The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-14


of American affairs as follows:
awe have no natural enemy. TCheers,
Every country Of Europe is our natur,
friend and if to any country Of Europ
In particular We are to look as the coun,r,
by close relation with which we ma,
best promote the general interest of Ii.
civilised world, it is the very countr,
which once, in the blindness OF unchari
tableness and natural yet unhappy preiu
dice, we regarded as our natural enemy
lCheers.] [ trust that you. think tina,
the conduct of the government in the
regulation of its foreign policy has been
actusled by a sincere desire to perfarm
towards all countries of the world Offices
Ct friendship. Hear, hear.] | trust. in.
deed | am confident, that you think that
that disposition has been indicated by the
government-and not specially by the
government, for 10 this respect they have
been no more than the organ of the feel.
ings OF the people-that disposition to
respect the rights of every country, to
avoid undue interference in its concerns
has been indicated in regard to the la.
mentable war which still desolates the
continent of America. Hear, hear. /
Hnglsud was a sad sufferer by that var.
] don't believe that history records a case
In which the internal dissensions of a
country have produced such widespread
calamItles In other nations beyond its
borders; but We have felt that 1t was our
duty to respect American freedom-to re-.
sfeot the discretion OF the Americans 70
deal with their own affairs, whatever
might be our particular opinions as to the
wisdom of any course they were pursuing,
or as 10 the prsctioability Of any object
they had in view. For my own part, |
confess ! always had great doubts as to
the practicability of reducing to subjec-
ton any portion of coustry that mani
tests determined disposition to separate
lloud and renewed cheers]; but whatever
be our opinion, we have no right to place
u in a form which should mske us the
judge of what is 1T for another country
to do. Continued cheers Theirs is
the responsibility ours has been in part
the suffering. But if we groau over the
suffering which has been experienced
among our own population, let US look at
the frightful magnitude OF the calamities
the Americans are undergoing. Hear,
bear 1t is for them, as they have the
responsibility. to judge Of their course.
] entertain, in the first place, this convic-
ton. that by an attempt to enforce our
judgment instead Of theirs we should
have done nothing but embitter contest
already too much exasperated; in the
second place, l feel that the sentiment
with which We ought to regard this most
unhappy war is this-we have no jealousy
of American greatness, we have no reason
70 fear them, or any other nation fHear
hear. We feel they are our brethren By
blood and language. We know their
continent is calulated to continue ia re-
lations Of the most beneficial intercourse
with us, aud We ought to pray Almighty
God that it may please him in His mercy
to bring this sanguinary contest, if it be
His will. at an early period to such ter
mination as shall be best for the happi.
ness, peace. per manent welfare and pros
perity of all the inhabitants of what were
once the United States'' TCheers.1
The Vermont II Robbers-.-Letser from
Geo. N. Sanders.
The following letter from George N.
Sanders appears in the Montreal Evening
Telegraph:
Montreal, Oct. 26.
To the Editor of the Evening Telegraph
SIR. cafnot permit the many un.
founded statements in regard to the Con
federate attack upon St. Adams to pass
without word Of explanation. AS 10
the facts, the attack upon St. Albsns was
made by Confederate soldiers under the
command of Lieut.. Bennett H. Young, OF
the G. s. A. All having served in the
Confederate army within the Confederate
States, and being still in that service
were especially constituted and detailed
for that service under the direct authori-
ty of, and in fact by direct orders from
the Government of the Confederate States
So far from having the characteristics o
Federal raid upon our territory, as i'm
puted to it by some papers, this enter
prise was conducted without unnecessar,
violence, and was accompanied by an oper
and public declaration at the time by thos,
engaged in it that they were acting -
soldiers under the orders Of the Southern
Coufederacy, and in pursuance of the or
ders l take this method Of placing thes
facts before the public to prevent the cas-
of the Confederate prisoners now in Gus
tody. from being prejudged but SO soor
IS the fact of Lieut.. Young's demonstra
tions upon Vermont shall be known a
Richmond, there is no doubt but tha
the government will take immediate step
to make their responsibility aud approvs
Of the enterprise publicly and officiall
known, and will assurediy communica,
the facts of their responsibility, and q
their approval to the Canadian and I'm
tied States authorities.
Very respectfully,
GEO. N. SANDERS.
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