The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-23
Public s.nssmeur.

We clip the follosing expressions Of pub
lilo men and Of prominent newspapers out.
side Of the Republican party, TO show that
the present measures Of the Government are
sustained by the friends Of the Union every
where.
We head these sentiments with those OF
Henry Clay, expressed under the apprehep.
sion OF hostile collision in 1850:
10 1850 Henry Clay uttered the foIlovinp
language, strikingly applicable to the prss
emit crisis, 10 the u. s. Senate.
Mt. PRESIDENT: have heard with main
and regret confirmation OF the remark /
made, that the sentiment OF disuuiou.is be.
coming familiar. hope it 10 confined 10
South Csrolina. do not regard a INV
duty What the honorable Senator. seems to
regard AZ his.
"If Kentucky to morrow unfurls the han.
nsF OF resistance, never will tight under
that banner. | owe pa,anourt al,eriancs
TO the whole Union subordsnate one 20
my own S.a.e."-TBenton's Abridged De.
bates, vol Is, page 5s4.
There speaks the true patriot. We arc
shortly 10 see whether the blood Of Ciay ssill
mas 10 living representatives IN old Ken.
lucky, who will lead the loyal hearts and
nsnue o. ner sons In the cause OF the coun-
try against the usurpers.
10 she same debate the noble Clay tbus
openly denounced toe notorious secessio MET,
nneu, O ,. ", nov leader i'm the ooun.
cils Of JED. Davis & Co.
"Mr. President. said nothing with 70.
Rafo 20 the character Of Mr.. Rhett, for
might . well name him. But IL be pro.
Dcunced sentiment attributed TO him. al
Is's'ng toe standard Of disunion and OF 70.
sistsnce TO the common government. What.
ever 40 mas been, IT be follows up that de
ciaration by corresponding overt acts. he
.,h oe traitor, and ! hope be will meet the
.a,s Q! fra,sot!" Great applause in the
r es''eriss' With difficulty suppressed by the
On, Tor generation Of Henry Clays to
uafc Ill LOT the common country
From the Louisville Journal
feilow citizens OF Kentucky, there arr
certain truths which great many of u do
not seem TO bear sufficiently in mind. The
oniteu otates - Orr COUNTRY; il 10 al the
county, We have--the Southern Confcderscy
claims 10 De foreign country. Every insui,
onered 10 the United States Gag 10 an insul,
" ous country-the country 90 which 70 All
eve and acknowledge our allegisscc. Every
"sasncc e....s: a. iho Uuited states from the
confederate States is defiance buried !,
our country. All tho weapons taken an
ana = Nj the soldiers raised against the United
go pons iaken up and soldiers
'a'seu ainss our country. All tho forte.
ersenas, revenue cutters, Monitors. mint,
.nu moneys wrenched from the United States
oy sawless violence are property wrenoh,d
..s our country. Every enemy Of the Uni
seo States 10 the enemy Of our coun,rv.
Now. how stand we IT ken,ucE, ,o..,d
oar country Do We, feeling and acting il
s'ex Vt the obligations OF our allsy;saos
s,sh 70 see i ,nsul,ed, aou.ed, in,imida.sd''
soDoea, na"ai'atrd, degraded, overtime IN
~ foreign government With imDunit,p A.
81 our esosions Of national pride. ana M.
noosl glory 800 national honor ~ dsad ID
Our bosolDs - IN the bosoms OF brute hs..,.
thss 70 should Be willing 10 eco our ooan,r,
w1eeseo snd dlekeAesd b. foreign coun