Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-01
s;n,pin.s nt she Foundations.

sa-pinS nt she Foundations.
III deeply TO be dsplored that our sys-
IL j. 4 .ua ~ Law, as highly asst LIS be
. |, na I M ourselves, and - mueh as i
h. teca eutydhy foreigner, should be
o isc' t. he assaults 81 enemies who are
in s,iansy employed AZ IL very basic.
We Mud + 30 power now possessed AMI
nas rspuuas j exercised by tie mad dana
lo.ges i. Washington Of indicating tie
iae.ulioss. ~ misrepresentins as dans'r
oas - public liberty the very institutions
b. which alone tha, blessing can 10 Pre-
served, and Of Introducing usurPation
shrlujsd under some popular apPehs''on
Tho misfortune, we know, 10 that msnkina
Generally are too much disposed TO he sat
i-ncl with the mere name and form OF Tree
constitution, when, IN reality. ihsy snnsf
in,sst,ce. The magic Of sounds and names
to-day 10 working gross deception, ard
there is great res,on 10 aprrehend that in
this country . di-Io,tion exists to mor
ship III. shadow after the substance has de-
par ci.
We all %. as know that recently DEGREES
have gone 18th, which merely because they
have been decree ~ noJority. hase ere-
a,cd bat sight II any degree 81 concern,
shen lad they been promulgated in TIE
sh,pe + a royal s'andGte they would have
nroy KID desperate resistancs. The
!, ,hrst tfihn III IN our conutry which
W.. osi inalig desiguod 5y the people as
rsasauico Of their c,n.ituciion'i rights
AL ono nh.ei, has ne,s, been surpsssed In
.,t.,, ,ra impa,tiaiis Il d.ee'ou, q how
as.a.itl a. arbitrary and dangerous TO our
iIert,o, II is indeed openly and daily ad-
ysacet. that no court should be permitted
T. question the justice aud constitulionalisy
81 a o. sla,ivc act, and there are many
who krs IN favor OF giving to Congress tho
"inte,locu'io prine.p,es' Of the RomansEm-
peiors In other words. they would en-
ablc il to interpret its own laws for particn-
lar occasicns. When such dslusion exists,
and is every day becoming more incorrigi-
bic aud prevalent, well may va tremble for
the future.
II the period is to arrvs-and it does not
seem lar off when the rules established by
our Constitution for the unmolested enjoy
ment Of true freedom and equality shall be-
me 30 purely nominal that they can be
constructed by q majority which may be
tao mere creature Of party sxcitsmsnt-
with view to tho accomplishment Of ito
eads, according 10 the occasion, then must
the grand republican maxim, that Justice
shall Do denied 10 no man" because en-
tifely subserviont to the dissrganizing and
dangerous MAXIM, THAT all i, fair in poll.
uc," Then muat the citi1su suffer injury
with out redress, and then must he sncoun
ter without aid, aud even without sympA
thy, tho artfnlly enkindlsd passions Of ar
incon.idsrate multitude. Remonstranct
would oaly excite vengeance, and all al
tsmpis 10 stein the torrent would DO lk,
The struggle of m infant il the rapids oil
the mIeh,y Niagara.
The Final Figures ia the Now
asump shire Election.
A di~natei 10 TIE New York World fIom
C,nsori, n IL. gives tho result Of IL,
c!e,Ao IA hitherto unreported towns,
Adird TO weat has been previously report
Ell. W. have tic fpllowirs total result
u..r,n.n IN. s,...s Hartman r.. Y. =. %.
Sine ar........sl 600 sinclair ,..... Us
Rad. msj .rity Ass Rad MAJORITY 3. III
Th,s sh,SsaR,nel los, Of 65s up o,
the msJo.i,y O 1851 |; also shows III,
vote, whde tho Increase in tho Radical so,,
10 but 3, go.
The World correspondent saws Of the q z
ures gwen above, each party agrees TO III,
accuracy OF the above tisures.'
PArgsts-3byi & o. Solicitors Of Pa
ents. Us Fine strc,t, ST. Louis, No IN
cisls report 70 the prN Graf the following
patsnts granted LAVA snl M.soasi invent
~ri Tor tis week ending a6th March. lSse
IOWA.
) nevc',, j. Eigr Grove, ,wirc Esnss
KY J L. Lcng, Usage. Seeder. Cu,,ivator
All H,wirr, g. X. Moore, Lyons, Water
I',c N.'vc. : II plnmh. Davenport. Al
tainsuc Feeder AMI Cut OF f,r Cistorns !;
J y. raompaon. kirkv,tc, Wsshng Ma
eht', " Z mmernau, Colfax, Horse,
hse + RI.
MISSOURI
" I Aiatns. Independence. Corn Gu
tir,tpr. +. I.hci 81. Louis, Turning
L.hs; ". Parker. ST. Louis, Churn
D.shsr .. j. Wh,,l.nhsll. ST. LOUIS. Por-
tAhls ani psrmsn.n, Building; u. j.
Anss. L>cie =, Corn Planter X. j. Ed
wards, Savannah, Corn Planter; w. ].
Gs,un and Il. II. Hubbard. Green Ton.
Gang P'ow W. +. Hardin, Bordinx Green
Pow
The EaisclsoOsls about General
Hancock.
The Now York Sun (Chas. A. Dana. has
the mSnlia,ss to cxculpate Gen. Hancock
from the charges made against him bv the
Radical press. We do not expect the "li
to creatures who have been pratins about
Hancock sre bsliion," to make amend. bv
publishing the truth. The Sun saws:
! great deal has been made Of an .s.er-
ton tclegraphsd from New Orleans bv .
correspondent Of . New York journal. tia,
Grneral Hancock vas in the Sans carriave
Wsth j. a.rSon DAVE ~ . r.o..s e.