The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-19

lion. was sfruls or ruin" Under that
motto they broke up the national demo-
cratic convention 1t Charleston because
minority desired the nomination Of
Douglas. And ubder the same principle
they rose in rebellion against the govern
meni, when the majority elected Lincoln
to the presidency. And the eopparhead
wing OF the democratic party Of the North,
and many even OF the polite Seymour
school OF democrats are thoroughly i'm
bucd with the same doctrine. They
claim the right to govern the people
whether the majority are in favor or
asanst them. And thoy hold that every
decision Of the baliot-box which excludes
them from Office sud slsva,es somebody
else. is an Infringement Of their patent
right TO rule the country. And finally
they begin to assert that il the people do
not speedily restore them to power, they
also viii rebel and compass the overthrow
Of the Government.
We extract from the New York World.
one Of the ablest Of these organs, as fol-
lows.
Ii by the loss Of the next presidential
election, il should be made certain that
conciia,ion vii! not be practical toward
the South after its armies are subdued.
time prsclsdiDg the possibility Of iss gov.
ernmcnt without subversion OF our re-
pubiicau 10 stitutions, we should then be
for peace, whether acting with majority
or against majority. We Lad rather
see two free republics within the United
States. than one centralized military des.
potism." S
III the democracy lose the next presi-
Dental election, the World declares for
pescs and dissolution Of the Unios When.
ever the majority carry another presiden-
tlsl election in opposition to the demo.
cratic party.
We wish our readers to note the con.
dition under which the World promises
TO advocate disunion and secession, not Of
the 6outh mersly but of the North.
II depends upon the mere " loss of the
next presidential election"
Il is no matter what the present ad-
mialstratsou may do, whether II succeeds
in crushing out this gigantic rebellion, or
any other act Of great national benefit.
No matter if the voice of the majority Of
the people be for an anti-copperhead Pres
ident, Gas we are certain ii will be, yet,
upon the defeat Of sts party, the World
eounsels dlsun:on, and promises TO aci
UPON It..
Further, il Gays it would make no dif.
ference whether acting seiM a majorits
Or uydinR IT,"
We ask whether that is not prec,sel,
the came doctrine the South promulgated
before the election vi Lacoln, .anc
whether the DHviscs, Tombs and Yancey,
Of the South ever more openly counseles
. secession.
| The Detroit Advertiser, commentin,
; upon the sbove trsitorous extract of tn,
/ Worlds, says:
D " Precisely what the World threaten
10 what the rebels did. They also con
cluded that. with the loss of democrati
Presiiest and the constitutional elec,io,
1 of republican. subversion Of the .pecu
z l,sr institution. (the World says repub
d licas,. but means peculiar would tax
place, end hence, before Lincoln bs,
done anything, before he was even il
stalled 10 Office, or had IN opportusity t,
i declare his intentions, they set up th,
: southern cenfederscy snd elected JEFF
/ Davis. Prasidsat. Now, IL republica,
|. President shall be elected in 1854, In
World, yshioh speats for the demoorati,
: party. will 60 into rebellion, and declar,
y for 6pal disruption OF the Union.
r. "The Excuse that the World gives 70
/, its course is utterly fimsy. II suppose
the srmisa Of the South subdued, and yet
: when the only support Of the rebellion il
9 thus gone, It proposes ia step iu and giv'
, it the victory, BY declaring, thst it sAal
: not Hive under the fettFxf power t:sat hsl
!, enforced its obedience ana Submission /,
violated constitution. How do our vol
! disrs 10 the field take this2 When The,
8 have put down the rebellion. unlcas th
democracy are put in Office, they will u
once End rebellion in that party 10 favo
j. Of disunion. Doubtless they would tvy j,
J. hand at the dispersion Of the d.moorati
), rebellion North.
II must be borne in mind that tn
World makes the exception in case III
), republicans President, TO succeed MI
: Lincoln, is strictly constitutional. Tha,
Is with il, is not the question. Cons,itu
d tioaal or not, the mere fact Of demo
o CRATIC defeat will b. its wsrnat for, de
Iciatihg ID favor Of the rebel oonfederacy
In this connection the World plaiul
: implies the fact that the democrats see
Office to 'conciliate' the South; that !,
to surrender 70 them In behalf Of slavery
all that they took up arms to aocomplisl
: thus 1lshiag ths rsbsllion sascsssfu
It But I'll the expressions of the souther
d leaders 20 - shox thatat shis time the
III would NOT be aaiis6ed with the terms the
:, might have accepted at The bsginnins
! sad suppose they shpald rsfuss 70
: conc'lissed, can there b. any two OPT,