The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-06

GRuuNDS OF OPPOSITION. S
When voted nearly twelve months
ago for an article of war refusing to al
low our army to be engaged in sending
back negroes to disloyal men, there was q
howl all over the State by the same edi-
tors that the negroes ought not to be
touched, and that in this controversy It
was wrong to do anything with theni,-- -
Sir, in the last contest these same men
everywhere upon the stump advocated
the employment Of negroes for building
Notifications, doing the labor of soldiers.
Not man could have been elected in my
State if he had taken the other ground,
SO rapid has the progress been in twelve
months and apprehsnd if they keep
on In the same way, in twelve months
from DOW they will be for putting gun
into the hands Of every negro, and affirm
ing they were always for him. The fact
is that the Administration is engaged in
q war testing the institutions Of this coun-
try. They are dcvisipg every means
within the power of the nation to sup
press the rebellion. Sometimes. they 90
with rapid and bold steps, inaugurats
sliong measures, while an enemy turks
and watches every advance taken. When
ever this enemy finds public opinion sane
tioning one step or measure, and when
another one is taken, this enemy adopts
the first and denounces the last thus
they leap from one position to another TO
find safety. For myself, l desire TO sec
these slaves running from their masters
to do our labor and erect our fortifca.
tons; besides, exhausting the enemy's
resources. Now they declare that they
were always for prosecuting the War.
DUTY OF CITIZENS TO SUSTAIN TIE
GOVERNMENT.
! say, that when war is declared by a
Government. by tic proper constituted
ATT lA+eFfties, IT IS tire duty Of loyal MAN
to sustain the Government in that war, in
furnishing the means to support the ar
my and cannot, according to my Dem
ocratic theory, draw any distinction be-
tween loyalty to Government aad loyal
ty to its constituted authorities in time
like this. / may object, as | do, to many
acts OF the ministry; they may do many
things which think are wrong but the
question before the country Is a question
as to the existence Of the Government
itself. 1T is not an ordinary question,
such as we have ii time Of peace, of bank
or OF tariff. 1t is not question that may
be decided one way or the other, and still
leave US great and good Government;
but it is a question involving in its deci-
sion and settlement the preservation or
ruin of republican institutions. Your
legal authorities have declared the war,
and 1t is necessary to support the Army
and think it is my duty as loyal mau
10 sustain the measures of the Govern,
nent in supporting its Army.
But, sir. how does the Senator stand
IN the subject of loyalty in another as
poet, when we look at his votes? Wei
had before us few days since measure
% provide for the payment Of our Army
BY the issue Of 500, 5000 of Govern
nent notes. That honorable Senator.
with one other Senator, voted 10 the neg
alive. He voted against the bills which
we're passed at the last session establish
ing national currency. I know not
whether he regarded them in the light / |
did; but lay down the principle that
when these measures are essential to car
~ on the Government in the prosecution |
Of war which the proper authorities have
declared, i deem it my duty as loyal
Democrat to stand by those measures to
sustain the army and the country. Who
was nvt told in his childhood the story of
revolutionary suffering, that there was
time in that great struggle when soldier
with hatfull Of Continental money could
not buy his dinner. Thank God, we are
not so low down yet; but if we had many
men who should vote like my friend from
Kentucky, it would take more than hat
ful OF "grccnbacks" to buy the dinner OF
; poor soldier now,
MY idea of loyalty i to support the
do!ernment; the currency; to support
The Administration in al measures neces.
'ary to carry on the war. The duty OF
he loyal Democracy Of this country' now
% TO give money, to give means, 10 give
70 this Government all tie aid il can
Such has been Democratic conduct in the
past. b
There are questions in relation to the
currency, in relation to sustaining the |
crctit OF the Government; and the Sena. !
tors view Of loyalty is that he may op- |
pose those measures, and that 10 doing 40 |
he has right to set up his judgment
against the Government. Well, air. T.
he gentleman is satisfied with this Nav
of loyalty, l am not going to dis. urb him: |
'ut my notion ofloyal.y IS t,;rerent from
us in this: say that ,xhea the oonsti-
uted authorities dec'. ,rad war i vas the
'uty Of the hone..st Democracy of this
~ ever where, to unite and 90 to
h ls les,o mt Of the United States, Is
hou .ds Of them did do, and thus do all
ny could to secure peace and harmony
. The councils Of the nation. He offered |
The olive branch. It il shown by his ap.
it is shown By his sction.-I