Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-21
L,yalsy asA Essashsess.e.s.


TUES ,Ay xv1NtNe. ........jN 81
Lsyalsy aaA EasiGhsessaeas.
The framers VI the nee Constitution Of
Alshs.aa a~s ~ have comprch-nded iaps
the great f.ct frat L ,valty and Liberty can
NOT 5. ,snrsh'y IN siata iusd Ia thus country
without, Endorsement and hence they IN
boi,-.l snpl. prosisi on.0ia .hat in-trnne"
a. 10 ..f..,,s,u-nt and ma'n'enshec VI
NH. school,. iss kei~e' fep's'e'.
v.,y ,r.c. bat isn't II strange that 10y
.;,a enlightened Congress don't think OF
,h., when they we're fixing the qdalifica-
.,an. az voters in ito six or seven attempts
40 frame .'rcconstrucsion" act.
tn. consistency Of the Rssiseer's party 10
A,.,n,lv represented By the above sensible
declaration. and the action Of Congress on
N. ,.me subject. The Rsgisee, will not
d.r. not. deny tina, 80 fer - che material -
,h.,. !. use. Congress has commissioned
,be crossess ignorance and the most vide
.pr,sd vice in the ten Southern States to
fsame, not merely laws for to-day which may
~ repealed il found Objectionable to-mor-
rav. but Constitutions, the Fundamental
Ava Of those States, which are intended 20
bs nermancnt, and are TO be laws 20 law
m.Lrrs in the future. Not few OF the
uames appended to the Constitution when
she Register praises were written by othes
hands than those OF the persons named, by
reason Of the gross Ignorance Of such per
soma: and all the names with very lew ex-
eeptions are written by the delegate, ana
representatives Of negroes whose gro's'y ~
norsnt minds the Register and it's Partisans
in Congress know can bs compared to MOTH
ing les. than thick darkness. And yet, Ne
arc daily and hourly told by our Radical
,,.x.. ..u uras0rs, that there 70 no loyalty
il ,b. South except among these creatures.
IN -, Of whom 10 Intelligence are but little
removed from the brutes upon which they
feed.
Congress nas not only commissioned ig-
no6ance aud vice in the Southern states to
make governments, but il has expressly en-
acted that the most intelligent and sulti-
waited white people Of those States shall take
no part whatever in government except tc
bear ito burdens. IL not this trues The
Rssisfsr and its part isans will bs ready viii
the cry ,hss these intelligent and enlieht
enei people are oil traitors and can
not be trusted with governing poscr
II the be true, then thssc 10 nothing xu'
ia the ths"siss upon which the Ryistsr ana
i,s psr,y ere toying to found governments ii
those States: for il the whole intelligence
of the South 10 treason, and tho entire If
ncrance Of that section is 'loyalty," the
me pas,tion taken by tho Registsr above
and professedly by its party, 10 giaringl
falsc, and TO insure . oontinusncs Of 10y a
~" IN tha, d.psn Dent region. all avenues
Intelligence and enlightenment should a
one, be closed, and ignorance bs fostese
and encouraged in every possible mannc
But there 10 really no sach state u facts =,
is,ing Tho Register states n fundament
ruth-ons which has long been admitts
and recognized in our government. wasi
ias'en and the fathers taught ~ that o,
government wss founded upon the virts
and ,nte ligenes Of the people, and whe
th-y should fail us. our government woul
no longer stand. But with the utmost COZ
temp, for tho teachings Of the founders at
first aaminaters Of our government, al
far the most openly shameless psrtizan pu
poses, Congress has. by its action. said TIN
race Of grossly ignorant md vicious A
sicans are the only persons who can DO Of
trusted to mako aud administer govern
taents in one-ihlrd 81 our country.
There is 10 consistency or principle pc
v~dtng the Legislation OF Congress slnce n
Radicals have had their heads turned b
the possession Of a little brief authorit,
except constant effort aud purpose to il
trench themselves in power and dsfcat II
Efforts OF the people TO dislodge them fro
their iptrsnchs,snts Hut they cannot muc
longer hold out. and must soon surrende