The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-14
THE PEACE DEMOCRACY RAM.
PANT.

The copperheads of the Second Con.
gressional District of Ohio, at Cincinnati,
held meeting in honor of their secesh
Representative in Congress, Alexander
Long, on his return from Washington
City. Long made speech even more
reasonable in sentiment than that de-
livered by him in Congress, aud the meet
ing endorsed his positions, and still fur
ther manifested their reasonable instincts
By nominating him for the Presidency.
These Cincinnati copperheads belong
to the dominant wing of the party which
will control the Chicago Convention, in
all probability and it is we'll that the
people of all parties should clearly under
stand the views and schemes of these
plotters of treason.
We give few shor, extracts, exhibit
ing some Of the striking passages of Longs
speech, which was emphatically en-.
dorsed by the meeting:
PEACE AND RECOGNITION.
In pronouncing for peace, which is
painful bot stern necessity, upon the basis
OF recognition of States composing the
Southern Coafederacy, although l would
make any personal sacrifice to induce them
to return, if such thing were possible,
to the principles Of 1916, expressed in the
Declaration of Independence. that all Just
governments derive their power from the
consent Of the governed, / was fully aware
that / took upon myself great personal
risk aud hazard.
Three months have passed on yester-
day since, as your representative. l as
sumed the responsibility of declaring the
delicate convictions Of my judgment, in
support Of the principles and doctrine. |
then asserted, in opposition to the further
prosecution of the war for the coercion of
sovereign States by the use of such argu-
ments as God had enabled me TO employ.
and stand before you to-day to say that
they are true, true and Interchangeable as
as the hills are everlasting.
The lapse of time. subsequent events.
and much additional reflection, have only
served to convince me of the Justice of
the views ] then expressed. As
That there is no other alternative in
this war than subjugation and extermina-
tion OF the Southern people on the one
hand, or the recognition of their confede.
racy on the other, is beyond question,
and how can any sensible, humane. and
hberty-lovlng man hesitate in preferripe
the latter?
THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST REBELS nm.
CONSTITUTIONAL.
When MIR. Lincoln called upon the non.
seeding States to furnis him SEVENTH .f;vs
thousand men, to be used against the
States which had seeded, he annanncaa
In effect, his intention to DESTROY tha old
Government. and when certain 81 H.
States acceded to his demand, thew d.
ciared also that they we're willing Il sboula
be destroyed. None of the conditions "a
qu'site to make revolution in the Gov
eminent complete were wanting. Tha
officers Of State, whose sworn duty Il wac
to protect and defend the old Govern.
ment. forsook it, and the people aban-
doned it. From that moment il caused
to exist, and We have been living prsc.
ficaily tor more tban three years under :
new government, Government Deces.
sarily more despotic because the Consti-
tuition being set aside, the man " ho rnle.
over us 10 absolutely without restraint Of
win. y "' own
TIE ISSUE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL rrrc
fION. &
The first steps to be taken is to daol.,.
for peace. Let it be bold, manly. d;snis
6ed, but emphatic; SO clear and eonpre.
hensive that the commonest intellect c,n.
not be mistaken Let it be declaration
q positive - the Declaration Of hide.
pendenos, and let i be signsd and Cd