The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-23

ns8, captured at Fort Andel
son oy the l4Oth Indiana volup teers. vs
today presented to Governor Morton. 7
tn:t State, in front of the National Hote
a large crowd Of people was in attend
ance.
4 Gov. Morton made . brief sneech i;
the course Of which be congratulated hi
auditors on the speedy end Of the rebel
iion' and concluded By introducing Presi
dent Lincoln, whose purity aad patriot
Ism. he said, were confessed By iii ever
amongst the most violent agitators. TAP
plause.
His Administration will be rscoenizsd
as the most important epoch Of history
Il struck the death blow TO slavery fan.
piauseJ and built up the Republic with !
power It had never before poss sssed. II
ne had done nothing more than to pu,
his name to the Emancipation Proclan,..
ton, that act alone would have made his
name immortal.
The President addressed the assemblape
substantially as foilous:
"FKLLow CITIzEEs II will be but .
lew words that shall undertake to say.
| was born IN Kentucky, raised in Ind.
ana, and lise in Illinois, and I am now
here, where it is my duty to be, to care
equally for tho good people Of all the
States. ] am glad to see an Indiana reei.
msDs, o. this day, able to present this
captured asg 70 The Governor Of The State
OK Indiana. CApplsass am no. dis
posed. IN saying this, to make distinction
between States. for ell have done equally
sell. GAppIsuse.
There are but few views or aspects
Of this great war upon which / have not
said or written something whereby nv
own views might be made known. There
is oue--the recent attempt of our "errinp
brethren, ss they are sometimes called
laughter = mDioy tbs negro 70 fight
tor them. / have neither. written NOR
made speech upon that subject, because
that was their business aud not mine !:
aud if they had wish upon the subject,
| had not the power to introduce Il or
make 1t effective. The great question
with them sas. whether thshegro, beiup
put into the army. will 6ght for them
! do not know. and therefore canno. de.
eide. They ought to know better than
We, and do know. l have, in my life
time. heard many arguments why the ne,
gro ought to be slave, bu. if they fight
Tor those who woold keep them in slave
~. it will he better argument than any
| have yet heard. He who sill 6eht for
thst ought to be sasve. (Laughser and
applause.
"Ibey have concluded at last 10 take
one out Of foar Of the eisves and put him
in the army, end that one out Of four who
will fight to keep the others in slavery
ought to be slave himself, unless be IS
killed 10 6sh,. AppIause.l
"Whiie have often said that all men
ought to be free. yet would allow those
colored persons to be slaves who want to
De, and, next to them, those white men
who argue in favor Of making other people
slaves. lApplause !. +
81 am 10 iayos Of giving an opportuni-
ty to sach white men to try ID on for
themselves. | will say one thing with
regard to the negro being employed 10
light for them that l do know, know
that he cannot fight and stay 1T home sed
make bread too laughter aud applause
and as one is about rs important as the
other to them. / dcn't care which thew
do am rather in favor of having them
try them&as soldiers. They lack one vote
OF doing that, and l wish could send nv
vote over the wires, so that ! might cast
it in favor OF allowing the negro to fight.
(Applause.l But they cannot Ugh. and
work both. We must now see the bottom
OF the enemy's resources
"They will stand out as long as they
eau, and. if the negro will fight for them
they must ALLOW them TO fight. They
have drawn upon their last branch OF re-
sources-lapplause -and We can no.
seethe bottom. Applause.I lam glad
to see the end 80 near at hand. Zap.
plause.
Il have said ao~ moro than intend.
ed to, and will, therefore, bid you good
bye"
The President then retired. while the
crowd below saluted him with loud and
hearty cheers, the band At the same time
playing lively tune.
Governor Morton then stepped forward
and remarked thst they hsd now seen the
rebel flag, and proposed that each man 10
favor OF the perpetuity of this Union
should take off his hat a6d give three
cheers for the Union Gag. The request
was responded to with . hearty good will
Three rousi & cheers were then given for
Presiden. Lanooln, aud three more for
Governor N ,rton, after which the band
struck up Yankee Doodle
The sPiris ~ the Inaagural.
Now that the abomination Of human
bondage il practically abolished, and the
heart Of the Americas people thoroughly
set in them 70 purge this foul blot from
their National oseutchson, God seems to
be drawing this nstion nearer 70 himself
than ever before. We have seen it in
our past days Of national Humiliation and
prayer, We see it ID the working a. lhas
wsadafpl and thorsuahJy uniqns oeRani-
sation, the Christian Com mission; We see
il il The religious lie which pesvades our
vast armiee With its iovnne and hmlioc