Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08

lcle Of war prohibiting all persons
employed In the military or naval
force from employing any OF the
forces under their command to ala
In returning fugitive slaves.
June 1862, opposed resolution for.
bidding the employment Of slaves IN
navy yards, dock yards, arsenais, OF
at the Naval Academy.
| April 1862, opposed the recogni'
ton OF Hayti and Liberia.
| April 1862, opposed removing the
disqualification at Na'of IN carrying
February 1863, opposed the enroll.
ment act, and, subsequently, all acts
supplementary thereto.
December 1863, opposed raising,
arming, equipping or paying negro
soldiers.
December 1862, some of the rebel
States being occupied and held by
the Union forces, steps were taken
toward reconstruction. The Demo-
Gratis opposed the first bill looking in
that direction, which authorizes the
President to appoint Provisions ]
Governors in each State reclaim, I'd
by the national forces.
June 1862, opposed the resolution
requiring the iron-clad oath for all
appointed or elected to offices Of
honor or profit under the Govern
nent.
June 1864, and January 1865, voted
against the 18th Amendment, abol-
ishing slavery.
February 10th, 1865, voted for Mr..
Johnson's proposition to admit all
the rebel States to immediate repre-
scntation.
i Voted against the Civil Rights
bill and the Freedmen's Bureau bill,
and to sustain Mr.. Johnson in his
vetoes of these measures.
July 18th, committed the party
against the 18th Amendment, and
subsequently to al! measures passed
In pursuance thereof.
December 2lst, 1890, voted for a
series Of resolutions offered by Mr..
Voorhees,, indorsing President john
son In the views he presented to
Congress In his message.
4 February 18th, 1866, voted against
a resolution justifying the President
In still suspending the writ Of ha6eds
corpus in the rebel States, and thank
ling him for employing the military
forces to protect Union men and
freedmen.
June 18th, opposed resolution
declaring 1t the opinion Of the House
that Jefferson Davis should be held
In custody, and tried under the laws
Of the land.
| June 1865, opposed cOlored suffrage
In the District Of Columbia.
| Such are some of the main points
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war and the year following it. or
course there Is nothing new in the
counts. But at the entrance Of the
campaign they will serve to refresh
the memories Of voters and prevent
any present Establishments Of the
late Northern wing of the rebellion
from leading any one to forget It's
real record.
Since the war, also, the party has
been consistent. Every step in re-
construction has been contested, and
every measure to protect the Union
men of the South has been bitterly
opposed. The various rights sought
to be conferred upon the colored pop.
ulation; the freedom Of the courts;
the opening Of the United States to
Union men prosecuted for aiding the
c-..---,-----...., ss.u losl amendment,
and all the legislation TO enforce II;
in short. each and every attempt on
the part Of the Government secure
the results Of the war has received
the undivided opposition Of the Dem.
ocratic party. Its record can be
summed up In a few words:
L. A Democratic Administration
plunged the nation into war.
2. Through all the years OF the
struggle the Democratic party went
to the verge Of active treason to en-.
courage rebels.
3. Since the war this same party
has endeavored by all the means at
It's control to thwart the Government
In Its efforts to preserve what Its
army secured.
Ever since secession was proclaimed
II has bsen consistent. At the COM
Ing election loyal people are to de-
eide whether they can afford n