The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-28
Adherence 10 the Union

the past, we will adhere with unswerv.
ing fl,lity to the Uaion and the Coueb-
tu,ion.' That is the bagusly-loyal false
aud elap.trap profession Of the Copper.
head Democracy in their svowal Of poIit-
ical faith Is embodied in the Chicago
Platform. What 'past" is that Is it
when JEFF Davis and Yancey, Toonbs
and Stephens, and Wiefall and Cobb, ard
FLOYD and Bieckinridge and all The pre-
sea, leaders aud supporters of the press 1t
rebellion were members in full faith aud
good standing of the Democratic party
Ii ii when these rebel chiefs In io5o
and prior thereto. then as much teoeis
and traitors at heart as now, when they
have cunsummatej The treason they then
premed,ated, we're boldly Advocating the
disruption Of the Union without rebuke
from their Northern Democratic allies 7
Isit the Democracy of MIR. Keitt who 10
1886 declared that should Mr.. Fremont
BE- elected adherence TO the Union is
treason to liberty" which speech ives en-
dorsed BY Mr.. Floyd, Buchauan's Secre-
tary of War as sound doctrine" or of
Gov. Wise, Of Virginia, who. while MIR.
Pierce was President, and during the
canvass of 1855 was preparing 10 take
part OF the S)uthern States out OF the
Union iu the event Of Fremont election,
before he should come into possession OF
the government, in which treasonable
scheme it was claimed that the South
would re Give the support OF Mr.. Pierce
very favorably talked OF by the Copper
heads before the meeting of their late
Convention SO their candidate for tie
Presidency =? Is it the "past'-befoEe
any State bad seeded, aud while the
Democracy still ruled in the councils Of
the nstion-when the Charleston Mer-
cury could claim Of the South that "therc
is eas) not single public man In her
linus, not one of her present Representa-
t,es or Senators in Congress who IS not
pledged to the lips in favor OF disunon,
anl yet those were Democrats all, and in
their public positions giving to the coun'
try the bles,inG Of a Democratic admini-
grafton l. this the adherence TO Il c
Union in the past to which The resolu-
ton re.srs La Gods name We have had
enough of it. Patriots and ali right
minded men thought we had had enough
under Mr. Pierce. And then when the
u mlcracy gave us the iministration ol
BlchanAn with is imbecilny, with It's
treason plottngs, with lis traitors IN III,
G. bioet. with It's rebel Vica President
with i,s Uuion haters, and slavery loyers
snd sec ssiouists 10 Gil the positions 0
trust and honor in the country, and Il
receive the p-trorage OF the Administra
ton. ard become the Ministers and re
preseuialives of the government at ioreig
c,urts. with its studied policy TO s.b
vert tie Goyeinment and to place I'll
SDufh in such condition as to make h,
iitend 4 rebellion successful then ever
leval man knew We had had enou ID OF /
and repudiated and cursed suca adhe1
euce to the Union.
Wien the Copperhead Democracy II
member this, when they remember ths
this rebellion was commenced by Dem
crat,, under Democratic administrator
that they still conduct il, aud If bat
again in the Union would act and 20
with this party Of peace snesks, '
" wander at them for thus putting ther
selves upon their past record for adhe
eace to he UliJn, for that record W
d ann them.
But further, the Cops have made
themselves record during the time IL
this war for the preservation OF the I Uni
has been waging. l. it to THE they reie
Ia il to widespread and oath bound :
cietles OF The y. a. IA. ana S1ns oi L'p
ty, organized by Southern rebels and ill
and conducted by Northera CJpperher'
whose policy is hostility to the Cover
ment and CO operation with the trait
S,uih ? /, il to Cole county insurrectio
AMI Nes1ork draft riots, and dlscoura
meut of enljstments, and the murder
Union soliiers, aud couuseiled resis'ar
10 the draft and Northern Copperhei
with sons in the rebel army, and the
undertaking and studied policy OF
party to throw every obstacle IN the
of the present administration to prev
the accomplishment Of its purpose to 6
press the reb lion aud preserve the III
oi Il e c3uutry? l, it TO The speeches
the Nor, hern traitors at Chicago, or
the disunon covn els of the open sc,
siuuis; The party have nominated as Il
candidate Tor Yiee President? Is il
the conduct OF the party since the
hr.La out 10 which r,fare pce is mada