The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-09

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- III Z s stla & FA Hes SENATE.
seccssion Is Desth 70 the Nation.
Mr.. President, the gentleman asked me
what | meant BY the Fife Of the nation
Sir, can tell him what is il death /
can tell Linn what is the opposite az ito
life. In Is sseEssIoNI II Re sscrssIoN |!
And repsst, to-day, that whenever this
GessFnmsat shall recognise secession In
the slightest degree; !. whenever, BY means
OF an armistice or truce--and such terms
and measures are now winked 1t BY GER
tain men sailing themselves Democrats
you recognize the doctrine Of secession
in the slightest degree, the life of the ma
tios y gone, and gone forever. The life
OF the nation II not secession. The life
OF the nation 10 to sustain the Constjtu.
tion and the laws, and the action OF those
in authority; and they, having declared
this war, it is the duty of loyal men to
stand BY it; to give the means for ita sup
port, and to stand BY those 10 authority.
We cannot-we should nol--at this time.
draw any distinction between the Gov
eminent and those who are called by the
voice Of the people to direct it. We must
hold up their hands. We must give
them means TO carry on the war, ana In
doing 20 We sustain the teachings and
practice Of Democracy-of Jefferson, OF
Jackson, Of Polk. ass asss1su
TIE NOBLE CouxsHL o. THE DYYNo
DOUGLAS.
The idea Of certain pesscns seem 70 BE-
THE: " We ssa End fault W en- nv
yoa III - right b can cot q army; vs
con- complain o. tho arrests you have made;
W can say this war 10 not conducted 10 .
right way; but We win taks paios every
nix months 70 get up with yos war mew !;
our FIRST object is 70 get into power upon
the inisfoftunes of the Army, and the
misfostuuss u tie county Never in
oil his evsatfur.aad ussfal ifs. did Sens
tor Douglas uttcr pobler sentiment than
when he said, "Do NOT attempt 10 make
political capital out Of the miseries Of
your country" How many men have
been clothed Aut reoastly with poxext h
violation Of the tesohiags Of this noble
patriot and statesman. If there Was q
sight that / would rather have witnessed
than any other In the life Of that man,
mach a admired him, il was the crown-
ing oct Of his life. when he went into that
largs place in which his competitor vas
nominated for President mean the
Wigwam in Chicago-and told twenty
thousand Of his fellow-countrynen with
his last warning voice to forget their par
W eresds. He did not tell you 70 come
here and let fourteen out Of aixty mem.
bcr Of the Democratic party undertake
b revive party organizations At time like
this; but he aaid. forget your party creeds
while hostile armies are invading your
country aid your capital !: stand by your
Government. And he wrapped his man
To around him and went home to die,
leaving that noble advice a. legacy to
his couptrymen. To-day, however, We
are told, simply because be made re-
mark which he had made hundred times
before. that he was opposed to ssrvils
instruction, he would therefore take sides
against the Government. Sir, who wants
. servie instruction in this country
know of none but | will tell you what
We want. We want Government. We
desire the Administration to whom il in
trusted the esre Of the Government, 10
weaken the enemy vhAreYAr they can !;
ind If you agree with mo that the restor-
alton Of this country, its peace and hAr-
mony, 10 paramount to Ill other questions,
do not stop by the waysids to End fault
with what is done. Keep onward with
!, the great object Ia sicw DO not tell me
that this thing is wrong, or that thing h
wrong; but strengthen the arms Of your
generals and your President, and aim At
thegreas object in visw, and that il the
salvation Of the liberties Of the country.
THS NATIONAL GovERxxsHr MUST Bs
SUSTAINED. The DocrRISE or SrArs
SOVEREIGNTY IN TINE OF WAR DESTROYS
rHs POWER or rHa GovKRHMxHr TO
MAINTAIN IT'S OWN xxIsrENCE. II 10 AN
TI-DE1ocaAFIs-Ef BELONGS 70 TINE
HARrrosD CosvEsTyoNrsrs or lel4 AM
THE NuIIryuRs on 1882, AID LEADS 10
AxARcHY.
Mr. Prsidsnt, the position taken By
some Who are obtruding thsnselvss 1poa
the attention ~ political party, is cal-
culatsd 70 create uneasy sensation where
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