The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-29


We assume that this Govern
msut has claim on al within her limits
and that claim il 70 binding that unless it
Il faithfully discharged the party IL fault
commits fearful crime both in the eyes
Of just God and in the belief Of man.
Il i sometimes the case, and often %,
that during the reign Of mad ambition and
vile politicians that forbearancs ceasss TO
be i virtue, and with this for orr hypoth.
esis We assert We are jastiied in our BE-
lief that We should cease to forbear o.
both traitors aud sympathisers. Al :
proof Let US examine their course and par
ticularly SO during the present struggls.
First-They sustained slavery sad ask
ed for its perpetuation and extension.
Secondly, drew aud got passed in the
House of Congress Missouri Conpro-
mise, aud then in few years repealed it.
Thirdly-Elected and endorsed .. James
Buchanan who proved himself to be fit
representative Of their party; and during
all the while he was allowing the repre-
seutatives OF the intended Southern Con.
federacy 10 steal all about the Capital
save Buchanan's character, for this he did
not possess in such = degree tn at the d.
would have il, they supporte ID and en-.
Idorsed him.
Next-The beginning of the rebellion,
and in this when he was waited upon BY
the Convention convened i'd Carolipa
through the Committee appoin ted to wait
on him and get permission to secede from
the Union after declaring it their iaten
ton SO to do, he replied: "Gentlemen,
don't secede, but if you will, cannot End
tin the Constitution to coerce you." Also
in this the Democracy endorsed him and
cried. "No coercion" The Republican
party elected for the FIRST time = Presi.
: dent of the United States. Abraham Lin.
e coin, name and man to always be re.
: membered with love and pleasure By the
liberty loving Americans and With res.
pect BY the foreign foes.
/ Attempts are made to waylay him on
his transit to the Capitol; and BY whom
BY them?
Our little garrison a. Fort Sumter Is
r fred on and at length they are compelled
to surrender. being half starved and com
!, pletely overpowtred Yet one thing con
selling is they never dishonored the Hae
: which had protected them 80 long, bn
: marched out with q slow: solemn and war
like train. with the enraged foe on either
4 side aud with the Gag waving its pure
folds in the gentle bIeezes Of Heaven
War commences, aod during its cours,
9 notice the so.called Democracy. The cal
8 for troops is unconstitutional; the sus
e pensions of the writ.of habeas corpus thu
. same; the emancipation OF the rebels
slaves the same; con6scation Of rebe
property the same; arming Of the negroes
!, the same, aud fnaily the principle tina
II the military authorities Of q nation ar,
;. superior to the civil is erroneous and il
fact. every act which is calculated I,
Strengthen the Union is false and al whicl
. can give aid and comfort to rebels 10 cor
!, rect. Pass over 4 series Of acts for van
Of space and see the condition OF on
!" country at the time an armistics is aske,
IS at the very moment our troops ar
l. doubtful as to victory; At the very tim
the whole nation trembes; at the hour Q
dissatisfaction throughout The whole coun
- TRY. then they ask for an armistice aud B.
: SO acting it could not otherwise be than /.
: acknowledge the Southern Confederscy o
Is An independent power.
: Why do they ask that the passions o
. men may subside. &c, for three years o
a war has proved total failure. and ever
2 deluded Democrat becomes an interns
tlonal lawyer and places many construc
ions Of the very reverse nature aud spiri
from that placed on it BY the internations
lawyers of every age. Now, see thei
n leader, Vallandigham. He stands no be
u fore an American people aud then boast
10 that be never voted one dime to cithe
directly or indirectly defray the expense
OF this cruel war, nor to clothe the brav
souls in the field when they we're actual,
u in need Of such. nor to furnish them viii
s food when they needed it, thus causip,
an untlmely death to many, and to man
impsiripg health, and during this cours
If OF his many men who had sops in til
army, fathers aud brothers, supporte,
= him. and in 50 doing indirectly voted /,
D. have their own dear ones ruined and NEE
an untinely death.
Now. after this, and in spite of it, GU
!. Sherman. Grant, Sheridan and others gal,
victories and capture the principal cite
= Of the South. including The Capital, ans
cause the whole nation to become iubi
i, liant, what do we hear We learn tn,
!. after We have overpowered both the reb
/, els and their eympathissrs by truthful
and close adherence TO the prescribed
q rules for civil warfare, that as dernie,
}. resort they conspire together and slay ou
+ chieftain. He who is the savior Of hi,
: country. the friend Of liberty, the lover q
true humanity, is dead; not By the mai
raj course Of things. but. BY the hand o
II the midnight assassin, who, for petit,
o sum, slew the King Of oil the world.
Ell May we never DO compelled 10 spa;r
listen to such news and experiences .uct
feelings.