The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-19
On a Cold Track.

Judge Mason promises the reunited De.
mocracy of Southern traitors and Northern
Copperheads speedy restoration to power,
and to the control Of Congress, and LAUREL
SUMMERS 4 Co. seem to be anxious to hum
bug their friends with hopes of the same glo-
rious result in the State of Iowa. In view
thereof of the reunion of the party which
disrespected the Union and rebelled against
the Government, it may be interesting to
some of our readers to learn something OF
their chances for speedy restoration to
power.
The present Congress, that is to say, the
Honse of Representatives. will have l4e
members elected on the LINCOLN & JOHNSON
ticket to S6 Opposition members. And were
it practicable for the rebel States to elect all
their members in opposition we should have
about so majority in the House even then ;
but the matter of admission of rebel mem
hers is elogged with the following condition
in the shape of law of the land;
Every person elected or appointed to any Office
of honor profit under the Government of the
United States. SHALL before entering upon the
duties of said Office take and subscribe the follow
ing oath: II. A. B., do solemnly swear that
have never voluntarily borne arms against the
United States since I have been citizen there
of; that | have voluntarily given no aid. counter
ance counsel or encouragement to persons engaged
in armed hostility thereto; that / have neither
sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the
functions of any Office whatever. under any author
ity or pretended authority in hostility to the
United States: that have not yielded . volur-
.loI
thority, power constitution within the United
States. hostile inimica thereto, SO help me
God"
But the last Congress would not recognize
even loyal persons elected as members from
rebel States, and it is not likely that the pres
ent Congress. which is far more radical, will
show any special favor to unrepentant rebel
States, or admit the blatant myrmidons of
JEFF. DAVIS to seats in Congress. The whole
matter is in the hands of Congress, and, we
take it, viii be entirely safe in their keeping
and disposal
The Senate is sufficiently strong in the in
terests of the Union to secure it from any
invasion from traitor shareholders, for some
years to come,
Such is the show for the Copperhead- Rebel
Democracy at the seat of the National Gov
ernment.
And the case seems even worse for that
section of the Northern wing of the party
located in Iowa. The majority has been
growing steadily and rapidly from year to
year, till last fall, when, without putting forth
our strength at all, we carried the State by
about 10000 majority; and of one hundred
and forty odd members of the General Assem-
bly,. the Copperheads had but four or five in
each House.
The prospect for beating the Union party
in this State will hardly be accounted very
fattering at the best, and unless the most un-
varying good management, harmonious feel
ing and good luck attend them through the
entire campaign, and TO the close of the polls,
there viii not be life enough left in the Cop
perhead party, after the election, to admit of
its playing possum again.