The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-02

single measure for the suppression Of tn
Rebellion, which he would propose or ad
vocate. He went back great ways l.
get good start, and told you about th
, formation of Contederocy of indepcn
: dent States by the colonies OF Great Brit
ain. Now it seems TO me that his expo
sitien eff that matter was derived from hi
Sovereign State Southern friends
And upon that very idea they concoctet
this Rebellion, seeded from the Union
aud formed another Conlcteracy. Thei
| idea of that matter, said Mr.. Wilson, 90
its quietus in the North at the hands o.
Daniel Webster, in his great debate with
Hsyne, and was buried by Andrew Jack
son in his proclamation against South
Carolina.
Our fathers formed no league or confed-
Grey of sovereign States, they formed q
Union, government not of States but of
the people, as their great instrument the
Constitution of the United States express
| ly sets forth, eve, the people," &c.
Mr. Wilson said he had intended to
confne himself to present issues and pres
ent associations, but since the gentleman
had seen fit to rake up the past and to
call him to account for the principles and
conduct of Wendell Phillips and others,
tie should like to know,,with whom MIR. Fl.
had been associated for years, and wheth-
err he proposed to hold himself respon-
sible for the course and principles of jeff.
Davis, Floyd and others Of his trusty and
Lonored party associates.
AIR. Wilson then took up the Mahony
State Platform endorsed by the Conven-
ton which nominated Mr.. Hornish and
by Mr.. Hornish himself, and showed its
want of patriotism, its tame condemnation
of treason, and its fierce denunciation of
the measures of our Government He
spoke of the character and aims of Ma
hony who drafted the platform, and of
Vallandigham, of Ohio. the acknowledged
leaders of the present self-styled national
Democratic party, whose special boast it
was that he had not voted for single war
measure stree tie Rebellion broke out
Mr.. Wilson INDUCED in strain of wither-
ing denunciatlun Of IA set of politicians
TO be the leaders of The Dem
oeratie party and at the same time boast
hg Of their refusal to vote men and mon
ay TO sustain the Government and over
throw the Rebellion Men who prated
bout the Constitution while the traitors
Fere organizing a wide spread armed re-
,ellion against the Government, who still
prated 'non-coercion, while armed traitors
were battering down the walls OF Sumter.
These men held up the sacred shield of
he Constitution to protect the rebels till
hey had fully inaugurated their internal
Rebellion, and they still invoke the Con-
titution TO shield them while carving
ut their hellish project on fields of bat
lie. drenched in the blood of our LOYAL
IONS and brothers.
As one measure after ano Their had been
adopted by the Government to crush out
he Rebellion, these Constitutional poll
icians had undertaken to brighten the
oval people of the land by crying out in
'ehalf of the Constitutional protection of
raitors. In his view traitors in arms had .
epudiated the Constitution and were not !
entitled to its benefits or privilege. If |
We are to believe these gentlemen our ,
fathers gave themselves great deal Of
trouble to make a Constitution chiefly for
The protection Of traitors, and not for the ,
of the Government and the
protection Of loyal people in the enjoy
men. of its blessings. Mr. Hornish and his
Mahony friends appealed to the Consti- ,
tuition continually AS the shield of traitors. h
and my friends invoke the ample bow.
Frs which it confers upon the Government I
or the benefit of loyal men. for the over.
brow of Rebellion and for the continuance
# the blessings Of free Government, Sc.
cured by that Constitution, to ourselves
and our posterity.
In the view of these q Constitution
or in accordance with their
ogic, this Government is utterly power
ess to contend with this gigantic rebel
ion. This Government. they say, has no
power to coniscate and use or set free