The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-29
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Such are the deceptive phrases with
which the vailsndiskammers seek to de-
Jude the people into their support. On
u little more than year ago, both
wings Of the Democracy made desperate
effort to change the Constitution. The
Southern wing revoltcd. and framed a
new Constitution upon the corner stone
of Slavery, insisting that the Constitu.
ton Of our Fathers forming was too
Dsmocrs,ic for them. About the same
time the Northern wing Of the Democra-
CT insisted on q Compromise and an
amendment Of the Constitution, that
would be satisfactory to their Southern
brethern. And even Low their chief
charge repeated aa nonseam sgainst the
Republican party is that it refused TO
compromise, and alter the Constitution.
This refusal they charge is the only and
sole cause of the war.
Now these facts are simple aud clear
10 everybody, and yet in view Of these
facts the Vallandighammers have the un-
blushing effrontrey to adopt as their mot
to s'The Constitution as it is" And not
outstanding the Republicans refused to
change the Constitution and insist that
the Constitution as our Fathers made it
is good enough for them, and as good as
they want. these Democrats who con-
stantly berate the Republicans as the
authors of the war because they refused
to change the Constitution, seek now to
impress the people with the idea that the
Republicans are striving to change the
Constitution, while the Democrats are
struggling to preserve it as it is. Knav-
es and fools may deceive and be deceived
by this shallow pretence, but honest and
sensible men will scout the humbug As an
insult to the common understanding of
the people.
"The Union as i. " as is the tail of their
jinghug clap tap.
Now who has disturbed the Union as
it was, but the plotting cabal Of Senators
and Cabinet officers placed in power by
the Democratic party Who precipita-
ted revolution and disunion and arrayed
dozen States in hostile ranks armed and
equipped at tho expense Of the Govern
ment for the disruption Of the Union
Everybody knows it was the Democratic
Office holders at Washington City and
the Southern Wig of the Democratic
party. Who cried out ono coercion"
when these traitors were robbing the
Government, and taking forcible posses.
sion of our Forts, Arsenals, Navy Yards,
Aints and Government vessels. 1t is
notorious that this was the course of the
Vallandigham leaders of the North, and
that they went still further and threat.
ened the Government with ia fire in The
Tear should it invade the sacred sol
OF the Sovereign States. of the South
Aud when driven from that position b,
the enthusiastic uprising Of the people o
the North, the Vallandighammers il
Congress, in the Legislatures and through
the country generally voted against wa
measures and appropriations, and sough
by every means in their power to OBJ
struct the adoption Of efficient means t,
restore the 4ttU5uion as it was by utterl,
overthrowing the Rebellion and subduin,
the traitors In obedience to the authorit,
OF the Government. the Constitution nm,
the laws. While third section of tn
Democracy in tie border Slave State
secuted the call of the Administration 70
troops to put down the rebellion, pre-
claimed that the troops Of the Unite
States should never march across tbeii sae
red soil to subdue their brethren of tn
South In arms against the country, an
maintained on the whole about sue
neutrality AS has been manifested
Great Britain.
Against all these enemies Of the "Unio
as II vas the Republican Administrat,o
BY almost superhuman ssgacity and enc
gy, backed BY the Republican Cover,
ments and the loyal people Republican
and Democrats alike-of the Norther
States, have waged n successful war +
Tie restoration Of the Union US it vas.
And yet row the yallsndighammc
and their busy otiice-seeking tools, NO,
OF whom, and no locofoco relatives
whom, Lave peIlled their lives for thu