The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24

| 10 be disturbed by the United States authority
so long as they observed their parole and the
laws "in force where they resided Gen.
Grants. opposition and resistance to Pres-
| Lee, as recently stated, proves that there were
mutual pledges. In these pledges there is
nothing found for yielding political opinions.
! Their legal right to seek and work for q
change in the constitution and laws remained
to the Confederates as to the Union men, just
the same as before the war. Possibly more
severe terms might have been had, but such
| is the fact and legal status now.
Many would appear to charge that seces~
sion had its chief origin with Jefferson Davis,
and he thus chiefly Responsible for it, and TO
| be made odious above all the Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Judges, Governors, etc. The fact
| is, [ think that the 'irrepressiblp conflict
which Mr.. Seward declared existed long
time prior to the war or Mr. Davis prom-
nence in any public position. Mr.. Davis was
| but one Of millions capable and equally clear
in their views, and he had the concurrence Of
millions North.
The conflict Is certainly to be traced even
| Though then in abeyance) to the Declaration
| of Independence. which declares call men to
be free and equal, that they were endowed
| by their Creator with certain inaienable
rights; that amongst them are life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness" Then after,
in the constitution Of the United States, an
instrument in large part made by the same
men, their principle OF Independence is vir-
tually disavowed; slavery Is permitted and
political privileges given b % the horhhaS %
NV no VI ac net tn no 1piliino
| to boldly avOw, but conceded under the Gu
| rious paragraph Of "three-fifths Of all other
i,,rn,rnecihn onnnict and If secession nrin-
Ciple which required the concurrence OF the
Individual States to be effectual. and desig-
mated thus that there was power surren-
lered and power reserved. Mr.. Davis was
moi even a prime mover of secession in 1861.
nor ir La mora resnnnsihle for The views he en-
tnrtainpd in common with those millions who
concurypd with him in the South than are,
IF CO much HAT other preat hndv nF Northern
mon on Who IN 1SG4 in Chicago. declared war to
ha 1vronu and a failure and should he etpp-
nad. Win Threatened assaesina|ion if it. could
not he stonnnd nv ballot. n marty concurring
with tho yiews and in accord with those who
had arms in their hands liphtiur to sustain
enoaseinn and num}e1jng g1,9 725 yotnrs, thn
aeiion RI .Ialfnrsnn Davis the views hn cy
nroeees tho mart he took. does not, I think.
nndor Tho circumstances irstifv the pyulp-
enJ e,,d ar,e hin II yrnnh s.traitnr"
t 20 oo,tninI,r in nn yrnator ,neas,re than tn
Gon;erals 90 .Iohncon Polk and others Mr.
ia, We nn,,jons nnI he no1rce differ from
That nf Tho writer In many rpsnncts. but no
'',o W ;do, thnn do thoeo who In xnrv many
iift1u . mi'y t',t., iu now oaualIy
m " ,o a1 F o,nont IN tbo onpion IF
10 ,,on,',o in,,i yhinl, thnv ara dirantlv on
,ncdI and nombating almost to often threat
apni,I,r' poiIEr.' ,t,n,, r NOW '''s' w
Thoro o"1 ora fow mon who have bnen more dis
+i,,,o tSl ~ th ;n1,e ,yalkr of lifo frnr,
thH tl,s hio, - +ho lnr,ort Tran NJ Datic AZ
eie" soldiar in tbn h III Elac Hawk war and in the
Northwest for ten years after 1928; as q kep--
resehtatlVe IL tne uolietess ~ we gnlc1u lIe,'
osa'fs iIo, M miiH,SSp,' o a1 o,lii, ha @ voc tor-
tlai III 1ito H1GAica,l "1nt, TreiI ny Nn7 r., 10
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mas occupied, ana u 81 ms telailons ~ nle,
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LETTER FROM MIR, DAVIS,
1vho, +ba o,.-o,., c+ rict,roe ,nd eovero lan-
,r'1 1 tor'' @ t g, i nnrton
- sn'iv H. "n7 ,non a.J' nnn,nantod unnn aivnn
d,,,itna 4nrbntLor t,n ,inyvc ,ttrilutnd To Mr.
nn,i ,roro n'roo ae tbov ifrnred atopeth har
from those fn,,nd IN bis corresnondnnce with
,i,o ginno tho ,rn1, In order to he certain 7
1.nnt ,,n mr., We nofs t,a nanar and asked him
djrnct m,oetipnc I o,,ota nnrt nf his letter in
,'l,, athor no,+e. lnft r,it HAVING no rnfer
lrri't pnioi pan ~ ,''" 10 L,'v rnto. 7 1'
eltT I'VE W nt,'7 M not ,nt, mo o., wall nc
,, d "''h f,z.o wy Loiiound From tho anguaga Of
YOU W. Iast nt @ 49, ,,1'in a, s. rena,,,
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Supp4lt ~ G.1't' oA'lA'''h "i'' 'o' 0"S ~
"o ny ;,s1 W. ~ a,,a w., no,o ,,nfoundod and
c,',1 Mu1''t1s ~, 'Ihn tn ,ttomnt to cnnetra NV
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