The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-29
Devotion 70 Party.-Trcason TO tn
Country

Devotion TO Party.-TreRsOn to the
Country
Ii there any partnership about muir
der or robbery? Has man become so
depraved that he will gratuitously advo-
cate crime, and choose the wrong in
preference to the right? Is the Devil
making progress in the world Ammo DOM
ini 1869? II these questions are to be
answered in the affirmative, then we can
comprehend that il is possible for men
living in tho northern States, and who
are not blinded BY prejudice on account
Of money interests or by ignorance of ex-
isting facts, TO advocate the attempted
murder Of u Republic and the robbery Of
a great nation of its birlh-right of free
dom, and to attempt to array great par
ty of the people on the side Of those who
would perpetrate this unparalleled c,ime.
That there are some among Us who
advocate the pretended rights of the
South, for mere party purposes, and thus
instigate them 10 continue their wicked
rebellion, is a fact seen and known by all
but themselves, however much they at
tempt to cover their real preferences and
heiiish designs by hollow pretensions Of
loyalty and professcd desire to restore
the Government undivided.
But inasmuch as they deny the charge,
and, therefore, all the consequences flow
ing from il, we will ask them few plain
and direct questions, hoping they may
thereby be able !" to see themselves as 9TH
ers see thcm.'
1. Why, as = paftizan, did you not dc.
mand that prompt and efficient measure.
be taken by the last Administration
which was your own, for the immediate
suppression of the rebellion, before it had
spread to such an alarming ertcnts
z. Why have so many of your party
leaders from the Nor.h--as, FOR instance,
Jones of this State. and Bright of Indi-
ana-been detected in their completely
with this southern movement, while no,
single Republican has been found guilty
of such crime
3. Why have you attempted TO screen
and shift the guilt from the patent and
confessed conspirators, by asserting thai
" Aboli'ionists are responsible for The
war, and are the real traitors
4. Why do you oppose the homes
measures of the Administration put fortl
to restore peace to the country in deci
slse and lasting victory. by throwing
thousand obstacles in the way, thereb,
endeavoring to manufacture little part,
capital at the expense or bleeding ant
distracted country
5. Why, while protesting to favor ,
vigorous prosecution Of the war, have yor
been laggard and Indifferent about getting
out, paying and equipping volunteers
6. Why have you been so SOLICITORS To
protect the Constitutional rights of trail
tors, who spurn the Constitution and 50
unwilling to use all the means at our dis.
posal to overcome savage and desperate
enemy?
2. Why do you make great howl owe,
the erpense of the war, and claim that til,
imposition Of taxes necessary to sustain i
will be a great party instrument to de
feat and destroy the men in power, VII,
are putting forth such superhuman effort
to maintain the Government
While NC 10 moi claim that the fact
and charges predicatcd in the foregoing
interrogauves can be sustained in regard
to every member Of the present opposition
party while we would freely and gladly
admit it contains vast number Of homes,
patriots, as exempli6ed in the gallant ar
my Of the Union, who have gone into the
service of their country, without even the
thought Of party, yet we do claim that