Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-23


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1.aCeNsE LAW.
The vote upon Mr.. Iah's resolution
leaching the repeal OF the Maize L'quo'
Lac IL the State. shows pretty conclusive
L. th.t the enactment Of a wholesome
lir.n.. Law in our State can hardly be OBJ
t.ined ,.,r,ush the prescn, Legislature. The
Radical party Is sull determined not to
take the heel for the welfare af ths psop.e,
bu' . ems t. let the odions enactment re-
min on the statute books, dead and rotten
though Il ia, while intemperance still stalks
abroad without any sslutary check h's"
ia Dies Noincs-r,ch: under the planes -
esevs,ion OF these rampant Io's' 49,
.n-. u.,-,her. IL no attempt Whatever v
.,.,i rho liquor traffic. snd IRON ~ ss's
M ,.bi,r revenue /, derived
tn. vote shows tina, the Maine Law 'o'
h.rvr,sa ou,numher the License Law men ~
the House OF Representatives, more W."
,~o "a one but il also shows that me
,iceu.e lao ,o,c is about twice as strong as
/, v.s Al the session two years ago ln's
argues very forcibly that prohibi ION e'so'ry
!. fest losing ground in this State ana
The time 10 not far distant when the people
VIII do as they did last fall IN Massaeho'
return a list Of representatives, AZ
will wipe the obnoxious law from me a.a'-
ME. such result is as certain as me uu-
,;,n ~ ,ime-snd the effort being made
cn.t,es 10 make the sale ofintoSsca-
.,.,,r.a crime. and u erect eons'so-
u,.rv force u carry 90, the Name Liquor
Law win only hasten their day Of retfiou-
ia, The aay Of dicia,ion IN regard 10
mons meats 81 drinks is passing by fap'u-
l. what cannot he cured in man must oe
endured by hun. and no legislation WI
make il different. License -str'nsen' II
eeose. 10 what the true temperance men Oh
~. Star. dssirc. and that they will have
v..s,,c,,m 10 growing weaker and weaker
ev,yv yesr; extremists are losing the'r
norrr. and in due tune the sober, second
thought Of the people will prevail.
Tnselrenscs Of the Government for De-
e.mber lac, are summed up in the following
authoritative statement:
.The warrants issued by tho Treasury
Department during December, to ne I the
requirements OF the Government amounted
in round numbers to the following sums !:
Civil, miscellaneous and foreign
intercourse. 4,Iol ,oVV
Interest on public debt. 100000
War. ....... 2,965, 900
Navy $500 900
Interior. pensions and Indians. 9S5, 900
Total. $3U,62i 900
This did not include the sums issued in
payment Il the public debt"
The Radical Congress, instead Of usins
every means in their power to reduce ,h'
Above enormous expenses, and to rei,ev'
tho taxed to death people, arc passing law
which overthrow tho Federal Constitutio
and establish . radical centralized 6cspoi
ism at Washington. Congress i. now sur
enough operating outside The Constit,
hon." aud every Law it makes has for il
sole object the continuation of Radicals
Office. The people s'll submit 20 these on
RACES no longes.
II expected tina, in every State in whit
there 10 democratic legislative majority Il
republican game Of re construction will
blocked. Nov Jersey and Ohio will rescil
tho ratification Of the pending Con tilniio
al Amendment. Delaware, Maryland an
Kentucky have rejected it; and Cali'orn
has not yet acted on the amendmen, at a.
and wc arc safe against its ratification b
that 5 ate. By defeating this amendmc,
the radicals are Ell ,c,uaily cornercd, a. vi
he secn by the following extract from Il
Rcconsts action act
When such constitution shall have bee
submittcd to Congress for extmin t,ion az
Coas,ess shall have approved the same, al
when said States, bs vote OF the Legisl
tors Gle ted unier said constitution, rh,
have adopted tho amendment to the en-
s'itation 81 thu United States. proposed
the Thirty -niuth Congress and known
haze become a part Of the Constitution N
State shall be declared entitled g. represer
alton in Congress. and Senators and Repr
sentaiives shall be admitted therefrom ,
char taking the oath pre- crihed bv Law.
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hWtrrcsasmg t.esa-r from secrets
ry stanton 10 Andrew .sohu
son.
The following ccpy Il . letter, alluded
by Senator Dixon N Ills speVca in exec
tive session. written Nv Secretary Slant,
% President Johnsan when the latter !
s'gncd his position rs Military Governor
Tennessee. will be int, esing at this ~
tIcular moment as a contrast between I
way in which the defender Of the cons,it
ton in 1898 and the same defender in ~
were regarded:
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
wAsnlNeroS, March 3, 1866. 1
SIN: - This DEPARTMENT has secspte
your resienauon as Brlgadles General an
M,llssy Governor Of Tennessee. Perm
me on this occasion 10 render TO YOU n
thanks Of this Department, for your patr
cite and able services during the event.,
period through which you have exercise
the high trusts committed to your charg,
In enc Of the darkest hours Of the gre
struggle for national existence against r.
belious fees, the government called "
from the Senate and from the compar .tlv
y safs aud easy duties Of civil life to pla
you in 'front.' Of the enemy, and in positic
Of personal Toll end danger. perhaps. mo
hazardous than Vas encountered by Al
other citizen or military officer OF Il
United States. With pa:riotic prom p,uc
you assumed the post. and maintained
under circumstances Of unparalleled trial
until recent . sn,s have hsoush. safety q
de'vcrancc TO ycur State and to the into
sitS Of that constitutional Union for Viii,