The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-11

which l accept, love, ana glory IN.
need not stop, / reckon, to establish or
vindicate my radicalism. am radical
that is, anti-slavery from the crown of
the head TO the sole of the foot. abhor
neutrality as nature does vacuum. So |
does God. II would thou vert cold or |
hot. So because thou art neither cold or |
hot, but luke warm, will spew thee out |
of my mouth"
My sympathies are all with the radi-
calls, the unconditional nd/immediate
Abolitionists Of Missouri. / honor and
admire them. We're it in my power l
would crown them as martyrs and make
them kings and priests. and cause them
to reign and minister in the Temple of
Freedom forever.
But when it comes to new and specific
measures of which do not and cannot
know all that he knows, | am not pre-
pared to denounce the President as wrong
and unrighteous in his decisions, because
he does not act as | think would act,
when, perhaps, if knew all the facts and
could look over the wheel field, should
not differ from him-and especially after
the decision is made and faultfndiag can
do no good and is sure to Go mischief
How much lunar caustic would have to
be in6ltrated into one Of these editorials
to fit it for the columns of the New York
World or the Chicago Times? want to
tell these journals, what their astute man.
ayers must know already, that such
"faithful wounds" came near losing the
country to the Administration, giving
slavery and rebellion, which indeed are
synonymous terms, a majority of sympa
thizers in the National Legislature, who
would have recalled our brave soldiers in
disgrace, and have allowed treason to
have rent the Republic in twain. re-
peat, the disasters of the last fall elections
were owing, to some extent, and indeed
to great degree, to these pernicious and
unjust criticisms under the guisc of "faith-
full wounds
Those were dreary days of gloom, and
darkness, and defeat Thanks to the
President who did not and would not des.
pair of the Republic. Assailed by foes,
comparatively forsaken BY friends, and
gashed by faithful wounds" with dis
astcr in the field and apparent defeat at
the polls, be stood as tie Son of God
stood, when his disciples forsook him and
fed. Conscious of his integrity, and
trusting in his God, how bravely he clung
to the helm, while the cid ship emerged
| from the waves which threatened to make
it wreck, and giided through the daz-
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martial and political. of the past year
| never loved and honored the Admins
tration so much as when they thus stood
CALAMITY buffeting the waves of adversely,
with patient endurance, determined to
continue to the end.
If we dscredit the President with the
people-which, thank God, neither the
folly of friends dealing faithful wounds,
nor the malice and falsehood OF the enc.
mics dealing 'unfaithful wounds can do
we should only produce the same re-
suit that came near occurring last fall.
The Independent has perfect right to
make Maguus Apollo of any one it
chooses, and can magnify him to his
hearts content, and l will join in the
shout. But in order to do this, it has no
right to berate, belittle, and belle the Ex-
ecutive. If my remarks should happen
to fall under the eye of that paper, ask
and hope that it will give them place in
it's imperial columns, and if they sound
little harsh, let it turn to Proverbs and
read "faithful are the wounds of friend,
but the kisses of an enemy are deceit
full"
The President has no subsidized press.
not even an official organ, to explain or
defend his action. So great indeed is his
magnanimity, that he often feeds the hand
that strikes. But he needs no word of
mine. He lives in the hearts of the mass
es from whom he came, aud of whom he
Is, and they love him and confde in him.
His integrity and childlike transpare ncy
of character are so great, that he does not
get full credit for his mastery ability
And now / want to say further to these
hypocrltical censors, that could they sue
coed in making the people dissatisfied with |
the President, the sceptre would not pass
into what they might deem ADLER hands,
but would be grasped by some quasi trail
tor in the guise of a Seymour.
Let us have faith in the President. He
claims no infallibilty, and no ore claims
1t for him. If there is any one who can
conduct this war, enlist, equip, and fig hit
million of men without falling into apy
mistake as to men or measures, | should
like to make him President, Commander
ln-chief, Major General, Captain and
Corporal.