The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-31

before tAeYs 1eeel34 oy9il pad tAsir 40
pcs fro this MEASURE: Whistle oar I'll
patiaa? Lst us look dagger III The lsoe,
asd prSsidsx or isIwhile it v psjsiSle "a
do 30. Sir, We are upon the verge Of -
in. Or 6n6poial affairs are most sefis
ousl afiecrdered abrpsd, owing "a. the
ishs1g (ninal nisosa antIt y 3very
kind. No respectful confederation has
yet bsen accorded to ne, or SCENE likell
TO be sccordcd hereafter. At home Is
'riesDf legisiasise nessusesg hevs fopnd
sanction here, which nust Be- iuesitably
fatal to State rights, aud State soveseixi.
y, and r. popular frsedom. 4 net speed
lily modified Congress Is rspidly aban-
doning oil its importsot overs, sod build
Ing up an irresponsible military despo.
tism, the like of which hes never been
seen before upon this earth. Other acts
are in progress here, which, should they
pass, must produce popular eonvulsious,
which will put our whole GOVERNMENTAL
system in the most serious jeopardy.
Esormods abuses Of power heretofore com
mitted to the Executive Department,
hare occurred, which hsve everywhere
fil'ed the minds Of onr coantrymen viii,
distrust and alarm. The policy of the
present House seems to be to crush out
dissatisfaction By armed violence alone,
n inisstion Of thai thorough policy iniro.
iuced and enforced IN England BY tile Gel. |
'bratet Earl Of Straffard, the enforceme MT |
y whlch speedily brought Charles 10 |
he block but not before S.raff,rd had 10 a. |
ne ON hssd. Fee days hence and the
reedon OF dslIberation will have been e. |
ectsa'iy ettisguished in this body, By
means which may NOT specify. fhs
seedop Of The press will. 10 sll probabil-
y, come to an end about the same time.
y the operation Of causes which | h.ve
eretotpre discussed ia this hall. 10 tho
MIDST Of these alarming Occurrences, and
'h,le corruption is known to be difIasips |
'self along all the channels Of -'s -. =
ercours.. what is the condition Of our ar.
nies? Lee 10 sobly aud successfully DE-
ending X chmond ard Peter burg. Thet
must, unwise and deeply criminal dis
facemeut Of the gallant and efficient
ohnso0 from lhs conmsndsof the Army
{ the Tennessee , and the transfer OF thar
rmY to the neiehhorhood Of Nashville. |
ave opened au Southera Georgia. South
,arolina and Alabama, TO the army of
herman. Fort McAllister has fallen;
savannah is about TO fall; the fate Of
charleston seems osly 70 be deferred . /,
~ DAYS later. Hoods army has already
let with great disaster at franklin, and
, my jcds uent, il fatally compromised
The Presidential Interference is The
ause Of all these dire mlschefs as i. vas
tae '-s" e.. O. o. s.ie uniof.unat, battle OF
lurfrees5oro. and the s,ul more disas-
Gus ooe of Mission Ridge, should Hoods
rmy be destroyed. an event which, fear
but too pr bablc. and Sherman come
,und to this vicinity in ships, which
. not doubt he now intends. what will he
Ne fate of Richmond +
STR. Ss ID undlr such circums anca that
is declared unwise TO throw unseemly
distractions in the way of passing az Ell
eut financial bill? l. this the proper
me to talk about Reputation. or The
ure 10 refuse oil propositions IookipgIto
n honorable peace So think many lin
ais House, who perhaps. constitute n |
'sjsrity; but SO do not l think. Sir II
ave spoken out my views frankly a I'D
xplciuy, and now | wish to say to ibis
lolse, that the course Of events, here and
sewhere, has been recently such that /
een !, q duty which T owe alike to my
,atsctts aud TO my pridtfples, which l
ave heretofore steadily maintained, to
'itadraw from this body altogether. II
N free man. and the representative. Of
eemea, and do mol know how 10 legis-
ne in chains. | will no longer be ,e-
ponsible for measures adopted in secret
,ssion of this body WHICH my whole soul
bhors and my whole understanding con-
emns. This, as have already said, is
erhaps the last lime that win address
MS body. or discuss the questions here
oder consideration. ] shall Withdraw in
ome sequestered spot where | ian erjos
rep3se and freedom from taxation. I'll
isturbed in my retreat by the hand Of
oppression, / will seek in foreign cliues
rat freedom and happiness which / con-
lder are denied me here.
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