Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-20

-ass tnproprieiy 81 sas -, -. sustained b
e., 10 Of rbe radical ia''" -.,a..;,x PINT =
A'D ,. With Is great f'''' ~.
inc rs,..l edge begins to e''n'o"'
' -. election was a severe olow, anu
Ia ,b,m sharp pains, suffering under .
- ,hey have been taking thought OF the ?
49,. and the New York Times Is among q
~, AIRS, at the confessional. II 10 ono OF
A.. .blc,, OF the radical prints, aud its wofo =
!. /. 90 and gospel unto Thousands. II Gomez
-, and unsq 1ivocally prosoancss To- P'A" I
..,,etiop IN -unmitigated failure
= :. \. 81, and nothing else can DO made o. :.
!, .orely We cannot present our readers
ANYTHING more interesting or more g'au3
inc and more directly to the point thah '"'
frank and homes. admission oil 'he f'"''
a. IN. failure Of the Radical Congress !" ~
attempts 10 restore. the Southern o'aos'
.aa The reasons il lays down therefor. Tie
T,nss says:
Immediately on the close OF the war Pres
ident Lincoln commenced the WORK Oh re- I
construction, in the way and on ,he pr,nci-
pies laid down and steadily maintained oy
all the departments OF the Goyernmen. ou
ring the war. Upon his death President
johnson continued the work upon the same
nr,nci,les and IN substantially the same
way. Whatever may have been tue merits
or dement's Of that plan, one thing is per-
fectly certain: il il had been carried through
It would have accomplished, long ago. what
all men Of all parties, aud especially oil Re
tublicans, professcd TO ssek--ths restorA- I
ton Of he Union and the sstAblishwsus o.
peace and prosperity In the Southern States
Congress arrested the progress OF that a.
tempt ct reconstruction whether wisely or
unwisely We are not now discussing. 1hs
fact u ali We deal with now. Congress arrest
oil tho work. repudistsd the whole plan and
the principles on which it rested, and de-
v,sed one Of lie own 10 take its place.
Through the whole Of both lie sessions the
Thirty ninth Congress struggled to devise.
enact and put into operation ito own plan
Of restoring the Southern States to the
Union. aud giving them again the rights Of
self government and Of sharing 10 the Gov.
eminent Of the nation, which belong to oil
the States under the Constitution.
Congress completed its work nearly
year ago; and forthwith entered upon the
task OF putting its plan in operation. The
Rspubl,can Congressional committee took
che matter in hand. Funds were raised
agents sent into nearly every Southern State
% organize the movement; committees we're
appointed and correspondence established
in every town aud county; secret lodges Of
the Loyal League took In hand the organi
the Frecdmen's Bureau, through all its
agencies. was active and effective in aiding
the movement the rsgistries were revised
and closely scrutinized so a. TO get every
colored voter on, and to keep every
disfranchised white man off; the
commanders Of the military departments
gave every possible support to the
plan; tho State conventions elected under
the Law were devoted heart and soul to the
congressional scheme ,Congress. after trsv-
cling through the South, reported ut head
quarters that everything was going on in
the most satisfactory manner, and that the
congressional reconstruction plan was sure
to prove a triumphant success,
Yet mt the very first popular election
held on that plarh aud under tie law in
which i, is embodied, the plan breaks down
altogether. The constitution, framed by
tho convention elected under the law, il
rejected ~ the vote Of the peopls TO whom
IL was submitted by the law and in pre-
cisely the form and manner which the law
prescribed.
The Tribune 10 quite right in saying that
we pronounce that . "tailure"-a distinct
and unmistakAbie failure Of tho congres-
sional plan of reconstruction. The law en-
acted by Congress 10 restore the Union has
not done it. Il has not accomplished the
object for which in Was enacted And il
that is not "fsilurs," We should feel Obliged
to the Tribune II il will tell US what Il Is.
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Gen. Grant.
The New York Round Table, q Radical
weekly paper Of large circulation, sharply
criticisss the General. 1t says that che
(Grant is astonishingly deficient in person
81 magnetism" II adds in the same strain
Probably no military man ever lived
who actually did so much and who at the
came time inspired 10 little enthusiasm 70,
has pe.son. There Is no prejudice in this.
for we constantly hear il from men of ali
parties The fact that General Grants
name. despite all efforts to tie contrary.
makes 10 pulse beat faster, inspires no
spontaneous cheer, brings color to no cheek, |
evoNcs. in = word. no sensation, 10 a very
noticeable and important thing, and one |
that will have definite influence on the |
future history OF this country. OF all the l
Influences that dazzle and control the un- |
thinking masses, military fame is common
ly the most potent; yet, although the fig
urc Grant was for long time the most con- |
spicuous among the Northern hosts, very
few seem to think that il was the most /
striking
TnR Lee County Democratic Convention
adopted the following resolution:
Reso'red, That 10 deem the erection Of .
new State House and Governors House. or
thc commencement Of the same, At the prcs
emf time, injudicious and not demanded BY
immediate public necessity, and that We
ore uec'aediy and unequivocally opposed to
at its present session for either Of said con-
templatsd pablo buildings; aud that the
Senators and Representatives in the Lesis.
iasuse from Lee county, are hereby instruct
% 10 vote ssainss all appropriations Tor the |
commsncemsnt or erection Of q new State
House or Governors House.
TRs New York SGn. in long review Of |
"the situation" among the working people.
concludes A. follows: 1.-THE simple fact is.
shat tho present state of the labor msrke,
10 abnormal, and cannot continue. There
must be readjastment in prices and values
Of Ill kinds. This 10 inevitable. Until il !
comes, capitalists viii hesitate TO proceed |
with their enterprises, and labor viii contin-
~ 20 b thrown upon is own resources"
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Comparative Cost OF American |
and nfng1iah Deailw nys.
The following table shows the cost per
mite Of some Of the longest American and
English Railways:
Length includ'g Cost
branches per
Railroads owned. n,ile |
hfie ...-... .tts.sos,5sl 4ss el0e, ESQ
n Y Central. 81 4SS,0i4 $50 al 5oO
fsnasyi~ania.. 2l.la5.4se ssr "a cno !
Aiisntic l. CT W. &c sss 800 aS- ,ss'sSo | ,
Chicage& NV. as, z3ta2a soo $3.50 |
MOBILE h Ohio. IL s22,3Ae Aea $500
III. Nentrai.... 4l,4Ts.2sa sos s-Sso
Pitt. \. W. T.. "a, s4i,2s5 $50 .s',o |
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