The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-07
THE GATE cry


We notice 10 the Quincy (Ill) Her
aid. long Ast of appointments for Dem
ocratic meetings iu Illinois, TO bs addrsss-
ed by '.HEsnY CLAY DEAN, OF Iowa. ths
great orator Of the Northwest. and Gen.
JAS shHeiErcHy the bold, unconpvof
missing champion oY peace and Union"
Several pf shs meetings have siread bsea I
held. and reports III t~o OF them are be- T
fore US in the columns Of the Quincy pa
per above named, Of which Gen. sisGLE-
TON is editor. Al both the ssms ~sssoiu.
tions 10 substance were passed, and We
presume .hsy viii be offered ut all the
future ones. There 10 no installing their
paternity They are the work Of Gan.
We can zee bu. one possibls effect Of |
these gatherings and these addresses
namely the division and disorganixstion
OF the Democratic party Of Illinois. The
platform which Gen. Eas1Lx4es cad his |
Iowa ally are seekiug TO engraft upon
that party is one that has just been repu-
dated By the immense mass Conventions
At Springfield. Its essence and vitality
are expressed in the following:
Resotved, That The war, in its further
prosecution, being contrary 10 the Consti
tuition, must tsesssariIy fast consume all
the elements Of Union, aud hence, that
our duty ~ ciiizens, our obligation ~
men, and our relations to our com mon
Father, alike demand that an end shouid
be put to what il rspS xasnt TO the land,
abborr+nt to the humanity aud ciyiliza.
ton of this enlightened era. and incons.s-
tent with the benlgnaut spirit Of morality
and religion.
The Deiaocrscy of Illinois have not
forgotten their former nolie leader, Sem
ator DouolAs, nor their adherence to the
views entertained and proclaimed by him
on the subject Of The prosecution OF ths
war. He was not the man to knowingly
advocate any thiag contrary 70 the Con-
sttution," nor WIS be one 10 champion
anything tabhorrent to the humanity and
OF this enlightened era. -
Yet. after the re- bels bad insugurated the
conflict which they are still prosecuting
after the President had called into the
field sevensy Eve thousand troop---beforc
Congress had legslixed the action OF the
Execnuvs --he wrote letter under date
OF MY 10Th, 1861, 10 which he said
"fhis hope { he hope of reasonable ad.
justment) vas cherished by Union men
North and South, and was never aban-
doned until actual war WAS levied al
Charleston, and the authoritative an.
nouncement made by the revoIuuonar,
rvs as-f 49, anf hat he
cession asg wonid be planted upon the
walls Of tht capitol Al Washington, and ,
proclamation issu&d inviting the pirate
OF the world to prey upon the eonmerc'
Of the Iaited States
Furthcry be said
In view of this state nf fact . there wa
but one path Of duty loft 10 pa,r,siic nen
IL was not party question, nor qnes
ton Involving partisan policy it Was
question II government or no govern
meut; country o. no country aud heno
1t became the imperitiye duty OF ever
Union maa. every fr,snd of constitution
liberty, To rally 10 the support of our CON
mon country. ITS government aud fsg, q
the only means OF checking the progfe'
OF revolution and Of preserving the unto
OF the States.
am unable TO answer your question
respect to the policy of Mr.. Lincoln an
his Cabsnet. ana not in tissir eonhdene
as you and the whole country onght to
aware am neither the supporter Of Il
partisan policy, nor the spJ!aglss for n
errors of The Administrations. My pre-,
Gus relations to them remain unchanged
but trust the time will never come VIII,
shall not be wiliiog to make any NEE
full sacrifice OF personal feeling and par
policy tor the honor and integrity OF Il
country. a.. g..sas .ys- as
know Of no mode by which 10,
citizen may 30 well demonstrate his DE-,
ton to his country - by sustaining I
flag the Constitution and the Union, 4
der all circnnaata noes, and under eve
administration. (regardle.s Of party pc
ties against al assallsuts at home q
abroad .% saa &A
We might quote more of the utteran'
OF this able and TAR seeing national sla.
man, bat though be has been rwo ye
dead it is hardly possible the rene
brsuce OF his convictions and advice "
reference " The supper, OF the war. as
only means OF restoring the Uuion, {
have beeu obiiteratei from the minds
those who So much admired and 70 II
ons,ysfoiiowed him.--Nisaourf R.pa
can.