The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-15
THE GATE CITY
WEDNESDAY. JUNE is.


F"iouuuest AneoiogsanS ana most te4rne,
biblical scholars of the country or tn
age, and who was raised ard has lived nj
his life in the midst Of the peculiar ipsti
tuuon, and who yet, in The presence O
that vast throng in Baltimore, composed
oi representativ from all sections of The
Union, and when his words woull go
forth to the people and to the world. could
say; "a am MT a Pro-slsvery msn-l
never was; l unite my self with those vino
believe it Is contrary to the highest in.
teresis of ell men ani of all G ,yesnments :
Contrary To the spirit of the Christian re-
ligion, and incJmp pstiole with the natural
rights OF man" The value OF the sent,
ment is enhanced BY the z. a ctioa of the
man, ot the ID ID. 8 OF the S ,uthern pul
PIT, as we'll rs their don sh faced cj,em
porailss aud coaujulors North, who have
pFos,ituied their clerical functions to The
defence OF slavery, and perverted Scrip
tufe 10 pruve that il was rish, aud ia sc
coTdance with the teachings of Holy Writ
for one man 10 hold his fellow Ms chattel
NJ N who have been wont 10 stand in the
sacred desk, whose mission i, should be
to preach the religion OF the Lud Jesus
Christ the fundamental principle OF
which Is the universal brotherhood Of tie
whole human rsee-hsye been fal,e t. tAs (
mission, and iecresnt to that ho'y call
ing. They overlooked that "God has
made OF one blood ali the nstions,'' and
the "as ye would ths, m sn should d. to
you, do ,e even SO to tben," which forms
the burden of Christ's teachings and in
ali tile B.bie they have only been able 10
find ''car.ed b. CAoaan; servant of
servants shall he b. unto his brethren for
ever Aad on The strength of this they
have soolhed the coHseienees of the slave
diver, aud JUSTIFIED brutality and wrong.
Aud luither; Tnese clerical gentlemen,
listening 10 the nad schemes OF Southere
politicians, have suffered hate TO grow
10 tdelr hearls az ,inst The Government oi
their fathers, ana have drifted into seces.
sion, and are Looking for new political
heavens aod earth wherein dwelieth not
righteousness, bat injustice aud wrong i;
whose divinity is the LEX moloch OF
slavery, aud whose rapiurous sounds"
shall BE- the bay of bloSdhounds upon the
trsek Of the q iug fugitIves, and the har. h
clAuking OF chains, and the dull "thus''
o. the whip upon the 5arel back Of the
slave, and the gr0aus OF the tortured VIC
tim, and the cJarss oaths OF the oyerseer.
and the piteous pleadings OF the mother
Tor the possession of her child.
Bat Ds. Bfeckinrilge spurns the com-
pany anl teachings OF such diviues and
wi,h an extent ot erad,tiou and "a kuewl-
el.e ot Scriptures. aai cl=aruess OF
u gineut, aud a penetration OF iotellect
lasl aces him bead AMI shoulders
EbOve his coiemperares. he Geuouuces
slavery us against natural right, and ,l.e
best Interests u good government aad tie
Christian rellgiol. Aud sueh ministers
should bv tunoisd.
Bur le has ahother claim to the honor.
upon the grounds of his earnest lo,ait,
witch IS Ia bright ami larossbe coatra.t
10. nj, wiih the ci,loyalty Of J1hn G.
B ecklnridse aud ~ ,naey X ntuck,ans,
bat also with tue .-hsartedness and
b4ckslijirgs Of Gso. ID Prentice. 4 ~
genus There is no iui>tssiag HE views.
s.en. IA his address 10 The Convention,
he says that aa-o,.; his lrst principles j. il
= that We do Mt intend To allow this ma
ti0n 10 b. destroyed - that the sece d
Safes have DO night to repuIlate the na
ton, lnd that, & God helping Us, we viii
vindicsle that truth 80 that il shall nc We,
be disputed any more ia this world - sbd
there Is no h.lding back Oh accuua. oftts
negro that eye-sure Of conservatives
Hear him: & Ne are prepared 10 &.
further thsa The original kepublicss.
themselves we're prepared sog,.
'in myseli with those who say 'swAy
With II slavery forever = aud fervent
ly pray 20 thst the day may come when
throu ughout the whole lind, every MAJ
my Dc as FREE as you are, and Is c,psbs<
enj 'ylag regulated iibsny.'' Asi hes,
the stern Oh Romiu rs be conrludss. 81
kn1w very veil th-l the sentiments whi.i
am utering will cause ne great eiium
In he STATE ia which Vas born-whici
Love = where the bones Of tao genera
tina vi ny ancestors and s0me Of =,