The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-07

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I shs arnsss and snssis1ky "a pstpsDD,
hesleeron has bssn Of yast vslss % th
| aA2iessl eoaoe. sasa 's'7 F-
The s1sstios has exhibited spother f.
noe less valsahls 70 - known. tbe ~
tsae vs @ not approach exhaustion j,
80 most important brssh of he Natioa.
q reeosress, that Of living men. while {
? nssaseAely 70 reject that the ~, -
niisd - naay graves and caused mourn
isg % - Dany homes, 1t u some relief |,
know that compared With the s,rviv;ns
ne hlssa have BEEN few. Who'll. corn
snd esv'saoas ssd bTgadss and regimsnt
nave formed and bled and gone out of Il
istence. a great mssy Of the meo X.
composed them sre stifi living the sam.
= trus Of the Naval service. The eIec.
t'on returns prove that 30 many vot1r.
eosd not else b found in the States reeu,
larry holding elections, both nov and fou,
yssss $50, to-wit: Delaware, Cslifernie.
Consectisut- Iliaois, Iova, KeDt.el, |,
Asise, MARYLAND, Nassachuset,s. Nichi.
gas, Minnesota, Miasoun, Nsv Jenv.
New York, Ohio, Oregon, Penasyiyanis..
Rhode lslasd. VermSnt, West .Virri.is
and Wisconsia east 1850 votes nov.
sgaissf $3.50, ,122 cast then, showing m
agsssgese zoe 81 ). 3.3o6, ,2ll 70 which !
TO b added 33, ,769 cast nov il thu nev
States ef Kaasas and Nsvada. which et.aes
did aot vote in 1850. thus swelling The
sgErgegsts . 4.O75.773, and tho pett
Increase daring the three years and
half Of war to l45,75I. A table i, an
pended showing particulars. To this
Agaio shoald Be added the number or III
soidiers in the Geld from Massaohu.atts
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware. In.
diana, Illinois and California, Who by the
laws OF these States could not vote av.y
from their homes, and which numbar c.n.
not Be less thsn 80 900; nor yet is this
III.
The number in organised territor;ss !.
'ripp'e nov What il was four years aro.
While thOassnds white and black Join us
p the nstional arms to press hack the in
surgsnt lines. So maoh is shovn bv ,he
election. Is it not material to inou;re
how the increase has been produced. q,
% shos that It would have been greater
but for the war, which is probably true!
10 important TACT remsiss demonstraied
hat We have more men nov than re had
when the war began; that We are no, ex. |
aausted nor in process Of exhaustion:
hat We are gaining strength and may, If |
neea pc, MAINTAIN the contest iDdefniteiy. |
Men On material resources are nov more
somplete and abundant than ever. The
nauoaai resources are une Exhausted and.
y We believe, inexhaustable. The public |
purpose 70 rc-essablish the national an
'hority 10 unchseged and, a we believe.
anchangesbis. The manaer Of eonsipu- |
ng tha. effort remains to be chosen on |
Of all the evidence accessi-
DE. II seems to ne that no attempt NJ
'egotaatios With the iasureens leader
'ouid result in any good He would &C. |
,ePt q soshisg short Of the surrender OF
ne Union. His declarations to sha. ef.
ect are explicit and oft repeated. He
ioes not attempt to deceive Us; he affords
y 40 opportunity to deceive ourselves
We cannot voluntarily yield it. Between |
hem and - the issue Is distinct ,imnle
Ind infsxibis.
Is = IN issue which can only be tired |
y var and decided by victory. five
Tleid ve are beaten. II the Soutbarp |
,eopie fil him he 10 beaten. Either vav
would be the victory and dsfsa. follow
ng var. What is trus, however, OF him
vho heads the insurgess cause is not ne
'essarily true Of those whs follow. AL |
'hough be cannot accept the Union, they
;an. Some of them We know already de. |
'lrs peace and reunion. The number of
'uch may increase. They can 1t spy mo- |
nent have Peaca simply BY laying down |
heir arms and submitting to the national
authorities under the constitution. After
70 much tho Government could not, ifit
Eould. maintain war against them. The
oval people wosld not sustain OF allow Il.
4 questions should remain We would ad
ust them By the peaesfsi means Of leeis-
alton, conference, eoasts and votes. ope-
'ating only 10 constituted ana lawful
,hs0sels. Some certain and other pcssi |
,le Questions are and would be beyond |
he executive power to aej1st. For in
tance, tho admission of n,snbers into |
1osgress, and whatever might require The
appropriation of money. The executive
,ower itself would be greatly dimiaished
y the cessation Of actual var. Pardous
Ind rsnissions Of lor,eisnfe, however, |,
would still be within executive control.
"a what spirit end temper this control
would Be exercised can be fairly judged
4 by The past.
Ayear ago general pardons ara a:anesty
,poa specified terms were offered 70 al |
'ycept certaip designated claases, and il
was at the saDe time made knowu that
he excluded glasses wers s,ir; within
Of such clenenc;. During
he year many availed themselves Of tho |
geaeral preyisioss, and uaAny nors would
'nly that the signs Of bad faith ia some |
ed 70 such precautionary nssssrss q
the practioal process less essy |
Ind uncertain. Daring the sans tias |
.Pecisl pardons have been granted to u. |
iividaals = s1sspssd discs, and no vol. !
latary applications have bssa deaisd.-
FhesP practically the door Aas No. for |
Fuh yeaf open 20 oil ssch = wses not IN |
70 maks ffes ohoice. that 10 |