Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-18

recent proceedings Of Congress. and are
giving expression to their exhubersnt tp'r-
,,x in all sorts 81 ex,favasant utterAnces.
The NV York Tribune il greatly ela'e'.
u,ri,. "Tb,a is the tim for bold meas
ur~s Come we'll OF III, the duty OF this
Congress il 70 ieccnsiruc, she South.
TIN. ia 10 lime q splt hairs, or chop logic,
or a.xi., over the mere technicAllties oil
pr,ceaen,. wemust reconstruct
the South in spite Of the President We
must ovsrv,de him, and II he persists in
shi. fatal and deplsrable course, he must
be srspt array as an impeachment to recon
struction." These are the sentiments WIN
which the unconstitutional acts OF Congress
durieg the pas, too or three days ere s''e''
cd hy Radical Journals. We shall douo'-
,,ss have On eulogy on Congress from wen
dell PHILIPPE nov. That impulsivs 'nd'idu-
d oil no longer have cause tor berating ana
abusing the Radicals. They have evidently
gwen attentive heed to his teachings, ana
In th.i, late proceedings have shown them
siv~s ap, set olsrs. So far, SO good. Let
the play proceed Al the proper time the
people all ,peak. and in tones that these
mad legislators will not m'sunderstand
With tho Tribune, We say "lct roconstruc
ton 20 on !" Let Mr. Stanton occupy the
War Department; let the functions Of the
Il La Ian n
Grant b. appointed Dictator over the south ;
lot sheridan's tyrannies DO Tc'cnaoted. and
the rod Of wer he again placed IN S'ck'es
despouc hands, let the President DC shorn
Of all his constitutional powers. aud the
Constitution itself be trampled In the dust,
OF cast aside ~ a piece Of useless pArch'
snsnt let Congress reign supreme. and TINS
fse ves,ig.s Of . Republican government
o,,ll left ne be oblitcratei. But for all these
things God aud The people will surely hold
che Radical authors to fearful ACCOUNT
There 10 ct this moment storm OF popular
indignation brewing all over the land
which, Ger many months. will bust n
fearful wrath upon tho heads Of the guilty
murdsrers Of the nations rights, tho ma
t,on'a peace, and the nations prosperity
We cay, Les the unhoy work 80 on, until
every Radical aspiration 10 grstiiied. Let
the negro have the supremacy over the white
msn-le, States DO blotted from existence,
or usw ones created, 40 Radical wishes may
dictate let our commercial aud manutac-
turing interests be prostrstcd atill more
COMPLETELY. if possible, than At present; ls'
our working mon lack employ ment-but fo'
al these things God aud tho people vii
hold their Radical authors to fearful &C
count. Reason appears 10 have deserted hcI
shrone, aud madness rules the hour. Radi
calism 10 rampant and defiant. 1t has sWorr
20 have i,S ~ay, and threatens dire woea e
ell Who dare oppose Lot |, have ito way
Its oatragcs are but kidding tho hres o
popular wrath, tina, will consume 1t to ash
es. We say, let the work go on. until
ws,ugc'. insultcd, and oppressed pecpl
have realized. in all their length. breadth
heigh,h, aud depth. the inquiries of th'
party in power. The day OF reckoning viii
come. as surely IS that God ia dst aud th'
people honest III Bolc tells us tina
through great tribulation the righteous shi !
enter heavcn, aud u Is through mucl, III b
ulauoa that the DStion must hope To secur'
re,arn Of tue peaceful and prosperous!
daysis knew before Radicalisn had an ex
tsisnes b. patient, OH se people DO pa
u,nt isr right must eventually triumph and
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