The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-10

ist. From tho beginning of this ter
rible rebellion and civil war, have bean
consistent and unconditional Union
man. ! have given the government my
most cordial support"
Mr.. Hornish ia in the prime of life and
in the enjoyment of most vigorous con.
stitutional good health, but he has not
given cordial support to the government
in the field, as many patriots have done
And we have never heard Of his disiin.
gushing himself by any very cordial sup.
port of Of the government elsewhere.
He endorses the Mahony platform, and
is candidate for Congress on that ticket
and in his recent published address to the
voters we find the following cordial sup.
port of the measures Of government. II
Mahony's support Of the government is
any less cordial we have failed to discover
it. Here is specimen of Mr.. Hornish' S
address:
Their coniscation measures are not
designed to pay war debts, but to furnish
grand corruption fund of $500, O00,-
600. (See Sec. Z, Elliott Bill, which the
House attempted to force on the Senate
and the President and their Emancipa-
ton schemes have driven from US the
Union men Of the South aud made re-
union difficult, if not impossible.
They have attempted, and are now
attempting, to invite the slaves to sersile
insurrection. This is the most infamous
of barbarous warfare, and denounced by
our fathers in the Declaration of Indepen-
denoe. He George III, has melted
domestic insurrection amongst u.s.
They have, in our peaceful communi-
ties, set aside our civil courts, put the
whole country under martial law, and thus
seek to deter us from criticising the acts of
our public officers Hence, in the language
of the Declaration Of Independence, we
call them to account for depriving us, 10
many cases, of the benefit of trial by
jury for transporting us beyond the
seas beyond our State to be tried for
pretended offences Owing to these pet
ty arrests--all of which, so far as they
have been investigated, have been for
party purposes and from personal malice,
and without any just cause-our people
are in constant fear aud dread /; political
spies are set after the most loyal citizens,
and courageous indeed is the man who
dare say aught against the revolutionary
character OF the Aboitionists or raise his
voice in defence Of the Constitutional lib
critics of our people.
And, as if our evils were not enough,
they have added to all this \ tax law un-
equal on the West and the poor. The
consumer pays the taa. The manufactur
er is protected by tariff the poor is
taxed on all he has, the rich on his excess
only"
The cordial support of which Hornish
speaks is to be found in the above denun-
Citations of all the war measures of the
government, even to the tax law for the
support of the war, a law, by the way,
which passed through both Houses of
Congress by almost, if not quite, unani-
nous vote.
Ras- Hornsh in his Address to the peo-
pie of the First District, asserts that he is
an unconditional Union man, and has
given the Government his support.
How has he supported it Not in the
held, as many brave men have done, nor
anywhere else that we have ever heard
On the contrary he has remained at home
md denounced on the streets every meas
ure Of Government for the suppression of
The rebellion. And he il today bitter
opponent of the Confscation law, and OF
the Presidents proclamation. Indeed he
is opposed to every measure of the Gov.
eminent, SO far as we know, and Is con-
sistent in his denunciation of the Presi-
dent and of Congress. He denounces the
arrest of traitors and the punishment of
traitors as well as all measures calculated
to weaken the rebels. He opposes every
thing that Congress and the President do
for crushing out the rebellion, and he does
not propose = single measure in place Of
those he condemns. He endorses the Ma
hony platform, and abnses everybody who
don't endorse it.
Ey II. H. Heath made speech at
Davenport the other evening, giving his
experience in campaigning, as a member
OF the First Iowa Cavalry, in Missouri.
He heartily endorsed the war and con-
fscation law, and the Presidents procla-
nation.
Mr.. Heath was Postmaster at Dubuaue
under the Buchanan Administration,
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