The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-24

Lead your armies carefully through their
country lest you irritate and injure our
brethren. Their hands are raised to cut
yours and the Nations throat; but be
careful not to arrest the blow. The arm
Of rebellion is uplifted to destroy the best
\ Government the sun ever shed its rays
upon, an to sunder the Union it has
taken years of toll and the best states
manship in the world to construct; but
be very careful in resisting the blow, that
you don't injure the one that is striking.
Let the Union b smashed into atoms !;
let the Government be destroyed; let the
fair fabric of freedom, which was erect
cd by the blood and toll of our fathers,
be crumbled into ruins. rather than sla-
very should perish. This is conserva-
tism. 1t is the weapon which Northern
sympathizers with the rebellion are en-
ploying to cid the South in destroying the
Union. They speak much of enlightened
warfare. and term it uncivilized. if, while
attempting to subdue the enemies Of
the Union, we break link in the chain
of despotism, which has not only bound
the negro, but the white man; which has
caused the nation all its trouble, and
sprung upon us war which can never be
permanently terminated until slavery is
swept from existence. In times of peace,
perhaps it might not have been policy to
interfere with slavery, but now We are in
the midst Of u war, and the aspect of af-
fairs has been changed; the policy OF
peace is not the policy of war. Freeing
negro to crnsh an enemy il not freeing
negro to make an enemy. The time
now for love, and delicate maneuvering,
has passed away. No one would throw
the arms of affection around wolf that
was swapping his teeth at your throat,
or even a rat'lcsnake that was splitting his
venom In your face.
II is very pretty, for affectionate editors
to sit in their sanctums, dashing of their
flourishing sentences, beautifully adorned
with forbearance, gratitude and love for
our bretheren Of the South, but lei them
go with us to the battle field, and they
will find but little love, where the woun.
ded are bayoueted, and the hands out
stretched for mercy, hewn of by the
tends that are seeking the obstruction OF
the Union. Where the slaughtered patriot
is left on the field to rot, or to be devoured
| by vultures or ravens, and his bones whit
tied into tnnkets and playthings for
Southern ladies % Certainly the editor
of the Constitution is a magnanimous
soul, he proves it in his love for these
, noble southerners. He exhibits..his 10y
atty in pleading their virtues, while b,
ISLANDERS, and abuses the patriotic soldiers
who are shedding their blood in defence 0
his government, his liberty and his home
just such loyal men as. he is the soldier
hates. and despise, and would hang highe
, than Hannah, were they in hanging dis
lance. Let slavery be protected, though
the Union erish;-these are the senti
, ments Of Clagett. and still he styles him
self, loyal man. The principles of 10y
al men are, to resort TO every means t.
bring the war TO speedy and FINAL close
and if in saving the Union, slavery shoult
be swept from the face Of the Nation, le
it perish. and with it will perish tn
, strife. the sorrow, and the grief Of th
Nation. The interest of the sections thel
would be..one, and a permanent and lastin
peace would be established. The crush
: ing of slavery will be the final result Q
! the war Matters are now fast shapin
themselves for that end; everything ha
been tried to save the Union with slavery
but the reconciliation of freedom an
. slavery is found to be impossible; tb
Union can only be saved by sweeping
from existence, and he who would stretc
, forth his feeble hand now, 10 save tn
accursed evil, is resisting that providenc
. which guides the destiny Of Nations. II
fate has been decreed, the sentence of til
!, civilized world is against it, half mi
" lion Of patriotic soldiers are crowding
90 at the point Of the bayonet, the meltin
!. beams of light and liberty are playir
abound it, the sword Of Justice 10 suspe
!, dsd above it, the cannon Of civilization
laundering around il: nor ClapAtt. n,