The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-21
THE GATE CITY
TUESDAY, JUNE, FL.
National Union Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR TTCE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
HOW THE CoPPERHEADs FEE

and sentiment, and is sustained by sec
tion of the State where war-democrat.
are at discount, and where Mahony
Jones and Hampstead are the idols of the
day. Under such circumstances we may
of course, look for calm and consisten,
expression of the views and feelings Of
the Copperhead party in the columns o
the Herald. We clip the following ex.
tracts from editorials in that paper of the
18th inst, to show the estimate in which
Yallandigham and Grant are respectively
held by the party of which the Herald is
SO able an organ:
We doubt if there was a Democrat in
the land but read the announcement of
the return of Vallandigham to Ohio with
pleasure. 1t is, indeed, fact to be re-
joiced over, and is in all respects more
worthy of commemoration than any event
that has transpired of late. The only
subject of regret is that he did not do it
long ago. He should have done it imme-
diately upon his arrival in Canada last
year, as fast as steam could take him.
But better late than not at all.
He was exiied from the country by the
Federal Administration in a manner as
formal and solemn as the endeavors of
fourthrate buffoon could make it. He
now openly de6es that administration by
returning to his home, and the first an.
nouncement we have of him is his exer-
cislng the right of free speech for which
he had been banished. He now boards
the lion in his den. He returns single,
powerless, unarmed man ard deGes the
whole Federal Administration with all its
hosts of soldiers, ofice-holders, Provost
Marshals, tax-gatherers and lick-spittles
generally. We shall now see if Mr.. Lin
coin and all his hosts have the power to
combat with single man. We shall see
if Mr.. Vallandigham, single and alone, is
not more than match for all his enemies
who have the whole force of the army and
navy to back them.
Should he again be arrested and an at.
tempt made to thrust him out of the coun-
try 10 accordance with the sentence of the
drum-head court martial of a year ago,
should all law and justice be disregarded
as it was then, the consequences will be
with those who attempt it. The Dem
ocracy of Ohio, have been schooled in a
bitter school during the past twelve
months they now know better their
rights and knowing will maintain them.
Let MIR. Lincoln understand this and act
upon it, for it may save him some trouble.
The return of Vallandigham, the BAN
ished traitor, who boasted that he never
voted man or dollar to carry on this
war is de joyous aud memorable event Of
the times, in the estimation Of this Cop
perhead organ. And an effort is made to
taunt the Government into an effort to
arrest him, while its soldiers are engaged
fighting the enemy in the South in the
hope that such attempt will be made and
excite civil war in the North in aid of the
Shareholders rebellion.
Then follows another editorial designed
to impress the readers of the Herald that
Grants campaign is failure, that they
may take heart and engage in the North
ern insurrection with assured hopes of
success.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS. - Grant has
successfully accomplished one-half of the
circuit of Richmond. Should he be as
fortunate hereafter in the prosecution of
his endeavors, he will finally complete the
circuit, and arrive again upon the banks
of the Rapidan. All of this, however, is
not capturing Richmond. 1t is not vet
visible that it's capture is much nearer
then 1t was when he started out. He is
now on the south bank of the James River.
He has tried his own plan, he has tried
McClelan's plan, and now he proposes to
try Buffers plan"
Grant has not thus far fulfilled the ex.
pectauons had of him. He has not accom-.
plished what he designed to do, and it
must therefore be put down as failure.
Ii his design was to capture Richmond
by direct march upon it, most lamenta-
Diy las Az iahSu, Nhttt ii his ODlect was
merely TO gain the south bank Of the
James, he has shown himself alike desti-
tute OF generalship, of humanity and of
common sense, for be could have moved
his entiIe army to its present position, by
water without the loss of man. There
can be but one opinion as to his conduct
OF the Virginia campaign thus far; how
1t may succeed hereafter we shall see.
Such, we take it, are the wishes and
the feelings of the traitors of the South,
in regard TO Grants campaign, as we'll aa
of their friends, equally traitors at heart,
in the North. Vallandigham is hero,
whose advent is hailed with ioy as the
greatest and most desirable event Of the
present epoch, while Grant s'is destitute
of generalship" and of Common sense, .
and his campaign failure. Such are the
feelings and the wishes of the Copper
: head party, and 30 far as their wishes in
fuence their judgment, such are their
hopes and opinions.