The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-30
THE GATE CITY.
X EOK u X:
FRIDA Y, MAY 80.


give defy the wholc Republican
party to find single line or letter ever
published BY single Northern Democrat,
which advocated at any time the policy
or pFopriety of letting the South go. and
thereby roHsenting to a peaceable disso.
luton Of tie Union. IT there are any
auch, we have never heard of them
[Clagett's Constitution.
We make the following extract from 3
letter published in the Keokuk Journal
last September over the signature Of
Thos. w. Clagctt, who, it seems, did, at
that time, know some disloyal Northern
Democrats. Here is what Clagett wrote
about brace of Northern Democratic can
didates:
Independent Of Judge Mason's eccen-
tricities, heretofore manifested in his po-
litical life. some of which have been so
ably Sc: forth by Hon w r. Coolbangh
of Burlington, il is veil known that, with,
in the last three months, he had declared
that he could settle our national troubles
in twenty days; and when requested by
Democrats to state how he would settle
them, he answered: 81 would withdraw
the army from the field, and acknowledge
Southern independence - The acknowl-
edgment of Southern independence by
the National Government, is dissolution
of the Urion. Hence, Judge Mason is n
disunionist. TO be disunionst is to be
disloyal to the National Government; and
to be disloyal is to be no Democrat. Dem
ocrafs, therefore, are under no obligation
to vote for Judge Mason; but. on the
contrary, by voting for him for Governor,
they will endorse his disunion sentiments,
and will thereby be justly chargeable with
being disunionists themselves. 1t is un.
necessary to dwell longer on Judge Ma
son. / therefore dismiss him for the
present, and will conclude this communi-
cation by briefly paying my respects to
my friend, Jairus 4. Neal, who is the So
called Democratic candidate for Con-
gress,
Is he loyal citizen? Is he Demo-
crat? In a speech which he lately de-
liyered in the city of Keokuk, his whole
effort was to array the people against the
Administration. His appeals we're If the
most violent partizan character. He de-
clared himself in favor Of peace. He de.
nounced the war in which the nation is
struggling for existence. He denounced
the men who are conducting the war. He
held them up as thieves and robbers of
the peoples money. He charged them
with stealing the clothes and victuals from
the soldiers. He denounced the closing
OF the Mississippi river by the Federal
Government. He denounced the tax bill
70 raise money to pay the soldiers who
are fighting for their country, and ap-
peafed to the lowest and most mercenary
feelings of the people against paying their
taxes to defend and preserve the Union
All this was done while the cannon of
the enemies Of the country and the Union
were laundering at the Capital of the Ma
ton, aud while patriotic Democrats, as
we'll as Others, were falling, daily, all over
the land, like autumnal leaves before the
early frost. Would any truly loyal citi-
zen Go this, and at such time, even if
all his charges against the Administration
were true. The loyal hearts Of nv read
ers will answer, "No" bu. rather. that
he should have endcsvorcd to rally his
countrymen to the rescue of our beloved
land from the hands Of the traitors who
are engaged in its overthrow. Ii is true.
Mr.. Neal praised the valor of the soldiers
OF lows. and passed high encomiums upon
them. But to test has sincerity in this
respect, We have only to look at the re-
cord of Mr.. Neal, during the late extra
session of the Legislature. 1t will there
be found that Mr.. Neal voted agajns.
raising money to buy these very soldiers
clothes to cover them, or food to feed
them, or money to feed their wives and
little ones, while the husband and father
were periling their lives on the batt,a-
hell IN defense Of that very government
which MIR. Neal now asks to represent j.,
Congress. How long there would be ,
Congress or National Goyernme. !,
represent, with majority of Neal 8 in il
leave the candid reader to determine
determining the question br Mr. Neal,
speech, there can be no dov nj that he !,
morally traitor; and if he shon,d in
dnce single individual MOTTO VOLUNTEER
or not to pay his say.es, who othervis
would do so, he woalfsa be guilty of an over
act in aiding and S'oet,ine the enemy an,
could DC oohSicred and hung for the Of
fence Of treason.. His whole effort wa
70 weaken the hands of the Nationa
GOVERNMENT IN its struggle against it
enep.es. II he failed in his object,
vas no FAULT OF his. If q man intends, i
his heart, to steal horse, and fails onl
because no opportunity is offered, he ca
not be convicted Of horse stealing, vet
he not morally horse-thief? If ma
by his appeals to the people, at such
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