The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-07
THE GATE CITY.
KEoK U K:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7.


Congress it would seem that they have
already definite programme upon which
they propose to receive aid from their
sympsthizing confederstes in the North
west. II viii be seen too that their abuse
of the Government and their denuncia-
ton of the Yankees, and the eternal hos
fifty which they swear against New Eng
land is identical With the programme Of
their North. western oonferees. Indeed
the one seem to have borrowed their SEN
timents and even their expressions from
the other wing. Which were the orig
inal drawers and which were the endorsers
of the bin it would be difficult now to de-
sermine. They seem TO stand on equal
terms Of opposition 70 the Government,
and equally hostile to q restoration Of it,
authority and permanent union with the
hated and loyal Yankees.
In the course of the discussion in the
traitor Senate at Richmond Foote said
He was not in favorof any political con-
federation with the States of the North
west. He had been misre presented in
this respect. He was in favor of milf
tary league, offensive and defensive, with
any of the Northwestern States that would
lay down their arms, and he would assist
and prte such State against The power
Of the Lincoln Government. He thought
that by proper influences and methods
the Northwest could be disloined from
New England and the Middle States in
less than sixty days.
After concluding hrs speech he intro
duced series of resolutions from which
We extract few ideas.
In order to disabuse the minds of the
lovers of peace in the North, who have
recently produced q powerful reaction
against the Lincoln Government, it is
first Resolved that
There is no plan Of reconstruction what
was formerly known as the Federal I'm
ion, IT, which the people of the Confede-
rate States will ever consent Wrongs
too grievous and multiplied have been
committed upon us and upon our most
cherished rights, by united North, since
this most unprovoked and wicked war
commenced; majority Of the people Of
the Northern States have too evidently
shown themselves to be utterly incapa-
BILE of self-governm ent and unmindful of
oil the fundamental principles upon which
alone Republican institutions can be main
tained. They have too long submitted
patiently to the iron rule Of the basest
and most degraded despotism tina. the
world has yet known; for too long 1 ne
Rod Of time they have openly and I'M.
blushingly sympathized with the lawless
and ferocious miscreants who have been
sent into the bosom of the unoffendine
South to spill the precious blood Of ouI
most valued citizens--to polIute and des
ecrate all that we hold in especial 70
spect and veneration--to rob us OF on,
property-to expel Us from our homes
and wantonly to devastats our country
to allow even the possibility of our sve
again consenting to hold the least politi
cal connection with those who have j
cruelty outraged cur sensibilities and g
profoundly dishonored themselves, an
in association With whom We feel that s
could not expect that freedom which v
love, that self-respect which we are ID,
tarmlned ever 10 cultivate, and the Q
TEEN and sympathy Of civilized and ohri
tian nations.
E. While the Confederate States Of An
erica are not 1t ell responsible for the e,
isting war, and have been ct all tim,
ready 70 participate in such arrangement
As would be best suited to hiring IL 70
close, in manner consistent with tho
own safety and honor, they could n,
yield their consent to an armistice of
single day or h0nr, 90 Tong - the iaess
diary proclamatiou Of the atrocious mon
star now bearing rule in Washington cit
shall remain unrevoked; nor could th
Government of said Confederate State
agree to negotiate at all in regard to su,
pension Of hoslilities, except, upon tn
basis Of formal and unconditional recoe
milton of their independence.
.. Whenever the friends of peace il
the North shall grow strong enough 3
coustrain Abraham Lincoln and his a.
gicious Cabinet to withdraw said PRO
clamation, and propose an armistice upo
the basis aforesaid, the Government Z
the Confederate States win be ready {
accede to said proposition Of armist;e
with view to the settlement of all 81
isting difficulties. .a f
A. Should pence be at any time broupl
about, the Confederate States Of Amer
ca would freely consent to the formatio
of AUST and mutually advantageous CON
mercial treaty with I'll the States now Co,
stisatisg the United States, except Ne,
Engiand-with whose psople, and
Whose lgnoble love Of gold and brutif,
Ing fanaticism, thh diagraeeful var hs
mainly originated; in consideration !
which fact the people Of the CONFIDENT
States of Amerleo ara firmly and AA1;h1