The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-03


Cyprien Dufour are Provost Martials.
The DEMOCRATIC LEADERs.---Forney,
editor Of the Philadelphia Press, gen.
tleman who acted with the Democratic
party until it became demoralized by the
slavery question, in recent Washington
letter 10 his paper thus speaks Of his old
eo-associates, the present leaders of the
sham Democracy. Such uttennces have
the right ring; like the old bell in indie
pendence Hall, they proclaim liberty to
the people:
The loyal people Of the free States are
robbed of their property by rebel confs-
cation and capture. Their rents are cut
down, their business paralyzed and dc
stroysd, their commerce ruined, and yet,
in the face Of this spectacle, the only in
terest that excites the indignation and
sympathy Of the so-called Democratic
leaders is the protection of slavery. They
see tie property of the white men of the
North and Northwest deprecated and de-
stroyed, with no indemnity to those who
uncomplainingly suffer, and yet they throw
themselves around the institution Of slave
ry, and declare it inviolable, net to be
touched, even when paid for. without sha-
king the foundations Of society and Gov
eminent. 1t will require avery little ex-
periencc of such mannuvres as those to
consign all engaged in them to oblivion
and shame.
When viii our unhappy country have
done with abolitionism ? For one, We
are tired oft the thing; we say it emphat-
ically. 1t has disturbed our peace long
enough. Il stirs up in us the feelings
of grief, Indignation, adherence, which
arc not very comfortable. Itwillnot let
ones conscience alone. In the glorious
days of the grand triumph Of the Ne
braska Bill, and the heroic operations of
the Constitutional Law-ana-order men
the chiyalry-against those freedom
loving offscourings of creation in Kansas,
the thing necessarily tormented and har-
raised us day and night. We shall new
er forget what we suffered in those times.
And even now we cannot think OF that
glory of American jurisprudence and lu-
MI nous induction of American history,
the bred Scott Decision, but this pesti-
lent and brazen-fsced intermeddler comes
in and persists in disturbing our wontsd
tranquility. We don't blame any one
for crying out against this restless peace
breaker. We know how to sympathize
with them. We want The thing utterly
abolished, and we are ready to do any
thing right and reasonable for eHecting
this object. 1t has been turning the
country up side down long enough, and
nothing would afford us greater satisfac-
ton than to have an utter end put to the
thing at once II would afford a grand
illustration of justice.
We End this dangerous pest agitating
the good people of New England even
before the Revolution. Iteven disturb.
cd the quiet of such men as Washington,
Franklin, jefferson, Pinckncy. Indeed,
it is sure to be the affection of all trsiy
great and good men, while all the mean,
self-seeking and low-minded who deserve
Ill Of the community, it is equally sure
to let pass with impunity. Moreover, il
has been perpetually intruding into Con-
gress and rufiiing, more or less, the eur
rent of legislation. sometimes raising
stormy excitement, and which is more,
all efforts at expelling the pestifsrous
thing from the halls of our Temple oil
Liberty have proved utterly vain. High
time, therefore, for bold and decisive
measures For a long time it tried the
souls Of our dear Southern brethren almost
beyond endurance, 80 that they, the brave,
noble fellows, felt compelled, IN sef-de.
Tense, to take bludgeon, bowie-knife aud
revolver against it; and having awfully
bruised the head Of Sumter in one q
their daring onsets, without hurting abo.
litionists at all, the only thing left them
as last resort was to pitch thenselvc,
headiong out OF Congress and out OF thu
Union, that they might get away from
an hated enemy, and end their days in
peace. But We question whether they
have observation-disclosures men! We
ars sure that they will be tracked BY
this malignant disturber into tbs deep.
est recesses of their mountains and