The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-06
The Unity Of Patriotic MEN.

They held great war meeting at Gin
cinnati the other night, and rousing
speeches were made By Gov. Morton and
Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indiana, Lieut..
Gov. Fisk. Of kentucky, and others, and
letter WAS read from Gen. Rosecrans.-
1t is gratifying and instructive to note
the entire harmony Of sentiment perva-
ding these speeches, and meeting hearty
response from the assembled multitude.
We give below some extracts from these
speeches, and commend them to our read
ers, as much better reading for the pres
ent than any editorial we could write
Our extracts must be brief
Major Corwine said
The new star in the East is one of hone.
All honor to Congress for its noble act OF
conhscation, and doubly honored be the
President for having 80 promptly declared
that Its benign provisions should be car
ried into effect. II is large stride in
the right direction to crush out this re.
bellion. All loyal hearts rejoice at the
Inauguration of this new policy to carry
on the war. Those who have brought Il
on and keep il alive, must pay tho e1pen-
ses Of the war. With the prompt and
cordial support of the people, the new
policy will enable the Administration to
bring the war TO a speedy end. We are
here TO assure our rulers that they shall
have Gil the men they need, as long a,
there is an enemy to our Government in
arms. The noble army Of the Republic,
which sprung into existence with the
magic of Minerva at the bidding Of Jovs.
needs re-enforcements. They have bat
tied bravely for the preservation Of the
republican principles Of our Government
They have successfully resisted the shock
OF squadrons, and are ready to do it again
because they are the soldiers Of Freedom
They have languished, and many have
died, In the malarious swamps and I'll,
camps of the South; but the survivor,
never despairing, now send in their word.
OF greeting, and request you to fall in ant
I'LL up their diminished ranks. The mus
ter roll is apidly filing up. Hank /,
the bugle call J The bugler il the sam,
gallant spirit who sent his martial note,
over the bloody fields of the Peninsul,
and at Shiloh. There they were heard
loud above the din Of the bloody strife
and now they come to you over the plain,
and through the valleys and gorges Of tn,
mountains, with the sweet assurance a
victory to you and that noble bugler'
companions when you reach the theatr,
OF war. Win you assist them with Won
means and With your bloodl
General Lew Wallace said
II Was . mistake to suppose that til,
objects of the war might be omn,.ha,
BY Cancellation. There were many n,
thought, when the troubles fr,t cn,.
menced, that We could win back the rebel
BY kindness; but after one whole wear,
lighting, we have become awake 10 tn,
TACT that no compromise can possibly be O
use that nothing but war. real, terrible
earnest war. eveE5csn be successful |;
quelling this unholy and infamous rebeI
lion.
Another mistake We have made,all alou
Is that Of supposing that slavery was .
element Of weakness to the South. w
thought that it was . snouldering fre
which only needed the fact Of actual -:
fare to start 1t, and it would start into
blaze that would leave US an easy task i
perform, but we we're mistaken. and =,
have found to our cost that slavery il on,
81 the main elements Of strength to til,
South at the present time IA voice
GLOW II How !? why if you'll wait
minute will show you how. You wan
to have this war prosecuted with yigo
and the rebellion put down. III ask 70,