Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-01

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-. y. wlCuuARDsON. Editor.
MONDAY EVENING. APRIL l.
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rhe Wee sf the SappleAeassl
Dl11.
Prssidsnt Johnson's veto Of the supple
mental bill 10 Of course in great measure
merely recapitulaton Of his objections t.
the military cot. This Vas in the nature Of
the two cases. There is no doubt but the
President fully recognized tho futiiity Of
his message before hc submitted l. 10 the
Congress. But both were pledged By their
past policy. To b consistsat the President
VAS obliged 70 return the bin and for the
same reason Consrsss was obliged 70 paas
he act over The obiscsisss. The whels
thing was mere matter Of form end the re-
cult 10 either case Vas forsgons conelu-
sios. The veto Of the sspplsusDt 10 not
nearly 90 able document - the message
accompanying the rsturn Of The esisinal
act. A ~ hsvs ssid the present b mere
ly . rscapitulaaien Of the Sssusr paper
The general tsaes Of The document 10 that
THE bill, Ehs the act 70 which il is . sup
pleoeusai, ID unconstitutional. But this
argument having proved futile N the former
case il must necessarily b equally barren Of
result in the latter. The message was read
and the question WAS ~ once taken and
without debate. II resulted in the prompt
passage Of tho act. There tho matter ends.
The bill and ito supplement are enacted into
laws Of the land, and the President can in
90 vlss bs held responsible for The eonss-
qusuoss. II the effect Of these measures
proves pssjudicisl 10 the South and csass-
qusntly iniuioal 70 the interests Of the ooun.
Try q large the blame will not rest with the
sxscutivs, but must remain directly charge
able 70 the Legislative branch Of ths govssn>
nsnt. The inGusnsss these cots will exert,
hswsvss. can only b revealed 10 the future.
Bot Of one We may rest assured. The tns
tsrssts Of thu coustsy. nor Of aay ssc,ise,
had any part in procuring the passage ofths
measures. The primal object Was. - the
Prssidsat sssssts, The csnfssring u the right
u suffrage upon the ssgro. And this not
from any love Of The eolsssd nan. nor from
tho belief that his he's bsen downs
troddsn race in tho past. who0 Il ~ sought
. elevate in tho future. but ios the sake
Of obtaining . renewed lease Of power,
which il 10 thought viii result from the &C.
QUESTION Of the negro vote. But obnoxious
- may be the provision enforcing negro
suffrage in the South will best conserve it,
own interests by accepting the fact and en-
daavosing to divide thAs vote with the radi'
Gals. There 10 no certainty that the colorst
people will jump into the arms Of Thsd
Stevens aud h's colleagues. On the contra
ry. we regard it - altogsthes probable that
the negroes will vote with their former
owse,s. il the latter exercise the fore,hought
20 make the interests II the two identical "a
far As may be within the bounds VI posi-
bility. in the time to come. And that this
10 their intention 10 to our mind very clearly
forcshadowcd in the recent meeting held
by whites aud blacks and conformity, at Co
lumbia, 5. &. II tho rebels Of the prsmi,
ncnce and carnertness of Wade HAmptss
have recansed their heresy and are prepare,
10 accept the result.of the war manifested
by him and others ut that meeting, thor,
can DO little reason for supposing that tn
negroes will prove antagonistic and rsfns,
the coalition. Their interests prompt Il
the contrary, and man, whether white Of
black, ia in that regard the same, and no III,
interests Of the cslorsd man South promp,
90 he will vote. II the Psesidcnt's vstos.
did not stay the passage Of these bills, they
at least forced the Congress 70 pledge i,ssl
70 the measures in the future, and the ques
ton Of reconstraction may now be consider
cd definitely settled. 90 far ~ legislation 1
competent TO produce that effect. The Law
are made, and Il now rests with the South
srn people to extract the creatcst good they
can from these acts. This will best b &C
eomplished BY accepting these laws calnl,
and complying fully With their provisions
by Ignoring and healing up thu difference,
Of the past by avoiding all difficulties o
similar nature in the future by accom-.
modat.ng themselves to the circumstance
and conditions of the new era, by keeping
pace with The spirit ofthc age and by ina
king the best Of what is evidently the bes
tgoor "a it may be, that they con now bore
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