The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-21
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DOnDER STATE POLICY.

holders that slavery will not suffer during
the progress, or as the result of the war.
And the Governor tells the public that the
cause Of the Union can be sustained by
loyal people in the Slave States only so
long as they can feel assured that the
slaves Of rebels will, Ia no event, be
EN- n,ipated.
We have not used the language Of
the Governor, but have fairly stated
the meaning of his position. And the
position of the Governor of MARYLAND
il that Of large proportion, if not all the
shareholders Of the Border States. That
class Of persons originally sought to occu-.
Ply neutral position between the United
States and the Confederate States. Driven
from that position by the advance Of hos
tile armies, they sought saftey under the
"Stars and Stripes" but thus far their
efforts have been directed to the preserva-
tion Of the rights Of traitors to their hui
man property, as means of conserving
the Union, rather than to any direct mea-
sures for putting down the rebellion.
Their policy is based upon the presump-
ton that the Government which shsll
show itself the most able and most willing
to protect slavery, will certainly engage
the Southern people and in the long run
secure their support. They take it for
granted that the Government of the Uni
ted States has the superior ability, and
they argue now that all that is wanting to
produce reaction in the South is for the
Administration to demonstrate practically
that It is as truly and earnestly devoted
to the maintenance Of Slavery as the JEFF.
Davis Administration can be.
Such is the .old Kentucky policy" Of
which We read, and such is the policy Of
the Border Slave States al advocated by
the Louisville Journal, the Missouri Re-
publican, and the Border Slave State and
conservative politicians generally
Now, it is perfectly clear 10 the dullest
comprehension that such policy is in d.
rect conflict with vigorous prosecution
of the war. The rebellion, the war was
inaugurated by shareholders on the pre-
'ence that their slave property was en-
dangered by the continuance of the au-
thority of the General Government, and
maintenance of the Union. And the
General Government, after the rebel
lion has progressed successfully for nine
months, is still persuaded not to put down
the rebellion by war-like measures, strik-
ing at its life and soul, but by dough face
subserviency to the prejudices of slave
holders, in order thereby to win them
back to loyalty and obedience to the Gov
eminent, or at least to excite reaction of
the latent Union sentiment of the South.
Now, il the policy proposed be correct,
and should prove effective, then history
and philosophy are humbugs, and the ex-
Perience of the past and the principles Of
human nature furnish no data for judging
the present or the future For the history
efsix thousand years Of mankind furnishes
no example of an organized rebellion
against established Governments being
subdued BY mild measure, nor Of rebels il
arms being persuaded to lay them dowr
and trust to the magnanimity Of Govern
ment
What the Border State Union Slave
holders demand and insist upon now. i
that the Administration shall convince tn
South that it will let slavery alone, u
last. it not favor it to the extent Of it
ability. But it is impracticable to max
The shareholders believe this, even if sue
were the true and effective course to tax
to overthrow rebellion and punish treason
And IN support OF this, We quote from tn
speech Of Abaham Lincoln. delivered q
Cooper Institute, New York, on Februar
II, 1860:
These natural, and apparently adequa,
means all failing, what viii convince them
This, and this only: cease to call Shaver
,erong, and join them in calling it r,yl
And this must be done thoroughly-don
IN acts us well as in nords Silence wi
not be tolerated. We must place ourselve
ayowedly with them. We must arrest an
return their fugitive slaves with greed
pleasure. We must pull dozen our F,e
,Safe Constitutions. The whole atmos
phefe must be disinfeeted from all taint O
opponllcn " Slavery. hasere they vii
cssse 70 believe that all their troubles pro
coed from vs."