The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-22

states would never have hcsitatcd in their
allegiance. Twenty millions Of people are
on the one side, backed by the con-
sciousness they arc contcnding for the
integrity and maintenance of the govern
ment from which they have achieved
greatness and dcommanded respect through
out the world. Eight millions of rebels
oppose them 'fhe grounds of the con-
test are clearly defined treason, revolt,
| .1ld anarchy are Oh he ene side liberty,
security, and prosperity on the other
| (Cheers.) Great as is the disparity ia
wealth and numbers, the traitors thus far
have maintained the unequal contest. Blu.
| the end is not yet. An additional three
hundred thousand troops have been called
into re4uisition by our exigencies. This
patriotic action of the government mus.
be sustained, traitors at home must Be
punished, spies and informers must 10
annihilatec, the Union must b. pfeset.t 4,
and condign punishment aftcrward inlet
cd upon all who have taken this period In
our history 70 fatten upon the misfortunes
Of the republic. A broad and bencGcent'
craftsmanship must be adopted, and the
policy OF the government must be borne
upon our victorious standards as they ad-
vance into the rebel territory. That pol
icy should be broad, national, and states
manlike: but it should be so rapid, 80
wise, and so energetic, that the national
life will survive, and the authority OF the
Constitution in the rebellions states re-
coguizcd, if to accomplish i, every exist
Ing institution, order, monopoly or priv
ilegc should be swept before our advancing
hosts. Rights should be recognized,
privileges discarded, and the authority Of
the United States floating again over its
former territorial limits, It's flag every
where cmblazoned in characters OF living
light, 'eThe Union, it must and shall
Ic preserved = Great applause -
Il IS to be seriously deplorcd that at tiis
Iunctnfe cur fears are appealed to lest lie
proportions OF this contest shall be largely
augmented by some efforts at intcrven-
tion from foreign powers, which may re-
suit in collision in our present domestic
dissensions From the first dawning of
our domestic dissensions the governing
class in England has desired, not their
repression, but thrir increase, and have
actively synpathized with these internal
traitors to dismember cur government.
They thus hope to render the people Of
North America as incompetent to oppose
their political and commercial domination
as similar domestic contentious have re- |
duced the people Of the South American
republics Hence, at the very com
mcnccment Of the rebellion the English
ministry made haste TO recognize ti,erebtl~
as belligerents, and to place 'l,efn uFon
the same level as the eusefInIeni AGAINST
which they have robpli,d. Intervene for
humanity! Transparent falsehood !! The
United States will neither be subjugated
or dlsncnibered while the loyal American
people remain true to their revolutionary
origin. But as become. wise and practi-
cal men, we should closely examinc the
means of assault and our means OF defense
if this burden should be forced upon us,
and here again we shall witness abundant
for confidence and hope. 1t
is left to become, should Intervention ever
come, the two western powers of France
and England will act in unison. as they
did in the Crimean war, and AZ they have
receatiy co-operated with Spain BY inter-
vcning with the internal affairs of Mexico.
These two powers combined possess a
large army. Ii undisturbed, in from
eightt nine months, by gigantic efforts
and at vast cost, they might ferry across
the Atlantic from $4,000 to 275,O0O
soldiers, with all their nrmaments and
supplies. This would, however, DO doing
far more than they were able to do in the
Crimcan war, though largely aided BY
American steam transport ships. At no
time IN the year can they in one voyage
readily transport 1000 soldiers and the
immense amount of necessary arms and
supplies. Even ii able to shelter their
soldiers till the last detachment arrives,
and all move, together, some one or two
months after hostilities should arise, they
would stand in the presence OF disciplined
troops twice Is numerous as themselves
lin the presence of troops who havc
fought far moro battles against resolute
troops than themselves "a few
French troops alone ex-
cepted. The American troops
for regiment. six months
from to-day, will be as we'll drilled, in
better condition and practice, and have
seen moro active service and as many bat
ties, and will be bettcr armod then the
regiments TO which they will stand op-
posed, and will be more than twice as nu-
mcrous. Their next means Of assault con-
sists in vessels of war-numerous and
powerful; and in addition the English
have constructed canals from the St.
Lawrence into the great chain Of Ameri-
can lakes to enable them 10 convey guns