The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-31


Re-EIecaaon.
The Berlin correspondent Of tile Lon
don Star, in recent letter, ASSETS that
vast majo,ity Of Gsrmans-nind -tenths
Of the people and the press Of Gtrmsny
favor the cause of the Union in the
Anerican contest. He translates several
very interesting passages from thb con-
ments of Ie%1ing der@an Bewspspfrs up
On ihe reelection Of Mr.. Lincoln. The
first extract 10 from the most ooose yative
organ of the Berlin press not connected
with the Government, Spenerscke Zi-
,uug, (Spencsr's Gazette. the organ Of
the so-called old liberal or liberal doa.er.
v.tive party. This Journal writes Is fol-
lowe;
I" The most important Of recent events
is tbs ss election Of Liaeoia =, Psdsidsa,
Of the Ueis<d Ssates. which took pt.cs On
the 8th Of Novsssber. HE reelection
vas carried BY very great preppnder.
ance OF the Republican over the Demo
cratic Sotss. 10 tho future Csngress, too.
: much stronger @ajorsty OF Republicans
will sit than hitherto. The next Con
gress will tear quite different physise
nomy from the old one, which resulted
from elections made under circumstance
Of q very discouraging nature for the
Northern States. Since the election ol
the llth Of October and November the
sth, two things may be predicted with
tolerble certainty.
9 First Tho North will not enter iate
any transaction with the South tha, doe.
no. ssipulate for the complete subjusatior
Of the S,ath, and the restorstios OF III.
onion on the basis Of the abolition O
slavery; 40 that the struggle may ye
draw on for long time.
" Secondly. Ths struggle respectin.
whose aims there may still BE- som.
doubt, will more and more settle into ,
contest on behalf of principls--sS NEAR
the total abolition Of slavery. Nay
whether the South gains its indsps ndenc,
or IS compelled to succumb, the emsnci
patton Of the slaves will be the respl, 0
this fearful war; for The South, 10 prde
- continue the var, viii be itself force,
% arm its slaves, and place them in th
ranks Of the combat This, however,
nothing less than the emancipation 6f th
slaves.
"Had the Democratic party gained th,
/ victory with it's candidate, McC elan, ha
the Union been, according to his inteu
,ion., restored with the recognition q
/ the South, il might fairly have been ash
led: To What end Was this four year.
strugele !! Have not tens Of thousands {
men been sacrificed 10 4 horrible civ
var to no purpose Whws is the gai
. to humanity out Of these smoking an
!, sanguinary ruins
Il !" But there is reason 10 the world
! history and this contest. too. which ds
!, mands luch vast sacrifices, has the mil
: sion 70 realize IN exalted purpose of ci,
q ilisation, great Christian object. Il
not the particular events OF the futul
! coursc Of the struggle 90 much as its fin
end and Object which will interest human
. lily 1t large.
a SHOCKING AccrpxEr. .-Yesterdav ,
ter0oon Louis Morgan, boz q ~,
: yeass, eon Of Mn. MSfnan. widew =
mss. lstsly arrived in ths city from Iox
! while playing on the rsilroad track, ! e
= rods baSond the oep passenger depo
vss accidentally kuocksd down and ~
over b N engine employed 10 sSitehil
cars. mssleft leg - entirely asvsrs
4 e~c,~v, his h<s4v ;net he1Av 4ha 6nnG h