The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-25
or ffteen years. A y rebellion to restore

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to the slave power In new, what it had
lost in the old government-supremacy.
Having failed at the ballot-box to retain
control Of the government, they have re-
sorted to the cartridge-box for its destrue-
ton, for the purpose. in the language OF
Mr.. Stephens, leader and the Vice
| President of the so called Consederacy,
of forming new government, in which
slavery is TO be the dominant, ruling idea
its corner stone. That this rebellion,
which is sapping the very hearts blood
OF the nation, and clothing the land in
the habliments of woe, and which is
costing untold millions of treasure to. sup
press, is rebellion of the Democratic,
party, is no idle assertion, and neither is,
that other, to-wit: The Democracy are
the conservntors and champions OF slave
ry. Both ale susceptible of the clearest
proof. Not Republican was there in
either of the two last Democratic Admin
istrations, which permitted the plotters
to prepare the mine, unchallenged and
unrebuked, which was to destroy our
fabric Of government. Not Republican
| is there in the rebel council chambers,
nor is there one in command of their ar
mics, nor in the ranks of their armies,
voluntarily. On the other hand, all these
places swarm with Democrats, and with
Democrats alone. There mny be, how
ever, some in their armies, voluntarily,
who do not agree with the Democracy
in non-essontials, but they all subscribe to
the one essential Democratic article of
faith, to-wit the divinity Of slavery, and
may, therefore, be considered good Dem
ocrats, you know. An unarmet national
vessel, on m errsnd. of mercy, offering
relief to the starving garrison Of hutii-
ter, is fred into by the rebels, and the
outrage is unrrsented by Democratic
Administration, for fear of irritating the
rebels. Look at the party here at the
North what do you find Simply this,
whilst there are many individual Demo
Gratis, who arc standing by the govern
ment in this hour Of its deadly peril, the
party, as party, is moving the heavens
and earth. Is It were, 10 destroy the I'D
ministration OF President Lincoln, and te
compel him to make dishonorable peace
with the beds. " acu eTcry sane, loya
man must know that there is 10 hope fol
The country outside of cordial ant
I hearty support Of his Administration
our cordial cooperation, not because h
> ia Abraham Lincoln, not because bis is
Republican Administration, but beoaus
? he is the legally elected President of tn
Baited States. We have for brief per-
; od clothed him with the authority O
r Chief Magistrate Of the land, and W
f should be worse-infnitely worse--tha
:, towards and ingrates, and would deserve
a. we should receive, the universal exc
: Grafton of mankind, did We fail to snstai
him in the duties and functions of hi
high Office. Whilat individual member
Of the Democratic party are thus sustain
ing him, and through him the govern
ment, the leaders-those whose voice
are potentin the councils--arc, as / sal
. before, moving the heavens and earth fc
its destruction. The Chicago Times. III
organ Of the party here in the Northwes
: threatened our soldiers who should g
South 10 maintain the national authorit,
with fire in the rear; and no less atrt
cions sentiments Of the Seymours an
Woods, Of New York, the Vallandighan,
: and Coxes Of Ohio. and the Mahonys an
I, Jonesof Iowa, find ready echo ipall th
: "small fry" papers Of the party, dow
! to your contemporary. Show me q syn
. pathixer with treason here at the Nortl
:, and l will show you Democrat Sho,
me one who rejoices when our army SUI
fers disaster and defeat, and viii isho,
4. you Democrat. Show me communit
resfsting the draft, and will show you
. Icpnmunity Of Demscrats. Show me
man who says that We can never conque
tho South, and | will show you q Dem,
: crat. Show me one who thinks that tn
emancipation policy of the President
unconstitutional, and that it is of n
force, worth no more than so much vast
paper, and yet dcnounces it because