The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-23

UNION MEETING IN DEs MONIES
TOWNSHIP.

1919 OA@1 - NJ l. l. I
UNION MEETING IN DEs mOlNEs
TOWNSHIP.
EDITORS GATE CIrY:-On Saturday
the 18Th inst, thu friends OF freedom and
the Union met in mass At the Hoosier
Green School House, In Des Moines Tp
The house, which is large one for 4
country school house, was 6Ilea 10 over.
flowing, and crowds stood Ut the wind.
ows on the outside, who could not get in,
Notwithstanding the busy time Of TIC
year, there was rs large an assemblsge as
ever sew In our precinct On q like occa-
sion. The occasion wA gracsa with
many of the patriotic ladies'. The meet
ing was addressed by Mr.. g. w. AcCra.
ry of your city. and Mr.. Murphy, the
soldier and refugee from Tennessee, 10 an
eloquent and patriotic way alike honor.
able 10 themselves aud to the cause.
They said that the Government and
proclamation must be sustained; that our
noble soldiers in the field, standing as
wall Of defence between us and destruc-
ton, shall be defended against copper.
bssds and traitors here ii home, All the
way through they were repeatedly cheer
ed and spplauded with An ardor that
evinced great earnestnsss. There we're
few copperhsads present who seemed to
be very uneasy for the timebeing. The
greater portion Of the people in this re.
gion are oil right, and are determined TO
cot their heels on the hidra headed mop-
ster.
Hoping that oil copperbeads and trait
ors will meet With What they ju..lY do.
serve, remain You're.
JoHx b, CguzE.
The New spsris oss,e Border ss.te..
We take the fo.loSins passage from aD
srticie in the Cambridge IND. J IntslIi.
gencer for April 4. That such words can
be safely uttered in slave State 10 one of
the good results Of the war:
The aggressions Of slavery are matter s
Of history. It's sanguiDary conflict for
power snd dominion, form the n ast ala-
ring page in the record of human atroci.
ties. Ii has vaEsd var. But aha, is not
oil. IL las wsged an unproyoked var
against Government which was an asy-
lum for the oppressed of all nations OF
the earth. and the only citadel of human
liberty in either the Old or New World.
For the sake 81 power, il bas plsaxsd IN
war the happiest people, and desohted
and defaged with Liood the most beauti.
tul land, upon the globe.
live are inssssibis TO the assault a9
such foe, We are. ss people, untrue 10
on destiny. Uness the spirit Of man
hood b. xlnei, aud we really deserve
destruction. We will meet the iss ue which
slavery has forced upon Us with true spir.
it and coarsge. We cannot ignore it
That issue Is nothing less than the de.
struction Of slavery, or the destruction of
free government. The war between these
two II for supremacy. Oae, or the other,
must fall. II slavery lives, the Govern.
ment must die. II slavery dies, the, Gov.
eremeni will live. This l. the p.ainissus
cfthe coming campaign in this State. we
cannot cvade II. We must meet il. All
true men will meet it, and meet il boldly
end fearlessiy. The snesks and cowsrds
aud 6shy Unionis,s--those thai are Srst
on one aide aud then on the other. and
those that are on both sides, snd those
that are on neiiher--ths open and the
covert enemies Of che Govern
) all combine to prevent The issue and prop
up the great foe OF our liberties, bu. the '
will combine in vain. The 6shy Union.
lists will join with tie cdppelhc.ds in he
howl Of 'Aboiitionist. but they will
howl in vain. Slavery declares that the
inevitable conflict mast cone. And we
any. let it come.