The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-17
RICHMOND WING Ox THE ELEC.
IION.


following, editorially, in reference to th
coming election and the candidates:
"Returned prisoners, almost to a mar
express the opinion, so we learn, III,
l. ncoln will be reelected by an owe,
whelmlng majority. This comedies Wit
the view we have always taken of III
matter. and with all the intelligence "
have received from the North for man
days past. Ii any think differently, the
indulge deluson, and the sooner the
get nd of il, and of every other, the bet
ter, for they will then be the better abb,
10 look their situation calmly in The face
The sooner we accept the fact that there
Is for us no alternative but success or sub
jugstion, the better Let. US indulge il
no more day-dreams. Il is fight to th,
iasl, or die \ slave
"And 80 II would be, we are very much
dispp>ed to think, even were NJ .ClelIau
elected. Hi. platform speaks a different
language but what does he himself say
IL tells Us plainly, that if elected, lie vii
Prosecute the war to the restoration Of
the Umon. Now, we ave DIT rmineo
never u 20 back into the Union
This lsst sentence is an expression O,
the feelings aud determination OF the
rebels. especially the rebel chiefs. Their
Is, there cln be 90 doubt GA this score
it has been declared and reiterated b,
them since tue outbreak Of the rebellion
Jef DAVIS says, 6xedly. Internationally,
thai the South is fghiing for lis ind .
p.ndeace, anl that or sui uljngllion the,
viii have. "He are determined never to
60 back into the Union.' That is what
tn peace sneaks are told when they 90
To the traitors S1uth with their prop ,sal
for an armlstice aud Natiansl C nyen-
tio1. "we never will come back -
"roen," says George B.. "the war must
60 on, for the Uoion must be preserved
at all hazards" mo, no. says the
peaceful and lamb ike George the second
"lt mast not be, my voice to day IS for
conciiiation, my voice Is for compromise
But il you will motif you 6od cone lia-
tion imppssib'e; ii your d d,f-reoces are 50
great that you cannot or will hot recon
Gle them, then let the seeding States
depart 10 peace; let them establish their
government and empire. and work out
their destiny according to the wisdom
which God has giyea them" Thus " wll
the George Of pence appeal to the George
of war, aud he oply rehsshes one of his
ngressional speeches iu the words he
uses
Yailaniigham, prospective member
O. prospective cabinet, which-thauk
Heiven, " Il never b. fotmed-safs, "Ba
qulet, Gorge. we want peace, and ii we
woll have peace We must abandon that
idea Of coercion, Come tack az in to com
pom Sc an ,nciiiation in. tea1 of war
lel u have reason, argument, deliberstion;
let Us have the as,eu5lige of con yeulion
Of tbs States to consider this great ques-
ti5n. IL at ad of the experiment OF war
,el Us have the experluen If peace and
NJ Naildndighan Is serving up his Chi.
cago speech. But say he rebels, 1--WE
wan no convention, we will never come
b. k into the UulOn," and George, he
would threaten war, but Val. saws e
musn't have any money, or mrn, or reve-
nne tor th.s purpose, AID to be consistent
with his p4st Congressional record, Y !.
mist stick to his words. George couidn't
ha e wAr-Pea. would say no, and vi.
say no: an Fernando Wood wouIi again
strlca 10Th his haots in supPhcsuon.
an with uneontel fervor repeat his Chi-
C - sane -lmonlous prayer for peace; and
Seymour woali oppose war, and Push.
and Voorhies, and all the advisers and
hackers Vi the L.ttle Napoleon, and lie
must perfaice retreat from lis "saye-ihe
Uoion- at.all hazards" position and let the
counsels Of AIr Pendleion prevail. He
would roc1mmence with his "concIialicr,
aud compromise bat he is met bv the
"intependence OF sutjugslion" Of fJ,lfer
son Davis. aud then tie "experimen, ol
war" as well as Of a Union preserved, /,
at an end. aud The coil OF gladness" vii
be poured upon the now Iushvd and sorel,
agJtievei spirit OF the peaceful Pen, by
leulng she seeding States d. part il
peace, estabIlshiug their government anc
empire, aud working out their destiny
accoFdias to lhe WISDOM which God ha.
given them
EF A brave young officer with Genera
Sheridan, writing itom Winchester, re.
pors taat QUE OF our Generals, when n,
saw the rebel iine bfe aud rsn al Fish.