The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-10
THE GATE CITY.
X E O X u TX:
THURSDAY, APRIL 10.
Horace greeley q Garrett paws.

he maintains that slavery is the groun,
OF the rebellion. In illustration, he call
attention to the fact that the rebellion j
confined to the slave States, and has beer
rampant in the slave States just in pro
portion as shareholders have been pow
erful. In those sections of Tennessee
Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland where
there are few slaves, the Union senti
ment has triumphed, but in the strong
slaveholding counties of the States the
Union sentiment has covered before tn,
olgarchy, He names many old Whie
shareholders and their sons who are in
the rebel ranks only because they are
shareholders and desire the domination Of
the slaveocracy, and not upon any ques-
ton Of tariff, or free trade, or political
principle. He points to Washington and
to Baltimore where the most prominent
men in society, the real slaveholding ar
istocracy, are either openly devoted to
the canse ofrebellion or snllenly sympa-
timing with traitors. He recites the pro-
gress ofthe revolution of public sentiment
in Kentucky which drove all the Wings
from power in that strong Wing State.
and placed Breckinridge and Powell in
the Senate and Magofin in the guberna-
torial chair, because of their more ultra
principles and thorough devotion to
slavery. And alludes to the fact that the
emancipation Wings who were distin-
guished as the friends and advocates of
the views of Henry Clay, have been con-
strained to leave Kentucky, join the De-
mocracy, or sink int utter insignifcance
in their native State.
He then calls Davis attention TO the
future prospects of Union men in the
South under q compromise restoration of
the slayeocracy
And now, Mr. Senator, let us suppose
the ends You contemplate fully attained
the Rebels partially conquered, then
eonciliated by "an adjustment that re.
stores slavery to all its folmer power -
Where will you, and such as you, stand
You think, doubtless, that the slave pow
err will be grateful to you for your sue
cessful efforts in saving it from merited
destruction. But here you will be sadly
mistaken. Slavery, restored to its form
er status, vii! curse you Southern Union
lists as the main cause of its failure to
achieve Disunion. and will persecute YOU
Tor II to the last day of your lives. Its
gratitude and confidence will be reserved
for those who did and dared everything
in obedience to its boldcst aspirations.-
knowing what We all do of the machinery
whereby loyal States were crowded out
of the Union, l tell you that even Mary
land, loyal IS majority Of her voters are,
will pass swiftly and incxorably under
the rule of the more staunch upholders of
Southern Rights, in case of such s.re-
construction" rs yaa mention. The Bur-
nets and Magofins will lord i, over Ken
lucky. while you aud yours will be re-
garded as the cowboys and twaddlers Of
slavery's great struggle for undivided
mastery in the independent South. The
facts that you recognized and respected
a"Black Republican" as President-tha.
your kind of Southerners Though not
MANY OF them marched and foue Int be-
side Lincoln hirelings" from the North
against The champions of "Southern
Rights'-will be used to proscribe and
expose you TO odium. Rein
stated Slavery will be equally intolerant
and proscriptive throughout every ror-
ton Of the South where its behests are
law. We're the Union restored ,o-mor.
row on the pro-slavery basis you desire.
steadfast Unionists would be mobbed and
hunted down in every slave State before
December.
That any settlement by compromise
any settlement that reestabl,shes slavery
on National foundations to pro.
scribe and silence il not exile those who
feel and think Is do, You reioieiaely
comprehend; but You do not see that your
position is equally exposed and perilous.
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