The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-20

mai. GEN. Robert q. Schenek.
Gen. Schenck of Ohio, was elected to
Congress in the Dayton District over Val
landlgham, at the last election, notwith.
standing the absence of thousands of 10y
al voters from the District in The Union
army who could not vote. Gen, Schenck
was formerly Silver Grey, or Pro Slave.
ry Conservative Wing, and one of the
abIest lawyers, and the most eloquen,
speaker in the State. In the army he has
proved himself brave and skillful leader
He made one Military mistake at the out
set. but has atoned for it by many gallant
achievements, He was one Of the speak
ers at great Union Meeting IN Whining
ton, Delaware, on the oh inst.
He said came here my friends,
not as a preacher, but as the
doer of he word Had the Copper
heads invited ne, might have under
s.ood why | was asked. But this meet
ING, | understand, is one for us to become
better acquainted Sith each other. When
entered our gallant army, at the begin
niug of the rebellion, came to The con-
clusion that there was no discussion TO be
properly permitted except the discussion
OF arms 1t was only at the bloody field
that the questions of this war were to be
discussed. found that the sole logic for
the times was the bombshells of battle
1t was only with such logic that our l.ber-
ties were obtained. We of theWest, where
| was born, indulge in the hope that we
my, shoulder TO shoulder with you, per-
petuaie those liberties. ! am not here a.
citizen of Ohio--I am here as a soldier
of the army the United S,ates--as much
as = citizen of Delaware rs Of Ohio With
she aid of Goa and our own good efforts
the privileges of our citizenship shall not
be taken from us by the rebels in other
States. More than this, we intend that
these rebels shall be conquered, and be
submissive to the Union power. You
people Of Delaware have memories. We
Of the Yves: have hopes. But our hopes
concern the same subject One of your
best memories is that which reminds you
that here upon the spot where We now
stand, tory named Cheeny Cloud was
hung. during the Revolutionary war for
his hostility to our fathers. He deserved
To bc hung Thea, what in the name OF
God, will you say of the scoundrel who
would now, when these institutions have
rlpened which our fathers suffered so much
t establish, atise 10 strike down, and lie
prive Us oil our nationality? Great up.
plduse. and cries OF hing HIM Chez
compared with the Copperhesds of THE
day. Applause | hald that in these
times there's no middle ground THAT
So He who does not give has infu-
ence for has country that lar fails in his
duty. aud should be treated accordingly
i ,eison rs y crr,ne--s crime of the black
est character Aud if treason be crime,
sympaihtz RS with treason are criminals
The sooner we understand that tie bet
ter. The man who sympalhizes with the
rebellion Is equally as bad as jeff Davis
Applause You are either Tor the coun
Try or against it, You cannot escape thr
alternative Of being With or against us
Every man has al Influence which he can
exercise for or against the Government -
II he exercises il for the Government. he
is loyal; il he does not thus exercs. 1t,
he rs scJundrel and a traitor TGreat
applause. The issue may yet be through
llood and tears, even should they extend
10 the eight years that our fathers went
through to establish our liberties, will
never talter one moment as to the right
eonsness and The cert,inty Of The issue
In conclusion, let me say, that peace and
united Government will yet come,
whether the rebels before US, or the trait
ors in the midst or behind US, make use ..
al their expedienis or not TO thwart our
efforts.