The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-25


At the bresting out Of the var Vallan
digham, Hahony. and number .
such BrsskissidVe zpolisisiens. openly
opposed and denounced the war. TIL.
masses d the party were too patriotic Z
follow Ne tzsaaonsble lsad Of such 1sp
and fs.stims the pace men psecusbet
to taspseessss y pstlie cpinicsr Bs'
~ ~ w@ - progrsssed and our armisl
hAva nss SiGA asepslsss, These, lsadsrs
have ssnt thsir eniaaries through the
courtry, and havs Obtained control Of the
Dsnocsssic party, and placed il on !
Peace Platform.
vaihpdigham in recent speech to
peace meeting, rsed the following lang
mage, and Hahony occupies precisely the
sans position--
II remember thst it was in the city of
Newask, . ittls more than two ysarsaeo
that I INST gave the pledge 70 sny por.
ton Of the people Of the United States,
that ! psSsr vosld contribute 81 my
words Of acts 70 the shedding of one
drop Of Amss;oaa blood II civil war
lGrsst spplauss.l How " and consist
emily ] have kept that pledge, let you
Part Of my countrymsn-d staEmias."
Yes Xalandigham, kept ~ pledge; hs
voted aganist oil measures for raising =
forcs . dssssd the Government from the
assaaIas 4 tssisots, and voted sgainsttls
brave volunteers Who snlistsd 10 dsfsad
the country. He wanted jeff Da.is 20
take possession of Wa.hisgton without
rssistanos, bscaass he knew that he vas
hvorite with that chief Of traitors, and
would probably BE- nsde satrap of the
Northwest sdsr The military dsspotism
which he desired Davis to inaugurats on
the taiss of ths Government sssAblishsdI
BY our Fathers.
At thss time the Democracy Of thu
Northwest refused 70 follow the lead Of
NalAndighanl aad thsmasses every whore
pronounced in favor u The war. Will
the honest nassss now repent Of their
patriotism. coafess their disobediencs. and
bow 70 the behssts and follow the lead Of
that bsss traitor, valhndighan, or will
they remember and heed the dying
eounsels ri DouglAs
Now yxilApdigham and Mahony, and
Al thsir strip. ~ersee.isss the war from
tie beeinaisg; they we're desosacing !.
whss Douglas Was eHhorting the psor
pie 70 rush to the protection Of the
Government against the armed con-
spiraey Of tai tors. when he was desiar-
Ing thst ~ who were not Tor the prose- |
sutice Of the war and for the support Of
the 0ovsrpment were traitors. They
were opposed 70 the war simply - war
or coercion, before any policy for the
Conduct Of the war Was announced, and
they ihavs been opposed 70 i ever since.
and u cousss 70 every measure of the
war. And tAoss who now follow the
lssd Il sssA Nsrthsrn taiton under the
|prstssas fhas tAsy. are opposed to this or
that MAR nsasnre. simply show that they
were Silh vauAadigAapsnd Mahony from
the stArt bnthad saN he hoossty md
courage 70 ria IN opsh stand against the
|was then 1877 A
This m.n Vsllandigham, who boastB Of
|Ais opposition to ~ sar two years ago.
end . III ths war measures a he Ad-
ninistntion. il now travelling over the
country and vsniilating his peacs policy.
That policy. be says. 10 to withdraw our
armies from the South without moments
|lshy, and leave the people Of the South
free to return to the Union. Now every
man hsows thas sueh soanssls can only
|Dome from enemies Of the Government,
or they import not ouly the surrsadsr Of
he South. but Of Washington City. and
he gnsat sities of the North. 70 the ass-
asr nsrcies Of the victorious Rebel Ar
nies.. They mean the establishment Of
JEFF. Davis Il Washington City instead oil
Richmond. and tho man who uttsgs such
counsel and the men who act upon it nm
dsrstasdingiy, sFs traitors to their coun-
kry- Hear Valla.digham-
"Shan We adopt the .heory Of contiD-
hing the prosecution If the war, no mat.
sr how; vigorously or not vigorously,
hall We continue itS Load sriss, No,
10, ns. from I'll parts Of the hall,l That
my opinion, gentlemen. thank yoa
or yo1r vsttict. fQreat and proloaRed
heering.1 Or shall ~, imnsdiatelyi
|sass hostiiitsaa, and proceed then 70 de- {
srmins ths question whether . majority
the people Of the North and West will
(nits with majority Of the people Of the