The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-07
THE GATE CITY.
THURSDAY, JULY 4



mont to say that the meeting Of Monda,
eve in his behalf was the broadeat bur
lesque Of the season. It was large. epi
rited, enthusiastic; but it was not largely
composed of Fremonters, nor specially en-
thusiastic for Fremont. It was honestly
and truly an ant-Lincoln meeting. We,
there were probably as many present who
support. Lincoln for reelection as expec,
ever to vote for Fremont. The Ist o,
officers. the speeches, and nearly every.
thing else, tend to show its utter baseless.
ness, regarded as a movement to make
Gen. Fremont our next President on the
Cleveland platform.
We repeat that this 10 no Discourage.
ment to General Fremont, who has msnv
old and Jealous friends here, and very
considerable popularity throughout the
country. But the simple, overruline
truth IL, that, in the presence Of the stu
pendous events of our time, the, momeu-
tous issues now i'm pending, all personal
considerations seem trivial and imperti-
nent. AS we give but paragraph to a
murder or a railroad accident which in
peaceful times would have absorbed many
of our columns, SO the elevation Of Mr..
this, or General that, exoites no general
interest in view of the gigantic, bloody
struggle whereof our whole country il the
area. "Sball the public live or der, il
tee question which engrosses all thoughts.
rendering the aspirations and fortunes q
Jones or Tomkins of no account.
Should Fremont be nominated at Chi.
cago-of which We see NO chance-ba
will thereupon become formidable can
didate for President if not nominated
there, he will get no vote worth couutino-
Tens OF thousands who would gladly SUD-
port him if he had chance, will utterly
refuse to do so, seeing that they thereby
connlve at Copperhead triumph. Third
parties will be of smaller account this fall
than ever before. Hence we Law no stress
on the feuds which now visibly distract
the Opposition. Tens of thousands among
them think they will support none Other
than Union War candidate; as many. if
not more, are equally strenuous in their
resolution to support only a "Peace" tic
kes' but, when the nomination shall have
been made, nearly all these will sunnort
the nominees, whether the LEADING name
be that of Mcclellan, Fremont, Fillmore
or any one else. And whosoever shall
be nominated there, will have to be the
pro-slavery candidate-in favor of ore
construction" of our nationality with
slavery left in AID impartial freedom
kicked out. Mr.. Wendell Phillips or DR..
Brownson may struggle against this
may persuade himself, and perhaps few
others, tina; the fact is no fact-but all in
"Shall the Union be reconstructed with
slavery or without" is fhe main ouest;on
to be decided at our next Presidential
election; and the votes of those who wish
1t reconstructed without, will inevitably he
concentrated on Lincoln and johnson I;
while the other sort will be cast for what
ever ticket shall be framed at Chicago
And these two tickets will divide between
them ninety-nine of every hundred votes
cast throughout the country.
We say this is no spirit of partisan-
ship, but because it is the manifest truth
We are impelled to it by no trace of feel.
ing, no shadow of prejudice. We should
suppord General Fremont quite as will.
ingIy as Mr.. Lincoln, if the former stood
at the bead of the anti-slavery host; but
he does not. Either Mr.. Lincoln must he
reelected or he must be superseded by
the candidate of Vallandigham and the
Seymours, OF Garret Davis and Fernando
Wood. Whatever any one may wish.
this is tho only practicable alternative
Gen. Fremont, 10 order to have shadow
OF chance, must more and more COM
mend himself to the favor of the sham
Democracy and if he does SO, his anti
slavery supporters will necessarily fall
away from him. Here is sample:
10 THE EDITOR n. Y. TRIBuEE-SIR:
- see my name in the list Of secretaries
OF the Fremont and Cochrane ratification
meeting held at Cooper Institute last eve
ming.
So far as that meeting was in harmony
with the grand platform of principles
adopted at the Cleveland Convention, |
am with it So far as it sympsthised
with the principles and policy heretofore
advocated by General George B. McClel-
Ian and many of his friends, | must beg
leave not to be counted In.
am for justice and equal rights to
every man, eiaher black or white, on Gods
footstool for free press. free speech, and
no compromise with traitors, or with SYM
pathizers with treason, and for the imme.
diate overthrow of slavery. as paramount
to all other objects believe those to be
the sentiments OF the " Radical Democ.
racy." Yours, &c, D. II. PLUM.
New York, June &c. 1894.
sgA young lady of extraordinary ca
paclty, addressed the following letter to
her cousin: owe 10 all well, and mother
has got the his Terrsx; brother Tom has