The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-20
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The GUmmuDlCAtiOu VI ~. II uSsoJ PuN
4 ,;shed in the Consultation of the Sd inst
requires, think, . brief reply, which
wish to give through the same medium
| His statements and certificates make GU
a case which, to him, " lsaati |" seehnctl
ut,, and thereupon assuming the trutl
to be on his side, he feels himself author
lied to rebuke me sharply for publish
ise knuwu fabehpoas.n The case i
simply this: charged that tA Doctor
in conversation with certain PERSONS
on hearing the result of elate election
in New York, made certain statements
as to how we should have peace BY the
Democratic triumph. In the Gate City
of tie 7th the Doctor stated "the charge
is utterly false 10 every sense OF the word
Ia willrul and known falsehood."
The issue was thus made up ! affirm.
ed, he denied the whole matter as false.
not halftruth and half lie, but altogether
false. / propose now, as fully as possible,
TO '' search him." or sift his case.
LIST. The Doctor admits in his last
communication, that at the time and
place be had conversation in regard to
the New York election, aud 10 the pres
ence of The persons named.
I'd. Also he admits saying, {" If the
Democracy have majority in the next
Congress We might have peace in six
mot in three) months after they met. !"
] thank You for this, Doctor, as it seems
to me TO be the gist of the case. Every
body knows that the present Administra-
tion is doira its best to make peace, in
the only way it can made with honor,
by reducing the rebels to submission.
But the Democracy. if in power, intend
to do it some other way. How wish
you had explained in your last edition.
BY compromise, or submission to the
power Of JEFF Davis. Not by continuing
the war, of course. This is the only just
inference that can be made.
Sd. l charged that the Doctor said,
"peace " would come by . compromise
with, or acknowledgment Of, the indie
| pendence Of the Southern States.
In answer to this, the Doctor has pro
duced certificate, signed by three (o
the eight or ten) persons present. "tha'
nothing was said by him about the new
Congress acknowledging the indepen-
dence of the Southern States
NorE IL never charged that be
said the i" new Congress would acknowl-
edge, &c.
NOTE 2.--That about the matter OF
compromise" both the Doctor and de-
ponents say nothing Why not? in
fer that the Doctor had a special reason
for silence about that word. e., may
be the memory Of the witness would not
serve him.
NoTE 3.-As this part Of the charge
(of compromise is not adverted to, OF
disproved by the witnesses. it may be
Justly considered az true.
4th. Said certificate further shows that
the Doctor came in and remained abont
fifteen minutes. What the exact Ian.
guage of the Doctor was in regard te
pewer, we do not now recollect, but we
do say, without hesi.ancy, that the name
of Gov. Seymour was not mentioned Gu
ring the conversation by any one pres
ent."
This paper, ! am informed, was drawn
up by the Doctor himself. Now, wher
We consider tnat this election was enc o
absorbing interest to the whole country
that the news ofSeymour's election had
just arrived, and that the Doctor ~,
standing up as an oracle among his friend.
expatlatins freely over the event, for tn,
space of about fifteen minutes" tim,
sufficient to preach short sermon) We
his witnesses all testify. without hest
tancy, that the name of Gov. Seymour
was not mentioned in the conversation
BY any one present "Credat judasus!'
ln justice to one of the signers, Mr.
Owen. ! state that w. O. Reeves inform,
me that he was present when tn.
Doctor applied for his signature. Mr.
Owen told him he was reading a new.
paper ut the time. and did not notice thu
conversation, and could not say whethe,
the words imputed In him were ~ ~.