The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-14
speech ea wm. H. sewarA.

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Auburn, on occasion of the reception O
the news Of the fall of Atlanta. In th
extract which we make, Mr.. Seward dem
onstrates that the Chicago programme
was substantially concocted by the rebel
and Copperbeads in joint conspiracy will
the British in Canada. But let our read
ers consider the matter as presented il
the following paragraphs from Mr.. Sew
ards speech. Speaking of the good un
derstanding between the enemies Of ou,
fee institutions in England, the rebels o.
the South, and the Copperhead leaders,
Mr.. Seward says:
sIhey agree, also, that the real usurper
at Richmond is blsmeless and pure. at
least the Richmond Democracy affirm it,
and the Chicago Democracy do not gain.
say 1t. To me, therefore, the Democracy
at Richmond end the Democracy a. Chi.
cago, like Caesar and Pompey, seem to
retain all their original family resem-
biance. They are very much alike-es.
peciaily Pompey. But i, is not in mere
exiernsls that their similarity lice. They
talk very much alike, as | have already
shown You. When you consider that
among the Democrats at Chicago the In.
diana Democrats we're present, who have
imported arms to resist the national au-
thorifies and defeat the national laws, and
that all the Democrats there assembled
agreed to justify that proceeding, | think
you will agree with me that the Rich.
mond Democrats and the Chicago Dem.
ocrats have lately como to act very much
alike.
| shall now 60 further and prove to you
that they not only have a common policy.
and common way of defending it, but
they have even adopted that policy in
concert with each other. You know that
when the Chicago Convention was ap.
preaching in July last. George Sanders.
Clement Z. Clay, and j. b. Holcomb ap.
peared at the Clifton House on the Can.
ala bank OF the Niagars river, fully in
vested with the confidence and acouaint-
cd with the purposes of jefferson Davis
aud his confeserates at Richmond. You
know, also, that Chicago Democrats re-
sorted there in considerable numbers to
confer with these emissaries of Jefferson
Davis. Here is the fruit of that confer.
eace, md no one can deny the authenti-
city OF my evidence. II is extracted from
the London Times, the common organ of
All enemies of the United States. The
New York correspondent of the London
Times, writing from Niagara Falls under
date OF Aug. 9th, says:
" Clifton House has become a centre Of
Negotiations between the Northern friends
o. peace aud Southern agents, which pro-
pose withdrawal of differences from the
arbitra Uent of tie sword. The cores
pondeat then goes on to explain that an
effort as to be made to nominate a candi.
datesfor the Presidency, on the platform
OF anarmlstice and Convention of States,
and to thwart, by all possible means, the
efforts of Mr. Lincoln for reelection
Mink now, that on the Sth of August.
1861. Northern democrats and Richmond
agents agree upon the things to be done
al Chicago.
Namely: lst, A withdrawal Of the diff.
ferences between the Government and the
insurgents from the arbitrameut of the
sword. Cd, A domination for President
of the United States, on platform Of an
arnistice aud ultimately a Convention of
the States Sd, IL thwart by all nossi-
bic means the reelection of Abraham
Lincoln
Such conference. held in a neutral
country betEceu profes~edly loyal eiti
zens of the Uoi'ed States aud the aeents
o. the Richmond traitors in arms. has
very suspicious look But let that pass
Political elections must be free, and there.
fore they justly excuse many ex,ravagsu-
cles. " Lase 'os seen what the agents
OF the Pompey AMI Cesar agreed as Nj
agara that P"ppey should do at Chicago.
Here Is what he actually did:
Resolved, That this Convention does
explicitly declare. as the sense of the
American people, that, after four years
oil failure to restore the Union by the ex-
pertinent of war, during which, under
the pretense of military necessity or
war power higher than the Constitution
itself has been disregarded in every part.
and public liberty and private right alike
trodden down. and the material prosperi-
ty Of the country essentially impaired,
justice, humanity, liberty and the public
welfare demand that immediate efforts be
made for cessation of hos,iiities, with a
view to an ultimate Convention Of all the
States. or other pesceable means to the
end that at the earliest practical momen.
peace may be restored on the basis of the
Federal Union OF the Ssates.'
The Democracy at Chicago did there
Just what been agreed upon with the Rich
Richmond agents at Niagara, namely:
They pronounced for an aban ndonment Of
the miiitsry defense Of the Union against
the iDsargeHts, with view TO an Ultimate
National Convention, ana- the defeat
of the election of Abraham Lincoln
That is to say, they propose to eject
4 Abraham. Lincoln from the Presidential
chair At Washington on the 4th OF next
March, and At the same tine leave The
usurper, Davis, unassaiied, seenre and
unmolested in his seat at Richmond, with
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