The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-16
LOYAL Democracy Of 1s47 W. Rebel
Democracy I'm 1863.

Democracy IN 1853
In 1S47, Democratic meeting in Gin
cinnati adopted the following resolution,
which was reported by committee of
which John Brough, the present Union
candidate for Governor, was member;
I" Resolued, That when war has been
declared, or its existence recognized, by
~ '.ntional authorities OF the land,
- w Iors, arn,;.s h,v been set up in the
field, and the honor of the natlu.. 'uper-
lied upon the contest--we hold it to be
the duty of every man, irrespective of his
party positions, who claims for himself q
particle of patriotism-who cherishes in
his bosom a single sentiment of honor
who holds in his heart single emotion Of
love for his countrywide has in his COM
position single spark Of courage. to as
sert the right and redress the wrong-to
stand by the cause of the country, so
formally and consiitutionally proclaimed
and by every means in his power to aid
the Government in the energetic and Wig
orous prosecution Of the war to just and
honorable termination that in contest
of this kind there is no such thing as
neutrality. He THAT IS NOT FOR THE
GOVERNMENT is AGAINST IT."
The same year, in Democratic meet
ing held at Dayton, the following resolu-
tions was adopted. which was written by
@. l.. Eallandigham, the present rebel
candidate for Governor in that State:
Resolved, That whatever opinions
might have been entertained Of the origin,
necessity or justice. by the Tories of
the Revolutionary War, by the Federals
OF the la.e war with England, or by the
Wings and Aboliiionists of the present
war with Mexico, the fact OF the country
being engaged in such war ought to have
been sufficient for them, and to have pre-
cluded debate on that subject till sue
cesslu termination Of the war and that
in the meantime, the patriot could have
experienced no difficulty in recognizing
his place on the side of his country, and
could never have been induced to yield
either physical or moral "aid to the enc
my"
Contrast these Democratic sentiments
of ls41 with those now protested b. Val
lan'llgham and his party follow rs
Brough stands to-day on the same patri-
otlc platform which be did sixteen years
ago, while Naiiandigham stands on the
plat iorm OF benedict Arnold, with the
Tories aud Traitors Of the Revolution.
A LARGE FARM.-C D. Bragdon, ESD ;,
pointing editor of the Kurai New
Yorker, gives detailed account of his
visit to the celebrated farm of Mr. Suli.
v~nt, Champaign county, Illinois, which
lie is bringing into cultivation, having
occupied it two years. This farm is sew
en- miles long and two and half vide
and contains twenty-five thousand acres.
In May last, eleven thousand acres of this
farm had been enclosed, and sub divided
into fields OF section or two, or more or
less. each. He had large force buildiug-
fences, aud month later be expected TO
have twenty thousand acres enclosed with
board fence. He depends mainly on ra's-
ing corn and feeding cattle for profit, and
has at the present time over five thousand
head of cattle. OF the eleven thousand
acres above mentioned, eighteen hundred
were devoted to corn, three hundred to
winter wheat. forty to oats, and fifteen
hundred to meadow. The rest are in pas
ture. twenty-five thousand bushels of
corn were sold at forty-two cents per bush
ell, this spring, amounting to over nine
Thousand dollars; and Eve hundred tons
OF timothy hay brought FIVE thousand
dollars. There are also four thousand
worn-down Government horses pasturing
and recruiting on this farm. Seventy
five span Of horses, seventv-hve yoke of
cattle, and some mules, are used for work.
ing it.
ny Mr.. Dicey, writer in the Veto
riasMagazine, in auarticle on the Amerl-
can war, makes the following short work
of che whole business " A nation over
bnrdened with prosperity intoxicated with
success, demoralised By wealth, has learn
ed how to die as well as how to live, and
that lesson is surely worth the learning
LEES PENEsYLyAsIA CAMPAIGN
The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday last
Sd inst, contains General Lees official
report of the Pennsy lvania campaign. 1t
occupies nearly three columns Of that
paper. The reasons for the campaign are
thus summed up; The position occupied
by the enemy opposite Fredericksburg be
ing one in which he could not be attacked
to advantage, it was determined to draw
him from it. The execution of this pur.
pose embraced the relief OF the Shenan