The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-19
FE The tirrepressible conflict" of Mr.

oe"aiu' ucspise tuo oPPlourium ~ i"isea
is proved after all to have been based OF
the profoundest political philosophy
The slavery agitation which for years en-
crossed the attention of the nation, ant
of which agitation Washington was 9,
long the theatre and centre, has happil,
been removed to Richmond, but the strif,
still goes on. Ere secession attempted
the abolitionists it was who were playing
the mischief with Southern equanimity
that were unloosing the dogs OF war upon
our Southern brethren; and we were led
to believe that it would have been peren.
pial peace all over the country, and espe.
cially in Dixie; that we would have had
very millennium Of political quiet
throughout all our borders but for the
officious intermeddling of our citizens ol
Black Republican procivities with the
peculiar Institution. 1t was the natural
perversity of the abolition heart that was
diving the South to frenzy ard despera.
ton, not the fixed and eternal hostility
between freedom aud slavery; no contest
of autagonistic principles. Secession was
to furnish u complete paDacea for former
grievances. Into the Southern Confede-
racy, whose cornerstone rs slavery, no
disturbing elements were to enter. The
peculiar institution is divine; the people
should swear it; the constitution should
recognize it; the government should be
administered as slave government. Ipto
the Southern fold no Northern or anti
slavery wolf, disguised or undisguised,
should dare to come. The Southern mind
should at length be at rest with human
bondage nationalzed throughout all OF
their new government.
Delusive hope. Former Washington
Congressional scenes are being re-enacted
in the rebel capital. 1t is really amusing
to see how fransicslly rebel congressman
and rebel journalists are tearing to pieces
the Southern wood-pie to find the Cuifee
that JEFF. Davis or some other evil dis
posed individual is supposed to have Sc
creted there. The Confederacy is being
ruined; slavery agitation is driving it 10
perdition, aud there isn't single aboli-
ZIONIST responsible for it. What is the
matter? Ay, gentlemen, "there is some
thing rotten in Denmark" and it the ir-
repressible conflict over again. The
Confederate Government is a mere panto.
mime, the play of dumb actors, while
underlying it all, but deeper and broader
is humanity struggling for its rights and
the civilization of the nineteenth century
seeking its highest development, and
genuine democracy seeking the fulfill
ment of its mission. The spirit of op
preston which the rebels would make
the marked characteristic of their govern
ment, has been unhoused and unhomed
In America, and like the evil spirit of the
Scriptures, may go all over our land seek.
ing rest but finding none. The Southern
leaders may seek to become its ally, bul
the result is certain-slavery must perish
in all our country. This strife wasn't in
the North where slavery didn't exist, il
was in the South where it does exist, uC
there it still goes on. Some of the actor,
may change, but the strife itself is inevi
table and unceasing. Mr.. Stewards Of
quoted declaration MIR. Lincoln's "hous,
divided against ITSELF simile were 10
factious, were not political heresy, bu
true as heaven.
Nothing is more directly Illustrative o
this than JEFF. Davis long and favorabl,
consideration, in his late message, Of th,
proposition to use the negro for mlitar,
purposes, and the discussion pro and COZ
of this question by the Southern pres
and Congress. The rebels are not blin'
to the many difficulties and iuconsisten
cies to which they are exposed by th
proposed measure. If, as they claim
slavery be blessing, 's blessing to tn
master and blessing to the slave" wi
they hold out freedom to the negro sol
dierY Gu JonoP And, on the othe
hand, will the prospect of perpetual serv
tude as the reward of his services, be
great incentive to loyalty and faithfulnes
on his part
The following from the Lynchburg Re
publican doesn't Discus the matter fror
the favorite standpoint of slavery's d
vinity and blessings, but it gives view
hard to get over from the rebel side:
The result Of such proposition, if sue
oessful, cannot be mistaken by a bin
man or an idiot. 1t will convert tbe oys
reign States of the Confederacy into fre
negro colonies, with all the social and M
litical evils which attend the amalpam,
tion of adverse races. Ii our negro me-
are made free, then justice and SCUM