The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-11

The RecoRA OF Z Conservative CHAP.
The Missouri Democrat unearths and
spreads before the public at considerable
length, the record Of one of class Of men
who now Wild tho civil and military
power Of Missouri.
VIM. F. Switxler is the editor OF the
Missouri Statesman, and Provost Mar
shall of the 9th District and was Phelps
Secretary while Military Governor of Ar
kansas.
On the 10th Of April 1851 Mr.. Swift
Ter fulminates Is follows in an editorial
of his paper
"It is most unfortunate that Mr.. Lin
coin and his constitutional advisers
have not before this signiied their will
lingness to recognize the existence and
sovereignty Of the Confederate States. 1t
cannot be denied that Confederate States
are de facto, if not dc jure Government.
The control of the Fedessh Union within
her borders is not only sdisoynsd and re-
pudiated, but it actddfly does, not exist
off there is to be . separation Of the
North and South, vhsther temporary or
permanent, LET a. part in peace.
each section has regarded the coun-
sells and opposed the policy Of tho Bor-
der Slave Stasss--the North in electiDg
Mr.. Li.oein and in opposing every plan
of compromise. $3.50
at is SELF evident that an attempt to
repossess them (the forts, DC. by force,
not only changes the peaceful policy FORE
Swallowed by his inaugural, but will inev-
itably result in civil war-it may be TO
the utter destruction of our Government,
and the speedy Inauguration Of reign of
terror, lawlessness, violence and blood.
"Nor is this all-.here is but one step
from the attempt to forcibly repossess
these forts, and that other scheme Of afro
cious toliy-the subjugation of the Sout b.
ern States.
"Madness ruling the hour, the subju-
CATION of the Southern States may be at.
tempted. We hope it will not be, and
can scarcely conceive of such an act OF
atrocous wickedness and folly, but if it
is, i. can never be accomplished.
"Armies of invasion, whose ranks are
filed with Black Republicans of the
North, headed by Black Republican
commander, may attempt to fight theil
way through the Border Save States
for they will never get through. unless a
the point of the s,cord-and lay vast,
! IL,
orr cities in the mad attempt to "repos
sess" the forts, but the Southern people
never can be subjugsted, try it who may
OfAhe South ,rc are for the South"
On the 18th of May, Switzler's pape
becomes furious again. the Government
referring to the proclamation of Gen
Harvey, which in Mr.. SIS opinion fore
shad owed = military occupation. he says
"But this proclamation issued, We as
sumo under instructions from Washing
ton from orr rould-be Lord and -hastet
abraham Lincoln, arrogales the extraor
binary lserugative of pronouncing uppI
the constitutionality of the bills passet
by the Legislature Of the State-declar
ing that the military bill is not only a
indirect secession ordnance but that /.
most material pro visions are manifestly i
conflict with the constitution and laws O
the United States"
On the strength OF TINS proclamation @
General Hirney's, Mr.. S. thus charges th
President with partiality:
SIT would seem, reluctant as we are t
believe it, that according to the dictuu
of the arrogant despots at Washington
the constitution aud laws about whic
they clamor with fanatical patriotism
are not to operate alike in all States of tn
Union free as we'll as:.slave, North as we
as South"
Further on in pursuance Of this subjec
he says:
But our hearts sicken in view of tn
deplorable condition of our country, an
Of what We conceive to be the mediate
military occupation of Missouri by IN
; despot ,ehom God in has ,orah permits I
occupy The Presidential chair at Wash ina
fon.'
In the Statesman Of June 18th, 1861
MIR. Switzler has an article of two or thre
columns, explanatory of his "postion.
He remarks that he had been misrepre
sented and he then proceeds to sho,
"What our position really is" Touchin,
slavery he says:
''We believe and have ever believe
slavery is morally and politically RICH,
and that the only relation which ought t
exist between the black and white race
Is the relation of master and slave"
Mr.. S. then comes to the doctrine O
Coercion" Says he
"No greater libel can be ttered agains
any public man than that we either adyo
cate Or favor coercion. We have denounc
ed it from the start. President Lincoln
proclamation for IS. 900 troops was issue
! on the 18th of April and on the 1T
Governor jackson responded for Mssour
that the requistion upon her was uncon
stitutlonal, revolutionary and diabolical
; and that there were no troops in Missouri
to aid in carrying on su:h an unholy cru
sade. We published Governor Jackson
reply aud said: