The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-16

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Z prosecuting this war % its Ultimate re.,
nit Judgs Daly, aftsEa abiding to so1s
q the useful Lessons = be learned from
his vsr indishthuIng the people from
ths tyranny q 10y organisations, oou-
cluded with IN historical allueion, which
should be impressed on the mind and
form the answers Of every American. -
When Admiral Blake was fighting the
battles of England on the ocean, Under
AAs4.9svss11suts of ssnsn wAoM he dis
licked, he said TO his men git il or
duty to stand BY and fight for the main
tenAnos and preservation of the country,
no matter in whose hands temporarily the
Government may be-" Loud cheers.
What is this war about 7 It certainly
has grown into war it certainly 10 .
war Of the North against the South. And
when talked with Eouthernss, - i did
with three ia Philadelphia last summer,
az ardent Secsssionists and 40 bitter OPP
ponen.s = I can Ind anywhsss--ss bit
ter as those who cluster in presenre Of
Jefferson Davis himself said, "Gsn.
tlemen, yon must admit that there. II i
moral superiority in the people with
whom ! am associated, when Jon can
talk TO me freely what l would not dars
to say At the South. except at the peril of
my existence. !" Applause. And |
said to them How is this thing 70 end 7
/ cay, with your permission, gentleman,
to my friends of the Democratic party,
whom IcAnnot meet one by one on the
street, and who perhaps would not value
my opinion if L. did-Sir, how do you
propose to end it, The South ray to you,
"You are all Yankees; we propose no -
sociation with you. and will consent 70
none." Have you ever seen man with
q white face upon him or o black faos
upon him who would pursue for the Saks
Of society the person who sparnsd him 7
[CheesA You ask me how this ID to
end-With the feehie poHers that / haxs
possessed since ] arrived at mans estate,
| have struggled for that which 7 would
contend for II the Constitution were 70.
stored or continued, that it's every right
which the South can Justly claim under
that sacred instrument. Bat thsy cay
we will make no peace. They propose
that there shall be two governments on
this soil, armed governments. Sir, I can
not consent to. any such condition.
["No ri Rome and Sparta, Carthage
and Athens were Ill republios; this was
taught you in your primer. & Each Of
them was I. military power. / refer you
to The Federalist and the articles Of AL
exander Hamilton in regard to the posi-
bility Of maintaining separate orgsniza-
tons Of government on this continent
When you can answer them, let me see
your treatise or hear your discourse and
/ will be submissive, as hope l have a.
ways been, to the voice of reason But,
Mr.. Southernsr, listen to me and the
men who have stood by the South against
the derunciation of presses-and, gen.
tlemen, ] see them represented on this
platform-listen to me who, with the
feeble capacity that / possess, have insist
ed always that you, should have all the
rights to which you are entitled. You
say no, Mr.. Lisooln was elected Pres
ident, but you went into the canvas He
was chosen President, and yet there vas
q majority in both branches of Congress
against him. defy you to point ont :
single oct Of the Government which
should hxys provoked 1sny hostility on
your part. But as long % there 10 breath
in my body-if you make it question
between the South and the NORTH
should think Twas unworthy of the moth
er who bore me if I did NOT 60 for any
portion sustained by the Consultation 81
the United States. Applause,l And
now, gentlemen, in conclusion, | propose
to answer that question 10 my Southern
friends: What viii come Of this war
You say you will never consent to be uni.
ted with M. We say that We will never
agree 70 the existence Of two military
Governments arising ont Of the same PEG,
pie on the same territory. The issue il
distinct. [Cheera-] How 10 this to b
resolvedg I will tell you. gentlemen, nj,
opinion, and yet many here, nasessd.
ance With that differences d opinion 4
which IhaHe rslsrzsdy win differ viii
me. have aid in the .earlier part q
my remarks that there, we're, some gusli
ties Of the New. England character which
did not commsnd themselves closely Il
my special regard. At the same time
you viii permit me to say that the mosl
disinterested acts of friendship which
have ever received have been from peo,
pie opposed to me in political sentiment
I[Uproar near the door. 400 on r tsCs
orr Oh, ] win go on. That = II
more than one single raid Of small lo1
Of rebels. Chesrs and langhter.1 Nj
opinion is founded upon this. / remem
ber on an occasion when ~ celebrated
E6t. hhirR Day scitcamstapce L
which I never had any special objection
~ when We made psnch for others and
| Judys tm ourselves, and sin grew warn
in the glow Of social intercourse-- Gen