Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-12
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aLanAnA EH.EcTEON.
m. Radical victory down in oil aiabama
State Is not hardly visible 10 ,he naSea eye.
NJ, the slightest hurrkh has been Asara
from Radical threats over the rezuss-not
even a sassnedic grant Of satisfaction. In
spite of enormous tffort on their part %
carry the election, regardless Of the wishes
Il The people xho osn aid should govern
the State, .aey have met with complete de-
feat fate well deserved By the polilicsl
ai,en,urers from the North, aad unprin-
cipled placc-.cekers Of the South, Who
sought to mould Alabams politics 10 tnen
own liking. BIT Alabama has noo'y re'''
10 be dehumanized and shaek's1 ~
men or their oiious measures, ou' " s"e
rr,,;. !. had enough for Alabamians, but
,ho.. who represen, her real aud personal
ureperty-taoss who own the State and
must continue 10 own il, prefer ~ be ic't
without the pale Of the sisterhocd oil states
rather than be dragged IN heels hrs. ana
lace to the ground.
The only frssibl. why left for the Radical
Congress Ia take 10 dra, her in against her
vii. $50 reconsider 20 much Of the RI,
cpn.truetioa act as sppiies to Alabama. and
50 amend thst section Of the law as to make
it possible for one quarter vote 81 tho pee
pie OF that State, regardless oil color, sex or
age. 20 pass the acs. such step could not
be more outrageousiy unconstitutional than
many that the Radicals have already taken,
and while, as the Hon. rhaddeus Stevens
declares, Congress is clearly acting out
side he Constitution,' why not 20 the entire
Squire aud put matters into sssh shape IN
he outside States ~ that defeat Of thsii
achemes ID rendered . moral and physica
impos sibility. This ono spoke that hsi
dropped out Of the wheel Of the Radica
juggernaut much impcrils its successful
fsrward movement in tho coming campaign
More will drop out ere long, and by thu
time the contest comes on in real osrnss
the machine will 20 - smash.
Mr. forncy takes the Same view Of th
case. lie intimates in . recent article i,
the Press. written under the impressio,
that the Constitution had boon defeated
tina, should such be the case, the Southern
States must he 80 manipulated AS % secur
their constitutions beyond ali pcradvsnture
"The fate Of the presidential campaign.
urges Mr.. Forncy, depends upon the dis
position Of these rebel State constitutions.
Of course il does. Therefore wc shall see
batch Of such unconstitutional enacsmen,
as never before, and the Supreme Court wi
be gagged 70 prevent adverse decisions
When Lawmakers cut themselves locs
from al constitutional restraint there ca
be ~ limit 10 their power-for 4 while. -
oar cpn,ressmcu though, that the Souther
, atcs were as clay in their hands The
hDasht lhey Ind iixsl up matters so AS I
make a sure thins oft Bat they are mil
taken all they have TO do is 10 take n,
other unconstitutional stcp--a lille ions,
onc,-a little more daring aud they ma
VIA that Alabama election. They may SUI
from IA legi,ma,c hands aud pass it ovs
" harbariAns. Try II, Mesus. Radicals
Try II by al meme.
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Inrsn was time when frequent chars
Of the party Of great moral ideas" againi
the D,moctasy VAS thal 4 nnmh,r Of il
prominent mcnbcr. .etc AL ictcd to intsm
peraace The boot - on tho other leg now
Tn, Senate ef the t'ni,ci States TO-DAY
boasts tarsc Radical senator's who indulg
their Taste f,r tho ardent 10 such an ex,cn
thu thsy are frcqasnt, ia their seats in
s'atc Of intoxica,ion. The names Of thas
m,iel Senate,s are Chandler. Yates en-
Sprsgue the latter Of whom, day or tn
sincs. attempted a speech in reply to SEM
10 sndricss able srgumsnt against I'll
Rsc,nstrnctio, bill, but was so thorough
drunken thu, after uttering q few maudli
an incohcrent sentences, brother Soma
tor was compelled To assist him from IN
chamber. Ii will be remembered in thi
connection that General Grant was 20
much coafas.d" in his celebrated in;crric-
wi'i HE President, ia the pre,encs OF til
Cabinet. on tac li.h Of January, as TO hay
totally FORGOTTEN ahat he said or did on the
ri-'"rr'hle decision. The party Of pro
gross ts progressing with vengeance
ANOTHER HaptcAL EsnRrrloS-A Wast.
ilstoa 'ispa,ch OF the 30,h. says:
lr SprsRuc caused = little sensatio,
about one o'clock, by insisting on his RICH
g. the hoor. lie finally made himself audi
BILE enough to say that he he'd . petition
from his constituents. who werc poor an,
who hsd no one TO represent them on th
u 'or. Alter this surprising declaration
senator conducted him TO an adjoining ante
room"
Senator Spraguo wants a "chance" tt
get drunk rs well as Yates ard Grant. He's
sick, bat won't resign.
DrAN Swirr says that great changes
Affect eom'nonweaiths a. thunder does
liquors, by making the dress ay up to the
top" That - the reason Why such men
as ) inner, Wilson, Brownlow, Butler and
Bsaks aad themselves 80 high up just nov
60 higher but it will only be when tn,
sheriff hts them.
Fly swiftly round, re wheels Of Time.
sni speed the joyful day
TuE New York Tribune has ceased q
howl against General Grant since the New
York Convention. Ia . few days that pa.
per, aud others Of the Republican school
that have been abusing him SO sourdly,
AMI opposing his triunphal march to the
Presidential candidacy. will al be sounding
h's praises AID Tshcarsiag his great fea,s
81 craftsmanship.
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