The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-18

there Psident, how far will you let us po
in our peacesble measures Of separation
before you bring 70 bear upon US the pow
er Of the Government Don't you wish
Old Hickory had been there to have been
asked that question: He would hav.
taken bis pips out Of his mouth, dra~r
himself up, and sworn, II you 70 . sipgl4
step. By Heaven, | will hang every one o
you. Applause. / Say 10 you, my
friends. that right sorry am iha, when
the pen oil the historian Ellis this page Of
oar history, there viii bs fosnd many .
record over which the patriot will shed
tears Of shame and it viii NOT bein the
pover OF the recording angel 70 blot lhs
record out.
Well, yos vast 90 know What il going
10 b shs future Of this contest you ssn,
to know what will ~ the stats Of thingp
when We subdue he rsbsls--for have,
. reasonable bslief that we are eoing to
whip them after . while. Gome one il
troubled for fear thsrs will be vase num.
Der Of negroes turned loose. who will
come up and interfere With Northern h.
Dor. A voice -AThsrs have been good
many here . long ume."] Yes. there
wers some hers before l left, thirty years
ago, and there y no uss - argue q. this
question. for where they will 90, or Via.
they Will do, sesmust Isays for the future
70 Determine. There msy Be portion ut
the blacks thst' will scstter throuehou,
the North, bat small portion. for climate,
and the character OF the labor will drive
them sway. The probable result will be
that the political character Of The institu-
tion having been destroyed, smanei pa,is,
in some form will permit them 70 remain
where they arc. But, for fear such . re-
suit may not come TO pasa, are you pre-.
pared TO take the other alternative and &c
down on your knees and sue for peace
Are Yen ready TO let them take ail this
virgin territory of the West, and cover i.
with their slaves, shutting out your
brothers and your sqns from obtaining
homes for themselves and their children
after them, IN order to keep them away
from us 4 Are YOU prepsrcd TO say ila,
You will yiold TO them again the political
power OF the oatiun Ii that il your way
Ut thluking. it is mol mine You nay as
well take the results Of ti.c war as they
come, for be assured, dat We will find a
way to dispose Of these difficulties as thsy
spring up in our midst. lie, us trust thai
in the end We will be found as true to the
great interes s of the country, and sue
coed as well in disposing of them % We
have done with the difficulties Of the past
My main desire, my friends, to-day, has
been to satisfy you that there vas but one
duty or ohligs ion for every man TO take
upon himself and fulfill in the state of the
country at the present time. may have
failed, and il so, let me make suxyes
tion TO my political friends ss to party,
and | wish you to bear it in mind Go
back TO the record for it, and take care
that you do not make the same mistake.
1t is that no party ever made opposition
se A-~aF that wAs sses sen. in twain unsi
torn to pieces thereby aud you can not
blot the record out; you may try it. but
it will stick to ysu- and am not going
along With you in your opposition nov
The old tories Of the reyolution--they ey
are all gone now, but their records remain,
and The odium belonging to them attaches
even 70 their descsndants. The old mem
bers Of the Hartford Convention ar,
hardly spoken Of wish decent respect, IN.
| know Of one case, uhsrs the obloquy
though less than that which should resul
under pressnt circumstances. descended
70 tho individual Of the second gsne,
tiou. keeping from plapes Il honor and
trust simply because his father was Z
member Of that Copventieni: the diagrace
olung to him like the shirt Of Nassus. i,
the var With Mexico, We Dsmocrsts pro-
claimed tito b the duty Of every man t.
stand up for it whsthar se hslisve it riph,
or wrong. ] did %. for / printed the
Cincinnati Enquirer about that time. IA
voice al wish you printed il now."1-
Well. / don't, if i. advocated the am,
prioeipies y now How I, poured no,
shot into those who opposed the war =
How | fred whole broadsides at Tom Cor.
win and where is he nowf The bright.
est intsslsct, the ynsbtms mar thes old
Wing party ever had in Obio-thsy hard
ly Own him nov, having showed him of
to Mexico--a striking coincidence the
very country whose cAuss he cham pioned
A brighter light never went ou, than Cor.
wins, when be- aud whole hscaton,bs 3
Wigs fell, under their opposition 10 th,
nations war. Don't let u reverse tb,
record to-day, and place ourselves in til,
unfortunate position our political oppo
nents then occupied, tell you you On,
not pursue this hostility to the war with
out bringing reproaoh upon yourselves u
party and Us individuals. Let ne a,
to you, young men, who are fighting IA
the ranks of the d moeratic party to-day
beware how You tread On that platlorm
IL is unsound aud the reproach will follow
,ou in all your future years. You car
not wipe il out. 1t will be said Of yon
and TO your children, and 10 your chill
dren children. that that man was op
posed to putting down the most wick.t
rebellion the world ever know and whet
that brand is put upon you, it will mari
lyou ~ an escn,y to your country. Youn.
nan. let me beg Of you, turn back, 2,
With ihat party no longer. which sdop,
such . reasonable policy. Lot your en-
'ergies 60 with and for your Govurnmen n
IN putting DOVE the vsr. Dun't cove
yourself With infamy, by taking upo
yoqfssM ths repstatsn ot tryine q strik