The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-08

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| From the western Christian Advocate
Ia the address of Mr.. Vallandigham TO
his constituents, written at the Cliiton
House, Canada, there occurs this rs"afA
able passage:
Travelling a thousand miles aud more,
,brouob nearly one-hslf of the Confeder-
.ts states. and sojourniag for time at
widely diHerens points, l met not one
man. woman, or child who was not re-
solved to perish rather than yield to the
pre- ssure of arms, even in the most des.
perate extremity. And whatever may
aud must be the varying fortune of the
war, in all which ! recognize the hand Of
Providence pointing visibly to the ulti-
mate issue of this great trial of the States
aud people of America. they are better
prepared now, every way, to make good
their memorable purpose than at any peri
cd since the beginning of the struggle
These may be indeed unwelcome truths,
but they are addressed only to candid and
honest men. Neither, however, let me
add, did / meet any one, whatever his
opinions or his station, political or private,
who did not declare his readiness, tchen the
scar shall haze ceased, and inpading ar
eaac4 been ,aithlraTn, to consider and dis
cuss the question of reunion. And who
shalt doubt the issue of the argument
This address is dated Niagara Falls,
July Is, 1863. When Mr.. Vallandigham
published this address, he knew that
Vicksburg had surrendered, with more
than 80, 900 prisoners, over 200 cannon,
and from $4,000 to 5000 stand of arms.
PORT Hudson had also surrendered at this
time and although the news of this re-
suit may not have reached Vallandigham,
he knew that after the fall Of Vicksburg
the fall of Port Hudson was only ques-
ton Of few days, when the rebellion
would be cut In two. Vailandigham knew
that Jeff. Davis regarded the possession
of Vicksburg of vital Importance TO the
Confedemcy, and that he regarded it's cap
ture by the Union forces as extremely DIS
astrous to the rebel cause.
ValIandighAm knew, when be publish
ed his address. that Gen. lee had been
defeated in a great battle with the Army
of TIVE Potomac. and was making every
exerhion to get back into Virginia, having
lost between 80, 600 and 10000 of the
very best troops in the rebel army He
knew, when he made this statement, that
Rosecrans was pushing Bragg out Of Ten.
nessee, and that Price had been defeated
in his attempt at the capture of Helena
He knew that, during the fifteen days pre-
ceding his strange statement, there bad
been a succession of crushing Union vic.
tories, from which the rebellion, without
miracle could never recover; and yet
in the face of all this. he declares the reb
els 'iare better prepared now, eUe'y cay
to make good their memorable purpose
than at any period since the beginning o.
the struggle
Had Mr. Vallandigham studied week
he could hardly have inventsd more ab
surd falsehood. JEFF. Davis himself woul
not be guilty of such statement an
Vallandigham pays but poor complimeI
TO those whom he expects to support hil
for Governor Of Ohio. The tollowin
facts and figures, taken from an exchane
paper, and which we know to be substai
TALLY correct, will throw some light on tt
subject:
The rebel forces are on every side r
treating, or standing strictly on the d
fensive before the victorious, exultin,
advancing armies of the Union.
T here is scarcely serviceable brigad
in their army which has not been con
PEELED to turn its back or ground its arm
to our triumphant heroes within the la
three weeks.
During those weeks, the aggrega
rebaf loss in killed, wounded aud pris
ners. has been very nearly as follows: