The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-20

better shan We did in 1912. We have
done better than France or England aver
did in a rebelloo. We have raised an
army OF over million of men, md hat
i more chan England or France do.
Immense chssriBg.] va las
BEGINNING OF REBELLION.
Why, Senator Douglas said this war
was ooncocted In the middle Of James
BochanAn's Adm inistratipp. You know
what was done to dispsrss our Navy, ana
scatter cur munitions Of war through t6e
Soath. | was at Naples last May year,
and | saw three of pnr National vessels
avn, Of tAfre Your Navy was ell cent
out--scalt red so they could not be re-
called for a length Of time. And your
military supplies were sent South, your
cannon were sent South, your rifles were
sent South, your army was in the Soutb,
your condemned arms. condemned because
they wanted them, we're bought up and
sent down South. 1t was all planned and
eoncocted then. ag@
And yet you know that to-day the Stars
and Stripes float over o. e-half of this
whole country. EGreat cheering. +,
Over every fort but two. We have got
round them on the river, have pushed
,hem down through Arkansas and into
Mississippi, have possession Of New Or
leafs, and have an army large enough to
whip them out, if We only stand up 70 the
work. II We only do 3 ur duty in six
months we will have possession Of the
whole country. You hav . million Of
men in the army, you hays widows and
orphans all around you, and your army
has driven the enemy before it throughout
the whole West, and yet you are wicked
aud mean enough to 60 round and say,
Eve have done nothing 4" And that Is
Demecracy For shame j How MANY
men voted against the tax bill? There
were sixty two Democrats in the House,
and fourteen voted against it. Now, If
you don't say 1t is right I viii have TO
rrsd you cut of thespars3yt;; and asthtee
fourths OF the DomoeraticE members voted
for the prosecution of the war, If you say
that it is not right, will have to read
you out OF the party. And If you arc in
the minority, what will You dol I'm
mense applsuse.) do not think tyon
need to fear foreign intervention while
both sides have such large armies in the
field. will tell you when think Eu-
rope will interfere. / am no military
man, and may not judge correctly; but if
/ had had tie command there wonld have
been no fight ON the Rappahannock. /
would have let Virginia, With her black
pass, alone, I would have opened the
Mississippi And With The Mississippi
orsa, IND GArkanAs snd Texas cut of to
i,sclfS'he Wat would not last long That
grass iseion feeds the rebel army. There.
is ~ler u, beef ..nes .'ton ON which
they sttsl /. b 700 know ouce made
s~eeh on grass 1t vas after this style
1t argument where there is no grass,
there, is no stock; where there il no
stock, there will be no manure; and
where there 10 no manure nothing will
grow. Great laughter.] Cut of those
regions, and guard the Mississippi river
will, md they will not be able to subsist
their army.
Now. ! will tell you whom Europe will
interfere Whenever they arc compelled
to resort to guerrilla war. Do you think
France and England will look on and see
this country 90 into guerrilla war? And
this would be the result. You could not
guard the line. Lock ut it. Ii is not q
range of mountains, or a large river, or a
natural boundary Of any sort bat it is q
lie crossing through the country, CROSS
ing your mopntaiea, crossing your val.
legs. crossing your rivers, crossing your
plains-and il would be impossible to
guard it. Parties of robbers would cross
that line to rob your stores, and burn your
towns, and murder your people !; and you
would have to fight them Now do you
think France and England would suffer
this state Of things to occur. Whenever
the war deeenerates into guerrilla fight,
then they will interfere and not till then.
LOYALTY.
My friends. | tell you away with all
party names. and stand By your Govern
ment. 10 / THINE THEHR lls No SUCH 1HfNe
A. ROYALTY TO THE Country AID AT |
THE SANE TIME DIsLoYALTY 10 THE An
IN TINES LIKE rHEsx.-I
[Shouts of you are sound. That is SO.
and prolonged applause. Abraham Lin
coin Is the pilot of the ship, and whether |
ike him or not, it il only choice be- |
tween him and anarchy What would |
yen thiok Of an old man praying. during
. stssm at sea, for tie ships He would
b laughed at. He prays for the pilot.--(
Abraham Lincoln Is your pilot. 10 stand
By The pilot = TO stand byI tAe sh;p. You
may say, II am opposed to this" or ri /
am opposed to that" Well, what are
yos in favor of "Well, don't know
! sapt to get into power. / am very /
anxious TO get the pay" For shame let
these things 60, and stand by your coun-
try.
You are nearer trouble than you sup