Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-08
THE CONFESSIONAL.

THE CONFESSIONAL.
The Tribuas and Tine. Of New yoTh =
pape-s Of exalted ra ical ideas snd iatens y
.cyal ptoci.sities, are astcr ali becoming a.s-
grstea with the .asiarer ty and perfect ret
tenness OF the recons gsctiep policy. and
are quietly giving tic ooaectn aoine uely
thrust. These recos s'rnciisr'sis have al
ways b ca assuring TAG people that then ~
co slract7a measures were the tesl they
cs4li devise iof ths good Of tie county
They seorne the assertion that trcrc par
|t.s.n parpose to p,olong Their party as.
tendency was the sole and only aim Of oil
their measures. We now have 10 thank the
New York Tribune and l,ms FIR opening
he new yc,r With ain confession OIL the
truth OF the matter. Tho Imts AYERS tha,
the RI ,icals in the Republican party intend
sh.. hcss southern States shall be readmit
Ted g. The Union ia time 10 be represented
in the Republican National Convention and
in the next presidential election, provided
the sa.Frsse lass they adopt are ca as to
give assurance that their votes will b. "oa
the sight s.de
Through the agency Of tho c0ngrrssi nal
Committee, the operations or the Freed
meas Bartau And tho secret machinery
Of tie Loyal Leagues. Il is believed the
vote. Of every ono Of them can DO secur-
81 flf Judge Chase; aud when this Is
ma . reasonably certain they will 10 nd
mii.-l 10 the [ aipn whatever IA other Re
s2scl- may lie the chlsact of tho consu
tut n. they adept.
The grand ain, and object Of those aho
have controlled the action Of the Repubi
can party sincs the war was closed, has
been - secure TO themselves tho Presi
dency.
There has scarcely been any conceal
insns Of this purpose indeed It has been
avewsd a. the sufficient reason for the r.
sonstruo.Ioa policy that has been adopted.
All it ia not likely 10 he abandoned or
meilGed ia the slightest degree, now tina.
the time Tor its consummation 10 SO near
at hsnd
Though less frank in manner tho Tribune
ccrrobora,es the statement Of the I'mts =
unfolding, ~ il does. tbs reconstruction
policy - the means Of securing the next
Pre- .iiency for tho Republicans. Fi,iy does
Il, Therefore, defend that policy because
net applied TO Maryland tho republicans
los. the State. whilst applied TO Tennessee
they "a ned the State Therefore the 7r,b-
Sae declares:
Tho triumph of the Conservative Or rebel
party in III. latter State tAiarylAnd) Is a
standing proof Of tue result which would
have been suffered in the entire SoYth had
the Republican party lacked tho courage TO
extend the rgh, Of suffrage to the
blacks. The Republicans Of Mar, land had
81 one tune the power TO make suffrage I'm
partial. tut ia.el not. N a ht consequences
ani rini,huent they nov hold not single
orice H. the state, AMI etc politically rs
h.ii,s, IS tho class ley foai,d to enirap-
ca Sc
80 -. *, ull the. 7. ,hun, people secure
the dist aschi e'ncnt ~ tlte white voters OF
thu Aos,hetn states Nho are opposed to the
re,ans'tu eti1n policy, What u blessing II
v 'ui. 5e To the republican party. At one
usnc they bad thc rnw,r t. do il IN Odo
Aal IN p.nus, lrAnlA, il N. lofh aul u
New Jel sey, lat failing TO take slvanlr sc
oi ''c golden Oh or unity th,s ates have
4
II wAs hat tho white voters Of
the North. opposed 70 tho in
definite perpe,uauon ef the Republican
party had not been dsiranchiscd, while yet
the .p,sit II f,naticisn aud Intolerance VAS
ni:s height. The T,,5une need no, point
a. uArylsai aipnc as lastrg Democratic.
monument TO Republican procras,inaticn,
butt those northern States a. well, hat
spoke out with Mary land in the a,o cleo
ton.
That same cnld-heArtei, purely selfish
policy that Is now engineering the success
ot Ia Rrlrbisan patty, Trough the dis
ira achsscmeu, OF white voters aud the en-
1 sneatso'n 81 the Hacks of the S uth,
h~~ 4sc,fe Tor the welfare of tic country
ftN,a -qasnder millions mp u mil ons to
sscanp4Sh us caAs-blast whsle States,
aud keep The people thereof in rags ati
rsvoftf a. retain patty pow,r, nay, il would
,lk lAe whole country in one universal
ruii rather than weld did those who en-
terrain Il dare 4 teke tns .ast steps neccs-
s,ry - accomplish that end
Inrsg is consiletablc activity among the
Southern politicians With regard 10 the rad
ical contest Tor the Presidency. The Chase
movement Is assuming formidable proper
unns, and very h,tle is said about General
Graut. More particularly IS this the case
IN |. 'ui>ians aud the extreme South. The
L,,al Leagues are everywhere working Tor
the ca'ci Justice .cssnd politicians from the
North arc ousy in the formation Of new OF
gan zs,ions 10 effect his nomination. says
the Selma. Alabama, Messenger, in an Ar,i-
&c upon this subject: ''Mr. Chase is the
shreN dest manager IN the country and
With the national banks at his back, the
old radical leaders to support him, and his
own skill 10 serve him, his chances, in our
epiuicn, are quite equal to General Grants.
The last idea is characteristic Of Mr.. Chase,
aud itis full OF danger to Grant aud to
the Democrats. II 10 10 allow Genera!
Grant - be nominated at Chicago without
contest ~ Conservative Republican, aud
20 ran Mr.. Chase As an independen 3rad,cal
candidate. Il is claimed that in this way no
choice will be made in the electoral college.
aud taas the election will thus be thrown
into the House Of Representatives were Mr.
Chase seems certain Of election.
TrE New York Independent says: Moth
Ing in this or any other country 10 so sue
eesssul as success" For instance if ths
lao attempt 20 impeach the President hay
bssn sacecssfal. nine-ienihs Of those tut
nails which are nos saeeting At its IA lur,