The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-30

Gen. Jim Lanes Policy.
We have had Il good many policies or
the slavery question, but have seen nont
that suits Us as well as Jim Lanes, Sc,
forth in the following brief paragraphs
from his recent speech:
Gentlemen, / shall not conceal the fact
that in some respects ! differ with my
compeers in command as to the manner OF
conducting the war and the means best
calculated to bring this wretched conflict
to a speedy, durable and honorable close.
The point of difference refers, of course,
to slayery-the cause of all difference
the Pandora 8 box from which have issued
all our national troubles
Ny creed is, let slavery aud slaves take
care Of themselves. [Cheers. If sla-
very can survive the shock of war, let it
live; but if, between the upper and the
neither millstones, it is ground to powder,
it is not for me to gather up the dust
Applause
do not propose to make war upon
slavery, but upon rebels; and in the mean
time let slaves and slavery take care of
themselves. An oligarchy more cruel and
proscriptive than ever before scosrged and
cursed nation. ancient or modern, has
inauguratcd this war--has inaugurated it
for slavery; and if We are required to
protect, defend or in any way help slavery,
then we are required to cooperate with
the enemy, TO protect and defend him
Can we form an alliance with this barba-
rous foe, and at the same time conquer
them and crush them? When lesser con
tradictions are reconcilCd think of har.
monizing this.
War is at best terrible calamity In
all the country through which we have
marched, the mails are stopped, scht OILS
are discontinued, churches are turned in
to hospitals, and general decentralization
prevails. Protract this war. and desola-
ton, moral and material, will mark the
track of armies Justice, humanity and
mercy require that the conflict be ended
as speedily AS possible.
ASTONISHING ar it may seem to you, sol
diers of Indiana, yet IL is fact repeated
ly demonstrated that heavier blow is
dealt out TO the realm of Secessia in the
abducting or freeing Of a slave than in the
killing of son IN arms. Abduct from
the same family slave and Kill son in
arms. and the loss Of the slave will be re-
garded az the greater calamity wound
for which there is no healing balm
could bring forward more than IA thousand
witnesses whose observation aud expert
enoe have taught them this fact.
If, then, by allowing the slave to fall
into the wake Of the army and find the
priceless boon of Liberty, we avoid blood
shed and strike death-dcaling blows upon
the front of the rebellion, does not every
of justice require that :hir
policy should be adopted
This war is for slavery. When we
make it the mighty engine for the des
truetion of slavery, the traitors will cry
g enough They will see that, like the
tabled Saturn, they are eating their own
children, and will make brief the repast
Every guarantee that is given to slavery
by the Government is new army for the
defense Of Treason.
The Kansas Brigade has met the ene-
my IN battle aud routed him in every en-
counter. We have destroyed that half
town, half military post, Osceola, but all
cur victories combined have not brough,
the rebels SO effectaally to their knee. RS
the liberation 81 the few hundred slaves
who have followed the track Of our ar
my.