The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-01-15
GOV. ITick q.

GOV. Hicks.
The appointment by Coy. Bradford OF
the Hon. Thomas II. Hicks us u, 5. SEN
atpr from Maryland, vice the Hon. j. A
Poarce, deceased, gives Importance to bis
views on the absorbing question of the
day Gov. Hicks was Wing in other
days, and thence Joined the "Amerlcan'
organization, whereby he was chosen
Governor in 1857, receiving 40, Al votes
to 3S, 6S2 for John c. Greene, Dem. Gov.
Hicks wavered somewhat at the first out
burst of Secession fury in 1861, but soon
recovered his balance, and has since been
It devoted Uhienist. He resides at Cam
bridge, Dorchester county, where is
printed The Intelligencer, one of the
ablest and most thorough Union journals
in the State, which Oh the 9th nit stated
that Gov. Hicks had recently in CONVEX.
sation declared that " We can neuer hare
a staple Government and a peaceful In,
ION so Tong as Slavery eoists IN the conn
try We quote good portion Of The
lntelligencer's bold and truthful article,
as follows:
at must be clear to any ordinary in
telligence that, whatever nay have been
the aspirations of the leaders of the Re-
belliol for position aud power, they nev.
er could have plunged the people of the
South into this diabolical Rebellion but
for the institution of Slavery. 1t is true
that slavery may have been the mere pre-
te1t, but it was sure and etfectual pre-
tert. 1t secured the Inauguration of the
present Rebellion. And, not only so,
bu. ii is now the greatest strength of the
rebellion. by the labor of the slaves, the
Rebels are enabled to fight. The mast
ers can fight all their lives long, if their
slaves furnish them with food When
the slaves cease to do this, the masters
must cease to fight. A blow, then, at
the labor of the rebels, viii be blow at
the heart of the Rebellion. With this
view Of tho case, tho true Unionist would
arrest the arm that would strike the
death blow to slavery. Its death will be
the death Of the rebelllon and the death
o, the rebellion will be the life of the ma
ton. Thousands of our best citizens
tt117u died in the effort to suppress the
Rebellion. There must be an end to this
slaughter. We must spare the lives of
our brethren. We must strike the Rebels
at their strong point. Slavery is t.cir
strength. Then let Slavery fall In this
way, we shall save the lives of thousands
of our brethren in the field.
''rho events of each day induce us to
believe that slavery must fall with the
Rebellion or, we should rather have
said, the rebellion must fall with slavery,
1t becomes more and moro apparent that
Slavery must be destroyed, to save the
Union and secure peace TO the nation -
In this view, we are happy to be sustain
ed by 80 distinguished a patriot as ex-
Governor Hicks. Only few days since,
he remarked within our hearing that We
can neuer hare static Goecr}rptcnt dB1a
peaceful Union as long as ,Siarery cri4g
IL the country. Such is the intelligent
view Of that enlightened statesman. And
it cannot be questioned that current
events sustain his opinion. The fact is,
we have never been perfectly united
people The North and the South have
always been two distinct nations. This
has been necessarily SO. We can never
be enc nation, under one Government,
while we have two systems of labor
And while We are fighting for the unity
Of the nation, we may as well make the
Union perfect and permanent. Let US
have peace on an enduring basis. TIL Sc
must be the sentiments of all true Union
lists, whether we take a South side, or
North side view Let US have for our
sole object the restoration of the Union,
while we smite its enemies with fire and
sword in everything that gives them
strength"