The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-04

A: FRIDAY, sOECEl
It 10 time that the people who have to
stand the "DrAft" md pay the expenses
Of the war, and whose Kindred are being
swept from shs face Of the earth by ito
horrors and desolations, should arise and
nlly round the Standard of PEACE.
which they demand shall be raised in or.
der to save our once fair and happy coun-
try from entire destruction, and our once
boasted free Institutions from the power
of despotism.
From this time on it becomes the duty
OF every Demosrat-cvery true lover Of
his country and its. Constitutional Gov
ernment, TO announce himself in favor Of
PEACE, and 70 paint upon every Stan.
dard, the broad Democratic doctrine Of
the Constitution and the Laws, PEACE,
Compromise and the Union. If they do
this and present N usbroksn ffOat to The
Abolitionists, tho real disuBiouists and
enemies Of our country, they will be sue.
csssful. Otherwise, ~ heretofore. ! dis.
graceful defeat in the next Presidential
campaign must be the result, and with it
expires the last hope Of Constitutional
liberty
The Burlington Argus of December lst
has An editorial in the same vein beaded
"WAR DEMOCRATS" from which we make
brief extracts, showing the utter hos,il:-
ty OF that sheet to the war. its opposition
TO every effort to carry it on, and its ma
lignant vituperation of distinguished
democrats engaged in the war.
"wAR DEHocRArs."
Ii there was ever . misnomer in the
world it Is the application OF the above
title to the men who recently met at Chi
cago, and who seem to be under the lead
Of Gen. AcClernsnd, Of Illinois.
A man 10 no longer . Democrat when
he arrays himself against the great cardi
nal principles upon which every free gov
eminent must rest-ths principles OF
compron,ise.
Now We ask is all cauder what pracsi-
cal difference there can be between Gene
raj McClerpand, who claims 10 be Dem
ocras and goes before the people sdvoca-
ting The war for the emancipation Of the
negroes, or such papers a. the Chicago
Post who sees difference in awar Dem
ocrats' and Democrats 10 favor Of the
war;" and claiming TO be- Democratic,
urge the people to pour oat their blood
and treasars 10 all of war which is con-
ducted BY abolitionis,s for that purpose.
MeClernand and the 60 called aWar
Democrats" who are drawing Major
Generals or other high salaries. advocate
tsis war because il furnishes them food
and profit for their services. Like vnl-
lures, scenes of carusge to them are their
delight, and they live and thrive, and fat
ten upon others woes. But tic Demo
Gratis in faver of the war, are urging il
on for the destruction of the Union and
our free government, simply because they
had the weakness in the beginning 10
credit the professions Of the Abolition
leaders:
The error vas in supposing that these
men who had by disunion platform got
bold of the Federal government, would
not violate their professions. and still
greater error Of supposing that any civil
war, whether "constitu,ional'' or uncon-
eti.utional, could end otherwise than in
absoaute and total ruin to the Union and
the snbversion of the government -
"But,' says these "Demoora.s" in favor
of the war, sswhat would you do? The
war is upon as, and We must ight it out"
What philosophy il this? Because evil
counseh have brought Us into trouble,
We must turn in and help the counselors
make what is but present trouble ire
trievable ruin! 1t is only makiog it .
thousand times worse.
The Argns, il will be seen, denouDces
the war and all its measures as xncoast.-
futionat. At the same time it insists that
even Constitutional war must end in
ruin, and therefore dissuades Democrats
from lending = helping hand in carrying
on the war.
Such is the position and teachings Of
the Democratic organs Of Iowa. While
At recent meeting At Bergen, New Jsr-
sey, At which Fernando Wood was the
great gun Of the day, downright treason
was proclaimed in toAsts and speeches, o.
which the following will answer for spec
linen
rOAsrs.
The County of Bergen - The Banner
County Of Democracy, which has not
such nondescript ~ War Democrat
within its borders.
blessed are the Peacemakers."
The last Man and the last Dollar-Nay
the enc be an Abolitionist, and the other
. shinplaster, and msy they both perish
in the last ditch together.
The Abolition War for Disunion-Let
those who think it is right 20 to it, and
those Who think it is wrong stsy at home.
The War Democrat-A white mans
face On the body Of negro. ~ .a4 /
2 The Only Possible Remedy for Seces-
sion, and the Only Hops Of the Unioa-
Paaeo routnal concasesoc nrJ au