Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-28

The Gevernmene CAange1.
The Hsrtfsrd T'mes tsushfully charges
that The Radicals have changed The sharac-
ter Of cur Government. The people 10 the
late elections have seemingly sanctioned
The change. They have ehsssn the Radical
candidate for President and Radical Gen.
gress, With the Issues d the usurpatisns u
Csngrsss and . change IN the ehsvaslss q
the Government fully before then. We Do
not believe that . m.jcrisy Of the pssp!s
vsrsin favor u trampl;sg dsws The essen
tisl features q eur representative syssss u
gsvssusnt. Bot hey hsvs desc -; end
The Radical leaders scssps he decision II
shs isss elections % . sanction sfsll their
msnsts aus measures. st ~er =
Osugsss has assumed anlimitsd pswsr
ever the States. or courss Il Vas usurps-
sisu on ito part, for the States had conferred
upon Congress limited powers only.
Congress obltsratsd State gevssnmsnte,
although il had no more right 70 do % than
Il had to overthrow the Parliament 81 Greet
Britain.
Under this precedent. and the sanction
given 70 Il BY the people, the Congress
may declare The six New Esglsnd States to
b on. Sta snly. and entitled v tws Ssns.
tors iostsad u twelve. II the next Cen.
grsss dsss set So At 70 take shis step. and
1t ~ill not probably attempt Il, another in
the future may Dc Co.!
Csagrsss may q any time declare Cen
ssssieas 70 BE- milissry district. AMI put
shs havenss over the people shsss. Thu
prsesdeat 10 established, and the psopl,
have sanctioned ID.
oesgrsss nay stasy sios establish ne
grs saEsgs ben. chssiss Scissor has
ssid Il shsuld a. %. 80 his sdvies 10
steadily fsllswsA. II Bad % mere right .
establish wsgrs suffrage 10 Alabsns than IL
he's = fasisn tupsn Connsetisst.
Oesgrsss may. under The new srdsr 81
shisss, "oussids u the Con.ttution. !"
sss0ssats property 10 Virginia ssl Ssush
Carolina. and give il 70 The nsgrsss. Sam
ssr says Il can and ssghs . Do %. The
proposition 10 no verse than ssahes 81
the acts Of Congress -ssd that ssw cen,
ssal'xsd power hes no more right to CENTS,
cass property 10 South Carolina thaa 10
Ceanseticuss
when Osnsrsss overturned the judiciary
Of the States South, end The people ssnc.
sioasd the usurpatisn, the character Of eui
government was shasssd. csussess nay
Dc % again. whom aud whore ID plcasss.
The people are on suGsTancs ongrsss-
men are no longer their servants, but thsis
masters.
Whom Csngrsas put its foot upoa repre-.
ssntasisn, aud also forbid the Assembling
Of Legislatures, the character Of our gov.
ssnmsn, was changed. for the psopls did
not rsbuks the outrage upon their free in.
situations.
whsn Congress assumed TO regulate suf-
frags in any Ststs--tho foundation OF the
frssdmen's libsrties--it csotraIixsd . great
pswsr, aad trampled upon tho rights Of The
people Il changed the character Of The
government. and the people have sanction.
I'd it, and they will reap serrowful fruits
from sheir acquisscsncs. The New York
Hs,eld truly speaks Of the wreck Of tbs
Constitution and the Unisn In the fsllosinQ
paragraph:
AT Oh events. the first important nee "a
city dsvolving upon the Democratic LEADER
10 the aSsndenmsnt of ihsis dead Issues
and rscsgnitiea Of this fixed fact that tn I
'Osassitu,isn - it vas.' The Uaion ~ il
Was. asd State ssvsssignty - u was, arr
ssns"s shs ~vcsts 81 me isiugs.''
CearoRAslox CRsDirs.-A writer In th,
Dubuque Herald sounds Q note II alarm
concerning the new Law authorizing copper
atisns to compromise bonded indsbtsd nesa
He asserts that more victimixing Law, NO
enc that could in 90 serious and irrsparabls
q measure affsc. our prsssat Or futur,
welfare, WAS never before passed. II,
sys:
La the first place. no demand Was eve
made for sach law. Every city in chi
State had the same right TO compremiss
!" indebtedness before Me passage Of ths
law that the Law eonfsSs. The law pro
v,d's for board of three or Ave commits.
sicnsrs. 10 decide On the questions Of ad-
justmsnt subject 70 the approval Of tbs
government Of citiss and counties, and Of.
ter the vote 10 taken, il such vets sfirm the
Law. the Law makes Il the duty Of the courts
In case the commissionsrs refuse % cot, 10
make such . levy Of taxss - the eourts
may think proper. and appoint iss swn Of
dcers - collect The taxes regardless Of city
collector Or city s6csrs, and 10 THE end
the ahssiG nay seize the property Of the
citiaeus uadsr the directions Of the ssurt
aud cell the sa0s without ressraist Or msr-
cy. The Law ansnds The charter % that
the court may levy tax - high % IL plea
-. Az il 10 nee IL highest that can -
levied % one per cent. On the taxable PREF.
perty.
The law provides further that il shsll
b regarded end eensasusssd BY the courts
~ . eontsact, % that Ne suecssdins lseis-
latuTs can repeal L. Any psrssn can sss
that in oil provisises Il 10 geltea Up in the
interest d The creditor, without esnferring
enc particle Of benefit on the eilissn."
Psrhsps there 10 ssns degree Of ssrss
In The writer's theory. Dubuqus With .
bonded indsbtsdasss. ~ . million and hall
dsllars. forced 70 sss The mark every year in
psy1sas Of ito interest, night find herself
10 serious prsdieansns oss Of these doll
daSs' The private property Of he cisissss
might sudss most previously 10 such n
emergency.
A cirixex Of Detroit has completed IN
iassn,ian which 10 intended - reseluaionias
The whole sysss0 Of street railreadine. Il
consists Of steam. condenser, and applian.
Gee for attaching locomotive engine - the
forward platform Of the car in such manner
that neither steam, smske ner cisdsrs can
escape. The boiler 10 upon the platform,
and srupiss . spaes twenty inches in
diameter.
''MoSsv," says the Nasion. 'is rapidly
growing 10 b our solitary social test q
once the corner stone and coping Of that