The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-18

ieuofacy abu iree ConIeoeracy, nde o.
side on this continent, They could no
live together. Nay, more ttan that,
fervently believe that The great God him.
self intended but one nation should occu
py this country. He gave ms the lakes
for our northern boundary, and the river
stretching 10 The SEAS, upon whose vstcr,
are borne our commerce to the nations
rot the world while msn has done all ths,
cas - done By science 70 bind " toseth.
Or, BY roesns Of railroads which extsud
like mighty links over III the laad. You
must conquer the whole country, or aban
don the whole country you must preserve
this ous Govevnment, or sss il rent into
twenty or City different isctious.
have not proposed to-day to argue
With you the question of recession, bat
ny 70 you tha, the dogma, 20 destructive
Of every principle upen which the Repub-
l'e = based, must b crushed out, or there
will b 10 usity or national life hereafter.
| think old Jackson settled the question
Of secession when he knocked Calhoun
sad his argument down with his proclan
alton, ! think every man ia this lanc
viii deny the right os secession; b.. l
hsd talk with n Old friend this morn
ing. whom sAv hers = few momssss
ago. l said to him: Do you admit the
right Of State 70 secsdef No. cir, I
don't" Do you admit the right II WISH.
ington county to secede from Ohio? "No."
Snppcse she does ii! Il will try to
eesH her back = Suppose she won't be-
coaxed back ? 81 will use gentle force
to bring her back" But suppose she
has stolen oil your arms and asks you ~
come on and fight! Il vii just tell her,
'wsyward sister, 60 in peace. These
we're John Van Burcu's words, but he
+rcpented OF them. Now take that prinei-
plc and apply il to the State How long
but it would be folly to ask. how long
would the United States hang together
how long would there b. Two sla.es
pulling togcthsrs How long before YOU
would be cut up into clans, with more
obisflslns ihan ths Roman Empire in the
days Of iu dissolution ? How long would
you command the respect Of other nations,
or Of yourselyesf When YOU talt to me
about rot coercing any body, / reply that
We coerce men for all the crimes that they
commit We .coerce men to the peniten
u"ry Tor stealing horse and why on
earth shall We not coerce man for trying
10 hreak up this Government To say
aothing about a constitutional argument.
common sense iorbids the idea. Now
YOU may talk ill you are Loarse, we have
got to continue one oveannent--one
united people--of be divided into factions
each subject to danger from every other
10 the land.
Then is there any doubt in the mind Of
any uan, ss SO his duty in this contest 7
They can not be. We must settle this
matter, and again build up this coun,ry
as G,d Almighty desigued it 10 be, and
as we have been Wing TO make it.
This eountry, my friends, is the lac,
hope of freemen throughout the world
1t - she field upon which civilization has
fiourished, and science begun to accom-
Piish its great purposes The uatiuns und
people OF the Old World are marking its
progress from day TO day. as it enfranchis-
es man from every servi,ude. Are you 90.
ing ~ give it upI Young man. can you
afford TO give ~ your ppstsrity heritags
worse than your father gave TO your i
you can. you are faithless, NO, only /,
your manhood, but to your God. Yo,
are bound TO have one country, one flag
and one destiny. And what COUNT,
shall that be I What but the country
you lad before the rebellion raised il
psrioidal hand to strike il down That
ooun,ry, with the incubus Of slavery vip.
cd awsy-a country That. like . weary
man who has lain down BY the roadside
to rest, has risen again, and is marching
on to its great destiny. What Gag p
What other thas thsl that old Aax which
has g'vss prossction aud honor TO you'
sires and 70 yoursslvs, from the day oil
the declaration TO the present .ims What
a,g bat that which smilss on your peace.
fui asssmblags to-day I Stand By it.
then let i. % sAs Asg oi the Union res.
,ored, rsarsd alsft to Goat forever. Oh
when 1t falls. II fall it must, let there be
nothing around il but crumbliug walls
and nothing above it but the angel ,ha,
shalt spssk ths end of tune and the begin
ming Of eternity.
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