The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-03

49, III - 1870 |EL..l.l L
for getting rid Of the evil. Wips it on
Immediately, We say. We cannot in
deed, regard it = the cursed, horrible
thing, which il is in the view Of some
lat-ve sincerely want 10 end made Of it
4 However, it must be said that ism
an easy thing to kill. We can't 60 with
those who talk of crushing it out it j,
too terribly strong. II is said that '.Truti
crushed to earth shall rise again." and
the same seems to be true of this plague
Of the country. Il resembles the strangs
animal. the Polyp, which, if you cut Of
its head, Immediately puts out another.
and which, if you cut it to pieces. become,
as many complete Pnlyps as there are
pieces. The thing mon't die. In think
ing Of this fact Of experience, We become
at times almost hopeless, and we are led
to ask the question, What to do to get rid
Of abolitionism how to kill IL SO utterly
that it should never have resurrection
A question as easily answered as asked,
for We happen to know that this fame
breathing fury, though perfectly inyul.
nerable at all other points, has one NOR
tai point, where, il you hit it vigorously,
death will Immediately ensue. It seems
strange to US that many are unable to find
out the secret, and sothey 90 on, cutting
and slashing At random without accom-.
plisking anything.
They talk brayely about mortars, rifled
cannon, gun boats, sledge-h6mmers, and
all manner of crushing" and annihilating
operations but the iron sided thing, not
withstanding I'll the threats and blows and
bludgeons, Is, without any doubt, stronger
now than at any former period; and it
seems far moro likely to crush than to be
crushed. This We judge from our own
experience. We cannot think of the no.
bic patriots who are falling in battle, nor
Of the wounded md sick in The camps
and hospitals, nor Of the anguish and des-
olation of the Thousand households, nor Of
the immense war debt which is to burden
the nation for ages to come, but this in
tolerable peaoe-breaksr. apparently draw
ing new strength and life from the troubles
and sorrows Of the land, uttArs . terrible
wsiliag cry from every bloody battlefield,
from every patriots grave, from every
desolate hsarth-stone, and sgitatcs US from
the very depths. We arc greatly mista-
ken or the thing is on the increase. Now,
to those who have had similar experiences
and who synpathize with us 10 the desire
to abolish this growing evil, we have this
to say for the good Of the public and Of
humanity in general: There is, undoubt-
edly, living and inseparable connection
between abolitionism and slavery, so that
the one must exist as long as the other.
We freely give Ill our fellow sufferers the
benefits Of this discovery.
Gentlemen, allow us to say, from the
depths of our heart, that it. is entirely
vain to bluster and rave on this subject
As we'll shoot paper-bails against an IRON
clad man-of-war. Save your breath and
paper and ink, gentlemen. The only way
70 get rid Of abolitionism is to get rid Of
slavery. We have made up our mind
fully that We are doomed to suffer from
the one till the other is wiped ont. Last
y, We should oppose any idea Of blowing
up the Monitor so long IS the Merrimac
is afoat
Believing that the end of abolitionism
is not very Distant We remain, meanwhile,
Yonr fellow sufferer,
JEREMIAH.