Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-29

" ~ nv - DouG - 49, 0O9Ose
An interesting discussion is in progress
between Mr.. Greeley Of the New York Trib.
enc, and Mr. Rsyuoud Of the Times, upon
the question. "wbo are 10 rule the South"
The former propouuds The following inquiry
Of ere latter "who are the right men to
have absolute control Of the rebel State
Governments, IL the loyal native Southern.
era Of the Botls school are no,y The lat
~ sAys his correspondent asks fais qass-
ton, and shall have frank answss, which
hs eivss - follows. and Il covers the issas
fully end completely:
"rhe absolute control Of local govssn>
usnss N The Southern States must rest
eth ~ people or these Seaess, juoe . = doss
end slweya meet 10 the Moth, nj wAsses-
Ct Else The principles Of popular govern
ment obtains u Ill. Not eth psee d The
PEOPLE, with any sss caaas, - pasty, - cen
di,ion, bot With su NJ psople-of III par
ties and q I'll oenditioss Any gsvssnosat
controlled otherwise 10 not popular eov>
eminent. Any government IN shs South
under .abeoluts esMNsor Of these snly. who
we're loyal throughout the wss. vssld b ..
olisssohy. aad would b in foe and hae!ens
contradiction 70 every principle upon which
on, institutions arc based Any State gov
.,o,n.nt In Virginia in which Mr.. Botta,
and those who acted with him through the
rebellion. should alone be PERMITTED 10 vote.
would be one Of the worst and most odious
oligarshies the world ever saw. II could
not last 81 hour without the support Of Fed
s,al bayone,s and such support would ON
" add to the severity Of its oppression and
The odiousness 81 its character. Governs
msn,s IN this country must be Of the people
aud .tos the people; when We mako them
anything else. ws abandoe The only thlnG
in which We differ from the nstions Of thu
old world.
We undesstAsd perfectly the ebjestioo'
10 this view. Are rebels and Ieyal,sts ~ b
put on the sssas lossings Are they to hav'
equal power and aushosieys 10 there 10 X
no puaishnsns for crime against the Union
and no reward ios stanStng By ~ Unqsss
i,rsbly there ought-bus both should b
bestowed in ssass other Way tnsa by over
throwing the iCstitutions which The Unioi
vss made 10 preserve. Rebels may b. De
barred from eDGee. they 1sy b held inel'g'
BILE 20 oil placrs II vswss end sushesity un
der the 0ovssnwsas which they tried =
overthrow, and loyslists alone nay b ~
compeseet to oil then. But bsyond THE
is neither just nor safe TO %. The right .
peiostn making iars belongs 10 ell cho ~
rsqssvs6 = ebsy eksm THE 10 the funds
mont principle Of eur institstons. end
cannot wisely or ssfelV bs withheld.
Our correspondent favsss the exclusio
frem the Lallsl boz n every white man Nh
tsek part 10 the ssbsiliou. We need net e
him that this would put che absolute cor
troll Of many u the Southern States into u
hand o. the blacks. The whites who vel
loyal shsoughvut ere . very email miaorit!
and would be sus>vsssd twies over " Oh
blacka. IL no 10 favor. 6ss any reason. {
under any psslsat. Of thss giving The sbes
lu,s political control Of the Southern State
. the blacks alone The peopls are mol
Thssc is not aiegle State IN the Unios
Massachusetts, not excepted. which vsul
favor such policy.
Political authority. moreover, il not carr
Cd BY suffering even in the cause II u
Union. If Mr.. Bolts and HE associates ha
suffered tss-iold what they did for the Unio
they would not be entitled therefor 70
monopoly Of Government. Political pows
10 to be distributed with reference tn Oh
public good--mot to The merit, nscssaitis
and sacrifices Of individuals. The Unio
90 disrs suffered in the Uniou cause fer moi
than the people who staid q home - oUgi
they. therefore. TO have monopoly Of poll
zeal power in the Northern Statesf