The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-24

the United Seasss, and ~ Government
is called upon ITO prosecute the xar with
the utmost possible vigor to the seuplete
suppression Of he rbsllies." Mr.. Lin
coin. Mr.. Seward, the whole Union party
stand pledged to thai position not only By
pfofSssion, but By more than three years
Of . gigantic wsrhrs. And this being
80, the Intslligsaosr i guilty Of that I'M
fairness, Of that partizan bitterness and
misrepresentation which it dsprecates in
Mr.. Seward, in either directly or indirest-
" making the above charge. The INTEL
ligenoer will not say that Mr.. Seward is
"sither an enemy Of the Union, or that he
loves his party more than he loves his
country and TRUTH" It admits his candor:
refutes the charge it makes, and attempts
to use as political capital against the Ad.
ministration by denying the possibility"
ct what it says is Conceivable and
aids: We do not doubt that Nj. Lin.
coin, in case bis rival should be constitu.
tioually elected, will resign his high pre-
negatives into that rivals hand" Then
Why discover any such intimation il Mr..
Seward'a address, or devote three column
leader to what it is pleased to term =
"portentious threat? It deprecates in
MIR. Seward any statements tending TO
"the exacerbation of political prejpdices,
aud the infuriation Of popular passions. "
And yet the Iutelligencer is 90 disipgenu-
GUS as to be itself guilty Of what i. dis.
countenances in our Secretary of State.
Disclaiming all appeals to everythi By but
sober reason and calm Judgment and
truth in political controversy, and read
ing Mr.. Seward q lecture for making
charges against the Democracy for polite
cal effect. and which it claims he cannot
prove, it. BY intimation st least, would
fasten upon the Union party the intent Of
baseness and perddy and ,reachery with.
out parallel in history; and y st says
that it doubts the crime that i, in putes,
and which it holds up as a bugbear to
Ifrighteu the timid from their support Of
the Administration. Where is the Ia.
telligencer's consistency and candorl p
They forsook it in this matter.
No. Mr.. Seward could not have ad,
verted to usurpation or disgraceful peace
on the part of the Administration. VIVA,
did be mean? This is the peoples war
as it is the peoples Government that the
war is attempting to preserve. Array the
people against it and the Administration
fails Personally, Mr.. Lincoln or Mr..
Seward or Mr.. Stanton has no greater in
terest in the preservation of the Union
than any other citizen.
A party bitterly hostile to the war. and
who would array all our citizens against
1t; who oppose the draft. and all the
means BY which our armies can be kept
up and the war prosecuted who demand
an unconditional peace, an armistice, and
the immediate cessation of hosti!ities-
this party profess not to be able to under
stand Mr.. Stewards meaning. The AID.
mlnistration is pledged to war mill re.
beilion succumbs it cannot compromise:
it cannot make peace with rebels. And
now. in the event of the success Of the
Copperhead candidates, you call for peace,
for an armistiee. for Indirect recognition
OF the rebels, for measures against which
the Administration is unslterably pledged.
You refuse further men or munitions of
war. The rebels are still ia arms: their
forces still threaten invasion of our terri
tory. and 10 this dilemma it may we'll be
asked, "who can vouch for the safety Of
the country against the rebels during the
interval between the election and the in
coming of the new Administration ?"
Mr.. Stewards meaning is plain to every
man not blinded by partizan passion.
We have paid thus much attention to |
this matter because Mr.. Stewards speech |
will be largely read; because the ..por.
tentious threat" which the Iu,ellieencer
tnds therein will be re echoed BY The |
Copperhead press all over the COUNTRY
and more particularly because We wish to
answer question implied in the querv
BY our Secretary Of State, i. e..
n the event of Mr.. Lincoln's defeat in
November what would be the subseauant
policy of tbs Administration until tn
er'n should constitutionallv expire? On
his question we have no doubts. We
inow what it should do-whst il vop,a
10. We will speak briefly. When it came
nto power it found rebellion, Organised
lnder Democratic Administr.t,on.
threatening the national life. In obed;.
nee to It's sworn duty and the voice of
he people Of the loyal States. il marshal.
ID armies and organized war to suppress