Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-07

asa Vees u 10 0WO.
POLITICAL. ITEMS.
The counties Of Polk. Newton and Scar
cy, Arkansas, have but ono registered ne
gro voter each. Tho white majority in the
State il 1890
Tho Daily Evsning Democrat, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan. Giles at its mast lcai
the maine Of George b. Mcclellan for Pref
dent, and George II. Pendle;on for Vice
President.
One Of Hunnicut's fellow conycntoni,ts
10 negro who can not read or write, and
who has been convicted five times in the
courts for stealing. Tie was elected over
respectable Union man.
The following is the result Of the election
ia Virginia There we're sc. 0ss votes for
shs convention and bS-7t6 against il. The
convention will consist Of l05 members.
Tscnty-6vs negroes arc elected to the CON
ventiou aad eighty white men. Seventy
too radicals are elected and thirty three
conservatives.
IL 10 ststed in . Cincinnati telegraph that
there 10 an extraordinary number OF CON
viets In the Ohio spsnitentiary. Tho fact
will aid TO explain the falling off in the rad.
zeal vote ct the late election.
MovEMsnr IN FAvoK OF Cnigr .IusTIcE
CRAsn ron THE Pn,siuyscr.-A WASHING.
ton correspondent of the Philadelphia H..
quirer states that movement will soon be
insugurated by the friends Of Chief Justice
Chase to bring hun prominently before the
country as presidential candidate. Lead.
ing Northern politicians have been in con.
snltation with him for several days past.
and il is intimAtcd that one OF the promi.
ncnt Republican papers Of New York CITY
Will soon hoist his standard and sauarely
advocate his claims against ell other candi
aates.
0sxsRAL GnAnr's PoLiricAL Or,x,oxs
The New York Herald says thu, apar,
from his odicial opinions and instructions.
We have had nothing from General Grant
defining his position on Southern recon.
sssaetioa. excepting the private converse
s'eas - which ~ have referred, and these
leave The qssstiea stilllunsestled. We be.
lisvs. however, that il General Grant had
any faith in the radicals and their program
Ne - Presidential platform, he would
hass ssxpressed himself before this in .
vsy which wonld have removed all doubts
on - ssejsst. Az be has not done % ~
sA'ak he senelssisa perfectly safe that his
sisws ~ thoss, MOI Of tho radieals. bul Of
The conservative Republicans, and that he
VII night u out on this lac against Mr..
Chass end HE radical sspporisrs. pu.h
them out q their dsfencs.. and wind them
up - be did the ssbellion:u nd er the famsus
sPpls ~ Of ApPonassox Court House.
I'm fessas o. Uosoarss. 81 Lo,i.
Republican, seys there 10 aoshins whatever
In The Csnstitatiss ssnetienine III. doc.
triss thas III Congress ha. sov pev.r
whatsoever = legislste concerning its a..o-
ciats branches Of The Government excep, "a
aid them ia carrying out their power.. III.
Constitution 10 the master and guide of all
three branches, and they arc in fact subject
IN their governmental capacity 10 NO other
~. Each is under the most solemn res
possibility to study well that Constitution.
nadsfssand Il and obey il. In regard TO |
ma swn powers and dutiss the President
can Ioot no whsrs else bat 20 the Co.s,;.
susicn. Asaw Of Congress- conc,.niu, hi,
duuS cannot override the Coost;tu,;o,
and where executive duties are o,..e,;,sa
By that tnstsumsnt, n, law Of Cony,..s
bidding their being done is eoti,:ed to on.
Aeoears eonsiderstion On. or m. s,h..
uust b. dissheycd, the Constitution a, A..
hvs u consrsss. The solemn oath .f,h.
President - executive oblisss him to oo,v
~, sspsune law .of the land. And the
Aaesisas pssPle. out Of regard for their
swa tsGitstioss, would applaud aeysPses.
~ ohe thenld stand BY The Osaslitusisn
agDAst 1rsvolutlonasy and uncoasti ,stioe-
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Tss ~. Paul Pioneer comes to ~ in a
ssw dress-a large improvement. The
Pssasss 10 80 II The best nswspspers ia the
4iaaisoippi valley. end deserves I'll the sue
- - Improvement indicates.
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