The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-12
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FRIDAT, JUNE u.
Dem.cr.,,e re.c. CeppsrheaA..


Democratic Peace CePPerheaAs.
The arrest ofvallandishan and the sup
preston of the Chicago Times, has tend
ed to bring out into the open light Of day
the hitherto partially concealed treason
of the Copperhesds Of the North. And
the recent Peace Convention in the city
of New York, at which Fernando Wood
vas chief spokesman, exhibits the real
aninim Of the opponents of the Admin
istsation. And although some Of them
have the policy TO conceal it, there is no
question but the followers Of Vallandig-
ham do actually cherish the very views,
feelings and principles so boldly avowed
by the Wood Convention in New York.
In our own State it is we'll known that
Mahony, Byington. Jones, Dean, & Co.,
have held those views from the start and
have actually controlled the organic move
ments of the party and the press, and
in our town as well as throughout the Des
Moines valley, it is notorious, that the
party adopted peace platform early in
the spring. And whatever their hypocrit-
ical pretensions under the pressure of the
loyal sentiment at home and in the army,
there is no doubt that the leaders of the
party with very few exceptions, still stand
on the Wood and yallandigham Peace
Platform.
So in Illinois. the action of the Legis-
lature, the fulminations of the Chicago
Times and the Springfield Register, leaves
no room for doubt that the opposition par
ty is peace party, and sympathising
reasonable party. And this fact is fresh.
ly demonstrated in the cordial Invitation
extended by the Illinois managers to Fer
nando Wood to address their approaching
State Convention.
That orr readers and that honest Dem
ocrats may know what views, positions
and principles the Democratic Party, un.
der the lead Of Wood, Vallandigbam and
Mahony, lay down in their platform, We
quote from the proceedings of the recent
New York Convention. And in doing 80
we defy any man to point out anything in
all the records of the Blue Light FEEDER
alists of 1919, half SO reasonable.
Here are two of the Resolutions passed
by this New York Peace Convention, and
If there is any truth in their positions,
then our soldiers are but marauders and
murderers, and not the patriotic and gal
liant defenders of their Government and
their Country:
Resolped, That under the Constitution
there is no power in the Federal Govern
ment to soerce the States. or any number
of them By military force. If power of
coercion exists at all, it is legal and not
military. That the Democratic party if
true to It's time honored principles cannot
sustain war against sovereign states
that We believe it to be the duty of the
party TO proclaim these sentiments boldly,
that the people may feel that there is al
least one political organization which will
deal honestly, Independently, and truth
fully with them.
Resotued, That the war, in its inception
and further continuance, being contrary
to the Constitution. must necessarily fast
consume all the elements of Union, and
hence that our duty as citizens, our obi
cations as men, and our relations to our
common Father, alike demand that an end
should De put to what is repugnant to the
law, abhorrent to the humanity and civil
lxAtion of this enlightened era, and moon
sistent with the benieuant spirit of mo-
rality and religion.
And in harmony with these Resolutions
were the speeches on the occasion. Here
are a few brief extracts from Wood
speech. TO which We call the especial At
tention of the volunteers in the Army
and their friends of all parties at home :
In my person. without pretending to
hold any power or influence, after study
ing and contemplating the theory Of our
sssernns9s, With full appreciasion OF
the issue. |, alone and single-handed will
throw myself into this contest, let it be e
my country ~ 1t maybe. Now, my friends
am Tor peace as the only possible hope
OF the restoration of the American Union
CHEERS and applause am for peace
because war has failed. (Cries .sthat'.
So" Cheers.) And it has been read il
letter tonight from a distinguished
gentleman lately a candidate for Goyerpo,
oil connecticut-(cheers) -"you canno,
cement two antagonistic elements by
blood" Therefore. ] am against thi,
war; IN the first place, because under the
theory OF our government, there il nc
power to coerce delinquent states.
MY friends, / am opposed to this VA,
because IT rs failuoe. ("That's 90. ~
Even admitting its legality and constitu.
ecuted for the purpose Of Union. admit.
ting inst there has been none Of these en-
esosehnenss upon our rights, admitting
,ha' inc administration had done nothing
but what they we're empowered 20 do and
what II was best for them to do sav !,
- failure, that we have undertaken ,bat
We cannot perform NJ =,