The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-20
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The cOmmuniCatlon Oh III. IiusscJ puW'
| lishei in the Lonstftutton of the Sd inst,
requires, | think, brief reply, which |
wish to give through the same medium
His statements and certificates make out
case which, to him.. u 1easts |" seeincth
ut,," and thereupon assuming the truth
10 be ON his side, be feels himself anthor-
lied to rebuke me sharply for publish
ing knswu fakehpoas.n The CASE is
simply this: charged that tn Doctor
in a conversation. with certain persons'
on hearing the result ofthe iAte 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 willful and known falsehood.
The issue was thus made up / affirm.
ed, hedenied the whole matter Is false.
not halftruth and half lie. but altogether
false. propose now, as fully as possible,
to search him." or sift his case.
lst. The Doctor admits IN his last
communication, that at the time and
place he had conversation in regard to
the New York election, and 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
(not 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 duirs its best to make peace, IN
the only way il can made with honor,
by reducing the rebels TO submission.
But the Democracy. if in power, intend
to do it some other way. Howl 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 I" would come by compromise
with, or acknowledgment Of, the indie
pendence Of the Southern States.
In answer 10 this, the Doctor has pro
duced certificate, signed by three (oi
the eight or ten) persons present. "that
nothing was said by him about the new
Congress acknowledging the indepen-
dence of the Southern States
NorE IL never charged that he
said the /" new Congress would acknowl-
edge, &c.
NOTE 2.--That about the matter of
compromise" both the Doctor and de-
ponents say nothing. Why noty in
fer that the Doctor had special reason
for silence about that word. e., may
be the memory of the witness would moi
serve him.
! Morn 3.--As this part of the charg.
| (of compromise) is not adverted to, OF
disproyed by the witnesses. it may b.
| Justly considered az true.
18th. Said certificate further shows tina,
the Doctor came in and remained "abou,
/ l..
guage of the Doctor was in regard t
pewer, we do not now recolleet, but W,
do say, without hesi.ancy, that the name
of Gov. Seymour was not mentioned du
ring the conversation by any one pres
emit"
| This paper. am informed, was draw,
| up by the Doctor himself. Now, whel
We consider tnat this election was enc O
absorbing interest to the whole country
that the news ofSeymour's election ha.
Just arrived, and that the Doctor ~
standing up rs an oracle among his frend
expatiating freely over the event, for tn
space of about fifteen minutes" tim
sufficient to preach short sermon) ye
his witnesses all testify, without hest
fancy, that the name of Gov. Eeymou
was not mentioned in the conversation
BY any one present" Crcdat .judasms!'
In justice to one of the signers, Mr.
/ Owen, | state that w. O. Reeves informs
me that he was present when tn,
Doctor applied for his signature. Mr.
/ Owen told him he was reading . new
paper ut the time, and did not notice til.
conversation, and could not say whethe
the words imputed to him were or wer,