The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-09

and convincing of the proofs that slavery essentially unjust
and anti-clrsian. Let thank Con for it,
VI Its tendency is irressby, toward the overthrow of
slavery SIf look the subject in the light Of history
conclude that the prepare the way for emancipation
it does not work the immediate overthrow of slavery
Despotsms former ages have worked their ruin the
result Of carrying their pretensons and exacons the greatest
extreme In the does slavery be destroying
itself If ask what the age thinks of slaveryhov the civil
zaon and enlightenment of the nineteenth century stand
related 1.-THE that the institution condemned
barbarous and nhuman by the united of the christian
world. The intelligence learning literature and philanthropy
of the world denounce 'the of all vllaine The
general detesaon with which it has been regarded is strength
ened and confirmed by its helsh attempt destroy the best
government earth The age disowns it, abhors tit must
fall If look the subject commercially arrive the
same conclusion longer king The monopoly
o slavery this important article of forever
ended. If consider provdenta indications, have
doubt that Con purposes the destruction of the SYSTEM and that
his purpose the day of deverance for the oppressed millions
hand God for them He has for the crying
of the poor and the signing of the needy and if the Nation and
Government against them, know the Lord God Almighty
lis against the Nation and Governments and there be
question to the issue of the controversy As the
God of Justice lives the slave must have his rights he
The United States strong enough keep down the A
The slave have his rights he prove
himself Destroyer he is the majority If look the
subject politically have the fact that many minds
the conviction has been steadily gaining ground that justice
the slave political necessity Thank GoD that rebellion
because of its strength has worked this conviction Thank
Con that the rebels have been intensely and resolved
and that they have possessed and arsena
coumbads and have been able raise and support great
armies Thank COP that the rebellion such
to have endangered the existence of Government thirty
millions of people, and to have made necessary the
tons for preservation Thank GoD for the defeats dis
asers which have shut the Government and
the necessity of doing grand work of justice and which have
epened the conviction that the question its Of
justice rather than strength that be strong and
irresistible against the rebels only the result giving liberty
upon Manassas to crush the rebels with blow,
followed with dsgracefu panic and reseat and resulted
ghenng rather than weakening the rebellion and thus
in strengthening and confirming the conviction that justice
the oppressed necessary peace Thank Con for order
ing that rulers and people have been led step W step
rresistihy toward the that emancipation
siy, Which politicians and the Government itself bow
In how many facts has there been proventia pointing
sunbeam, toward issue and indication of the Divine
will clearly by voice from heaven: Why wW b. stricken
any Seek Judgment relteee The oppressed undo the heary
burdens, and lei The oppressed Free then shall thy light trak
forth the morning, and thy RIGHTEOUSNESS aH before thee
and The glory Of tie Lord shall be thy rearord lie, them be
thankful for the that Cop Kind providence likely
to rid the land of the Of slavery.
VII We have Thanksgiving in view Of many
and circumstances connected with the warsuch the
wpng of party lines and the of party spirit in
great degree the grand proof of the loyalty and patriotism Of
the great of the people of the North the almost
ous preservation of the Government again and again. when
bold stroke by the rebels would have effected its overthrow
fact of the wealth and power of the free and the demon
saton OF their immense superiority the slave states and
thus OF the immense superiority OF free labor slave labor
the fact OF the possession by the Government of the
necessary the of the the of exports
imports and the consequent tendency Of money from abroad
to shores add greatly the already quantities of
treasure which, the providence Of GoD had been stored for
the of government the manifest and increasing determination
of the people stand by the Government until the rebellion
put down the restriction Of the rebels within slave territory
the Of foreign powers and the marked
Of the Federal In of all these facts nd
catng strkngy the favor Of Heaven the Of the
Government, called upon give thanks and praise
These them of the considerations showing that we
have abundant for thanksgiving because of
The war; IN reality, good and is working good 1t has,
Decd necessated great sacrifice Of property but the Nation
is richer and stronger and greater for the sacrifice. has
involved the sacrifice of many valuable lives but the great heart