The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-12

MI DEAR FRIEND What are the sign
Of promise in glorious young ID wa? |
the good genius which has thus far guide
our good people still with themY vii
| they sayat the polls that they appreciate
she sacrifices of their solliers? Or ar
they golag TO stop the, hithertp >, larg'
supplies ofsytnpatby which they b ave ser
u, ard shrink back suoiiy bef fore Il 4
'Aar e d as he shake his CORY locks
| In the name OF The living and The dead
| call upon noble Iowa--the you ag Ala,
Of Asnefiea-to gird up its youthful loin,
ane" for the conflict, and give your brave
boys laundering cheer on the i3.h OF
October.
Should our gallant State do 9th erwise,
the effect will be 10 crush the spirit of our
brave men, ard shiyer the diadem bt their
hopes. The opponents of the " Or bold
that the Administration not only has no
authority to con6scate rebel property, in
Guiding slaves Of rebel masters, but that
the Constitution fsrbids such action. And
the Democratic party of Iowa, in 1861,
said In their platform that "any attempt
to hold the Union together by force of
arms is military despotsn." This is
most glaring absurdity and master
piscs Of political folly. What is Gov
ernmenty 1t is body polite. In other
words, body OF persons living together
under form Of civil authority. 1t is a
person, aud acts and contracts much like
other individuals. Nov should an assas-
sin attempt to take your life, would you
not have the right to preserve your per-
son harmless. even if 70 do so you we're
compelled to take the life Of your assail-
ant? Surely this is true. Then suppose
an armed force should attack your beau
tlfol city. Would not your citizsas have
the right to defend themselves, their town
and their wivssy Sarely the Constitu-
tion does not deprive you of this national
right Of self-defense. Well, then, has
not every other city or town the same
rishts Have not the people, 10 their az
gregate capacity, this same essential and
perfect right? The people are the . alton
the Government-a and il j. uursasona.
Wy - s1Ppv's 'uA'''ey '1'eaaeo 70 prove
- 80 y '"e' p' au'no'Ay :"
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1ee' us = -" VI 'He'' "a ru'e'
'nu oae "h'o' me a'' "o' 'e..rfa''h
"e' '"e oA'' 1l'' = ooau VI = h''''
y" 40 o'"'s's '"'' eAp''s P''t'uFo
~ '''e ''eh' 70 '"fp'AS q''e "oNe'h iiest.
= p's''''o'e = 1ne o't's''a''an aee iaF-s
l'.s' - iiaas y ne i's'Pe = ue
' '''e' tsses !" '''e' ~ ''f'h 4 pore
pa'feci u"''a' anu - tf' ''ae i'r tie rom
no. 'ete#se a9d promote the gene al atl-
hfe. ha' rsor i'''' = asa'n-t ne pe
Pe iai TINS ape !'erit ct aa,pa, sn.i
'et We ''t 'hi '"I v A'se been m 1ista
s-n al our hTe~' !" s'paos'ng We h I'D a
Hosernment' and lAat our tathers dtd
"a" provide ''r me common deiencf
oir' the CONSTITUTION was iatende a.
mS~..4 - IL g. n. Ill.
an "|f""seHf o. asie"ss 10 ths hands oi
'fhe people shield 20 their tights, to
preserve them-and not as an object be-
hind which their enemies could plant their
batteries 10 lombard the capitol and rnur'
der the cit'zens. ohades oi III. fernon,
OF Marshheid, oil Ashland ana OF the Her-
mitage, how your ghosts mock us! lou
lived IN vain your ssatesmanship was all
. ngmen'' ana We nave 20 uniearn what
you have taught US J When. before, did
We hear Of such ioiiys ! nave SAID that
this was rebellion again u the people,
O'her reoe'lohs 9. 'ne ~ofia nave uni
Versaiiy' Dseh against ieisning ia"'ly.
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