The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-16

grandeur - the Oa0so. |
In every aspect the contest ID vast. i
n vast in its relations to our own coun-
try it 10 vastsr still in it, relations 70
other countries. Overthrow slavery here
and you overthrow it everywhere-in "a
b. Brazil and wherever slave clanks Ms
chain. The whole execrable pretenslon
of ..oropsrty in man,, wherever It now
shows its hideous front, will be driven
h.ck into its kindred night. Nor il this
an Overthrow slavery here and our Re-
nublic sscends to untold nights of power
and grandeur. Thus far its natural in
fuence has been impaired by slavery. Let
this shameful burthen be dropped, and
our example will be the dsy-star Of the
world. Liberty, everywhere, in all her
struggles, will be animated anew. and the
down trodden in distant lands will hail
the day of deliverance. But let slavery
prevail, and our Repul lie will drop from
its transcendent career, white the cause
of liberal institutions in all lands will be
darkened. There have been great battles
in the past, on which human progress
have been staked There was Marathon,
when the Persian hosts we're driven back
from Greece I; there was Tours. when the
Saracens were arrested in their conquests;
there was Waterloo But our contest is
grander. We are lighting for national
life, assaulted by belIgerent slavery; but
such is the soIidity of nations. and SO
are mankind knit together, that our battle
is now for the libesty of the world. The
voice of victory here will resound through
the universe.
Never was grander cause or subIimer
conflict Never holier sacrifice. Wnoi s
not saddened ut the thought Of the pre-
cious lives that have been given to Lber-
ty's defense? The soil of the rebellion is
soaked with patriot blood; its turf il
bursting with patriot dead. Surely they
have not died in vain. The flag which
they upheld will continue to advance
But this depends upon your votes. There
fore for the sake of that flag, and for the
sake of the brave men that bore it, now
sleeping where no trumpet of battle can
wake them, stand by tie flag
Tell me not of "iailure" in this war -
There can be but one failure, and t1at i,
the failure to make an end Of slavery
for on this righteous oonsumwation every.
thing depends. Let liberty be with us
and no power can prevail against US. Let
slavery be ackr ow.edged, and there is nc
power which will not mock and insult us
Such is the teaching of history, in one o
it's greatest examples. Napoleon, wher
compelled TO exchange his empire for
narrow island prison, exclaimed in bitter
ness Of spirit, sit is not the coalition
which has dethroned me it is lioera
ideas" 1t was not the European COAL
ton, marshalling its forces from the Dol
to the Orkneys, that drove the man o
destiny from his lofty throne but it wa
that liberty which he had offended II
saw and confessed the terrible stumbling
block. when be cried out. 81 cannot re
establish myself; have shocked the pee
pie; have s'uued against liberal ideas
and | perish" Memorable words Of in
struction and warning. 1t is ideas tina
rule the world, and, unlike batteries an,
battalions, they cannot be DESTROYED o
cut to pieces. Let US so conduct th
contest that We shall not shock maukiut
or sin against liberty. Let us SO condu,
1t that we shall have Provid snce on ou
side. Nature has placed the eye in th,
front. that We may look forward and up
ward, and 1t is only by a coatortion thai
we are able to look behind.
Therefore, in looking forward and up
ward, we follow nature. There was Ar
ancient adventdrer who looked behind a,
he was escaping from the realms Of death
and he failed. We, TOO, shall fail if VI
look behind. Forward, not backward. i,
the word; firmly, courageously, faithfully
There must be no false sentiment or COW.
ardice. There must lie no fear of nirri
tating" the rebels. When The Almighty
Fower hurled satan and his impious
peers
Wa, :, headlong flaming from the ethereal sky,
with hdeous ruin and combustion down
10 bottomiess periition, there to dwell
In adamantine chains and penal fire."
there was no Chicago platform, proposing
"a cessation OF hostilities, with a view 10
convention or other peaceable meaps.''
nor was there any attempt to save the
traitors from divine vengeance. Person.
al injuries We may forgive: but govern.
ment cannot always forgive. There are
cases where pardon is out of place "a.
ciety that has been outraged must be pro.
tected. That beautiful land. now do.
graded by slavery, must be redeemed
and generous statesmaDshp must f..
forever It's immu,able condition. If the
chiefs OF the rebellion are compelled 10
give way to emlgrantss FROM the North
ana IRON Europe, swelling population
creating new values, a, d OPENING nsv
commerce; if the "poor whites" are re-.
instated In their rights; if whole race
IS lifted to manhood and womanbood. i
roads are extended; if schools are nl.n,
eo-tnere will be nothing done ioconsist.
emu with thas just clemeney which | re-.
lo'ce to consider public duty. L hertz
f" the pest cu'tivator. tie surest teachar
a an 'ne most enterprising merchant
The whole country will COMES, rho 100"
born power. and these comms,c;.I 80; 80"
which now sympa,hize SO pervsrsaln . m;.s
belliAerent slavery will be .movo ~" IN
earliest to enj y the quickeuine chance on'
all o.