The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-10

In bis letter in last weeks Independent,
Greeley thus speak. Of tho disunion movo-
ment:
None OF those who are engineering the
disunion conspiracy profess either anxiety to
hear from Lincoln, or interest in what As
may utter. They almost universally treat bis
election ~ the opportunity merely, not the
cause, OF their secession movements. None Of
them speak % though even tho most Abjsst
supplicaticn from the free States, the most
unqualified protsstations that they viii here
after evince greater alacrity IN slave. catching
would avail. The original, hearty disunionists
want to establish Military Republic on the
Spartan model-a republic based on slavery.
upholding and prosecuting the African slave
trade, and making war on Mexico and Central
America for new provinces to exhaust,A - well
a. fomenting petty wars 10 Africa whereby to
procure black savsges wherewith to exhaust
them. Hence the leading disunionists look
with disiavor on tho very ~ thiesiexprsss.
cd for their movement by the more nortbsriy
slave States; they do not wat negro breeding
States 10 their cotton coDfsdcraey, lest thor
darling scheme OF re-opening wide the food
gates OF diabolism on tho African coast
should be embarrassed il not defeated. Were
every slave State ready to seeede with them
tomorrow they would regret the accession Of
Virginia and her lese mercurial sisters a. .
clog on their enterprise, danper to their
cause.
Let it be everywhere thundered, then, that
the present and fearful peril Of the Repub-
licsn cause 10 compromise-that concessions
to save the Union are themselves the source
OF the greatest danger to tho Union. II Lin
coins election will not secure him obedience
negotiation, apology, concession, never
will. Ts tamper with the spirit OF rebellion
10 to pander TO il; to seek 80 placate il 10 to
retreat before il and invite it to pursue. Lin
coln's digni6ed il not indignant refusal to
plead at i'll bar, bis fixed purpose 20 speak
Of his views and purposes only when be may
speak at once with propriety and authority,
10 among the many proofs Of his fitness for
tho high station to which the people have
called him.
No State bat South Carolina really wants
10 leave the Union; but dosen States will
gladly make her contumacy lever whereby
80 move the North from it's upright position.
Let Virginia believe that by threatening TO
dissolve the Union she may brighten tho free
States into waiver OF further resistance to
slavery extension, and she will make the de-
mand, declaring that refusal will send her
into the secession camp; and having present.
ed that ultimatum, the pride Of consistency
will constrain her to adhere TO it. What the
country urgently needs 10 = conviction that
nothing will De yielded to menace that has
no. been conceded to argument. Let this
conviction be diffused. and the Union will
brAvely outrids the sterm that now threatens
it, or will be strengthened by the departure
of the States that perversely break away
The calm sourags which makes no re-
Spouse to the railing accusations, but cher
ishes serene faith in tho ultimate triumph
Of the right. rs to-day tho most precious etc.
ment in the composition Of American states
manship.