The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-26
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| Governor Gamble made speech, Ifon
which we make the following extract:
| There may be some here who suppose
that by some other policy this war might
have been stopped before. But it is now
our only business to support the Govern
ment We ought not to be carping about
this question or that, and finding fault
with the policy of the Government of the
United Slates We hive no business to
do it; TO weaken Government by finding
fault. Ifany Of these questions come be-
fore us to act upon, to give our votes for
or against. then we can act; but we have
no right to find fault. We have such
regard for liberty Of speech that we can
not give up our criticisms. / will quote
an Illustration: There are good number
of men in this State who are under sen
tence Of death for murder, robbery, and
all sorts of crimes. An order from the
War Department prohibits the carrying
cut Of the sentence, except BY order Of
the President. / have made application
at Washington to hare that Po.eer en-
trusted to me or TO the military head Of
this department. [Applause. It only
shows the goodness OF the President,
that he has refused to grant such power.
| because he kRo,rs they nomid bc shot inaae-
dioteiy. Enthusiastic applause, lind
no fault with him for it.
/ will now say little upon war con-
Germs in our own State There are bands
all over the State robbing and plunderlng;
they are called guerrillas. Whatever may
be said about guerrillas in other Southern
States. in Missouri, which has not sece-
dcd, they are only robbers and murderers,
aud ought to receive the fate of such
GLoud spplause.l A military officer
asked me short time ago. "Governor,
what is your policy In regard to those
men 2" | said: '.Those who stay peace
ably at home, and agree to keep quiet,
| protect them Those mhom you fnd IN
arms, XIII them Renewed applause.
There are many in the city who think
it good thing to take no part--to stay
on the fence. They receive the protec-
ton of the Government, but acknowledge
no allegiance. hold allegiance to be The
corcllative Of protection. Applause
And since they are protected, hold. tina,
of their substance they must be made to
pay for it. Loud and continued ap
plause | believe that every man is
bound in time of an emergency to help
to protect the Government There are
means now 10 the hands OF the military
authorities, in the shape of bonds from
rebels, to the amount Of over . million.
would advise that as many of these
bonds as have been broken, be collected
from the ,Sccesh. And the persons who
walk about on our streets and denounce
our Government, what should be done
with them? II they 60 in the rebol ar
my, or join the guerriIlas, We know what
to do with them. If they stay here, what
then? [Cries-"Hang them p / would
suggest the more humane policy, to send
them to the South, arhere they belong BY
their sympdtlies. Applause
want it understood, however, that all
l have spoken about must be carried out
by the United States Government, for
this State belongs to a military depart
ment, commanded by General, over
whom the Governor has no control So
far as counsel is concerned | shall not
fail. Loud applause.
You may have seen in the papers the
order of Col. Boone about enrolling reb-
els. At the same time an order was is
sued for enrolling the militia Of the State
This order had not only had the good eff
feet of separating the loyal from the dis
loyal. but it has also induced our secret
enemies to engage in active hostilities be-
fore they were ready.
You, in st. Louis, seem not to. feel the
danger which exists. But the militia Of
st. Louis, AZ well as that of other parts of
the State, must enroll and be ready for
any emergency that may arise. Zap
plause.
But the object Of this meetings. to en-
courage enlistmcnts for our regiments
There was Governor of Missouri, who,
when reauisition for troops was made
upon him, thought it brave to send an
impudent answer to the Secretary Of War.
The present Governor intends TO keep the
oath he has sworn to support the Consti-
tuition Of the United States.
should be glad il sufficient men will
volunteer, but if they will not they wi7l
be drafted. [Applause.] There are no
two ways about it, the Governor has nc
discretion but to fulfil his duty. Let us
20 heartily to work and raise our quota
by volunteers, sure that If We do not get
them that way we will get them by draft
, EnrollMens Of ColoroA men in Mns.
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