The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-03-15

may have to sacrifice in order to prolon,
its existence, touch it not And If
should cost you your honor-listen to thi
story. On the Lower Potomac, rs tn,
papers tell us, negro comes within on,
lines, and tells the valiant defenders 0,
the Union that his master consnires with
the Rebels, and has quantity of arms
concealed in swamp; our soldiers go and
find the arms; the master reclaims his
slave; the slave is given up; the master
ties him to his horse, drags him along
eleven miles to his house. lashes him to a
tree, and, with the assistance Of his over
seer. whips him three hours, three mortal
hours then the negro dies That black
man served the Union, Slavery attempts
TO destroy the Union, the Union sur
renders the black man to Slavery, and he
is whipped to death ~ touch it not. -
'sHear, hear" Profound sensation I
Let an imperishable blush of shame cover
every cheek in this boosted land Of free.
dom-but be careful not to touch it !! All,
what dark divinity is this, that we must
sacrifice to 1t our peace, our blood, our
future, our honor What an Unsuitable
vampire is this that drinks out the very
marrow of our manliness? CaShams. -
Pardon me I; this sounds like dark
dream, like the offspring of hypochon.
driao imagination. and yet-have / been
unjust in what said Ono"
Is it asking too much of you that you
shall secure against future dangers all
that is most dear to you, by vigorous
measures Or is it not true that such
measures would not be opposed had they
not the smell Of principle about them
l"That's it" Applause Or do the
measures proposed really offend your con-
s:itutional conscience The most Scrip.
ulops interpreter of our fundamental laws
will not succeed in discovering an objec-
ton. Or are they impolitie What poll
cy can be better than that which secures
peace and liberty to the people? Or are
they inhumanl have heard it said that
a measure touching Slavery might disturb
the tranquility and endanger the fortunes
Of many innocent people in the South. -
This is possibility which sincerely de
plore. But many Of rs will remember
now, sitter they were told In former years,
that true philanthropy begins at home
Disturb the tranquility and endanger the
fortunes Of innocent people in the South
and there your tenderness stops Are
the six hundred thousand loyal men of the
North, who have offered their lives and
all they have and they are for the Union,
less innocent! Are those Who have soaked
the soil Of Virginia, and Missouri and
Kentucky, audTennesses with their blood,
are they guilty Are the tears Of Northern
widows and children for their dead hus-
bands and fathers less warm and precious
than the tears of a planters lady about
the threatened loss Of her human chat
tells Sensation If you have such
tender feelings about the dangers and
troubles of others, how great must be the
estimation you place upon the losses and
sutferings of our people Streams of blood,
and stream of tears for every drop of
blood: the happiness Of SO many thousand
families forever blasted, the prosperity of
the country ruined for SO many years -
how great must be the compensation for
all this I Shall all this be squandered for
nothing? for mere temporary cessation
of hostilities, prospect of new troubles, a
mere fiction Of peace
People of America, implore you, for
once, be true to yourselves Great APP.
plause. and do justice TO the unmis-
taxable instinct of your minds, and the
noble impulses of your hearts. Let it not
be said that the American Republic is
afraid Of the nineteenth century. loud
cheers.) And you, Legislators OF the
country, and those who stand ut the helm
of Government, you, | entreat, do not
triAe with the blood Of the people. This
is no time for politely consulting our enc
mics feelings. Be sure, whatever pro-
gressive measure you may resolve upon,
however progressive it may be, the people
are ready to sustain you with heart and
hand. Loud and long continued cheer
ing and waving Of hats The people do
not ask for anything that might seem ex-
travagant. They do not care for empty
glory; they do not want revenge, but they
do want fruitful victory and lasting
peace. [Great applause.] When ponder
ing over the tendency Of this great crisis,
two pictures Of cur future rise up before
my mental vision. Here Is one. The
Republic distracted BY series Of revul-
sions and reactions, all tending toward
the usurpation Of power, and the gradual
destruction Of that beautiful system Of
sell. government, to. which this country
owes its progress and prosperity; the M.
ton sitting on the ruins Of her glory, look
ing back to our days with sorrowful eye,
and saying, "Then we onRht 10 have acted
like men, and all would be we'll nov"
Too late, too late /! And here Is the other
A Government freed from the shackles of
q despotic and usurping interest, resting
safely upon the loyalty Of united people: