The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-04

meet and nave Tree interchange OF locdsJ
and try to cultivate q unity of sentiment
among each other. .
stThe Times is so terribly out Of Dem
ocra,ic jvipt TINT could not hope 70 have
this communication published in that pa
per, although as Democrat ! have hith-
erto been listened to. The Times is un-
der secesh influence. and We oil know 1t,
and there is no use in denying it. It is
humilating to have to acknowledge it,
but my fellow Democrats, let US speak
the truth and shame the devil. Our
country, as well as solemn duty, calls up
ON every friend of liberty who has spark
of patriotism in him, to stand firm for our
holy cause and not be deterred from duty
by any false name or opprobrious epithet.
nor from fear of being tread out Of the
party" Whose swerves from duty, or
falters when his country is in danger is .
'yillain whom it was base fattery to name
a coward"
AN OH LINE DEMOCRAT.
REMARKs.-The above is from lead
ing aud lifelong Democra Thousands
of patriots in that party feel and think as
he does. Let them both speak out and
act.]
John Brown and the war.
Some of our Northern tories have
charged that the war as conducted by the
Government, is only another John Brown
raid. on an extended scale. This Of
course is only done to create prejudice
and hatred toward the Government, and
is feeble and malicious attempt to throw
the responsibility of the war from the de-
FAINT traitors (who would scorn fellowship
with their imbecile defenders) upon the
leyal masses of THE Union, who arc-shsd-
ding their blood to defend and perpetu-
ate our liberties.
The emancipationists of Missouri do
not evidently regard the war in any such
light. Henry Il. Blow, Esq, in the late
enthusiastic emancipation meeting at St.
Louis says:
Abiding to our representative men re-
minds me that have word to say in
relation to John Browns body and his
soul | desire, in the name Of the Union
and the Constitution, and of those who
still feel proud Of the glorics Of both, to
protest against any Identification of this
misguided man with the Union Repub-
lean Emancipation party. We abhor his
disgracetul attempt as much as the Vir-
ginians who tried and punished him !;
but, We abher, thousand times more,
those great traitors who have seduced
and driven millions of our fellow Citizens
into the commission of the greatest crime
against humanity and civilization that
has occurred since the death of our Say
] Tor.
So much for John Brown. Let him
rest in peace in the grave where his body
lies Wondering. We have another Brown
Ia living Brown--in whom we eau pul
faith; Brown who We believe is march.
ing on, both body and soul.
If John Brown is still to be kept be-
fore the public, let it be by those whose
political capacities are unequal to tbs
1 discussion Of great principles, and Who
like ValAndigham, Powell, and others d
the same stamp, prefer to screen traitor,
while they charge upon defenders aut
lovers of this Union views and feelings
Which they never dreamed of having.
i But once more re, ara to the PROCLAIM
alton need not say, after desiring an,
advocating it through canvas, that
, still believe in it. l believe that it Is
war necessity; that it will embarrass an
impoverish the enemy, and finally
j much towards destroying the rebellion. :
! Thousands of slaves will strike for our a,
. mics and freedom thousands will refus
to work as Of old-the orgaaised systsr
D Of labor in the South will be broken NJ
and small crops will inevitably follow.
, Then comes the day relief. Our il
vadlng armies will be morrking on. 70
without feed, money or labor the South
ern hosts cannot remain secure benin
their entertainments and defeuses whicI
, now protect them. 1t will save the Re
public
VI Satriots and Freemsn, stand BY th
. Proclamation, and victory is sure.
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na-We extract the following from tn
, Hawkeye's Washington correspondence
, IN relation to the Porter court martial
The Judge Advocate, the Hon. Josepl