The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-02-23

Plain Talk about IrAsNOTs - TN
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The Nashville Democrat Of Feb. 10Th has
the following:
JrrY. DAVIS AT sTEvrNsoN-wARLIkE.
This Inflated bigot made speech Of Ste
venson, on Thursday night, overlooking With
blood and thunder. Tennessee IL not scared!
Her annx hare seen the elephant!
Can JEFF. Davis scare Tennessee? lie says
that the border States will come into the
Cottonosrac 10 sixty days. We will simply
saw. that Tennessee has declared for the
Stars and Stripes. and that vile traitors,
such as he Ia, had better be looking cut for
a "safe retreat in some vast wilderness
some con.guity Of Space" in which to hide
his head from. on Indignant and outraged
people.
lilo boosted of his preparations for war =
This same biusterer, in speech q few years
ago. vHuturch to rfabaef the Tennessee Hnl=
unteers. We know what we say, when We
assert that, with oil bis bluster, Tennessee
could, il so disposed. subdue the whole Cot
tonocracy in short time. He calculates
now on eoldiers Of Tennessee to aid him in
his wicked and iendsh purpose OF breaking
up this glorious Government.
He is as proud and as vain as Beelzebub.
Tie thinks that be holds the s'kingioms OF
the world. and the powers thereof" in the
hollow Of his hand. lie is looking Tor the
English Government TO bow to him. Hesays
the English Government will acknowledge
the cottonocracy.-
This il all nonsense. The English Gov
erpment, IA we'll us all others, knows how to
treat the flag Of the United States, and so
will jeff. Davis. Let him attempt to subdue
the Federal Government, let him FIRE at Fort
Sumter. or at any 9th r Fort of the United
States, where our flag now floats, and he is
as sure to be hung as that the sun will rise
to- morrow morning, unless he runs, like
coward, to q country beyond the reach OF
Tennessee. We know hundreds OF men in
his seeding Cotsonocracy, who are ready to
tie the rope for the hspgman.
JET. Davis has been producing discomfort,
and teaching treason. Ne long as we can stand
il. He has been vile conspirator against
bis Government for years.
There ia no use In soothing our people any
longer. Traitors nust suffer, unless they
stop their treason. We may be asked to be
patient. How 10 the name Of High Heaven
Fcan q man be patient when q trHIturuus haE
is Haunted in our face when . traitor comes
TO our very border and talks treason to our
country openly?
lie talks Of sacking cf.ies. Vile rebel =
Inflated bigoti Let him try the Tennessee
ans, whom be so basely slandered. Let him
try Nashville. Our readers must indulge us
q little. We cannot forbear to denouncs
| treason; and whenever we cease to do so,
"na7 our right hand forget her cunning"
| We have borne with treason as long as it 10
possible to do SO. Talk of tearing down our
| fair fabric OF Government! Never! Never!
JEFF. Davis is on the road to the gallows. and
bis followers had better be careful. Ap 10.
dignant public will not forever endure insult
and treason plotting. We have lived proc
perously.a happily for three quarters OF a
century, and We know that Tennessee never
will give up this free and happy country.
Let this vile traitor and his foul maBioDs
come. Tennessee has never forsaken the
glorious flag Of free and happy America, and
by the Eternal, she never will. She has al
ways conquered the enemies OF the country,
and will again, il required to do so. This
is our country, and all the powers OF earth
cannot force us to give it up.
Rise, sliow .countrymen!pu country yet remains
/ Ey that dread name wave tbs sword on high,
! Aud swear for her to live. with her 10 die