The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-23
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&ArURDAY NIGHT REPoRE1


Secretary Seward yesterday delivered IN
address to the citizens of Auburn. After
congratulating the country upon the return Of
peace, he referred to Andrew Johnson, say
ing that at the opening Of the rebellion it was
necessary that . popular leader should arise,
in behalf of the whole country man whom
hesitating border State man could endorse.
| 4 slave holder in practice but mot id fpiiipei-
pie, and by association democrat. andrew
Johnson, with the consent of the whole
American people, assumed the great respon-
| sihility. President Lincoln announced that
slavery should be treated as public enemy
| Andrew johnson endorsed the announce
meut, The attempted revolution cuAminhted
when our banner was successfully replapted
in Tennessee. From that time, though il was
necessary to prosecute the war with such en-
ergies as human nature had never before ex-
erted, it was equally needful to prosecute the
benifcent work Of restoring the Union. The
abolition of slavery was thenceforth equally
IN element of persistent trouble in the course
Of returning peace. Andrew johnson was
ftly chosen the first Provisional Governor,
for the prevention Of these diverse purposes
of war and peace, and was subsequently elect
| ed Vice President, and afterwards constitu-
tionally inaugurated Is President of the Uni
ted States.
corning the plan Of restoration. New con-
verts, North and South, call it the "Presi-
dents plan" All speak of it as if it were .
new and recent development. On the contra
~. we now see that it is not specially aAndy
Johnson's plan, nor even a new plan in any
respect. 1t is the plan which absolutely, yet
distinctly offered itself to the last administfar
ton, at the moment when the work Of resto-
ration Vas to begin. 1t is essential that the
Iinsurrectionary States should accept this plan.
This is what l meant when said to Mr.. Ad-
ans that it is in the sense in which the word
subjugation' il used By our enemies. Il
was not the expectation or purpose of this
Government that the Southern States should
be brought to a voluntary return TO their ale
glance. The plan, therefore, recognizes, not
| their destruction, but their actual existence.
The absolute existence of the State which
constitutes the public, is the most palpable of
all the facts with which the American states
man has to deal.
| He spoke of the American Union as a sys-
tenn to which the States were attached as
limbs, and said if limb is broken off, il mus,
be restored to soundness before due constitu-
tional health and vigor can be brought back
to the whole system. If limb offend we can
cut it off and cast it away but by doing so,
we would be doing what other nations less
wise than ourselves have done, that have sub.
mitted to amputation and have given up q
material portion of their strength, to save
themselves from apprehended destruction.
He argued that the reconciliation adopted
go promptly was the most wise course to pur
sue. The plan, be said, gives us two great
national advantages in the progress Of mora
and political elevation, which are now to BE-
made fast and firmly fixed: LIST, it secures &
voluntary abolition of slavery by the insur
rectionary States and ID, an effectual adop
ton, by the late slave States themselves, o.
the amendment to the Federal Constitution
prohibiting slavery forever, in any part of the
United States.
To hasten this work of reconciliation, hs
urged in the language of the President, w
must trust each other:s As to fears Of tos
much leniency ON the part of the President
he said except those who have been manned
or bereaved, none had suffered more of wronf
insult and insolence at the hands of the lead
ers of the rebellion than the President, ane
cannot we forget where he can forgive? Hi
terms of amnesty are far more vigorous thar
those offered by Abraham Lincoln Mr.
Seward guaranteed fidelity and faitbfulnes,
on the part of Andy Johnson. He had never
in his life met man more free from persona
caprice and selfish ambition. None mors
purely and exclusively moved in public actor
by love of country and good will to mankind
! Mr.. Seward then passed in review the diff
ferent members of the cabinet, since the frs
Inauguration of Mr.. Lincoln, speaking highl,
of them all. Concerning foreign matters
Mr.. S. said he was permitted to say in gene
raj terms, tina, we have claims ON foreign ma
Itions for injuries to the United States and hei
tcitizens, and other nations have pretended
claims against this Government for alleged in
ljuries to them or her subjects He believed
the President would conduct these affairs in
such manner as to yield and recover indem
mites justly due, without any compromise o.
the national dignity and honor. With what
lever jealousy we may adhere to our inherited
principle of avoiding entangling alliances, We
must continue to exercise just and buni6cenl
influence in the international. relations of for
eign States, particularly those which are nea,
to us on this continent, and which are espe-
cially endeared to us by their adoption of re.
publican institutions. He was surprised that
the President had not lost sight of this impor.
tant interest, and he expected to see republi.
can institutions wherever they have been here.
tofore established throughout the Amirican
continent, speedily indicated, renewed and
reinyigorated.
| New YoRK, Oct. 81.