Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-24

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Tia, t;srr;, Smith. pe,ershoro, has is'
sued a circular In which he takes issue Win
Chief ,lns,,ce Chase. O. the Supreme Cout''
upon questions q constitutional Jaw hs
ss,ies ia. ,se fn,e var wss prosecuted nm
der authority e the Consultation O The
Waited S.stes. ut claims, oo the contrary,
,ha. i was carried on iy Congress IN se>
cor.iance with the laws ofwar, and that the
yarouished party is not in any sense legally
chsrr.abie " It'll treason. Mr.. Smith regards
the selceso on of leaders for punishment on
the charge Of treason as "bcttcr suited 70
feudal times than to our own, and 10 des-
DO, ruled country than TO our own" He
Gays, while pleading fos mora lcnient
treatment Of the South 40 the suress road
70 peace
How sad Il il that our country, which
claims to be the most liberal and advanced
Of all countries-the very Pharos OF the
worlds not yet humane enough TO feel
that the conquered party in civil war has
suffered enough How dshesrtening TO
the. Republicans Of Europe is The prospec'
that, when they shall now and then, tie
woYsted in their endeavors to overthrow
despo,s. those despots will be able 20 quote
the authority ef the enlightened and hocra
America TO Justify themselves IN holding
the Conquered Republicans 10 the response
biAirs ~ traitors
Had our revolutionary fathers failed, sne
Wasmngton and Franklin been hung fo'
treason nt the close Of the civil war, thi'
opinion Of the Chief Justice would cover
and instiiy the heart rcnding and heaven
appalling Deed.
The author eth circular bases his ar
-ument net only on the plea OF justice ou'
he fears that ~ persistence IN the rigorous
policy marked out by Chief Justice Chase
will entail the dissolution Of the Republican
party. lie says
"I,vill venture prediction The Dem
ocra,ic party behaved badly in the war, snt
wen, down. II now, when there should b
pcacc- that bloodless, brotherly and beau
iiful peace, which The right minded Of al
the land long for-,he Republican part,
shall also behave badly, then will il also &
down. IL will behave badly il it shall. s,ans
badly. very badly, II it shall be in favor o
adding to the horrors Of this war. for whiol
the North il quite ss wckcdly responslpl
a. III. South. the penalties OF treason. on
type Of civilizltion is. indeed, still sad
low. IL il. nevertheless, no, so low rs I
leave il possible for party to prosper
whose policy shall he looked upon ms th
policy oil cruelty"
Tho main body of the radicals has mad
such rapid progress in the list few wears
that Mr. Smith is left far in the rear.
The city Of Dubuque has been sued i
the L. S. Supreme Court for 800, 900. Thi
money was borrowed in 1856 for the pur
pose of building school house, McsAr,
Corcoran aud Riggs, Of Washington maxim
the loan. nai taking city bonds bearing
per cent. interest, and mortgage on Ger
trail Island, a comparatively valueless pos
session Of the city. The principal and in
terest now foots up TO 100000. and &
else is set for October 18Th.
ExIrNslyE deposits .. coal have been iaun
on tho hnc u thc aion Pacific Rslrca'
Kansas branch, 10 from Pond Creek, A
buqnerquc. 1hc VEINS are from twelve
fifteen f,c, iiieb MI iit has been pronounce
good qnahty 81 bi,uniuoas coal. Thrc
feet veins have heen also diecoeered twcn'
niles west cf Fort lafker These diseo'
cries. IT is believed, will settle the qu-,,,
OF supplying the Pacific Railroad vita Goa