The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-19

my heart II, tonight, could hear by
the Presidents proclamation South Caro-
linz and Florida we're free, and dedicated
to the black population, ofthis country,
the competition with the white laborers
of the North would cease. fLoud ap-
plause. They would 60 to the cotton
fields and rice plantations of the South
that invite them, leaving to the free peo-
pie Of the North freedom from competi-
ton in labor. And. my friends, on the
other hand, there are some who say, re-
construct the old Union, with the eleven
seceded States introduced anew, with .la
very. What think you would then hap
pen? Win the slaves remain in tie
South No; but they will escape by hun
dreds to the North, and come into compe-
tition with the free laborers there. Do
you say you will return them? You can
not do it. Humanity is agains. il. j
have been in Cairo, Illinois, and tLey told
me that they were ull secessionists there
about SIX nupths ago. Negroes ran away
and came there, and the secessio pists and
authorities and citizens could not carry
these people back. Now, then, you have
J, to take the choice-abolish slavery in
these seeded States, aud leave the negroes
there, and carry them out Of the North
by the mild power Of persuasion, or else
allow the North TO be oyerrun BY escaped
fugitiycs from the South.
Therefore, ! say, my friends, that this
doctrine Of emancipation in the, eleven Sc
| eeded States--imnediate, unconditional.
universal-is the solution of the difficulty
of the war, and consequently the concla-
sion OF peace. Now, my friends, what
have said has been based upon the wise
and Just proposition Of the President, that
10 the loyal States compensation shall be
made to loyal masters OF all the slaves. -
And ] would 60 on still further. If in
these eleven seeded States YOU can find
men--siave owners-who have Gone IN
der the circumstances all that could b.
reasonably expected, | would com oensate
them also. But never with my consent
shall the treasury of this country be open
ed to compensate rebels for the loss Of
their slaves. [Arplause, and cries Of
No, no." wish to leave with you In
the end a word offered in the heeinning.
and it is without slavery there
would -tavc been ro treason, and without
treason there would have been no traitors.
no war. And upon slavery the response
hi!ity for this enormous OUTLAY and waste
Of men and money Over the whole y orth
there are mourning houses and desolate
hearthstoncs; aged parents stricken down
with sorrow, grief penetrating young
hearts. Allis chargeable 10 this foul aud
Infamous institution Of human slavery:
and If there be a God in IL ven. ana
if he is just, as we believe, VIC CAM ), in,
agine, with the instincts a,,i preee ution,
have, that He should ever look with
favor upon people twenty millions
strong struggling in their first faith to
compel FIVE millions of rebel slavsho olders
and their associations in the South to be
tfuc 10 The flag and Constituticu, and at
the same tlmo compel four -lAilhuLs of
slaves to be true to their rebel masters.
| tell you it is bigger work than you
can accomplish. There is no power upon
earth that can do it. These men of the
South, instigators of the rebellion, oon.
trolling this Government through the Ad-
ministrations of Franklin Pierce and
james Buchanan, die not abandon the
Governments through eight years until
the Government was not strong enough
TO do ono thing, and what was il? To
maintain the institution Of slavery. They
stood by the Government so long a. they
felt that the Government was strong en-
ough to maintain this institution. Now.
what do the people of the North propose
70 have the Administration do 7 10 put
down this rebellion. Either the Govern
ment ID At an ead, or slavery must de-
The time has come when men of all minds
and conditions must take their choice
whether this United States shall bc sus-
tained and slavery allowed to 90 over
board. or otherwise. Slavery viii last as
long as the war, and the war as long as
slavery, unless you take slavery by the
throat and destroy it. Now, one more
word. | belonged to the old Democratic
party. 1t was q party Of coursre-of
courage-ti h ON the time OF Gen. jackson
to the Administration of Franklin Pierce.
and now what the country wants is to
borrow-and / don't know ANYTHING bet
ter you can borrow from it's lesson Of
courage. Let the truth be declared with
courage and discrimination. then, slavery
shall cease, and this war be- Mt an end. -
Then will the war cry be-" Slavery shall
cease, Slavery shall cease -. IGreat ap-
MORALITY VS.. PLuAs.-A Western
paper has the following atrocious adyer-
tisement !:
"TO REKT.-A house on Melville ay-