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The 9ill for the Government of the
Rebel States

AtBtl SluLBSs
The Military Reconstruction bill, as amended
by the Senate, came up in the House yester-
day, when Mr.. Stevens moved to non-concur
in the Senate's amendments, and to ask for
committee of conference. Mr.. Spalding
moved as an amendment to Mr.. Stevens mo-
ton, that the House concur in the Senates
amendments. A long debate followed, parti-
cipated in by large number of the members.
and revealing apparently pretty close divi-
sion of sentiment in regard to the bill.
Finally by general consent, it was agreed that
the bill should be debated until IL o'clock
A. M. to-day, when the vote should be taken.
The House, upon taking up the bill this
morning, refused, by decisive majority, to
concur in the Senate's amendments, and
requested a committee of conference. This is
virtually defeat of the entire measure for the
present session. However, as the FOrtieth
Congress assemblies on the 4th of March, when
the whole subject can be considered at greater
length and with more care, we are not in
clined to mourn over its temporary defeat. 9S
There is still time for the Senate to take up
and pass Mr.. Eiot's Louisiana bill, which has
passed the House.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1867.
All Hail, TENNESSEE!

The Union men of Tennessee have at last risen
to the full altitude of the occasion, and have
placed themselves upon a vantage ground from
which they can never be dislodged. They
have adopted the doctrine of universal man
hood suffrage, save for the disqualification of
crime. The movement is as wise as it is bold.
Il at once places the political power of that
State in the hands of the loyal men who con-
stitute an undisputed majority of her citizens.
Hitherto the loyal men have brought only
mart of their forces into the field, and the bat
tie has been sore one Now the loyal masses
stand in solid phalanx, and will achieve an
enduring victory.
In opening the ballot-box to her colored citi-
zens. Tennessee is but restoring to them the
exercise of right which they once, and for a
long time, enjoyed unchallenged. What seems
like a vast stride in advance is but return to
the earlier and purer doctrines of the republic.
1t is but a going back to what was law in Ten
nessee from 1896 to 1835-a healthy reaction
from that iniquitous policy of disfranchisement
inaugurated by the slave power. For forty
years, in the early history of Tennessee, her
colored citizens exercised the right Of the cleo
tive franchise. The slave power then deprived
them of it for more than thirty years. And
now, with the downfall of the slave power,
comes the restoration of their lOng-lOst rights.
The policy adopted by the Union men of
Tennessee is the true one for every Southern
State. The loyal people are majority of the
whole Southern population Let the colored
patriots be allowed to vote in defense of the
same Government for which they fought, and
the future is safe. The permanent disfran-
chisement of all who participated in the Re-
bellion is hardly practicable, if desirable. En-
franchisement is our true policy. Disfran-
ohisement weakens the great basis upon which
popular government rests; enfranchisement
strengthens it. Once and forever strike down
those aristocratical distinctions and disfran-
chisements which were the necessary concomi-
tants of the slave power-reorganize the South
upon real democratic basis, putting the
power into the hands of the people, and the
mightiest political problem of our times will
have been peacefully and happily solved.
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Mr.. GREELEY AND THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
sHP.-It is rumored that the President is
about to offer, or has offered, the position of
Postmaster-General to Horace Greeley. We
think the country would very generally sane
ton such an appointment, both in Difference
to the acknowledged ability of Mr.. Greeley
himself, and as an indication on the part of the
Administration of return to political princi-
pies more in harmony with the sentiments of
the people.
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sures that have ever been considered by that or
any other law-making body, give utterance
to such language, we consider a vote of
censure the mildest rebuke that would beft
their case Although members of Congress
have been so rebuked for giving the lie to each
other, and although an incipient temperance
society has been organized among them, It
does not appear that any one considered the
bandying of such words as deserving of any
notice whatever. Still, we have good cause to
be thankful that pistols have gone out of fash
ion for time.
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Congressional Blackguards.

THE term of the present Congress expires at
noon on the 4th of March, and to prevent the
President from ''pocketing" any of the mea-
sures now before either House-many of them
of vital interest to the country-their passage
through both branches must be effected before
tomorrow evening. Notwithstanding all this,
on Saturday evening last, the Hon. Ebenezer
Dumont of Indiana, thought it becoming to
edify the House of Representatives with dis
course based on the following newspaper para
graph as text
"An old hotel keeper in Washington once
posted on his dining room door the following
notice-"Members OF Congress will go to the
table first, and then the gentlemen. hoWdles
and blackguards must not mix with the Con
gressmen, as it is hard to tell one from the
other"
And, determined to follow up his text to the
very letter, he fortified his denunciations OF
/ the Supreme Court by relating several anec-
dotes, all of which went to show that man
may sit upon the bench and at the same time
be an ignoram,tS and an ass. Among these
anecdotes was one concerning a certain Justice
of the Peace-in Indiana, we imagine-who
went to the Clerk of the Court, and, having
filed his official bond, requested that func-
tionary to qualify him; whereupon the gem
tlemanly Clerk responded as follows -" Hold
up your hand and I'll swear you all hell
couldn't qualify you !" And, as if it were not
enough for members of the House of Repre-
sentatives to indulge in the use of such words
as we have italicised, ON Sunday morning Sena-
tor Doolittle, of Wisconsin, whose bitter par
tisanship heretofore has not been altogether
devoid of dignity, declared that the title of
the pending Louisiana bill should be so
amended as to read, "An act to organize he'll
in Louisiana"
The Congressional reporters inform us that
Mr.. Dumont's humorous little anecdote created
general laughter, and that Senator Doc
Titles profanity was greeted by applause IL
the galleries, mingled with hisses." The
spectators who expressed their disapproval OF
} this occasion would be entitled to considerable
credit, although they were guilty OF violating
rule OF the Senate, if they could convince us tina
they hissed the language of the Senator, anC
not his sentiments alone.
g Now if anything is needed to convince tn
+ world that the old Washington hotel-keepe
. was a man of quick perceptions and clear judg
n ment, although he confessed his inability t
e distinguish blackguard from Congressman
, it is the use by the latter of just such languag
d as fell from the lips of Senator Doolittle an
If Representative Dumont. In any ordinaril
d respectable community, man who wa
of addicted to the use of such language would b
e Stunned by the better class. And when tn
lie members of the national legislature, in tn
ir course Of debate upon the most serious mea
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NAVAL OFFIcER.-The President has nomi-
mated for Naval Officer of this port Mr.. Syden-
Congress from Berks county, and lifelong
Democrat of the most Outspoken character.
We hear nothing against Mr.. Ancona's char
acter-which is refreshing variation from the
generality of nominees-and as it is the policy
of the Senate to confirm Democrats, but reject
renegade Republicans, it is probable that he
will secure confirmation.
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The Proposed Change in our Common
School system.

