The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-13
THE GATE CITY.
speech ~. PreakAsns Lincoln .

spescAA ~ Preachers Lincoln.
AT the War Mceting in Washington,
three cheers were given for the President,
and. after the hand had played "Hail to
the Chief" the President in response to
impatient calls advanced TO the front of
the platform and spoke as follows:
FrIrow-CIr1zENs Il believe there
is no precedentfor my appearing before
You on this occasion Applause but it is
also true that there Is 10 precedent for
your being here yourselves fsppAuse and
laughter, and offer, in justification of
myself and you, that. upon examination,
| have found nothing in the Constitution
against it. Renewed apphnse.l l, how
ever, have an impression that there are
yeuAger gentlemen who will esstefsain
you better TVoices--"No, no--none can
do better than yourself--go en- 1 and bet
ter address your understanding than /
will or could. and therefore 4 propose but
to detain you moment longer, ferries.
$50 on Tar and feather the Rebels r.
| am very little inclined on any occasion
to say anything unless hope 10 produce
some good by il. A voice--aYou do
that, go on The only thing think Of
jus. now not likely to be better raid by
some one else, is y matter lin. which We
have heard some other persons blumedfor
what ! did myself Vcices--"What is
There has been very widespread at
tempt to have quarrel between Gen.
Mcclellan and the Secretary of War
Now, | occupy position that enables me
to believe, at least, that these two gentle
men are not nearly SO deep in the quar-
rel Ms some presuming to be their best
friends. Cries of "Good."l General
Mcoisliau . attitude is such that, in the
very reltshness of his nature, he cannot
but wish to be successful, and hope he
will, and the Secretary of War is precise
ly IN The same situation. If the military
commander in the field cannot be success
ful, not only the Secretary Of War, but
myself, for the time being the master of
them both, cannot be but futures
Laughter and applause. know Gen.
Mcclellan wishes to be successful, and l
know he does not wish il any more than
the Secretary of War for him, and both
of them together no more Chan I wish it
[ Applause and cries of 4AGood, "a Some
times we have a.dispute about how many
men Gen. Mcclellan has had. and those
who would disparage the Secretary of
War insist that Gen. Mcclellan has had
very large number.
The basis for this is, there is always q
wide difference, and on this occasion per
haps wider one, between the grand to-
tai on McClellnn's roll and the men actu-
ally tit for duty, and those who would
disparage him talk Of the grand total on
paper, and those who would dirparage the
Secretary of War talk of those At present
hi for duty. Gen. Mcclellan has some
times asked for things that the Secretary
OF War did not give him. Gen. McClei- |
iaa Is not to blame for asking for ' hat he
wanted and needed, and the Secretary Of
War Is not to blame for not giving when
he had none 70 give. [Applause, laugh
ter, and cries of "good." And | say
here, SO far as know, the Secretary of
War has withheld no ono thing At any
Tune IN my power to give him. (Wild
applause, and voice, "Giye him enough
nowF Ihave no accusation against him.
! believe he rs brave and able man Zap
piause and / stand here, a. Justice re-
CURES me to do, TO take upon myself
what has been charged upon the Secreta-
~ OF War as withholding from him.
have talked longer than expected to do
lcries OF NO. no: go on and now /
avail myself Of my privilege Of saying no