Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-16


STATE shall vc lodged involves the :islt
OF the State TO gcvein itself. " hen dc.
privtd OF this prerogaiive, the States
viii have no power worth sustsining. =
AT will be gore. and they will be subjected
to the arbitrary will of coDgtess. The
government will then be centralized, fro.
By the tasssge OF laws, then by the sdop>
ton through parliztn influence, 81 an
sm.ndmen. q rectly in conflict with tue
orieina, design Of the constitution. ms
proves how necessary IL is that the people
should require the administration OF me
three great departments Of the government
10 be strictly within the limits VI tie cen
stituticn Their boundaries have been
accurately defined. and neither should be
allowed to tresspass on the other, Eor,
above al, to encroach upon the reserved
rights OF the people and the states. The
troubles Of the past four years prove to the
nation blessings il they produce SO desiTa-
bic . resUlt.
Upon ,hOss Who bscsns young men amid
the sound 81 casaen sod the din Of arms,
and Who qolssly sstasAed TO the farms. the
factories, anA schesls ofths land, will prin.
cipally dsvolvs TIE solemn duty Of perpet.
ua,ing the union sfths states in offence
Of which haudrsds OF thousands Of their
comrades expired. and h0ncreds Of millions
OF obliesaioas were incsrrsd. A manly
people vi,l mt neglect the training neces-
sary 70 resise spgrsssion but they should
be ie,ious that ths civil be made snbordin-
ate to ID. military ement.
Wcneed 70 encoursae, in every iegit
innate way, study OF the constitution for
which the var was wsged, acknowledge OF,
and seyerence for those wise cheeks. by
those so soon 10 occupy the places flied bv
their seniors, will be the only hope OF pre-.
serving the republic. The young men Of
the nation not yet under the control Of par
~. must resist the tendency to centra!iza'
,lon.-an outgro..h OF the great rebellion,
and be familiar with the fact that the
country consists OF the United States, and
that, when the states surrendered Ger
tam great rights for tho Saks Of more
perfect union, they retained rights ~
valuable and important as those they
relinquished for tho common veal
This sound old doctrine. far different
from the teachings that led 10 the at
tempt 70 secede, and . kindred Theory,
that the states we're taken out Of the
UuIvU ny tUO uoUu uCko VI COuoYuoS'bU
that happened to dwell within their borders,
must be received and advocated With en-
tbusiasm Of early manhood. or the people
will be ruled by corrupt combinations Of
the commercial centres. Who, plethoric
from wealth, annually emgratc 10 The CAPT.
tol Of the nation 10 purchase special legis.
lation. Until the representatives. Of the
people in Congress more fully exh BIT the
diverse views and interests Of the whole
uatinn, lsws will continue 10 be made wtth>
cut full discussion. at the bshssts Of some
party leaders and there will never be .
proper respect shown by the law making
power either 10 the Judicial or executive
branch Of the government. The genera
ton just beginning to use the ballot. ii is
believed, only need that theis attention
should no called TO These considerations to
indicate by their votes that they Wish their
repr essntativss to observe al the restraints
which the people, in adopting the consti.
tuition. intended 70 impose ON party excess
Calmly reviewing my administration Of
the government, l feel that. With a sense
Of accountability to God, having conscien>
tiously endesvored to discharge my, whole
duty, have nothing 10 regret. Ever's
nave wv CCIIcCtuVtb W tOo toliNy
set forth in my first ard subsequent MESA
gee. The woes which have followed The
rejection Of Performance, msgnanimity, and
con sti,utional rule, are known and dep.or,
by the nation. It 10 . matter Of pride and
eratIli cation, in retiring from tho most OK
tlted position in the gift of the people. TO
feel and know that, in long, arduous,
md eventful public life, my action has
never been Influenced by a desire for gain,
md that can. in all sincerity, inquire.
whom have defsauded, Whom have
Or, at whose hand ave re
ceived any bride to blind my eyes there's
witty No responsibility for wars that !
have been wag+d, or blood that has been
shed. rests upon me. sly thoughts have
been ,hos. OF peace, and my effort has ever
been to allAy contention among my coun. |
trymen.
Forgetting tae pas. let Us return to the |
first principles OF the government, and,
unfurling the banner Of our country, in>
scribe uI0n it in indelible characters,
The Constitution and the Uuion,-Onc
md iussparable."
ANDREW JOHNSON.
wAsuISaroN. March 4. 1869.
Bismarck has ordered Steber and other
members Of The Pruss an pc
lice, to organize special bureau in Paris,
for obtaining early news and for watching
the encmies o. Prussia in that city. The |
French papers denouace him for ills step, |
in unmeasured terms.
Miss picxIN ,oN, records with pride that
"a tie recent Milwaukee She Conventions,
Ms. Livermorc said TO dspper little
elow about four feet high, why my coed |
it'le man, could pick you up and run |
Away with YOU
The b. & II. H. r. u authorities are |
about TO commence tie publication Of a
newspaper called the Gazette.
In MahaskA county last week, a gay |
Did boy named Lyon aged 10, ard blush.
ne damscl named Lamb, e.ai. 90 were
nnited in matrimony. Is the millinium,
when 1.-THE lion and the lamb shall lie |