Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-22

eosntsy to-dayt Who're 10 The coastitu
ton which they swose to upboIdt Wher,
10 the union which they swore TO maintain
Where are the rights Of the states which
arc essential TO the msiutainance Of tha
constitution and union,
now ruEY HAVE RESTORED" TuR UNION 4 c
| We have had three years Of profound
peace; not hostile arm has been raiset
IN opposition TO the government, and YET
to-day ten states are held by the stronl
arm Of military power in acknowledge
sublugation, or else ara compslisd to sub
nit by that same power to frames OF stat
constitutions aud gsyernmsnts which thsJ
abhor, whose foundation and sole purpose
10 the eniranchissment Of the negro ant
4 disffanchissment of the white man.
know they tell Us that the work Of recon
structien gees bssvsly on. IL does, fore
sooth, but Il - not the restoration Of TIL
sosth not the rsstosation Of the union
not the re-sstablishment Of civil govern
msntl Read your telsgraphic dispatches
to-day, and you will see that IN Georgia
| men re being tried BY military commission
upon charges Of murder. Read the teie.
graphic dispatches Of yesterday, and you
Will see that tho military cotnnandet &c. %
that state declines to RECOGNIZES tho vaio''y
Of the legislature until tho house OF TeP,s.
s@n,a.ives shall turn cut the dcmocls"0
IN epbsrs.
Read tho dispatches Of the day before.
and YOU will see that one Of the newly-siec.
| "a :.nstors from Louisiana was, cir
months ago, citizen Of Illinois, and the
other . citizen Of Indiana; that tho gov
ernor of Florida was. . year ago, the pres
idsnt OF an agricultural society in Iowa
Ii am not nistskep, the state Of Virgins
rejoicss in the possession Of Z governor
fresh from the soil OF Ohio laughter and,
il the newspapers do not belle him. = citl-
zen Of our stase has declined to 10 can d
date for coogses in the district in which hs
lives. Tor the reason that he expects 10 be
. senator from Alabama before the fall cleo
,ioas u Ohie ehsll taks plses. Laughtss
and applause
CONGRESSIONAL usuRPATioNs.
Congress has usurpsd to ITSELF oil power
over the state governments Of the south. Ii
has destroyed them. II has made use Of
the federal government TO destroy the sta T.
-, and nov, with the insatiate spirit OF r..
volutons, u turns upon the federal govern.
ment itself. II has destroyed the indspsn-
dsncs Of Tho judiciary; Il has struck at
the existence Of the executive. Our fathers
thought they had solved the problem Of free
government in the creation Of the three Dc.
partmsnts. This republican congress- has
destroyed oil the divisions which were thus
created, and essks 70 collect, In its own
hands, I'll the powers which belong 10 the
~ stem, and, By an memorable lsw OF its q.
il now stands ready. in case o.
party necessity, to transfer them to thu
grasp Of the military dictator. Il 10 repro
ducing in our country the lessons Of oil his
tory.
HISTORICAL BxPRRiESCs.
The despotism Of . legislative asssmbl,
10 the worst 10 the world +; il 10 the mos
selfish, the meat esuel, the most sudscious
and tho most shortlived it ends in ana
rchy, and 10 speedily followed BY THE GALS
reposs Of tyranny under Ne eedee d ~
sword. Recall the history Of the Ronaa
| senate and the cmpcrors recall TIE history
Of the long parliament and the tyranny o
| the common wealth recall the history o.
legislative assembly Of Frsacs, aud Of tn.
| consulate and the empire, and road in them
the certain prophecy ofths fate Of this gov
eminent If congregational usurpation shal
run its course.
0Us ewH axrERiExCg.
Have ~ NOS already part fulfilmsnt 0
i ~. ~ ~
executive Of the just powers Of his office
and has vested them in tho general Of gu
armies. II has despoiled the states, an,
vested them, too, in the same officer.
has given him power over al the militar
commanders. aud IN his decision il has 3,
fsrred every question Of Interpretation Q
execution Of the reconstruction laws. An
this same officer, welding this snormou
powcr-backs cd by the army b.
all the military organizations. by whateve
name they nay BE- known, appealing 70 IN
fetvor which yet remains after the struggle
OF . terrible war--demands that no shall b
elected president Of these United States
And the party which supports him d.
clares that, il they can not do it by III
votes Of you, mon of the north, it will elcs
him by the votes of the negroes an carpet
baggers in the reconstructed states Of th
south
TIL. DANCER ILLUSTRATED AND ruK REMEp
SUGGESTED.
Gentlemen, do you see no danger here
When, years ago, We predicted this result,
and warred against tho frat step in revolu
tionary process. the republicans laughed q
ntNF f.A al
traitors. Applause. When Napoleon Va
called on-young. unknown to his country
men, never having had command even Of
rcgimen,-to qusll the revolt Of the sections
he did It eiIectualy. In four yeors, h
WAS first consul and master Of the Frenc
people. Here, grand party, though th
gcncraIof our army. attempts . simila
usurpation, which the democratic part,
! opposed. as inimica to the whole system
OF republican government, and il propose
q safe and simple means by which it ma,
| be avsrtsd l read from their declaration
Of principles
"lmmediAte restoration Of all the state.
TO their rights in..the union, under the con
| stltu,ion, and Of civil government TO Oh,
| American people.
80. Amnesty for all past political offence,
and the regulation Of the sieetivs fraaehis,
in the states by their citissne."
CORRUPTION AND BxfaAvA0AncR IN rms m
| PUBLICAN rAnsY.
The. republican party Is the party o
usurpation. II 10 also the party OF corrup
ton. Read the report Of the csmmisaion
er OF revenue. Count the number Of clerk,
who are seeking in vain 10 discover IN,
amount Of pseulation in the treasury de-
partment. Go 70 the war Department and
sec the mutilatsd archives, and ask vh,
they were dsstroysdi Wait the penitenti
airy aud count the public pluudsrsrs wh,
are conilnsd there. Applauss.l Il 10 Ii,
party Of sxtravagancs,-ths war part,
ended 10 Nay, 1855.
During the thrss years, from July |
1865. to July I, 1858. The expenditures .
ths fedsgat government, independent Of in
terest "a the public dsbt was es10, oo0, 600
These were years Of psoee. The army 9,
navy Of the war had bsea rsdussd ~
back pay had already been made ~ 1
them, immense sales q eeveeumont leop
erty. consequent upon the close Of the Wal
had been made. and Jet in these Tire
years the republican administration q
pended $50, 000, 0OO-t27O, OOO, 900 rear
ceSraAef VIM osnconAssc ApulnssaAs1one
The whole expenses Of the eevernmen
OF the United States for four years proceed