The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-08
THE PEACE ORGANS or IOWA.

THE PEACE ORGANS or IowA.
year ago the Dubuque Herald, edited by Nd
hopy, was regarded by alarge majority OF the Dem
ncrals of Iowa reasonable sheet Many Den,
ocrats openly repudis,ed and denounced its sent
menis and policy. The Herald then advocate
compromise and peace with rebels and IT still nd
yocates compnurEise ana peace. Then but few, esel
OF the leading presses and politicians of the Dem
ocratic party, followed Mahony's lead new Their
arebut few Of them who Disagree With him. Thei
- CiArp&t denounced his lMshouysf course ~ treas
enable, and stigmatized Mahony ar a traitor nov
Ciagett vies with Mahony in the advocacy of thu
NIAhosy policy, which he then denounced. Il Cat
City.
So Gays the Gate City. the rankest, blacklist, and
with one or txn etseptIous the most fifnlent Abe
Ition paper in Iowa 1t Is news to us that large
majority If the Democrats of lows regarded the
Herald ne . reasonable sheet year ago or any
time ago. Tho contrary Is VIGOROUSLY the fact.-
Two State Conventions Of the Democratic party
wore called one by sour personal opponents, and
the other by u.s. both enumerated the same doctrines
then and before, as well ~ since adv eeated
by the Herald, and these doctrines were embraced
in reiolutions written by us originally and modi-
tied only in phraseology, which did not change
their sentiments. So the Gate City is mistaken TO
say the least Of its assertions.
We would doubt its evidence Of the present rcla-
tfons Of the Democratic party Of Iowa towards the
Herald did we not know from more indubitabe that
1t 10 true.
mission it does Il Mahony's Dubuque Herald,
May 5th.
We propose to ventilate the treason
propagating course of the old Jesuitical
traitor who has devoted his energies to
dcmoralize the Democratic party Of Iowa
and reduce them all to the dead level Of
treason occupied by himself and General
Geo. w. Jones. During the time that
the traitors of the South were prccipita-
ting their States into rebellion and South
ern Confederncy; while Buchanan's Cabi-
net of traitors and the treason plotting
Senate we're aiding them in the work Of
treason, and Floyd and Toucey we're rob-
bing our arsenals, navy yards and forts
for the benefit Of this Southern Confed-
eracy, Mahony was rendering them all the
aid and comfort in his power in the col
umns Of the Dubuque Herald.
He argued that it was the true policy
Of the North to accept the JEFF. Davis
Constitution ia place of the Constitution Of
Washington. He eulogized the Consti-
tuition adopted By the traitors as an i'm
provcment on that framed by our fathers
and commended it to the acceptance of
the people - an amendment or substi-
tute for the Constitution of the United
States. In the course of an argument on
this subject, on one occasion, he said.
The Constitution Of the Confederate States en-
bodies the principle which the people of the South
contend for in their controversy with the people of
North. 1t provides for the recognition Of slavery
and for the legal protection Of slave property This
is the principal point Of difference between the two
Constitutions, and this point being conceded, the
Union could be preserved and perpetuated for all
time to come. For our part, We would will
ingiy aec%de to the amendments of the Constitution
OF the United States proposed by the seeded
States.
Failing in that project, he subsequently
published editorials showing the superior
advantages presented to Iowa by the
Southern Confcderacy and cautiously COM
nended tothe people Of Iowa the policy
of uniting the destiny of the State to the
traitor Confederacy.
AT subsequent period Mahony, in his
editorials in the Dubuque Herald, argued
With great zeal the policy Of acknowledge
ing the independence of the Southern
Cehfederacy. In one of those editorials.
from which We quoted at the time, he
said
Were We in Mr. Linenlns confidence We would
advise The opening Of negotiations at once with
the seceders, and endeaver to make such treaties
with them as would secure to all the States free
interchange of commodities among them, free of
commercial restrictions, and II possible, uniform
rate OF impos,s by both Governments upon COM
mod'ties Of foreign growth and manufacture Sew
erai other matters OF not less importance might be
made the subjects of treaty s,ipulations and when
TINS was done the separate existence of the seeded
states should be recognized Dc jare. If Nj Lin
coin waits much longer, the srced.d States viii
have become both in the name and feeling foreign
70 oil iutents and for every purpose They will
become In many respects euterprising competitors
and successful rivals, and when they viii have
soet PSsilou. IL viii De In Vain that
effort may be made to SECURE those Commercial
advantages and privileges which would nov be
easily secured We commend these suggestions to
The consideration of the powers that be- not TO en-
onrrass their action, but TO clear the way A much
- possible Tor reaching condition of smty repo,e
and prosperity for our beloved country.
Had We file of his paper we could
quote scores of reasonable passages from
Its columns, but We have only such ex-
tracts from ii us We made 1t the time
These, however, are sufficient to show the
tone and temper of his paper in the dark.
es' hours known to our country since
Benedict Arnold Plotted, with British Of.
heers, the surrender of West Point and
the American army Of the Revolution.
At laler day Mahony denounced the
extra session of the Legislature and il,
measures and anr~1r~..t.