The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
The Address.

The Address.
Tho Democratic members of Con.
grcss, at the close Of the pre-,
sont session issued an address
which may be taken as the pronun.
oianesso Of tho party. They say,
"rhe Zine and attention al: the Rad.
ical LEADERS,, h Congress, have bcen
almost wholly directed 10 .devising
such legislation as will, in thor
views, best preserve their ascendencv.
and no regard for tho wise restraints
imposed by the Constitution, has
checked their reckless and desperate
career"
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.That ifthe career of these conspi-
rators be no. checked, the downfall
OF free government is inevitable. and
with it the elevation Of q military
dictator on the ruins of the Ropub-
lic."
This is the same old song of un.
constitutiona'lty in the doings of cv-
cry department Of the government,
since democracy opened out it's re-
bellion BY firing upon Fort Sump-
tor. It has been q favorite theory
Of the democratic party, which they
have acted upon ever since the Gov
eminent undertook to preserve it's
own life that the constitutional pow
or did not exist to make war upon a
State, and enforce its people to obey
tho national laws. They have never
lost sight of this tenet Of their faith.
Thoir cause for taking such position
was that Southern Democracy,
which comprised the greater
moiety OF the party, rebelled,
because defeated at the polls, and
the democracy North sympathized
with their allies and did not want
them compelled to. obey the laws.
This was really tho plain English of
their position, as evidenced by word
and deed during tho war, and now
that the extreme leniency of the
government has enabled some thirty
Of those who actually took part
against the government and in favor
Of the Southern Contederacy, to oc-
cupy seats in the balls of national
legislation, and has given free and
full pardon to the great mass of all
Southern rebels, democracy with un-
blushing effrontery, which only Six
years ago laid down, by compulsion,
the sword 1t had drawn against
the nations life, now scents in the
distance possible victory, and
with tho brasen impotence of tho
hardened unrepentant criminal re-
prieved from the scaffold, charges
the republicans in Congress as con-
spirators against the government
It Is the callous hearted, impudent,
bawd, rocking her slime and vituper-
alton upon the virtuous lady that has
befriended and administered to her
necessities. Defeated in the passage
ct arms, and each State of the South
now being fully organized with State
governments, il strikes rebel democ.
racy; the grand Sachem Imps who
preside over the Tammany Couldron
of TOphet, that now is tho time to
produce . reign Of terror in the
South and carry the elections
therein by the use of their
rufian hordes. Just hore, because
Congress steps in to enforce law and
order, to protect the lives and prop
erty of peaceful citizens, and pre-
vent the triumph by violence and
fraud OF this rebellious, traitorous
movement Of 1871, on the part
of the old traitors Of 1861,
why the Republican Congressman
become the conspirators, the usur.
pers, the tramplers upon constitution
81 rights as Fernandy Wood. Sunset
Cox, and Dan Voorhees,, say-pre.
cisely as they said when Mr.. Lincoln
called out $4,000 men to prevent
their co-demoorats, only distinguish.
ed from them in place of residence
and pluck, from soizing upon the
capital and archives of the govern
ment. But what is this law Of which
they complain The law passed tor
the suppression of the Ku kiux Just
at the close of this session of Con-
gress.
The st. Louis Democrat gives an
excellent epitome of the powers
therein conferred, which we append !:
The President can exercise the
authority conferred only under the
following circumstances, and on the
following conditions:
l. There must exist in some State
or part Of q State, "unlawful combi-
nations" organized and armed, aud
20 powerful 40 to be able by violence
to either overthrow or set at defiance
the constituted authorities of such
State and of the United States"
2. Or the constituted authorities
must be Gin completely with" or
''connive ut the unlawful purposes of
such powerful and armed combine
TONS"
3. Or, when, because of any or
all of these facts, "the conviction Of
such offenders and provision for pub.
lie safety" has "become in such dis
trict impracticable."
I. The authority given extends
only during the continuance OF such
rebellion"
s. 1t is confined "within tho