The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-18
TnE LAST cAnp--wH.rNExTy :

"o SoPFsIhesus VI tne NORM have
done their utmost from the first TO OBJ
struct and embarro1 the measures of
Government for the over throw of the Re.
belllon. Their politicians. their spsss j.
ers, and their pres, have been xeaiuss
and uncessing in their abcse of the Gov
eminent, in the denunciations of al ns
measures IN support Of the war, % un.
constitutional sud tyr.nnicsl. The mos,
unspsr'ng abuse has been lsvished on the
Administration on account of the draft,
while II the same time the Copperh cad
orgsns have been bossfing thst the var
was 20 sapopslsr that oobody would vel-
untesr. Men Who did volunteer have be. q
ostr.eised and read out OF the party by
its leaders.for ths, very sct. And at the
late State Convention, at Des Aoines, the
utmost bdieruess Of vitnprisiiou vac in
dulvsd BY the speakers against General
Tuttle because he had borne arms in the
Lincoln var, to shed the blood of our
S~siAs ra brs.hssa.
But 10 spiss Of Csppsrhssd Copvso-
tons. C,pperhsad Governors, Leei.ia.
turss, nswspspeS, stump speakers, and
Platform. the war still wsnt on, el.rious
sacces-es we're schiesed-- V,ckrbury VS.
taken Lee driven back. and Port Hud.oo
captured. The cause VI the Reb, lion
b-gan to wase. aad the p~ses pol,tie,sn.
OF NV York. aided by their uewspa per
organs, as . last resort 10 prop ,bs fall
''g fortunes Of the eonfedenry, .xci'cd
M snn-draA riot in the city Of New
York. Aid they induced CIV. Seymour
10 play into their hands. aud ~ stand by
The mob IN their efori 10 frigh,en the
Government from the enforcement Of the
drsft. So the mob wsel on hundred. Of
Thousands of GJvernment property, ard
m Lions of private property was destroy.
ed, m-ny gallant soIdi.rs aud citis ms,
many 'nnocent " men .and childu u, .bec.
at smbs Of harmless colored persons o.,
both sexes and all ages. were sacrificed
To the insehsate fury of the m murderous
NIB. And sill the york of murder. Of
rnpine, and Of confsgrution went on.
while the Governor of New York, the
hesriiess sr's'ocrat..sad pecuia,ive politi-
ca! aspiraui for the Pr-eidency, did moth
Ine and retused an, body else permission
TO do ryshing efleclual to put down the
mob.
SPiain'y, he did not want it put down
50 long as he entertained a hope tina, he,
the professed friend of the mobiles. could
use 1t - scare.crow to. force the CIV.
ernmrn 70 sbaodon the draft. He
would not put it down by force either Jest
he might lose votes in the operation, ior
svery man 10 the mob was democratic
voter while those whose lives they
sXsht we're Of different persuasion.
The MOB in New York could have been
auelled As efeetualy and rs speedily A.
shat in Boston, had force and balls been
rrsorted to Instead Of Seymour pslsver
aud blank cartridges And willie the
Woods and u cir followers arc mainly re
sponsib'e for raising the mob, Seymour
md the New York World with tn. ir do.
cent smoo,h-fac-d hypocricy13re respo,-
''bie for its continuance, sn6 the horrible
crimes which it was permitted TO r.rpe
rate in 'he interests of The party AMI
he politicians.
The Great New Yo,k NIB is the las,
ard Of the P.acs Party. Thev hsv. fail
ed. s"d nov there is no'hiug lef, fer
hen but TO 40 the rebels in carrying
Va open organised armed hosiili,ies
ssssnst the Gssern,Sen,, or TO eater int,
reasonable aud formal conspiracy L.
.~tray tho Government into the hands al
raitors, and surrender all that has been
purclssssd for us by the suferings of our
Patriot Army and the blood Of the < galIant
.lain on . hundred battle fields. ia.