The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-02

The Van BuYsn Deaocracy.
We clip the following resolutions from the
proceedings Of Democra meeting held 10
Jackson township, Van Buren, county, few
days since:
Resolved, That Union means peace. "Tba,
our Union wAs formed 10 peace" can only
be continued in peace, Sand can never be
perpetnalrd b. force Of arms-for q NAr Of
coercion 10 isnnion''-s'and that are publican
government held together BY the sword be-
comes . military despotism."
Resolved, That in our opinion, sit 10 not
necessary to expend one dollar to employ
arms or 90 shed drop Of blood to perpetu-
ate this Union ; but IL must be preserved by
love, friendship and harmony Of interest and
fselinR"-our motto being "miIlions for do.
fence, but not one cent for the coercion or
conquest Of 90 equal State sovereigntics.
Resolved, That Ne recommend thorough
and complete organisation OF the Democrats
10 al the counties and States, believing that
upon the Democratic party alone rests the
success OF the American Government and the
prosperity OF constitutional liberty.
These resolutions express with much bold
ness and frankness the sentiments Of the
acknowledging anii-Har Mahnney wing Of
the ps1asEatie- party.
The editor Of the Keosauqua News, 10 =
leading editorial Of the same paper in which
these proceedings are published, expresses,
We suppose, the ideas OF the other wing,
which dare not "face the music" under the
bold load Of Mahoney.
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Iowa, while exhor.ing the members of that
party to rally to the support OF a Union
ticket:
They have challenged the Democracy and
oil other conservative Union men to NEE,
them 1t the haliot.bnx a. . party, TINT they
may secure the success OF their diabolcai and
Union destroying principles party, th.
leadnfs Of which proclaim ssthAt rather thar
tho Republican party should be broken up
they would let fifty Unions sliden-thas par
y which has caussd tho people OF Iowa Il
groan under enormous tnxati0ns, and sad
died debt Of 800, 900 dollars upon the tai
payers OF Iowa to repel invasions 10 thi
State, when there is no invasion-- that party
Who recognise mob Law, threaten tho lives Of
- true patriots - ever the Gun shope on
and call them traitors and tories, secession
ists and disunaonists, because they will no
bow the knee to petty tyrsnts and proclaim
snat "white man 10 ~ good a. . negro, i
the white man behave. himself"
stand UP Tor your rights as American cit
ssens, taking tho Constitution and the Law,
% your guide, sustaining the ADMINISTRATION
10 oil constitutional acts and ediots, CON
demnine those You believe wrong, and in du.
course OF time good men and true will b'
presented by the loyal citizens Of Iowa to al
she several ofhces which will be in your pow
er to accept or reject. They have invited I
canvass OF political Issues. We say let al
true Union men unite in their total defeat.
We call the attention Of Republicans I,
this programme and platform. The snti-va
Democrat. A.. a.s-sccs-d sc- c=..c= :. -.
cost. The Union Democracy, - REPRESENTS
BY the Nsws, ore death on the Abolition Re
pnblicsn party, Who are charged with bring
ing on the war and running tho State 10 dsh
80 support II. Do Republicans suppose the
can "keep step TO the music Of tho Union
upon platform Of sentiments indicated b
the editor Of the NewsS
"a Rev. Patrick Bronse, father Of Cha,
lotto Bronte, died on the 7th ult., aged
years. All bis remarkable children precede
him to the grave, and be "iipgersd super
6uous on the STAGE" solitary and melau
sholJ old nsn, till death kindly intsrpose
and bore him "~here the wicked cease froI
trosblisg and the weary are At rest"
1.-THE Democrat ssvs, that the Const
II tn~ efhAr In 4 few dava.