The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-27


would the Democracy still 90 on and re
sort to war ? Not q particle of it. Bu
the idea is to stop the war, and then pe
all the old fogies and traitors and seces
sionists In the country in council topetbe
and then if JEFF Davis d Co. wouldn,
agree to reunion, why let her rip [. Lee
her rip and split from one end of the
country to the other.
A voice-That's what they are after.
Ar. Clagett-This is the thing which
IN reality is at the bottom of the Demo.
cratic organization to-day. TCfies OF
that's So" "thst't So" and applause. I
Now. then, when am lighting q man I
don't wantany fooling l don't want auv
other man to sing out to me 0peace." !"
"peace."
When man hits me in the snout 7
want to hit him back and when I re,
the decided advantage l want to pound
him little. SO as to.be sure that he won't
hit me in the snout again.
But now this poor broken, demoralised
Democratic party are blinded to the times.
Ihey see not the banner of our country
iull high advanced and marching on to
majestic and thrilling strains of martial
aud national music They see nothing Of
the rivers of blood that are flowing from
the veins Of the nations troops. They
see not BY the sluggish streams of the
sunny Soath-tsey see not BY the sasan-
nahs OF Georgia-they see not in the
commercial metropolis of t shattered
Confederacy. that banner of our country
noatlng 10 triumph and fully cmbIematic |
OF the irresistible power of our National
Government. They see not the forty |
thousand rebellious sons slain. wounded |
or taken prisoners by the victorious sol. |
dIe's OF mighty and undivisibIe patton.
Nor over these men do they now see, nor |
over The sentry pacing with Union mus
set The streets Of Atlanta do they now see |
floating that hanucr, iha. glorious old |
Tag which alone proclaims the existence.
In enduring and invincibe form. of a free |
republican Government They see not |
thousands and tens of thousands of Union |
graves, where sleep baneath the sod sol. |
dlers OF our country, who have fallen by
traitors hands, and whose blood, like the
blood OF righteous Abel calls aloud from
The ground unto the Almighty for yenge.
ance.
Why they cast aside ali thoughts Of !
peace and lost their chances Of prospects |
OF quietude and comfort when thew lift |
ed the tocsin Of war. Then the rebels |
cast their all upon the single hazard of |
die-appealins theuselys. to the arbi,ra-
ment oi The sword to decide the contest,
ihere Is 10 half way ground now between
Yictery and defeat. There is nothing left
now but fight this contest out to suc-
eessiui termination, or agree to surrender !
me very homes where we were born. the
very ideas which make those bone es most
dear and lovely. TO surrender the con- |
test DOW Is to abandon the great prnci |
Pies OF American Union. 1t is 70 sur
render the great principles of civil liberty
which are bound up indissolubly in the |
ilgsments OF the Union. 1t to surren.
der the graves Of our mothers. the birth
places 81 our brothers aud children. And
all this Tor what ? In order to era,ify
the malignant spite Of those who, reared
IN the bosom o. this nation, honored as
men were never before, taught at our mil
tary academies, fed and clothed and edu
Gated and Literally salaried at the Nations
expense, have determined to DESTROY this
republic and have actually flung their arms
around The supporting pillars of the g.
cred temple of American liberty and en-
desyorcd to drag them down. thus over.
whelming US all in irremedable ruin.
Now taen gentlemen, am no. very
well. am tired and | have finished what /
had to say and will sit down.
Mr.. Clagett retired amid great cheer
ing.