The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-28
pay~ This is a government of the people,

mined natures have built up the mater
prosperity of the country; who have ell
larged our commerce, dotted the sides
our streams with manufactures, covere
the land with the products Of an INTEL
gent and diversified industry. Our farm
ers, mechanics, merchants, professions
men, but laborers all. these form the peo
pie. and the people form and control tn
Government. This forms the pecula
feature of American institutions, Tn
masses may be "hewers of wood ane
drawers of water" but it is in their ow,
right as freemen, and they are at the sam,
time the sources of political power Apy
effort to make the status of the laborins
masses different; TO make distinctions be
tween capital and labor; to disfranchiss
the working man. is an effort to subvcr,
the genius and spirit of our free institu.
tlons, to rob the American citizen OF bis
rights, and should be promptly resisted,
as we would preserve onr democratic con.
stitution unchanged.
The Copperhead Democracy has made
itself the ally Of the rebel oligsrchy and
slave propsgandists of the South. aud it is
the policy of the latter to dsfranchise the
working classes; or, as they put The propo-
sition, "capital should own its labor" -
Calhoun was the father Of secession, Cop.
psrheads and rebels swear by him, and
his democracy he expressed thus: "The
hand that is familiar with the plow. handle,
should never be permitted to touch q
ballot -
Herschel V. Johnson says: "We be-
iieve capital should own labor.''
The Richmond Examiner, the ablest
OF Southern journals, gives the idea of
Southern Calhoun Democracy thus !:
"There are stare races born to labor, and
master races bonn to govern and control
the fruits of labor"
De Bows Review was, par excellence,
the magazine of Southern thought, and
furnished food to-as it was fed by South.
ern thinkers-its men of science and its
statesmen, and this Review puts in the
plainesl and most unmistakable terms This
favorite social dogma of slavocratic politi-
cal teachers. 1t says "The theory of
free labor is delusion. Slavery is the
natural and normal condition of the labor.
ing man, white or black
The journals South well knew the char
acter Of their ew-foimed Confederacy,
and of II the RE hmond Enquirer said !:
The establishment of the Confederacy
Is distinct reaction against the whole
course of the mistaken civilization of the
age. For Liberty, Equality and Fra.
ternity' we have deliberately substituted
slavery" The Alabama Herald said :
Free society We sicken at the name.
What is it but conglomeration Of greasy
mechanics, filthy operatives and snail
hated farmers? All the Northern States
are devoid Of society fitted or well-br
gentleman"
We will not extend these quotations
further, albeit it might largely be done.
We have quoted enough TO show the hos
tihty of Southern oligsrchy and aristo-
Gratis of free society to the democratic
spirit aud policy of our Government. They
would elevate the ruling, the wealthy
party-the party of capital they would
sink the laboripg classes. "The mud
slll,' the ''greasy mechanic" white or
black, should not enjoy the franchises OF
citiseuship. Omitted for the sssocia-
tion of gentlemen. They should not be
permitted to come up to the balot.box
with the lordly owner of horses and lands
and slaves, and have voice in the Ma.
tional Administration.
Working men OF the loyal States, il is
with this party of social and political ex.
clusiyeness that the Copperhead leaders
are in sympathy, and it is for the success
of their snti-democratic and anti Ameri
can ideas they would have you vote and
labor. Will you do it? just 90 sure a.
the Lord lives, just so sure are Copper.
heads aud rebel Democracy tending to
wards and ultimately fighting for Lbe Gov
ernment of the few as opposed to the
Government of the many. Are you /.
farmer! aud will you vote the Copperhead
tickety Then remember that il is = car.
dinai idea 10 the political dogfas of th,
Southern masters for whom that vote oil
really be given that the hand that ha,
iolched the plow should not cast a bal.
lot. You are warming viper to life in
your bosom. Tney would use the sue
osss, which you labor to make theirs, fo
your final disfrauchisement.
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stances of defective memory, but the mos