The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-30

If there b languishing soul in the
Udion ranks, one who needs TO Be re-
nswed in the spirit Of his mind, We COM
mend to his consideration The following
extract from . letter writes BY Schuyler
Colfax 70 his constituents. Cut it out,
paste it in your hat. and when you meet
peace sneak, read it to him. II such
thoughts, and such . platform don't in
vigorate you, it is useless for us to write
unto you:
81 justify the Administration in its de-
NAL to suspected traitors and their abet-
tors Of the writ Of habeas corpus; for. IS
I read the constitution, this was the ex-
press intent Of its trainers, when, il time
Of instruction, the public safety required
| it.
Justify it, also, in what ie denounced
by its enemies as ssarbiirary arrests and
only regret that any thus arrested, against
whom there seemed reasonable suspicion,
like Marshal Kane and others, were dis
charged without--trial.
Justify Butler for daring to hang .
traitor in New Orleans, and Burnside in
arresting an influential politician for pub
licly defyipg and splitting on a military
order, deemed essential for the nations
cause.
/ heartily approve the Presidents
Emancipation Proclamation, and his
solemn declaration that no slave Of any
State, whether on the border or farther
South, who fights for his country. shall
ever wear the chains of bondage.
l am for the most vigorous exertions
to reinforce our armies by the largest
possible addition Of colored troops and
only regret that the persistent opposition
to them by the enemies Of their admin
strstion, their Congressman and their
pressss, has retarded their organization
when, had they unitedly aided il the
work and inc outraged it, We might have
had, ere now. 100000 of such soldiers
instead of 100000 and avoided all i'm
pending drafts.
l indorse most heartily the policy o.
con6scating the property of rebels volun
tariIy in arms against their country and
who. guiltier than the barricade, seek t
involve country and citizens alike in {
common destruction.
am for striking at slavery, the cause
of all our woes, and the progenitor of thi
gigantic rebellion, with every power IN
der our control-war power of the army
the naval power of the navy, and th,
; proclamation power Of the President
and for its final irrevocable extirpatiol
from the land, by an amendment to tn,
Constitution, which shall make that in
strument, as we'll as tie Republic itself
: forever free and thus also obey the Di
vine injunction, "to break every yoke ant
lei the oppressed go free"
J | am againet treason, whether it wear
} its hiaeous form in front OF our patriotic
and gallant armies, or under The roof o
our capital in the streets of New Yorl
/ or within the borders of Indiana and
} am against any severance OF the Union b.
! the sword Of rebellion by disgracefu
compromise, or by base surrender of b.
, sacred cause in which so many martyr
for the right have so bravely fallen
And TO sum up, am for Abraham Lin
! colu-the pilot who shrank not 10 th
: darkest hour-and for Andrew Johnso,
faithful among the fsithless" for th
: highest offices IN the nations gift, o
which they are each SO worthy.
Very truly yours,
: SCHUYLER CoLrAx.
Marx l. McClelfan Valnaraisn Lad