Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-21
MERE SOUTHERN OATHS."
lshiiliPs Upon the Con.
stituaionnI A~enssrrenfs.

from tho Anti-siavery STANDARD, Jan. ..
We believe the nearest dagger is that the
South will adopt the Constitutional Amend
ments proposed BY Congress, and claim al
mission 10 that body on tie ground that
those amendments constituted an offer from
tho Republican majority the accsp,anc. Of
which by the South entities it to full al.
mission. We pointed ont as long ago a.
last summer, on the adjournment Of Con-
grtss. that this cas- the shape tina, tho thing
would take. Members Of Congress m.n-
tanned that the adoption Of the Constitu, on
al Amtn dments was only part Of The conil,
tons TO TO imposed OH the South. But
many men saw that when once the :sll can
vas began the champions of the ReI ublican
party would he driven to the wal. by the
question, " Has Congress a policy 2" 1t
would he fatal 10 answer, mo, Congress ha.
no, made up It's nd to anything" It's
defenders on the platform and stump would
hc I'll eed e take the ground hat Congress
lad conc TO some conclusion on 80 pressing
a question u would he madness as . par
y, TO stand before the people. opposins the
Prcsie ents paa and offering nothing in il.
place We saw that many speakers and
committees would tall easily before such u
rinpiauon, aud assert that Congress- had
p!-i, snd the aiopin.n Of those amendment,
" tie South was trc basis Of Il at ran
TN that adoption The rebels wound he rad
united To- III Union Events took lust his
'ors' II l. 'ruo hat wheu Conr,css adj
.urned no such nnderstandn existed. f.
l. true that l.ad,og men all Over the couu.
r., st.nuou>ly denied thu, Cnngr.ss hal
aiken any such postum Bu, lea mig lour>
nails aud the State aud Federal Conn, tees
pursued . very ,quivoesl coriSe, Or op My
made such All oH,r to tie South
The President aas. at that lime, rcall,
opposed 10 those amendments. lie may 10
:" s,ll. But. whatever his real opinions. he
evidently yields To the necessity Of the
hour and allows his friei.ts al,
the South TO maze any terms which will
replace them IN Congress. bncc there, they
vii break Tough all pledge, and Intrigue
70 shape the national policy according t.
fhsir need. No matter what the President
may say, there can he no do ibt III this IS
bi~ present altitude and plan
All Southern oiths are luJicrons. Pros
visions FOR dsfranclris ncot arc waste ia,
ier. Who. IN tn Sc new communities : Tor
&c al ] not even cal them States vii cvci
enfre~ thamy Is the Civil Rights Aiil on-
forced anywhere at the Scuh? Let the
white South on @ obtain what she plots .or
"A place inside the Guvernmcnt-aud ,he
all break through all constitutional barriers
exactly n she di before 1860. VIII any
h"l'v.r IN tn. ELI 'lcncy Of these sw,n,hu.
amendments be kin cnoush TO point gu; nv
tiuvi>i"n Of the Constitution which tito
south disiAr,i aud We. oheyed IN times be-
iuic the war She llu.hcd AZ all cnnstiru>
uonal PROVISIONS. aud d-htd lie Nr,h TO
,nforce them. Remeipbr- the pititbr c!-
Tort oi Ma>sachu.cts ~ biing tie laws III
south Carolina relating to eulorsa seam, n
to the decision 81 ,ha Supreme Court. Re-
mhei The infamous ~ ulsien u he Nv
England Rer'csc nia'ivr, ~ i.o,r. if0:n
Charleston, io.lovca l., airocinus state Icy
i>.ailon I" pre- ont snY pth attempt 10 test
South Carolina inN br the unit.l States
I Constitution. This Is brt une Of n score If
Instances Who VIII guarantee that tie
same white arlsiocralic South viii now keen
her oath any.bettcr! Her ,lisf,anchse
classes wi, evade the law, vote and be ,ot,
ed Tor an no eI.rt, either North or south.
will he ef-ctual 10 prevent il, Tie only
aie'y j. n building up a roall, Republican
south before We make S',tcs ont Of II, s.
Territories.
Congress must, rs judge Narshau ogce
said ot his Court. 'be presumed 10 kno.
II its members know ANYTHING
Of the history OF tins Union. they will he
UNANIMOUSLY guilty Of deliberate treason
wien they admit the white race Of the
nth back to poysr On the basis Of tn asc
amendments. The very roof under which
hey meet will cry out sgains, such folly. |
EVERY s.ono IN the Capitol could t.i. a tale |
. convict them e,.esT Ct iguofauce and cs.r
.ssncss so .ros. as IN tlicir p. sitI, Is I
monni 10 cfine. or OF Conscious treason
10 ma IS III to Sii IN that Iloase whowil 1
rust anything t5es mere Southern ea,n.
sc'i giiaranter on the alta 0f So.nhrra
e''r, 10 wiitc I'm Wstc, OF sa,a womb
v rcrmaneri feccri IA comparison. HE
'olin VII never keep any bargain un,es>
ampei'cd 10 10 give the ucsgors land,
'aNot and education, ADD 10 h1u tho arm
| the Federal Government over the whole
southern territory until these seeds have
iesun 10 To- ar fruit beyond aus POSSIBILITY
y hish'ing. Is the only SAFE and practical
We call ON those whose
practical craftsmanship in the mater OF
'lec,ing Andrew johnson has nearly ruined
-. TO he or their guard. They cannot n
'ec'nd umc >afe ly plea that they We're de
c'ved. Wien mel cheat IL once il i, Their
ault. When hey cheat us . second TIM.
I is our fault 10 put johnson whert
lamlln ought TO have been. might possibly
'e msrc folly. t. build up and accept
mite governments ia the Southern Terri
cries IL crime.
WENDELL PHILLIPS