The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-02
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In ny former csmmanieations I On
slssvotsd, briefly, 70 show the uBssc1able.
crimes whieh Ii Ct the door Of the traitors
10 their country-the febellioua- outlaw
70 society, and the dsmons of dAsk daeas,s
Of desolation and destruction. There 10
no pen chat czn paint the destruction they
have inasgurated, nor is there = tongue,
however eloquent, that can portray the
sufsrings, the agonies and the sorrows
they have produced IN this hitherto prus-'
psrons, peaceful and happy land. =
I have only limited At the moral tuEpi.
tude, the social and civil crimes, and the
rank political offences of those in the
loyal States, who, at heart are with the
traitors and whose acts have teuded tothsir
aid and thereby protractsd this terrible
war. costing the country its treasures and
its best and purest blood. And whom
we reflect upon their past course and esti-
mate the length and depth Of their evil
influences, We are lost in wonder = the
forgiylug disposition, the patiencs' asd
foFbserance of the truly loyal portion of
our citizens who have given their sons
and brothers to the country to suffer.
lahguish and die for it that liberty may
be perpetuatsd and guilty traitorous aiis-
tocracy, hardened by the continued and
persistent guilt Of slavery and The grating
Sounds emanating from clanking chains
with which they bound human beings in
bondage, may be chastised for the crime
of treason and arrested intheir wicked
ness The crime Of those Of the North
who sympathixe Is equal with thoss Who
perpetrsls it. because they should not feel
any interest in the success OF the system
for which they began this struggle and
for which they continue to perpetrate
crime. For we SHOULD not dignity their
conduct rs = war of revolution, nor give
such consequence to their bands of trait
ors as to call it an army, but they shouid
be deoominated brigands. pirates and
murderers, and by all true christians their
acts are SO denominated.
How then can msn in our midst recon-
cile the idea Of giving countenance and
encouragement to such outlawry? Can
christians do so Can they be silent
and withhold condemnation while this
ternbla tragedy is being enacted! Can
the true christian minister remain silent,
even in bis pulpit and give his excuse for
it that II IS politics, and he is SO over
righteous and so nicely conscientious that
he will not bring politics into his pulpit?
Oh no, this would be a sacrilega and
practically anti-christian. Look around
and end one who will stand as-an exem.
plaT Of piety and pure religion 10 his walk
and conduct, and will show you a pure,
undoubted and unsdultented patriot snd
he is neither ashamed nor afraid. in or
out of the pulpit, to raise his voice in
behalf Of his bleeding country and pray
to the syer living God thatHe will vouch,
safe aid and assistance to our commanders
and their brave followers, and give them
victory. Not that End every patriot a
pious or religious ulaa, and yet he has
one quality inJthat direction, but il il
incompatible with christianity 10 sympa-
thize with the traitors to this government
and no plcue man is in the line OF his
duty who will not give it his hear. and
his tongue. Oh no. the churches are
divided and it will not do to offend the
sympash'zers or they will divide and
split. There is no danger of this II they
are what they should be, merely good
christians, for then they will bear to hear
any amoaut of patriotism. When a pro-
Tossing christian is heard to denounce the
war, if you follow him to the polls you
will fad ticket in favor of some rebel
sympathizer for office.
And why should all the Christians b.
patriotic The answer is plain. No
Christina can countenanco crime. Inthe
second place, there is no man who, more
than the religious, should feel an interest
and use his influence 10 favor of this war,
because it is for the perpetuation Of our
religious as we'll ~ civil liberties, which
must be lost if anarchy results and rebel
lion triumphs. This is the construction
of oil wise and truly Christisa men, judg-
ing, as they do. from the signs Of the
times. m ssA
No; the clerical robe will not keen out
the argus eyes Of the friends Of freedom
and liberty, nor will silence, resolutely OBJ
served by these sympathisers, blunt their
aeumeDlor prevent ~ examination into
the true reason therefor.
1t is equally suspicious, to find loyal
men hob-nobbing with. traitor sympashis-
ers,and willing to recognize them as more
or less loyal. The immortal Douglas truly
said that there could be but two parties
in the country, Patriots and Traitors, and
this position cannot be gainsayed. The
one is for, while the other isspaipst the
Government What patriot can, consist
emily with his professions OF loyalty, hope
to End loyal man in one whose tongue
and his pen are daily Disappearing the
country and Government. What was the
position Of men before and at our last gen.
szlselection Did not the LOYAL men
votS for one set Of candidates, While the
disloyal voted for another? Why the
contest. if this we're not lrue9 WHY two
separsts tickets And did not the plat.
form ct the one declare loyalty, while the
other was construed TO be disIoval. be-
cause opposed to tie war and The Gov
eminent! And yet these last nust be
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