The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02

don IS it isLs6s cbaisf1aii 81 Il Wash Isl
fingtoh, Jefferson and Madison-is "a =
desire. Under that gossrn4eet-ve lise
and Pfospefsd and werS happy. Undc
It the West eyasw nps sxes1l4d people
with milli6ns OF men, and under il Obi
\ cdedfda = b tho pride Of aht North
west and glory Of the continent; and whe
a man. talks 70 ne about reces sliou
or prates Of new Union. / mark him q
Tan enemy Of my country and the robbie
Of ny childrcn. The old Union, with it
glorious memories, its unfniflled .hopas
its history blazing upon every page Wit
words and deeds Of deathless glory nj
bind me to the old Union aud cause q,
to abhor the name of reconstruction.
would say TO the gentleman from Obi
and those who think With him, an God
name say no more about reconstruction. ,
But sinking every other consideration
forgetting all other motives, moved b,
no other impulse, let your zeal, YOU
efforts, and your energies all be directec
to the maintenance OF the old cons,itu
ton. That is hallowed by the memory o.
Washington, the glorious history of ou1
revolutionary struggle and dearer BY ia,
is it to as and our children than any new
tangled combination that can be hatched
by any convention. 1t is rarely that any
good comes out of convention, and the
proposed convention of the States both
rebel and loyal is the most unpromisine
of the entire brood. If We want peace
then let US conquer. Ii the South " ants
peace let them lay down their arms and
cease war. Then will be willing to deal
with them justly aud generously. Then
will | try to forget the rivers of Northern
blood they have shed in their unholy
struggle for slavery. Thea will try to
forget the thousands they have slain, the
homes of the bsreaved. the hopes they
have crushed, and the hearts they have
broken. But while an arm Yields q sa-
bre, while the Constitution is deied and
laws laughed to scorn, ! will uphold the
authority whose solemn oath was that the
Constitution should be preserved and the
laws maintained
But Vaiiandieham told you that the
Government could neKer be held together
by coercive force. that power brouch. to
apply upon the unruly could never re-
dnce them TO obedience. Was there ever
greater heresy uttered by the mouth Of
man. No coerciool Why gentlemen,
the coerclve power of Government is the
only safety and salvation OF society. No
government. no community can exist an
hour without it. 1t was the weakness Of
the articles of the old confedsrati ton that
they conferred no coercive power, aud the
statesmen of that day saw the pressing
necessity Of the new Constitution. Take
to-day from municipal and governmental
organization the power of coercion and
society goes at once iuto anarchy and
chaos. The weak would become the
modern prey of the strong, and might
would indeed become right. have been
told that there are those who would dis
turb The quiet Of the gatherings in this
city. We. the authorities of the cits
coercs them into respect for law. Surely
you should not denounce coercion Tha,
glorious old war horse of Democracy,
General Jackson, from whose lips ia
hailed the pure inspiration OF Democracy,
and at whose feet | received tho first les.
sons Of political aud governmental duty
was gioriously free from this modern
hsresy. His celebrated proclamation
against the nuliders. in which "coer-
cion' cleaned and elisteued in every
line, viii give him pane and an immor-
tality in history, when the maligners aud
denuucistors Of his policy shall have been
forgotten. | therefore stand for General
Jackson and against Vallandigham. Will
you stand for Yallandigham aud against
General Jackson?
But [ will not press The matter fur
Their. The attention you have given me
fills me with gratitude, aud leads me to
hope that the canvass will not be marked
by such bigo'ry aud intolerance as usual
ly attend polticsl campaigns. Our in
terests are one, our hopes are identical.
Let US therefore meet and discuss this
matter in spirit Of fraternsl love, and
good will flow from the interchange Of
opinion, and together we will reap the
rich harvest of wealth and glory thai
awaits our country. As the children OF q
common destiny the pathway of our pro.
gress should be marked by no shameful
chickering's, no Earrings, no discord. Dill
fer we nay-differ We must Bat the diff
ference may be honest. and the associa
tions not unfriendly, but arm in arm, two
by two, let us push on in the race Of civ
litigation and progress, and reach the sum
nit Of greatness aud glory proud exam
pie of free, enlightened, and toleran
people-wbo love Uuion, Liberty. an
Law; who, when their country was as
assailed, defended it, and when treason
reared its bloody banner, beat il back
aud handed down 70 posterity the rich lie
gacy of their fathers.
SraEEr Where are ID
educators of the news boysf While re
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