Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-26
A changed Oovernsaens.

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Our Government during the past six
ears has been revolutionixsd. Il has
banged radically. The will Of Congress.
ns,ead Of the Constitution, has become the
upreme law Of the land. The President
nd The Supreme Court. coordinate branch |
}, Of the Government under the Constits-
ion. have been stripped Of their power and
q eject made Subordinate 10 legislative
,ontrol. Consrsss sulss. In Eagland shs
Ic,s Of Psrliamsnt are The uowfitten Con-
,ttutisn, which makes the Ceastitution OF
he British Governmsss nothing more than
he vill Of the lav-aahiss psver. which
should b. tho ssfscsios Of The populss will.
when 10 este ~ repealed. modified o.
changed. . that sxtsss ths uswsittsa con
stitusisa y eAAegsd. We ere nov
living shass ths Cssstituti,n 81
Of l7ee thaa u Il he'd never been
adopted. ssd ceagress pays no respect 10 II
ia ito lsgislstson.
kuc new IOA ItWes, = bsos"'
comedies that "the limitations Of the 90
Constitution have ceased to have o'''"e
force. Congress exercises power "e'e' ~.
s.r,.a u,o, n. and denies to States T'ghts
expressly reserved 10 them by the Cons">
.u,ion. And il does so with perfect impu.
nity. because there 10 no authority TO over.
rule or reverse its action. The Presicents
powssless because tro- thrds Of ConGress
10 against him. The Supreme Court 10 pow.
erlsss, because the case can not come up Tor
action, and even if Il should The court hes
nc means Of enforcing il DEGREES. The pso>
pie are without rsosdy. hseauss ten States
are not allowed any voice in The matter, and
che remainder sssaain The ususpsd authos-
~. W. are living under de fdeso Gov
ssnment-a Government resting On force.
and on the viii Of shs people Who Weld Il !;
bus IN actual 0svssnnsnt nsvselhslsss."
And the same papss sdoits that, "ths
ssconstsuctien bin u Tie last session was,
10 nearly every one d " provisions. in
slssr and tisgsans violation Of the COnstito.
zion o intended By iss trainers. - 'ntsrPrs>
led By the Ssprsme Court, - maintained By
every department % the Government hith>
ssto; and - expressed in its clear and sx>
plicis language. Yet that bill," continues
the Tmes, "is the law VI the land, and -
such, will be enforced, because it smbodiss
the will Of the nation, which has become .
higher law than che Constitution, and %
such. viii control. not only lie construction,
but its application 70 he practical govern
meat Of the county"
This 10 IN honest confession from Re-
publican source - 10 The actual condition
Of public sfFsirs, TO the extent Of the rsvo-
luton which has taken place in the Govern
ment aimee the accession Of the Republicans
party to power, only ak years ago. And
the people have sustained this revolution
this drifting away from the old landmarks
aud tho restraints Of the Constitution. IL
The elections last year the people had thu
opportunity to restore che authority Of III
Consttution. but the majority preferred I
stand by the revolution inaugusated by Con
grsss. Aud for two years there 10 no hop
for change unless thero should be divs
ion 10 the present majority in Congress sul
hcisntly large to insist upon or compel
return to the supremacy Of the organic 10,
Of the land which Il has supplastsd. or els
the overthrow Of tho party 10 power ,hroug
tho agency Of the bsyonet. Until the prssi
dental election in 1868. one year from mex
fall. thers can be no effective appeal take
10 ths people 10 regard to the future admin
,stratiOn Of the Government, whether III
will Of Congress, - il now 10, shall b IN
unvritlsa constitution Of the country, q
~hsshss The esastisution shall again gov
ern. shsll sgAia become the supreme Law
che land. And unless the people thsmselv,
restore the Government - il vas prsviov
to 1851. the arbitrary aud despo,ic rule
Congress will smelly become SO o'noxiou
that the country will seek relief by placin
some popular military chieita,n at it's hca
and govern it by military rule.