The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-21

IA u NOW!
Every loyal paper, every speaker VI
went before the people, and every 10y
convention of tho masses iteralsd aad {,
iterated the charge that Copperheads
the North we're in league in feeling, syu
pathy and action with the rebels Soutl
We charged upon them in the columns
this paper. time and..again, that they vel
no better than the rebels, At which the
would venture on sickly resentment aa
parade proofs Of their loyalty as puny .
their patriotism. They are condemns
BY their own people who have openly tes
tilted against them. Well may they ex
claim: /" Save US from our friends :"
In the Confederate Congress in thei
proceedings on the 9th inst, which a.,
found in the columns of the Riehnon.
Enquirer, Foote made . speech on tn,
resolution offered by himself, calling hom,
the diplomatic agents Of the CONFIDENT.
States who were abroad, on the ground
that there was no longer any hope of thei,
recognition, and went on to say:
T" In response to some inquiries, Mr..
Foote said he was in favor OF Conven.
tion of the Confederate Ststee, not to su
persede, but to aid the Confederate au-
thority in adjusting the terms OF peace.
1t Mcclellan we're elected it would be 4
triumph of the State Rights men. and /.
double Convention would then be probs-
BILE. We had, he said, more friends at
the North than We had in either England
or France. Those countries desired to
ruin both North and South. He was
willing, on the recognition of our inde-
pendence, to enter into sn alliance de-
fensive and offensive, With the Northern
States. jointly to enforce the Monroe doc
trine in America, and to form . liberal
commercial treaty. With this alliance
British authority would be swept out OF
Canada, aud French dominion 10 Mexico
would 90 overturned. Six or seven hun
dred thousand men would do, and thus
visit just retribution on the cold blood.
cd monarchs concerned, who are now At.
tempting to surround the two Republics
and limit their growth.
"Wten MIR. Foote concluded, his res
olution was. on his own motion, postponed
till Thursday.
"Adjourned.'
elf Mcclellan were elected it would
be triumph Of the State Rights men,"
What does be understand BY the States
Right doctrine? The right, of course, to
Becede, and with the aid Of hi. friends
North. be was wiling. when this State
Rights doctrine in its application and
forco would result in the acknowledge
ment of their independence, to 60 on a
little fllibus;ering raid, sweep out Cans
de-, and send Macmillan home 70 Napo-
leon, simply and solely because these
countries would not do what they hope
their Northern friends will do, assured,
ls he says, that here in the North there
arc more who are friendly to their cause
than in England and France put together.
From the above We derive proof of the
guilt of the Copperhead reasonable fAc-
tion. The election of Mcclellan was to
secure the acknowledgment Of the inde-
pendencs of the Confederacy. This was
not only understood, but the scheme was
mutual between the rebels North and
South.
Look around you, ye loyal, patriotic
men, and note these men in your midst-
men who claim intelligence and position
men who could not nor dare not say that
they did not understand what they were
doing-no such plea viii be accepted in
their defence, They did all 10 the full
CONSCIOUSNESS of the nature, the design,
and the consequences of their course
The masses were deceived, and this adds
to their guilt and the enormity OF their
acts. They started out to deceive and
betray. Falsehood. detraction and abuse
were the weapons which could only be
used By them, for truth scorned their ap
proach. Men who loved their country,
its institutions, who appreciated the bless
ings of liberty. condemned the leaders,
and still loathe them. 1t is only the
venal who will be found to dsfesd their
honesty or patriotism. Who that breathes
= loyal breath or has one drop Of patriotic
blood in his veins, can loak lightly upon
those among us who sought to Divide and
ruin this Government, and did all they
could or dare to accomplish it 2 What .
monstrous purpose-what a hellish de-
sigu And who will smiie cordially up.
on such men--acknowl ledge their natriot
ism when they have aided by thcir vatea
and influence to disrupt this Government
and bring ruin upon the country7
RxeYoct from the esupplemane.,~
port en the Cenaucs oe the x..s-
kHa0taasson - Gen. McCs.ss--
Cenuauea.
@. Were you, iu the fall Of 1864. !,
candidate for the Presideacyl
A. don't remember.