The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-02-07


clergyman Of the Episcopal Church, has 3D.
dressed to e. s. Senator tho following let
ter on the subject OF compromising the
slavery question:
NHwBrRoH, New York,
Jan. %, 1861.
My DEAR $500: have your note. Thanks.
trust in God the Republicans are not going
to be 80 cowardly, 20 base, and 80 foolish
withal, A. to surrender under the pressure
OF secession and secession threats. Good
heavens OF what stuff are they made p
They have only to stand firm and say: We
have done 90 wrong; you have had and shall
have everything you have right to have !;
but what you have no right to demand
what 1t would be wrong, base and disgrace.
ful Tor rs to grant--we never will grant; no,
never, never. We have rights ~ we'll a. you;
rights that are our duties, too, and by the
Eternal God, we will stand on them, come
what may. Secede on paper a. much 40 you
like; we wont make war on you for that. But
we will maintain the supremacy Of the Con.
sutton and the laws. II you make war on
the Union, We will defend il ut oil cost, and
tho guilt OF blood be on your heads. "
deaf dominus-let the Lord be judge between
Us.
Stand on this; continue to stand on this !;
stand firmly; stand all Of you--and thipgs
will come right. They cannot help coming
right..T The stare in their COURSES fight against
secession; ell historical laws, oil causes, DO
litical and economical, fight againstit. Seoes.
son is suicidal, as inevitably suicdAl ia the
long result, as taking mortal dose OF arsenic
issulcidal to him who knowingly and willing.
~ takes it.
] do not say that II the slave States shall
be deliberately agreed and determined BY
and BY to unite together and set up a sepa.
rate Union for themselves, would scoerce'
them to stay. would let them try the ex
pertinent, If they will 20 peaoeably and hon.
estly.
But not now, and not as now. Let them
restore plumber; lot them atone for the in
suits and wrongs done; let them (perhaps]
surrender some Of the traitors for trial and
condign punishment. Let them behave hon.
oraby fret Then, if 90 they will, ny
voice is Ia lat them 90. Les them eat the
fruit Of their own doings lot thsm be filed
With their own devices. shall be cory
for them. But perhaps it is tho best way
TO oren their foolish eyes. They will and
the Union was the only buttrcss for their
slavery.
But as to compromises and concessions TO
prevent this result. Bah! Compromises all on
one side! Concessions of what should not for
= moment be thought Of as concessible am
sick Of the words.
No concessions will be satisfactory to the
Southern States except such a. the people OF
the North will hurl you from your places
and damn you to everlasting infamy il you
grant.
'Propersv'-m property-sin the terri
tories'? Think not q moment OF concedinp
that.
"Slavss property" within the meaning Of
the Constitution Do not dream tho M.
ton will ever consent 20 such construction
or to any amendment introducing such
doctrine.
The fright Of transit" with their slaves
through the free States and OF temporary
holding OF them thefc--and the consequent
conversion OF Castle Garden into slave
market, guarded, if,need be, and would be,
by Federal bsyoness,- this IL what Vir.
ginia especially wants, in order to facilitate
her slave trade with Texas. But let her not
entertain the ,houghsthat we will consent to
it.
Great contempt and indignation arc felt
Mr.. Cameron's talk in the u. S. Senate yes
tcrday.
The universal inquiry 10, and has been
Tor some days, Why there has been no i'm !.
ptaehment OF the traitors among you--es-
pecially Of thosa honorable and ohivalrous
persons who have Continued to hold on among
you to obstruct business and promote trea.
son? 1t 10 high time. The impeachment
OF such man as Senator Wigfall, for in.
stance, would do q world OF good-go fur
ther to prick the wind out OF secession than
thousand speeches.
Ever Yours,
G. S. HENRY.