The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-15


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oountrv ~ould b. Involve = srrrIa. -
accouut Of Il, ssd they looked withlcoai-
dence % the time when Il should q er,6i.
Gated.
Tho prcyisicne N the C0nvt;trt;oA An.
footing slavery vsre edcuted v,on M.
teal and material re.aous' and al ~.
eroapd. a. neval;av ~ y.,;S;n. - -
causs thsy believed Il voul5 & 1iIsrlt
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reoocnitios Of Slsvevv "a one H. .
spectator Of The scenes aroupd ~ Io.Id
regret il. He entertaired the m. nn;n !
ion Of Slavery nov thu, he had fro- Ia
time be FIRST studied the sub;eots Of 81 man
rights. In adyocat;n. this measure he
vss not dep.r,ips from his a.r,;er coIv;c.
tons, and would appeal % the Conskisu-
ton itself in justification OF the votl H.
shosld rive fer the measure. n. ~culd
not inquire whether Slavery had rrodnced
war or not. The war was uuon us - 4
Slavery has produced smiscA;ef. IIAiese
the measuve before the Senate shoulS h
adopted there could be NO nerm, h.rt
peace.
Mr.. johnson at length proceeded 70
controvert the ideas thst the .hol,s;oh -
Slavery could b accou pitched eithsr 5,
dirscs legislation or by tho exercise a
the var power hy the Prce;dene. He -
lieved that the rebels still owed siIexiases,
10 the United States. and we're to IS beo-
cssded asainss - traitors snder the don.
stitation. ANY other idea would b
moustro.s. He believed hat there Ier.
hundreds Of thossasds Of citixens i. The
insurrectionary districts Who vere lux =
devoted to this Union - any nsmbet or
this body but they obsyed the u ftcsO
Government ~ . power which they cduld
not resist snd 30 their obediencs vas no
crime. He claimed that the var power
was in shs hands Of Congress, and the
power Of the Prssidess vss derived fson
his right as Commander Chief. Thi
being the cass, 40 slave eould b nanu-
mit.ed By proelanaaioa unless The propce
physieal forcs accompanied il. We nsse
gel the slaves before we can nanunis
them. The President himself uttered !
great truth when he said his Proclams-
ton would b. like shs Pepe's bull seaiast
the comets 10 the districts usocsupisd b.
orr army. Il 10 just a idle for us to de-
clare the slaves free in tho States where
our armies do not march, a il woald 30
to declare the rebel armies disbasded by
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