The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-03

DOUGLAS, LAST LETTER.
We make the following 2Atrots from
last pubic lstter writer ~ Ssaa1erD 90
las. hwas published u The Natisasl
IntelliEsnces May ~, 1851;
Chicago, May 10. 1861.
Mr DEAN san: Being deprived of the
use Of my arms at present by severe at
tack Of the rheumatism, am compelled
70 avail myself Of che services Of an aman-
uensis in reply to your two letters,
1t seems that some Of my friends are
unable - comprehend the difference be-
tween arguments used in favor Of an
equitable compromise with the hope Of
averting the horrors of war, and those
urged in support of the Government and
flag of our country. when war is being
waged against the United Statss with the
avowed purpose Of producing perma.
nent disruption Of the Union and total
destruction of the Government.
All hope of compromise ,sith the cotton
States scas abandoned scAen they assumed
the position that the separation ofthe Union
,cas complete 0nd final, end that they
neUer icestd consent 70 a gsecOnstructioa in
any ceatiageney-aot eren II zoe scoxld
jurnssh them m,M blank sheet of paper
and permit them 70 prescribe their o,en
terms.
Still the hope Was cherished that reason
able and satisfactory terms Of adjustment
could be agreed upon with Tennessee,
North Carolina and the border States,
and that whatever terms would prove sat
isfactory TO these Ststes, would create
Union party in the cotton States which
would be powerful enough, 1t the ballot
box. to destroy the revolutionary govern
ment and bring those States back into
the Union BY the veice Of their own poo
pie. This hope was chsrishsd b Usion
men, North and South, and vas neser
abandoned until actual war was levisa 1t
Charleston; and the authoritative An
nouncement made BY the revolutionary
government at Montgomery, that the Sc
cession Gag would be planted upon the
vail of the Capitol at Washington, and =
proclamation issued, inviting the pirates
Of the world to prey upon The commerce
Of the United States.
These stattiing facts. taken in connec-
ton with the boastful snnouaoensnt that
the ravages Of the war and carnage should
b quietly transferred from the cotton
fields of the South to the wheat fields and
corn fields Of the North, furnish conc!u.
sive evidence that it was the fixed pur-
pose Of the secessionists, utterly 70 destroy
the Government of our fathers, and to OBJ
literats the United States from the map Of
the world.
Iknor Of no mode by sAicA loyal cit
izen may 80 ,eeH dens0sstrate Aa loy0ltv
to his country as BY sxaniaiag tie flag,
the Constitaaion and tie Union, xsdsr al
circumstances, and sader epery Aan,imis-
trst.ss (vegarsless Of party politics
dgainst all dssai2dnts. at home and
abroad. The course of Clay and Web
ster toward the Administration Of Gener-
al Jackson, in the days Of notification,
presents noble and worthy example for
all true patriots.
At the very moment when tina. fearful
crisis was p-ecipitated upon the country,
partisan strife between Wings and DEM
ocrats was quite a. bitter and relentless
q now between Democrats and Republi-
cans. The gulf which separated party
leaders in those days was quite - broad
and deep - that which now separates the
Democracy from the Republicans. But
the moment the enemy rose 10 our midst.
plotting the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Union
and the destruction Of the Government,
the voice Of partisan strife was hushed in
patriotic silence. One II the, brightest
chapters in the history Of our country will
record the fact that during this sventful
period the great leaders of the opposition,
sinking the partisan in tbs patriot, rushed
10 the support of the Government and be-
came It's ablest and bnvest defenders
against oil assailants until the conspi racy
Was crushed Ind abandoned. when they
returned to their positions AZ psrty lead
ers upon political issues.
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MR.. Motley O The Mexican Ques.
tlOn.
A dispatch from our Minister to Ans
tria, Hon. ]. L. Motley, has been pab-
lishsd, detailing sbrief conversation with
Count Rsohbsrg ON the French expsdi-
tion to Maxico. Al the dispstch 10 datsd
. yearago kst FshrnAsy, il oovsr, oonsid.
cradle ground that has now lost il inter-.
est 70 the pnblis. Still Ar. Motley nb-
sesvations sn the attempt 10 sslahlah q
monarchy in Mexico are 20 philossphioal-
y and lercibly put, that we make the FOL
lowing extract iron them:
81 said, whatsvsr might b the pres
ent condition Of Msxieo, thst l could mot
imagine that the nation war prepared to
abandon the republican form ~ govern