The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-29
VOL. III.

Who has endeavored to shield the mn.
armed traitors and spies in the loyal
States from the consequences of their
crimes, by preventing the suspension of
the writ Of habsos corpus, which suspen-
sion is provided by the Constitution 10
meet the clse of such criminals, aud
when, as has bsen we'll said, the writ and
the traitors should have been suspended
together.
Who ha. endeavored in all his public
acts to prevent any injury to the instta-
tion of slavery, which is the cause of all
the expense, suffering and bloodshed that
has befalleu the country during the las.
three years, thus remaining unchanged
Ia his devotion to the slave oligarchy who
have prssipisated civil war upon the IA
tion.
Who has been crying Peace. when war
alone could save the Government. 1
Who has invited thu Intervention OF
the mouarchs of Europe in our domestic
tronblss by opposing every declaration Of
C'ngres' against it. Who has opposed leg
Is alton to miintsin the Constitutional
guarantee ofa republican form Of govern
ment u Ssotes whose recognized glye rn-
menss had baea ovarthrowa BY power
lul aud unlawful organization. n
AID wa has ia May ways en- lsayo red
to embairass and ftinier the CJnstitu-
tional authorities in their eff ,rts to vidli-
cate the Z ii5n anl Constitution from the
attacks OF febeis AMI trators.
These accusations are proven # pm
Pen3leton's recosd as appearin, in he
ioaraal's Of Congress and the Congress
ioaal Globe. Ani yet this is the Nd an
tie c pperhe,d Democracy offer to the
country and our veteran heroes as their
candidate for the Vice Presidency,
Union mea, circulate our campaign
documents. We have called attention to
this matter before, and We wish to h de p
the importance of it before our reads us
We should neglect no labor ten ling to
ssell rnd make overwhelming the Uaion
malority at The coming election.
sgThe most shocking atrocities bave
i Al l. a J.
tion of the war. They have starved our
prisoners, massscred negro troops and the
white officers commanding them, have
made allies of the savsges and scsiped
cur wounded aud dead, have driven Union
,aen. women and children from theil
homes, and subjected those in the South
that remained tue to their allegiance tt
the old flag to cruelties and iLdgnitie,
waieh fad Counterpart only in the her
rors Of the Aato do je. They have beer
gully, of acts of cold-booded bsrbarisu
that have fevered the blood in the vein,
of aye, and siekened the civilized world
aud for it all the Copperheads have ha
no words of indignant denunciation an,
reproach. They administer no rebuke
to traitors. and bushw hackers, and assse
sins, but they are ready enough TO do it
any Of our own Generals deal towsrd
"our Sou,herc brethren" in aay manne
other than that of tho utmost leuienc
: and tenderness.
, Thus 10 au editorial We notice in III
! Washington "Constitutional Union,' hav
, Ing reference - shcrman's erder for Ii
i removal o( tie citizens of Atlanta Soutl
t i, il 'saereic Hood" and Infamous an
"bru'al' Sherman. Ii Coprerhesds hs'
e any words Of praise, they ere for traito
y and rebels, if any words Of obloquy, the
u are for our Union Generals who are
IT earnest and determined to put down Il
l. rebellion. Of Federal Generals they nj
o raise imbeciles like Mcclellan or traito
i. ike Buell., but never once live men al
e patriots like Gran.-an Sherman.
Ep Don't forget for a moment til
Washington IIunt offered the foiiosi'
+ resolution at the late Democratic Conye
- tion, and that the words in italics We
- stricken out. st the dictation o. tie ull
40 peace sneaks:
r. Resolved, That in the future as in Il
rs, past, we will adhere With unswelvi
n fidelity to the Union aud the Constitute
~. and iasis. on maintaining tie nation
unity, as the only solid foundation of 0
's strength. security, and happiness as
ed people, and as framework OF governme
to equally conducive t, the welfare and DIT
as perity of all the States. both Northt
and Soutl,ern.
ma. The draft commenced in
ne Mones upon Monday. Ninety -eis
he nam-s were drawn for the deficiency
ut forty-nine in Polk county. The draft
ID passed off very quietly.
,,'' n~The Toronto (Cinada) Globe thi
ne that Mr.. Lincoln's enforcement of