We may not be charged it'll making
ay mist.k- on this subjcct the reader viii
please carefully pcruse che article abose al
l,.icd 10 and then read = le'ter from Mr
W. Fa.n-v, endorsing the cv>ose poll y OF
Andrew johnson ~ La down in the 1iNes
ANA U..on article. W. ainc,rely hope tina,
noac al our readers will he affected by the
sn,lrarlng terms employed towards Gov.
johnson u my dear" TIE article from the
NA.hsiile Times aud Uaion Of December,
1864. referred 70 above i, ~ follows.
rmE POLITICAL STATUS or TgNrEssEE
From the Nashville Times and Union.
A new and brighter era Is ds~ning upon
the once proud State Of Tennessee. For
more than three years II has been cursed
80 4 II. A i'll,
Its civ,l organization has been broken down,
iis public treasure squandsred, its works OF
improvement suspended or diverted from
ti.ir Original purpose. Tho whole State,
in It's civil, social and commercial relations,
10 para, zsd, and nearly every cou"tv with
IN It's borders stained with the blood OF Iis
citizens. But the great struggle is over
II end d with the last gun fired by the gal
liant Gen. 1homas, in the battle around ,ts
capital. Random shots may yet he heard
aud rowing bands tnsy % 'casionally infc~t its
borders, but no formidable he will again
press its soil or devastate its fair fields. Its
loyal people may nov, With brighter pos
pets than ever before. scsuine the grea,
work OF civil organization. Broken and
war -bes,en as is Tennessee. II In still u soy
ereign State-great even in its ruins. IL 10
still = member oi the Federal Union still
State, and not conquered province or .
territorial appendage. Il has lost bv the
rebellion of part OF its citizens, none Of its
rights NJ = State, and forfeited mono Of its
Obligations to the General Government
Tho fourth section Of the fourth article
OF the Constitution Of the United States
reads ~ follow:
Tho United States shall guarantee to
every State in thi. Union . republican form
Of eov.rnmens. and shall protec, each Of
them against foreign Invasion. aud on ap.
T icsti"n Of the Legislature or Of the Exec
u',ve when the Lceis aturr c,rro, be con
te el against domc.ic violence"
tudrr the provisions al the Constitution
the p'sct ~ not only c,ntc, rcd. bat IL Is
nt t. the 1ity Of the Federal Government
TO r q each State from domc> lc vi"lrn g.
o,t II respect 10 tie STATE Easct, m-nts IT
prs del. in case of dotuc.,i, WIDEN
ti,s.i tt,e = of IN. United = s'cs may lie
ias Il j hy TIE Legislature OF Executive
II Al the "b.ig tion Is IA loss binding ga the
! DIAL Cove a.ncnt - furnish pro,c GA
u to Airs-"to suppress insurrrciion
= Il repel invasion, wi,houti the application
hs .hr Legislature or the INr~uu,e. th,n
with 4. u mght happen ri the tune q, al
~ subsection ~ lpmc,Nr ,Incnce tho l~s>
isla'nrc would no, be IN session AMI the Tx
eeutivo dead, and no one to convene the
Legislature. Could it. under such circum>
stances. be for . moment commended that
the United States would he released from
it. obligation 10 protect the State and save
II from overthrow? Or the Legislature
aud Executive. A. ~ the case Of tennessee,
might Jun with aud Lead tn, inalrrens
Would the United States in such an event
have no poser ar right to intervene on be-
hall OF the lo,al people and quell the insur
rsc;ion Imagine no one can doubt the
right. ualess IT ~ conceded that whenever
. majority Of the CIT xsns Of State su,., |
into rebellion the State itself is Withdrawn !
from tho Federal compact and out of the
Union. To admit the would 10 70 admit
te doctrine Of secession IN
It's broadcast sense, and at the
sainr tine To deny the constitutional right
al The United State TO int, ierc, either
With or without the application Of the i.rg
i>istare or Executive, IN the affairs OF u
St.'-. tn. very fact that there is rebellion
- d 'nesiic violence IN . Safe furnishes
the only reason that jnstites the Uni ed
slstes IN entering State TO suppress It,
i can enter with its armed power for no
. l,er csusr except 10 enforce rs own laws,
An only iot THIS cause when the State in
winch |, occurs IS too weak 10 quell the dis
tuibai.ee Mr. does II matter to what OF.
tcni the domestic insu' rcc,ion hss gone, or
how many people have bsccms involved
IL II. whether such domestic violence
occurs, whether one half or two>thirds or
even shree.tcu,hs of the people Of State
ere engaged IN Il, II becomes the duty OF
the tn'ted States 10 Interfere, aud by its
armed power save the State.
But what follows the suppression Of suoh
,nsnrreetion The State 10 not oblitera>
ted. nor has it lapsed into Territory or
conqnsred province Il 10 stll q State in
the Union. With all the rights and privilege
II -,j ,yed before.
la democratic form Of government like
ours, composed Of independent sovereign.
Ties. the people are tho Estates" and #
"ne>haf, t~otairds, OF thres>fourths 20
into 'ebc'',en. and are killed ny the Fedora
power IN the suppression Of II, ths remain.
der st'll constitutes the State, with ali the
lights and powers that the whole emf to
set IN motion the suspended msch,n ~ OF
) ate Government A State once in the |
Un'on cannot 10 thus Destroyed or forced
out oil tho compact. The suppression of |
'~SN'''N's ~ Yoehsu6 uv0CS0o vlOteUC0 |
within II BY the United States, neithar con.
Qucss the State nor involves ~ LOYAL c,ti. |
zens in the rebellion. but, in the langua Of
the clause II the G institution above quoted. |
it ''protccts" it-Aasss Il from self dsstrcu.
ton -or. Il may he. from 30 altering its
Constitution ~ It will not DO republican ia
S6sm."
Aay other view 10 self dest .uction Ii
night happca. in = great Rebellion Of many
; =, A. the one now ex sting, ~ fast as |
the Genera Government would suppress il /
IN ono >ta'N another would rebel. until ali |
passei un lor the same wdc.l. In such n
case. II. "a spme unw'se'y contend the
Safes were Conquered Territories, there
Woai be 40 central government, no mtm
bers of Congress. no Senators. Ministers. or
diplomatic agents, or constituted uovcr re.
mslairg u reinstsie them. The whole idea
ia lseious. and results from an imper.ec,
IN ler>tandag Of the Framework of our
4 ,ve:nnont.
Bat tennessee. cleared ~ Il now is from
rebel myas on, with many OF her civil iunc
uoas aader the adm nis,ration Of its Military
eesess"r IA tlsi play. stands in an attitude
spechi'y To rec lgnizs the civil govern mcnt.
anu again enter tho Halls Of ConSress by
its Senators and Representatives. Il east
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