The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-24
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F"PIay eho Ou6LOQ kl6T0iQ. q
journal of large circulation and influence,
especially among the laboring CID sses Of
Esgland, and which supported Douelas
10 iooV' comes cut against the Chicago
platform in this wise:
In 1860 We supported Stephen A..
Douglas because We believed the doctrines
LIE Advocated. and the platform of His par.
Ity which nominated him we're in accord :
ance with the Constitution, and formed
OASIS upon which all true Unioh men
could stand, both in the North andIin the
South. He was defeated By the action OF
certain men at the South who are nbw the
leaders in the rebellion. They have 10
nored the national compact, depdu
the Constitution, formed Soutberb Con.
federacy and call themselves indep 4ndent
of those with whom they were formerly
allied. They haze from that day 10 this
made war upon their former friends and
associates, aud committed acts of barbar
ism only equaled by the Sepoys Of linda,
or the savages of our own land.
From the time they fred upon tie S.ar
Of the West and upon Fort Sumter. We
bave not failed 70 do what We CONSIDER to
be plain daty, viz: to denounce all such
acts as anti-constitutional and wicked
aud as natural consequence have exert
ed our bubble influence towards raising
armies aud 10 sustaining the Government
10 its efforts TO suppress the rebellion aud
to put down the wicked men who were
bent on ruin if they could not rule. Ws
have Witnessed with satisfaction the pro-
gress by cur brave army in crushing ou,
the rebel armies, and the success which
has attended the navy in reducing the
forti6catians which The rebels bad stolen
from the General Government and re-
joice to believe that the day is not far dis
tan', when the superstructure OF the So
called Southern Conferaey will fall TO the
ground, aud with il the men who are
disgrace to the age in which they live.
Having failed 10 accomplish their de-
signs by the force Of arms, and realizing
the dangerous position in which they are
placed, they are rosortiog TO political ao-
ton IS the last step to save them from
that condemnation and punishment which
they 80 richly deserve. Hence We 6nd
them active ia the freeS,ates among their
old vorkkrs, TO produce = rev. alion
at the North. which will enable THEM to
carry out their original purp,s OF separa-
iton and independence. Hence we end
the agents Of Jefferson Davis a, n assara
Fails, arranging the platform and the
candidate to be pu. forward 1t the Chica-
go Convention, by and through which
they are in hopes 70 fool and 70 cheat the
free States ont Of the advantages gained,
aod which, il continued, will wipe the
rebel leaders ont. So far - the pla4
the speeches and candidates are con cern-
ed, the Convention held at Chicago nigh.
as we'll have been held in Richmond. Il,
was miserable, fawuipg, sycop4an,ic
aud degrading surrender 10 the met who
are in arms against the GovernmentI and
who have done their utmoss to d@stro,
American liberty.
Their talk about free speech, free
press, and the Constitution, are very pref
ty, and capital catchwords TO deceive
honest voters. But how is IL in tho do
minion of Jefferson Davis How about
a free press and free speech there Ii a
man in Virginia should dare to utter one
word sgaiost Davis or bis plane. he would
be hung to the hrst tree or most cotven-
lent lamp post for his temerity. Yes
these leaders are the men that the Chi
c,go CoDvrntion proposes to restore to
power in the nation TO wreak their ven
geance upon those at the North Who have
opposed them. What kind Of Liberty oi
speech and of the press would there be
then The success of the Chicago ticke,
would be but the beginning Of q series Of
disasters which would come upon VI, too
horrible TO contemplate. For ourselves,
We unpport no such doctrines, al I'D no
such ticket as that made and put fotth at
Chicago.