The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-03

taking the vote of the soldiers. but now
that the soldiers have voted against Ma
hony & Co., all the sympashizing politi-
clans swear that the law is pafpably un-
constitutional. Had the Mahony mem-
bers of the Legislature SO little regard for
their oaths as to vote for a law palpably
unconstitutional
aGw Howell said we denounced Judge
Mason, of Iowa, as traitor. Our only
reply to the charge is, that it is a base
and malicious faisehood. We have never
doubted the patriotism of Judge Mason
at any time, but we did disagree with him
in certain views which we understood he
entertained in reference to the settlement
of our national difficulties. And it was
these opinions that We condemned, and
not the Judge. Can Howell understand
the difference between the purity and pa
triotism of the individual and the errone-
GUS or even dangerous tendencies of his
opinions p Constitution, Nov /.
1t don 4 matter whether We have the
intellectual acumen to make the nice dis
tinctions suggested or not.
We republish what Clagett wrote and
published concerning Mason some thirteen
months ago, and leave it to the public to
decide who is guilty Of falsehood. Clagett
said:
Independent of Judge Mason's eccen-
tric,ties, heretofore manifested in his po-
litical life, some of which have been SO
ably set forth by Hon. w. i. Coolbaugh,
of Burlington, it is we'll known that,
within the last three months he .had, De-
'c1iarr4e d i That he could settle our national
troubles in twenty days, and when re-
aucstod to state how he would settle
them. lie answered. /" | would with
draw the army from the field, and ac-
knowledge Southern independence -
The acknowledgement of Southern indie
pendence by the National Government. Is
dissolution of the Union. HENCE uDGE
MASON is DIsUNIoNrsT. To BE DIS
uNIoNIsT is TO BE DIsLoYAL TO THE Ma
TIoNAL GOVERNMENT and to be disloyal
is to be no Democrat. Democrats, there
fore, are under no obligation to vote for
Judge Mason but on the contrary, by
voting for him for Governor, they will en-
dorse his disunion sentiments aud will
thereby be Justly chargeable with being
disunionists themselves.
Now, if to be disunionlst is no
to be traitor, then Clagett did no
charge it upon Mason.
But Clagett's views a year ago wer'
very wide apart from those he now pro
mulgates.
In the same communication from which
we have quoted above, Clagett says:
1t is unnecessary to dwell longer o.
r Judge Mason. l therefore dismiss hi1
: for the present. and will conclude thi
communication by briefly paying my re:
poets to my friend, Jarius + Neal, who
y the so-caled Democratic candidates fl
5 Congress.
j Is he loyal citizen? Is he DEM
20 crat fnas speech which he lately delr
cred in the city of Keokuk, MS wuol
EFFORT WAS TO ARRAY THE PEoPl
~ AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION. Hrs A
u PEALs WERE OF THE MOST VIOLENT PA
=. TITAN CHARACTER. He declared himst
a in favor of peace. He denounced Il
war in which the nation is struggling +
u existence. He denounced the men wi
4 are conducting the war He held the
y up as thieves and robbers of the people
r money He charged them with stealth
J the clothes and victuals from the soldier
: He denounced the closing Of the Missi
sippi by the Federal Government. I
IA denounced the tax bill to raise money
of pay the soldiers who are fighting for the
n. country, and appealed to the lowest al
most mercenary feelings of the peoI
: against paying their taxes to defend q
IL preserve the Union.
,rt All this was done while the cannon
nd the enemies Of the country and the Unio
we were laundering at the Capital of the N
ton, and while patriotic Democrats,
oi well Az others, were falling, daily all O,
III the land, like autumnal leaves before I
ut early frost, WOULD ANY TRULY 10y
ra- CITIZEN DO THIS, AND AT SUCH A TIN
:. EVEN IF ALL HIS CHARGES AGAINST T
1sTRATIoN WERE TRUE? The X
~ al hearts of my readers will answer, "Ne
'ur but rather, that he should have endeav
dy ed to rally his countrymen to the resc
nj of our beloved land from the hands of I
tho traitors who are engaged in its overtime
''e 1t is true, Mr.. Neal praised the valoH
'ee the soldiers of Iowa, and passed hi
in ecomiums upon them. But to test
rn- sincerity in this respect, we have only
look at the record Of Mr.. Neal. dur
the late extra session Of the Legislatu
1t will there be found that Mr.. Neal vo
pa against raising money to buy these v,
Il soldiers clothes to cover them or fond