Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-01

N1t al astntS OF tue Jay
ne- Aoin-s. Moduay evening. oci....-.. IL
Hascaiine. Wednesday % :" ...... Is
Dsvespsrt. Tbursasy % = ..... al
pubu3ae, Saturday . .........l1 |
Local Committees viii make Gil necessary
arrangements for the above meetings.
I'M. wALssa.
Chairman Democratic Con rn'ttss. |
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TaE discharge OF John Sarrau oalis
forth some growing along the radical line.
nu, IT 10 their osn fault. and they know it.
Judge wylis admits - much. and the
nudge is Of the radical heass-hold. The
offence charged 10 the indictment Was COM
mi,,,d more than TIVE ysars before the in
dic,m.nt vas found. The sat Of Congress !
Of April 80. 1870. provides = follows:
NO per,on or persons shsli ~ prosscu-
ted. tired or punished fer treason Or ether
capital offence t~iiful murder or forgery
excepted), unless the indictment for the |
same shall be found BY brand Jury with. |
in ,hres years next after tho treason or
capital offence Aforesaid shall be done or
committed Nor shall any person..bs pros
-cu.ei, tried or punished for any offence
not capital, nor for any tine Or forfeiture
und-r any penal statute, unlsss the indict |
meat OF information for the name shall be
found or instituted within two years from
the time OF committing the offence, Of in |
cir,ing the fins or forfeiture Aforesaid pro- /
v,ded. that nothing herein continued shall
cy'cnd 10 any person or persons fleeing
fro just e"
Jsl;e Uylis s.ii the Isasua-sl Of this
statute - eltsr and strong. IL was not
pa.,,hlet ms IN icrstanl it. Tue iudiet-
ne :. va not fiunl un,ll moro than two
IN tod. 1t c,ntiinel no ailirmltion that
during tho Intervening period the dsfcn-
la, Tic | from justice. This is fatal Oh.
l''u5n 70 the prosecu;io4, unless we find
u was neccssirl ,, the rules Of law for the
defendant to plea the benefit Of the sta
tn'e ny spseii. plea. After quoting legal
an h,riiics, h said IA felt constrained in
the case. with the whole record before him,
- say taH jaigs nent must DO given for
ms defendant. Tts.prlsoner was there
upp1 Id ;rstsi. Thus ends tho SEQUEL to
IA" Juiieial murder Of Mrs Surratt (ride
ha''srs speech in the Houss). The re-
'n': seems to justify Buffers assertion, and
The opinion OF largo number Of ths Amer
ic.a people.
WENDELL puiLlirs speaks again con-
corning Grant. lie says in letter over
his own signature that tac great captain"
Is arrest NOBODY. Read the extract
We nave h,,e conf ienco Ia Grant. THO
heat thing ahoat him Is, that he seems de
sorpas u execute tho nations WILL lie 10
no traitor like johnson, ne lher has ho any
sia'N.n.-l'." comp sa~naasu OF the hour
W. lar he belongs more 10 Morgan, Couk
Ing. and Howard, than to sumner and
Wade. lie was drunk IN tho public streets
since the LIST day OF January. This is a
fscin patent rs The sun nj MONDAY none
hi' those too dishonest IL be trust cd with
pnalc journals lbats passing thcms.lve.
oil Tor "wis) deny it. Ie is "A West Poin,
graduate, with bis sympataiss all in tho
wrong direction. lie has just been through
war which was Gods command to one
race to do justice TO ano.hsr,--A war whoss
root WAS slavery and whose fruit vas free
dom. let, Of the halt dozen catch werds
that the nation has sxtortsd fron bis lips.
sot one has any relation to liberty. The
Asssoss he has isas to polisios, OF hiatsIy,
ere such 40 bull dog 0ight have grovls led
Icrth. nation battling FOR an idea takes
Tor its leader man conEssssdiy destitute
Of ideas. ssoas soldier. An honest admin.
istrativc oflcsr but, had she nation been
male ~ Of Grants. there never would have
bssn an ant'-slavsry enterprise, an emau-
cipatisn proclamation, any North" or any
"Sou;h. France might o. we'll have Ia
ken Nurst for her Napoleon, Or England
pus R'e5uck in Pssl's place. Our King
Log isnat inpossd upon as; W select
him ourselves.
Wssx Psnnsvlvan,s wee msnscsd BY the
consedsratss, troops from New York wsrs
marched over 10 stand between the Penn.
syivauians and their To-. 0ovsruor Curtin
rode among thss, asd. insanswer to de-
inand for . sr..ss. said:
soLpisns or New YoaK- Pennsvl~an;.
had r'ghs to expectthat her siseer Nev YORK
would come to hsr Aid, but she did not h.v.
the r'gst 70 expect that New YORK troops
would be here on our soil, occupying IN.
troat OF her defsnces, before her own troops
were on the ground. From the bottom of
my heart. thaok yon for this generous aI.o.
vity. Bear my personal thanks. a veil !,
'ae thanks OF Psnnsylvauia, to your pstri-
one governor, for the promptuess with
wn'ch. through YOUR presence, he has re-.
Pa d 20 our need Ga some future oeea.
sioh Sils IN some more appropriate and
'thsl manner, MAKO known 10 him nv
s'as-'ui appreciation Of his prompt action in |
"'''yi"g o.wa;d TO our aid this nobls band |
o' SOD etiv meni Again thank Won I,
ms ataousand 10 one tina, there ;.,o,.
r'd'eal newspaper, from Maine TO California.
'aa' WI have the fairness or coursv. -
repob!ish this extract.
~. "sa Radical Nleesanw
-onn Stone .Nsnpiu.sea.
Az recent republican meeting in III in.
$3.50 ~ rug s'Ase, ex-Gov. Bill Stone dis.
c 81 venenently upon the public finances.
- s. W 'he enormous amount ar
tns pubic debs and said the pretence az ~.
dsmocsats about paying It oti vac f.i.s ana
oscs,siul. and shouted at the pitch Of NJ. |
voice: "Whses ID the money to come from
to pay this monstrous SUN! | repeat i,
whsrs 10 the money to come from! / pause
Isr reply. demand an answer from The |
espPerhsads. Whore is the money to |
some frou ?"
IheseuPon An old democrat in the crowd |
.TNeossned himself up and exclaimed |
- esecs ~s'a get ii out Of the Sssamp L<,vl
= scene o. laughter and shouting which
acre ensssd osggsrs description. Even the
mpadenes Of Bin Stone for oncs VAS M
'sheisns to enable him to fac. IN. .,orr
Joe Brown, the ex-rebel governor. and
present radical leadsa in Georgia, give, hi.
sason for opposing the democracy, viz b..
'auss The mssses Of the democracy e,m.
LEVIN By hundreds Of thousands, with gun.
o their hands; and without their aid ssains.
n. We (ths rsbels) should never have been