The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-09

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Weekly PEI. year. 30
"TaE UNITED STATES AN EXAM
PLE.S
Under the above title the Londc
Quarterly Review in the interest Of Bri
Hlsh Toryism and European Aristoorae
favors its readers with lengthy and ].
bored article on the pending civil war i
the United States. 1t attributes the Va
70 The raw.head and bloody bones Democ
ncy, and holds up. its evils in terrores
over the happy people of Europe who ar,
blessed with . Monarch and supportin,
nobility by special favor Of Heaven wh,
rule their subject people Of Divine Right
TO read this article one might infer thai
civil commotion. burdensome taxes, cor.
Fupt public men and all the other evils tc
which human society is heir were utterly
hpkuown in the monarchies of Europe
vAlle nothing else is known to Democ.
|sey, especially to the Democratic Gov
rnment of the United States.
This country is set forth as an exam-
le of all that is corrupt, wicked, detesta-
ie, cruel, barbsrous and inhuman in
Fder to serve as horrible warning
gainst liberty, and to that end the Con-
fitution Of our Government and the mo-
yes Of the Administration and the peo-
4 are misrepresented and our history
diverted. The Northern people are all
bwards and knaves without an honest or
Fen ennobling motive, who seek only the
bjugation of the independence Of the
Puth By carnage and devastation. On
% other hand the chivalrous South are
brave, noble, high-minded, humane peo-
2, whose heroism and devotion excites
9 admiration aud arouses the enthusiasm
the happy people of Europe. OF course
writer who is actuated by the motives
dicatsd, takes special pains to ignore
slavery question as an element in the
htest, or rather he represents that the
nth and South occupy precisely the
ne position in regard to slavery, neither
ng at all disposed to interfere with it.
The article being written in the inter.
Of the Tories. the utmost effort is
e to prejudice the people against our
ernment and the principles upon
b 1t is founded. The writer declares
the European world is astonishsd 1T
ienomeuon of s1egitimist Democ.
prepared to fight for the Divine right
ps to govern wrong" and declares
pctacle (of our attempt to put down
pellioD) "excited at once the anger
rision" of the British nation. 1t
tyrants who rule in spite of the
hat have the right to quell rebel
INST the authority of Government
z to the theory Of European
Ists and Tories. Let them learn
then that government institu.
people has both the right and
pnferred and upheld by the
down rebellion against its
yeviewer is arguing With the
seat Britain. with the friends
Europe, and 30 he turns to
question again. He says:
gitators, too, men of differ
who nevsr lifted up their
slavery while the North pro.
who now turn the honest
v abolitionist TO the profit
agitation. Il is = very
mpt to convince such men
is not fighting against
He ssserts that the North
pr slavery, it is fighting
prritory, &c.
goes upon the Calhoun
enlarged, that the States
md sovereign and that
esimply league Of in
gnties; and that this
eolved af will by any
these sovereighties.--
81 sovereignties hav-
the old league and
pongst themselves
10 oil the territory
their section. The
r. The Coaisderaie
Hsll - ell sabss-
leciares that there
for q divorce =
the country BY
y here again the