The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-21
The southern view OF war.

We make the following extract from an
editorial OF the Houston, Mississippi, paper,
as indicative of the general tone and senti-
mens of the secessionists 10 regard to the
oovardice and weakness Of the North, and
the bravery and military power OF the South:
The North boasts Of her "eighteen mil
lions'' to our eight. Bloated with the arro--
canoe of tyrant, who thinks number and
not right will win, she talks tauntingly OF
her "eighteen millions but ask her to show
where they ever marked the page OF history
with their deeds Of power, and echo answers
where Gen. Davis struck the keynote OF the
contest when he boldly told them, "if war
must come, it must be on Northern and not
on Southern soil. We will leaveloar wives, our
children, our aged parents at home and
achieve triumphs worthy OF our csuse.'-
Such will be our policy if war comes, and
with such leader and our cause We boldly
answer the South will whip" Let Davis
call on the hardy sons Of the South and they
will carry FIRE and desolation into every city
and village Of the North. AZ the sons OF
the South marched through Mexico, conquer
ing and to conquer, meeting ten times their
numbers, 80 they will spread horror and
death among the unprotected towns OF the
North. Well may the North howl over the
picture, for history, our own and the worlds,
tells them we are able to, and will go act.
The people of the North are essentially
commercial and manufacturing people; they
have degenerated in military spirit since the
Revolution, while the South has nnnrished;t
and grown more military every year. In the
war of 1872, the South, with less population,
furnished twice ss many men ~ the North,
and gained all the important victories. ~
the war with Mexico she furnished four times
a. many as the North and gained every bat.
tie. This il history. Our people are brave
and like war; theirs are the degenerated.
cowsrdly cons Of the whining Yankee. We
6ght for all they for nothing. We are pre-
pared and preparing; they are not. Their
numbers will DO in their way, while our ar
mics in their midst, would lcsvaDur people
quietly at home TO produce everything nec-
essary to supply US. 10 long contest the
North would be depopulated and ruined,
beaten ct every point by the armies OF the
South under Davis. She would 60 down as
she deserves, without the regret OF q nation
on earth. And SO, if the war commences
next week, il it is necessary to 60 through
the struggles OF our fathers, let none repine,
glorious DESTINY is in the future for the
South and slavery. We will conquer the
North and start anew the true principles Of
liberty and civilization on this continent.
We trust that the craven submissionists
and doughfaces Of the North will calmly
contemplate the reputation which their mis-
cradle policy has impressed upon the entire
r.onle of the North ia the minds of the
South.
The doughfaces propose to compromise, TO
get on to their knees, to submit, and thereby
they have rendered the North contemplate,
and now nothing will satisfy the cbivalry bu.
the use Of "Southern powder and Southern
steel'' for the entire conquest Of the North,
in order to extend and establish on broad and
permanent grounds the "true principles Of
liberty" based upon the "divine insstu
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