The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-28
.EternaI vigilance"


Since the Inauguration OF the rebellion,
no period has been more pregnant With
danger to our cause than the present.
The enemies of the government in the
North as we'll a. in the South, will COM
bine all their influence and skill to de-
stroy the prestige Of victory which has
marked the progress of our armies for the
last fortnight, and as the chances OF the
rebels grow less snd less, and their hopes
of success become desperate, just in pro-
portion will their emissaries in the North
redouble their energies to oppose the final
overthrow of their allies in the South.
The party whose blind ambition, unat-
tended with q single emotion of patriot.
ism, has thrown itself with all its engine
~ of malice and Misrepresentation, 10
constant and unceasing opposition to eve.
ry effort Of the government to conquer the
rebellion, knows full well that If the sue
cess of our arms which at this time rejoi-
ees the heart Of every patriot, is followed
up with energy commensurate with the
power of the government, the enemies of
our country must soon be brought to sue
for peace upon any terms which may suit
the government of q victorious army
These emissaries of the traitors of our gov
eminent tremble just now like Belsharzar
of old at the seemingly near approach Of
the end which will consign them, and
their posterity after them, to an infamy
profound and inglorious Hence, every
effort which desparing men can command
will be made use of to avert the FINAL con-
Summation Of their overthrow.
Already We find them filling their trea-
sonable sheets with representations of
peace negotiations through commissioners
at Washington. This is part Of their
game, to be played upon for the next six
months. 1t will suit their reasonable in
stincts TO make their deluded followers
believe that ofers,of peace have been made
to the government at Washington And
1t matters not that their declarations are
unsupported with the least particle of
truth In due course of time they will
tell the country tn t these offers OF peace
were honorable and should have been ac-
cepted by our government, but "A they
were rejected, therefore our government
is responsible for the further prosecution
of the war.
The future Of these Northern emissa-
ries is one and inseparabls with that Of
the enemies OF our government in the
South. They have made their beds to-
gether, and history will cement them, as
she records tho darkest page of her scroll.
Let every patriot then remember that
the day is not yet won. After our victo-
rious hosts shall have given the traitors
the last blow. and the flag we love and
honor shall have been thrown to the breeze
in every spot whence treason has reared
its head, there will still be work to do
Those who bear arms against our govern.
ment are not the only enemies we have to
circumvent. The men who come out in
open day with sword and musket and
meet us on the open battlefield are not 90
much TO be dreaded as that foe who, while
he still enjoys the protection and peace
guaranteed by good and generous gov
ernment, would seize upon and pervert
into curse TO humanity aud the world,
freedoms gres,est achievements against
tyranny and oppression.