The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-19
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KEoKUK:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 70.

COBDEa ON Taa nnDELLIoN.
In recent speech in England Golden,
the Parliamentary refofnss and trend q
America, made some har4 thtusts II the
rebellion and the secesh sympathissrs in
England. We give liberal sxtraets from
his remarks
SUCCESS OF THE REBELLION IMPOSSIBLE.
1t is in utter ignorance Of those resonr-
ces that the opinion Of the railing classes
in England has been come TO. Butt, whom
accident. perhaps, more than anything
else. has made as we'll acquainted with
the politics and geography Of that conn
try as with my own, have never believ-
ed-and / believe now less than ever
that ! shall ever live, or that any one here
will live, to see two separate nations with
in the confines of the present United
States of America. Cheers. I will tell
you candidly that if it was not for one
cause, l should consider IS hopeless and
useless the attempt TO subjugate the South
cru States OF America as the parties do
upon whose views have been comment
ing. 1t is the sbjeot with which the sep
Nation has been made that, in my opin-
ion. renders the success of the secession
lists absolutely impossible-[hs hear, hear =.
and if the moral and intelligent population
of this country had not been systematic
ally misled upon that question they would
have been unanimously of that conviction.
[Hear, hear We were told in the House
OF Commons by one from whom 1t was a.
most incredible that it could have come
once the great champion Of Democra-
CIV, once the great advocate Of all the
rights and principles Of the unsophistica-
ted milions-that this civil war origina-
ted because the South wished to establish
free trade principles and the North would
not allow it. Laughter.
THE FALSE PRETENoEs OF THE REBELS.
Travelled in the United States in 1859,
the year before the fatal shot was fired at
Fort Sumter which has had such terri
bic teverberation ever since. l visited
Washington during the session Of Con-
gress Now carry flag wherever l &c
when travel abroad, whether in France,
America, Austria or Russia. 1t once
become the centre of all those who have
strong convictions and purposes with ref
erence to fre.-trade principles. Hear,
hear While | was at Washington | was
disappointed at finding there was so little
interest felt on the free trade question
There was 10 party formed, no public ag-
itation, no discussion whatever upon the
subject. The ground, the political field
was wholly occupied by one question, and
that question was slavery. Hear, hear.
will mention an illustrative fact, which
| have not seen referred to, and to MY
mind it is conclusive on this subject. II
December, 1850, when Congress was sit
ting, and when the country was ia thu
agony of suspense, fearing this impending
rupture, Congress appointed committee
consisting OF thirty three members, being
representative from every State then il
the Union, and that committee sat from
December j l, 1850, TO January IA, 1861
1t was called the Committee of Thirty
three, and was instructed to inquire int
the perilous state of the Union, and to tr,
aud devise some means by which the ca
tastrcphe of secession could be averted
| have report of the proceedings of tina
committee believe there is not another
report in this country; have reason Il
know 80. There are forty pages. bav'
read every line The representatives o
the slave States were invited BY The rep
reseDta,iyes Of the free States to stat
candidly and frankly what were the term
which they required in order that the,
might continue peaceably in the Union
and in every page you see their PROPOSE
tons brought forward.
From beginning to end of these fort,
pages there is not one syllable said abou
tariff or taxation. (Cheers.) From be
ginning to end there is not grievance
alleged but that which is connected Wit
the mantainance of slavery. There ar
propositions calling upon the North 4
give increased security to the mainten
ance of that institution. They are iuvi
ted to extend the area Of slavery, TO max
laws by which fugitive slaves shall b
given up. They are pressed to max
treaties with foreign powers by whic
those powers should be required t. give u
slaves. But from beginning to end u
no grievance was alleged but what is con
nected with slavery, {Hear, hear.)
Is slavery, slavery, slavery, FROM begin
ning to end. Hear, hear)
SLAVERY The CAUSE OF THE WAR.
Is 1t not astonishing, in the face c
facts like these, that any one could hav
the temerity, with any regard 10 deceuc
or any sense of self-respect, to get up i
the House of Commons and say the 4,
cessien Of the Southern States has bee
on aquestion of free trade and protection
(Cheers.) This is war to extend an
Perpetuate human slavery. (Prolonge
applause l. isa war not to deien
Slavery as 1t was left by their ancestors
thing to be retained, and apologize
Tor. Ii rs war to establish slave en-
pre-, where slavery shall be made tn
corner stone Of the social system, wher
1t shall bsdefended and justified on scrir
tnrai and chronological grounds. (Chcers.
say God pardon the men who. in hi