The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-15


/ success can give. [AppIause.1 Irejoice with
you, therefore, that Illinois Is redeemed
TCheers. / rejoice with you, fellow citi-
zens, that the Egyptian darkness on your
southern border ia giving way to the sun-
beams of light. Laughter. rejoice with
you that from the mountains of Maine,
whence | started when | came West, all
around where have been, have not hoard
@ Republican doubt the ultimate, yea, the
imme diate success Of our cause. Applause
Where have been fur away in the W est, they
tell me the mischief they apprehend 10 in
New York. [Lauehter.l And have found
the localities where something was wrong,
much like found the ague and fever in the
| West, in the frst visit 10 it ever made. |
never could find the locality where il existed,
but about four miles further on they had il
terribly. [Laughter.]
Be of good cheer, my fellow citizens, about
| the State of New York. know it's bills and
/ it's valeys-I have seen them know its
cities, it's rural districts; and here tell you
that there are but seven counties in the State
/ of New York that will give anti Republican
najorities. [Aprlause.l No! they may
strike hands between their Douglas ZEN and
their Brookses; they may lie down and get
up with Washington Hunt Il Company, but
they can't carry over seven counties in that
State. Every fusion they make only makes
confusion more confused. Laughter.
My fellow-citizens, when the battle Of Wa
gram was fought, Napoleon's first and hard
est labor was to break the center Of the allied
forces and be ordered his old trusty Marshal
McD to that bloody duty. He went,
and ten out OF every eleven that he led fell n
the discharge of that duty. We had selected
our Mcdonald from your own State cheers
for Linooln1 to lead this charge upon the
csnter of this allied Democratic power. His
array or his volunteers for that service we're
already in the field the word "forwardn was
already given. stern, fixed couDtenance
and determined will was seen 10 every enlist
ed soldier, and 10 just as they were already
to make the grand charge, the enemy broke
their own center and fed. Grand applause
| and laughter Your own distinguished EN-.
ocratio statesman and bis cohorts ran North;
Breckenridge AMI his forces ran South, afraid
OF each other, having learned each other per-
fectly. They could not fight in the same
line. And now these two distinguished lead
ers that have eaten milk from the same dish,
sweetened their pancakes in the same syrup,
| (Iauehter1 are around abusing each other
numerically. insist upon it, that they are
wrong-that
others eyes."
are both headed 10 the same direction, and
there is not difference enough between them
TO quarrel about.
But 90 it IL v hen this Glass OF men fall out,
honest men Get their dues. daughter. -
They have told sueb stubborn truths of each
other, that it will take four years to forget
them. In the meantime, we have this CON
ISOLATION that they have got TO browse upon
the political common. Laughter. They
must 60 down deep into the valley OF adver-
sity, AMI learn there what they sc EN- to have
forgotten that there 10 an awful, frghtful
majesty 10 en uprisen people. Cheers. /
They have got 90 learn that the United States
il more than ten miles square--a fact that
seems to get into the head Of every man who
goes 10 Washington, except Mr.. Seward;
/ that the world is but ten miles square. There
is an awful pressure outside of Washington,
which they begin TO feel. I"Ah''l Ali yes
an expiring groan, is IL, my Democratic
! friend. Renewed laughter
My fellow citizens, have not.one word of
sdmoniton for YOU treat these people kind.
/ ly. daughter. They feel bad they have
an awful realization Of that kind Of piano
ramic view that attracted some attention a
few years ago, called "dissolsing views.'-
/ daughter Treat them kindly, for their
cup is full. Lau 1hter Places are clip
ping away from them and this is the cardi.
/ nal point OF all thar principles, why should
they not feel bad Laughter.l Power il
re,eding. The world has concluded to hug
the substance and not the shadow of Demoo,
racy. Treat them kindly; there is yet time
for redemption for the honest portion OF
them. Laughter Dig around them
Put around them entiohing compost Of
! Republican principles. II they do not yield
at first, hoe them sgain. Continued laugh
| ter L Ours is the duty 10 save. Theirs
Sc, nus to be duty not to be saved, nor al.
low others to be saved bot though their sins
be az scarlet, We will make them az white as
snow. If my Democratic friends are here
and | know there 10 one by that groan,
[laughter,l and am glad to see him, for my
mission is not to call the righteous, but sim
ners "a repentance, laughter If my Demo.
cratic friends are here, have a simple cure
for them : join the Republican party. Wash
seven times in the waters Of Republican pu-
rity and be healed; you have got to do it
Laughter.] II Is the Judgment Of this coun-
try. Ii is already recorded and your argu-
ments are ex post fqcto. Ii lie decreed the
costs are taxed and execution is already on,
against you. [Laughter.l Still we open
that decree if you will take the simple RENE.
dy have prescribed.
Now, my fellow citizens, want you to &c
| home. Loud cries Of Ego on!"1 | wan'
/ you as you 60 home TO take some Democr "A,
I by the arm, because If you have not noticed
1t. hsve) they are not seen out much alone
at nights this year. Laughter The ghost
of squatter soy ereignty is abroad. Renewe OF
laughter Thsysdon'G like to be with eaot
other, We know. Take one Of them on each
of your arms and see him quietly home. Sc.
him at the door, bid him good night" ant
ask him 20 come out to morrow and hear til,
distinguished Senator from the State or New
York. II 10 the best remedy can prescribe