The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-11

100000 slaves, while tho Union has abo
. 10000 900 Of homogeneous people, as pos
erfnl in reace and war - the world bas see
intclleent, hardy, and "many sided" the
late arparent ietharRy and weakness Was II
D self 20 secession OF conscious strength. Wbe
: they made up their minds that force ",
+ necessary, they moved npon Washingto
with such speed, numbers, and stesdiness
Is not surpassed 10 history. We have tb
> money lat lower rate OF interest than eve
, before, tho men, and the command of th
sens, and the internal waters. We can block
AIDE them BY sea, and invade them BY land, an
close up the rebellion in = single year, il v
are sslet alone 70 For the population o
the slave States IL divided nrrhane enuall
for and against the Union, the loyal citizen
being for the time overawed by the oraanis
ed conspiracy OF the traitors, while the Nortl
Ia uited TO man, tbs late allies of the South
the Democratic party, being now more earn
Get for the subjugation Of the rebels than th
Republicans.
5. g But can you goUern a ssAbjugated
people and reconsfraef the linton z" We dc
not propose to ssnhiugste, tbe revolted
States We propose to put down simply the
rebel citisens. We go to the resoue Of loya
Unionists Of oil the States. We carry safe
| ty. and peace, and liberty to the Union low
lug people OF the South, who will Of them
selves Che tyranny overthrown) send back
their representative to Congress, and the
Union will be s'rec0nstrucfedo without the
change of letter in the Constitution OF the
United States. Did England sutjugate Ire
land and Scotlandl Are the united king.
doms less homogeneous than of old, before
the wars against rebellion So will the
United States rise from the smoke Of battle
with renewed stability and power. In turn,
ae~ let as ask The British seine aestieas.
/. Where should Brifish honor pace ar
IN this contest2 We overthrow that polite
al element in America which has al through
our history been the studied denouncer and
real hater Of the British nation, While We
have been always from the beginning, the
friends u England. Because, though under
different form Of goperement, we had com
mon sympathies, and a common cause, and,
therefore, common interest. England was
the conservavor Of liberty in Europe-she old
world; We 10 the new. If the Confederate
States are right, then England 10 wrong. If
slavery must be extended in America, then
must England restore 1t in the West Indies,
blot out the most glorious page Of her his
tory, and cailbae bef freed men into chains,
Let her say to the martyrs Of freedom from
oil the nations who have sought refuge and
q magnanimous defense on her shores, re-
turn to your tcaffolds and your prison house;
England is no England! Let the Times cease
10 appeal longer to the enlightened opinion
Of the world; nay, let the statues Of the
great dead through which passed in rever.
ence yesterday to the House Of her political
intelligence be thrown from their pedestais,
when England shall forget the utterances of
her Chathams, her Nilberforcee, and her
Bronghans-that natural justice is the only
safe diplomacy and lasting foundation Of
the Independence OF Iatons.
2. That is the interest Of England note /?
Ii we may descend to such inferior appeals,
it is Clearly the interest Of England to stand
by the L ZION Of the States. We are her best
consumer; no tariff will materially affect
that facI. We are tho best consumer of
England, not because We are cotton growers
or ctoson-spinners, agriculturalists or manu-
facturers, bn. because we are producers and
and hare money to ,psnd.
IL il not the South, as 10 urged, but the
North who are the bfst consumers OF Eng
lsh commerce. The free white iaborer aud
capitalist does now, and always will, con
sume more than the white master and the
slave. The Union aud the expansion OF the
States and Republican policy make US the
best market for England and Europe. What
bias the world TO gain : England, France, or
any OF the powers - calmly reducing tho
United States 70 a Mexican civilization?
3, Caa England afford 10 offend The
great nation Whica t,iA slili be The Uni
ted states Of america" epea should tns
lose part 81 the Aouth 2" Twenty millions
OF people today, with or without the slave
sta'es, in 20 Years We will be Al, 900, 900 -
la another half century We will BIO one hun
dred millions Z We will rest upon the Poto-
MAC, aud on The west banks Of the Mississip-
pi river, upon the Gulf Of Mexico. Our
railroads will run 4 1000 miles upon single
parallel, binding our empire, which must
master the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans,
IL England so secure 10 the future against
home revolt or foreign ambition AZ to ven-
ture, now in our need TO plant the seeds OF
revenge 10 all our future?
II Ireland, or Scotland, or Wales shall at
tempt to secede from that benefcent Gov
eminent Of the United Kingdom which now
iishtens their taxatiea and gives them secu
ritv and respect at home and abroad, shall
we enter into pirasical war with our race
and ally, and capture and sell in our ports
h"N puppy "uu CtfI0HECF tHt lives VI pthU0.
able cltizans Of the British Empire all over
the world ! enter not into the discussion
OF details. England, then, 10 our natural
ally. Will she ignore our aspirationsi II
she il just, she ought not. IL she is honor
able and magnanmous, she cannot. II she
is piss, she sciI not.
Your obed.ent servant.
u. NJ. CLAY,
United States Minister Plenipotentiary, &C.,
TO St. Petersburg.
Monkeys, London, May II.