Mr. JAMES N. MARKS moved in the State
Legislature yesterday, bill which provides
for changing the mode of selecting the mem
bers of the Board of School Controllers, and
makes these officers appointive by the Court
of Common Pleas and the District Court, in
stead of being selected by the people. We do
not know what are the minor provisions OF the
proposed law, but the central idea OF having
those who have charge of our whole educa-
tiOnal system appointed, instead of chosen on
political grounds, is one which meets our
hearty concurrence. In republic there is no
department of Government on which the safety
of the country rests so entirely, as it does on
that which provides for the education of the
children. Those men who are destined here
after to make the laws of America to
chose her officers, and act as the
electors of great people, are to-
day within the control of the Common
wealth. The minds which, if once inoculated
with bigotry and ignorance, cannot be moved,
are now plastic and can be moulded at the
will of the teacher. Now is the chance for the
republic to make faithful servants and efficient
citizens. Who can doubt but that the late
war was due entirely to the education of the
Southern children in the lessons of slavery
and secession? 1t is, therefore, of the most
vital Importance that the school system be
kept pure and free from the contamination OF
party politics. This is impossible so long as
those who have the direction are elected on
party tickets, and ON grounds of devotion to
party principles, and not intellectual qualitca-
tions. We do not mean to reflect on any gen
tlemen who now constitute or have heretofore
constituted the Board of School Controllers.
We only wonder that so much intelligence has
been secured under so defective a system. We
oppose the whole fabric of the Board as it now
stands and favor the proposed reform of Mr.,
Marks The bill may not Immediately pass
it probably will nOt-but ultimately 1t vii
succeed. We can see no good reason why
the Board of Controllers should no
be appointed by the Courts, whel
the Board of Guardians and all simila
bodies are. Every argument in favor of tn
Guardians being so selected is applicable in tn
case of the Controllers; and in addition, tn
powerful reason that the power OF the latte
is a thousand times greater than that OF tn
former. The position of Controller is on
given to party favorites who are not OF sun
cient consequence to merit a lucrative otfic
In Boston, such plan has long been
vogue, and the Controllers there are Il
first men of the city. Edward Everett
and many others of like force of character al
fame, held the Office when in the plentitude
their influence. The reform is needed, al
we hope will speedily receive the attention
the Legislature. All the good members of Il
Board would be retained by the Judges, VIII
those who are incompetent would have thf
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-25
DA]LY DEMOCRAT.


An AUTUMN REVEW0E.
The fusses leaves of Autumn fall
Across The quiet way,
And moaning winds. with ftfrl breath.
Through dropping branches stray.
The clouds begin to wrap tie skies
In robes Of iesdsn gray,
And Nature. with her fading hue,
Atheists the sad decay.
But lust above the mon tain tops,
That tower ir the west,
The Sun, IN crimsoa glory bathed.
IL sinking 20 his rest.
And straying through the fures, lone.
And dosa toe gentle slope,
Nv heart beholds tina einbiem true
Ofhumsn lite and hope.
The spring Of life comes 10 ne all
With dsaey freyhne green,
Then she departs, aud life 10 bright,
With summer's golden sheen.
Anon the sutulnn's wailisg Wiads
Ger oil our heart syringe play.
And winssr, with hrs ey hand,
Cnills ages weary dsy.
But q the clouds Of leaden blue
Are eildsd BY the sun.
10 hope shall light the hearts Of those
Whose work is nobly done.
And when Deaths win,ry night shall come
On Faiths triumphant wing.
Their souls will soar above, and rest
In Gods eternal spring.
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BsLiEvixe.-lt 10 selafed Of Napoleon,
that when Marshal Duroc, ~ avewed inf
del, uas- -oose -tssliae . very iospeo6able
stoey, giving bl spision that il VAS true,
the 6mpsrcF qsietly remartsd: "Thers are
some men who are capable of believing
esesy ding but the Bible" This remark
inds abundaot illustrations in every ago
There are men oil about US, At the present
day, who tell 10 they cannot believe the
Bible; but their capacities for believing
everything which Seems TO oppose the Bible
are enormous. The grecdiness with which
they devour the most tar-fetched stories
the fimsiest arguments-ifthey only appear
10 initiate against the word Of Gods a.
tOuiehinR. .s-ssa4--s-z-s -~--s-----~-------
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