The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-06

one else. In case Of defeat they lose all
| [Voics-"They ought TO eov1 Yes, nc
man = TOO rich or too poor " 80 to war
fcertainly no one ID too rich. Sons men
who have families are too poor to 70 un-
less their families are helped. III you
rich men don't 60. at least make provision
for the families of these men. If i,
takes one-fourth, one-third, or one. half oil
your income, it is the best investment to
WHICH you can put it. Voioe-"We'll
ah so it you'll do thatl"] How many are
there, whe, without serious inconveni-
cnce, can support ten, fifteen, or even
tn twenty-five ynlnniaers tamiliesy / have
no doubt that many could support one,
two, or Eve families. Even then you
don't begin to make the sacrifice of the
man who goes to war. There arc thousands
who would TO to the camp Or field il they
felt certain that thos. they have left be-
hind were well provided for. That is the
case everywhere. and / appeal to men
everywhere to give this assurance. When
you do 30, the ranks will be filed up
II you stand back you are selfish indeed,
and the great danger il that you &ill lose
all. You live in the prosperous and
6ourishing Queen City Of the West. In
bounded prosperity has poured into your
laps.
But 10 The last few days you have feared
that grim visaged war might visit YOU
1t 10 not impossible that in day or an
hour, you know not how soon, when you
are least prepared for it, it may come
The enemy are bold and audacious. If
they fail, they have placed their necks ID
the halter, and they know it. 1t has been
their hops and ambition to carry the war
into the free and loyal States. They have
talked ofit, and Wanted themselves that
they Eoud visit Cincinnati and the sec.
tions lying along the Ohio river, AMI even
Philadelphia.
lam not very much alarmed but those
things are possible. Only ten days ago
they crossed over to Newburg, Indiana,
and braysly captured hospital, and stole
horses and dry goods. One thousand
armed men coming to Cincinnati imme-
diatsly could pillage the town with per-
feet impunity. don't know how near
Morgan has been to you this time, but
he may come nearer the next. Will you
endure the risk of the outrages Of these
Inarauders and Parthian plunderers 7 Lay
aside all business and personal matters
sacrifice pecuniary and personal comfort
and pleasures. You must do this, uniess
you are willing to make far greater sac
rihce. But you must not confns your
efforts to the protection Of your own city.
Rally, bear the war to the far South, un-
til We shall have put mn end to it.
We cannot afford to defend ourselves
on the soil Of Ohio and Indiana, nor even
Of Kentucky. We must push our enc
mics further South, and finally into the
Gulf of Mexico.
Lieut.. Governor Fisk, Of KY, said:
Let not the Government heed the North
ern sympathizers ofthe traitors who COM
plain Of the hard measures being taken,
and threatened against the rebels; but let
it lay on. till the loyal men of Kentucky
cry hold, let it lay on till the patriots of
East tennessee say your measures are too
severe. Let these sympathizers cease to
live, move and breathe within Secession
influences, aud go gp nearer the Corulean,
and be inspired with a new life, higher
courage, nobler ambition, whence An
drew johnson and Brownlow of Tennes-
sec, Generals Boyles and Rousseau of
Kentucky draw their inspiration, and as
sist them to preserve the Republic
What our Government; what it has done
for this people; what it has done for the
oppressed of other nations; what it is
worth, you all know. The great pressing
question is. will you permit it to be de-
stroyed forevcrY II you answer, No.!
you must make that answer good By an
adequate force-an overwhelming force,
Immediately put into the field. The loyal
men Of Kentucky are with you; thirty
thousand Of her sons are now in the field;
other thousands are ready to 90. We ars
beset by foes within. Armed treason as
sails us. To all who came to our aid in
our recent peril, Kentucky returns her
thanks. We mus. al 70 to war. For
brief space suspend the money ma king
spirit, arouse the patriotism Of the nation,
send million of men into the field, and
make short work OF this rebellion. Proud
will be the day whom the end OF this re-
bellion is commenced, and forever glo-
rious and honored will be the names Of
all those who bear arms in it's overthrow.
Col. Guthrie, Of Kentucky, said:
am for making the slave subservient
TO our own safety, and % use him as to
weaken and break down the rebels and
preserve the Union. The street corner
demagogues are unmistakable Secession
lists. The reason that they are not now
in arms against US, is that they are afraid
to fight.
! know, from nv experience in West