The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-19
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.
Governor CANDLES Pr0nuncia mi .
To Against the Federal military
Authorities.

The point Of the Governors long proc
lamation, elsewhere published, is contain
ed In the following paragraph:
"To the end, therefore, that all the
good people of the State may be guarded
against being involved in consplracies Or
combinations for violence, and that all
persons may be induced to exercise their
own rights freely, aud respect the rights
Of Others, /, Hamilton Il. Gamble, Cover.
nor Of the State Of Missouri, while en-
treating the people to abstain from vio-
lAnee amongst themselves, anl from all
unlawful combinations. do admonish that
tile oath which binds ne to see that the
laws are faithfully executed. leaves M
DO choice as to the employment Of all The
force 1 can command, to sustain the
laws, preserve the peace OF the State, and
punish those who disturb it. And | do
admonish them that, as the highest po-
litic4l right Of q citizen is 10 vote at elec-
tons, any Interference, especially by the
military, With the riglt Of the qualified
voters TO vote for whomsoever they please,
will be regarded as an otfense of the great
est magnitude
The appearance of this document,
which will take the public not a little by
surprise, at the very time that two thous-
and returned rebels, with arms IN their
hands, have penetrated to the Very heart
OF the State and threaten its capital, and
other rebels are coming among US in vast
numbers, has significance and meaning
easy Ii he understood. Lit will be noticed
that while our military authorities are not
enjoined to prevent these having no right
to vote from voting, they are strictly
commanded to protect those having the
right in voting Il ID thus apparent that
the Governor is much more anxious to get
votes iu the ballot box than to keep them
out. And to what class of voters is this
order intended TO apply? With what
class OF voters are the military likely to
interfere ? With Union men Ger
tanly not 1t is with rebels only.
Now is it not remarkable that IN giving
orders with reference to class of men,
SO many of whom have no right to vote,
aud are likely to attempt it iraudulently,
that the Governor should only appear
xi9us lest some having the right should
be deprived OF it WI ougfully, and have
no solicitude lest others may exercise the
franchise without authority? What is
the inference Clearly that the Cover
nor is anxious to give rebels the utmost
possible opportunity, Of voting. The
language quoted is a palpable invitation
to them to attempt il, assuring them Of
protection from those from whom they
have the most reason to fear opposition,
VIZ, the military.
What is the most noticeable thing
aboutthis however, is not the encourage
ment given to rebels voting, because to
those well advised of the Governors
course this is matter of no surprise. The
men composing the ticket for which every
rebel vote cast will be given, are men Of
his own selection. But what is striking
is the evident antagoniSm displayed by
the Governor to the United States author
tiles For some time past military
order in Missouri similar to the Burn
side order in Kentucky has been talked
of. It is very distinctly stated that the
President has given assurances Of an In
teution to have such order issued. Then
il Is that Candles proclamation appears.
TIE Burnside order says rebels shal not
vote The Governors Proclamation tie
theg shat vote The Intention of says
prooiam ton i therefore clear enpuga
Il IS 10 forestsal and head of military
orler snnlar to Burnside . Il is an act
Of ded4nce 10 the Federal Government -
Il openly throwing dawn the glove aud
challenging the Federal Government to
take 1t up.
The issue Of this palpabie challenge to
the President We will awfit with no ttie
interest Ihe issue is fairly made. 1t
looks very much as il the State or Gene
raj Government would have to back
down. What makes the Governors pc.
stion mere singular is that it is intro
ducel with an argument to prove his
loyalty.
Shall rebels vote according 70 Cover
nor Gamble, or shall they be preventel
from voting, according to Abraham Lin,
colu ? THIS is now the question in Mis-.
souri,. No one, we think, will now ques
ton the Justice OF what the Radicals have
said OF Candies policy. This procama.
ton tears away all Disguise Missouri
Democrat.
study for n Copperhead EDITORIAL
We have fallen upon evil times. We
assist at the death throes Of the Repub
lie From the moment when Abraham
Lincoln haughtily refused to invite ou
outraged Southern brothers to state upor
what terms they would consent to remain
in the Union our DOOM has been sealed
Cartidgo detcnic est Not content will
overrunning the fair fields of the South
with an army which our Southern broth
ers, in their circumstances. may be par
doned for calling vandal horde-no
satisfied with the effort, which his histor,
will ftly characterize, to plunge peaceful
Southern society into the blacklist gulf o
massacre, rape, and fire, Abraham Lin
coin, whom our naturally exasperate(