The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-03
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dav have, is to find fault with every meas
ure and act of the administration IN pow
er. Without lifting finger themselves
or even suggesting a better way, they snal
and snarl, and growl, from the LITTLE
whining whelps up to the big yelpios
hounds, at everything that turns up, acc
thus becoming p.j1ic groaelers. they ere
as matter of principle, discontsnted and
irreconciiable to the order of events
The grievances which they suffer, and tie
misdeeds which their political opponents
are guilty of are quite innumerable. BY,
come under several general heads, such Al
these:
The party in power is corrupt and ex.
travagant, and are constantly plundering
the Government Treasury:
The reverses which We sometimes suf
fer are all the result of carelessness and
Incompetence. Our armies should never
have had defeats, and the administration
il responsible for all losses
The Government has been tyrannical in
the highest degree, the rights of citizens
have been disregarded aud tramplcd in
the dust, for which the people should rise
up in their majesty and hurl the present
administration from power:
The Government has not paid all of it's
debts ia gold and silver, and in consequence
of bad 6nanciering and the over issue Of
Government notes. the price of gold is
alarmingly high, and the nation is we'll
nigh bankrupt:
The party in power is fighting for the
everlasting niger;
State rights--she guaranteed right of
doing things their own way without the
intermmeddhng of the Government, have
been awfully violated:
Apd finally the most of the laws enact
ed blythe niger worshipping Republicans
have been palpAbly a.constitstionsl.
If there are any other wrongs which
the people. that is the Copperhead Dem%-
craey, suffer not coming under these gen.
eral heads, We have unintentionauy omit.
ted them and they will be accredited Is
understood. -.
Now all of these objections when seri-
ously stated, in whatever phase presented
have bean answered hundred times, and
atlsngth when arguments are exhausted,
to reiterate them is useless. 1t is indeed
questionable whether argument and
reason agains. blind folly that will not
see, prejudice that will not be convinced,
and party fanatieism which steps
every other consideration, are Of any
avail. 1t is deliberate line of policy
with the Democratic leaders to find fault
Democracy has dwindled down to this
Processing to be in favor of prosecuting
the war for the restoration the Union
they propose nothing themselves. and de
cry everything done by others. Whil
family denouncing traitors, they have
recollection that these same were one
democrats, and indulge vague su,picio.
however much their old party leader
and drivers South spurn them and tn,
Idea, that there is yet to be some recon
struction Of the Union on a pro,slayer
basis, when they can embrace their lord
and masters and receive in return com
crumbs Of comfort for their faithful feelty
By denoancing Republicans they think /
curry favor with their old party friend
(now their coantry's enenies) which nj.
eventually result in the restoration Of psr
y power and be the basis Of claims 70
some subordinate positions under the ne,
Government, They stand aloof rom III
war, to show that their hands are cleal
from completely with struggle which the
hypocritically pretend is waged by Yam
kss abolitionits merely for the sake of free
ing the niggsrs. Under almost unparal
lslled liberation of free, : liCentiousl
free press and speech, they make thsi
record in every possible way against tn
war and against the consitated authoritis
of the country, that can b done withou
~ y ~ o. So 8ts Ia Is
committing overt acts Of treason, which
they hope to hold up at some future day
as the tories Of the revolution once hon
ed to their political masters and over
seers, and thus be reinstated to favor an,
place.
This may be eoasidered harsh isds
ment, but 1t il difficult 10 imagine ID
other reason for the efforts these leade,
are making. to array their party againl
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