The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-22

war. While your brothers and sons are
in your armies, you must cooperate. en-
courage and support them by combina-
tons and consistent strategy at home.
The State has a right to command all
it's men and money to maintain lis in.
tegrity, and whether in the Geld or other
wise every mans best Efforts should be
| devoted to the cause of his country. High
or low, bond or free, black or white, all
arc equally liable to public draft and if
necessary TO save our country. let the last
man be called to the rescue.
Liberty, republican liberty, civil and
religious liberty is above all price. The
right and power of self government, the
hope of ages and the dread of despots is
here involved in the east of single die.
We are accountable to the world and pos
terity. Freedom must survive or perish
III this contest. Let us prove ourselves
worthy Of our day and generation, worthy
of our ancestors, and equal to the awful
responsibilities devolved upon US.
seek to escape public controversy, but
may suggest our reciprocal duties. Iowa
soldiers consider their cause your cause,
and your Liberties are theirs. We prose
secute offensive war trusting onr force
into the enemy's lines. He never gives
battle except where he has superior num-
bers or chnice of position, and yet the
enemy has gained no decisive victory.
and We have no cause to despond. The
progress of our arms through the strong
holds of rebellion has shaken it to the
foundation. You cannot realize the dis
asters Of war. The path of hostile armies
everywhere is wide field of desolation.
These disasters in the South arc enhanced
by cotton burnings and conscript laws,
and general mutiny of the slaves Slavery
has received death blow. The so called
Confederacy has resulted only in anarchy
or despotism. Wide spread ruin and
~retcl edness follow the flag of rebellion,
and the people feel that it is like lighting
the emblem of storm.
The inhabitants of the south west were
deceived or coerced into the field. They
sadly deplorc their lost liberty and Sc
curity. The only power that governs in
the South is military power. To-day it
may be the Union army, tomorrow the
reb-l force that sways their destiny. The
unalmed leacc;bly disposed citizens, can
not control their own affairs. They are
obliged to yield obedience to the dominant
powers, and do yield. But shifting and
changing as our forces are, they dare
not, they cannot avow absolute uncondi
tlonal attachment to either, and must shift
and change with the force.
They all desire that one or the other
shall prevail and become permanent and
In my judgment large portion, probably
q majority of the whole South convinced
of the fallaey Of secession. hope the power
of the Federal government may predomi-
nate and prevail. Pride of character and
dread of humiliation, and hatred of Y an
KEGS, cannot much longer deceive and
delude the masses.
The power Of the old Government,
pressed with unhnching undivided force,
not against geographical sections, but
against rebels everywhere, will secure ul-
timatc success.
Break down the rebel armies, confs-
cate the property OF their supporters, de-
prlve the rebels of their slaves and their
substance, PROSTATE foes and elevate
friends and the Union men in thousands
who now tremble in the presence of the
apprehension Of its return, will proclaim
their devotion to our government and un-
ite with US heartily in restoring peace and
prosperity in our once happy country.
! have campagned through three Of the
so-called Confederate States, and express
to you my observations and convictions.
The republic cannot be severed. There
is no geographical, moral. or political line,
on which to divide. No foreign power
could prescribe one that would satisfy ell
ther party. We have embarked in death
struggle and have no alternative but to
steadiastly press forward the engines of
war and all honorable disturbing elements
all rebellion, weary and worn out. and