The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-22

The campaign in Ohio, which promises to
be one Of unusual interest, opened ct Warren,
Trumbull county last Tuesday, with speeches
from Gen. Cox, the Union candidate for
Governor, Ex-Gov. Tod, and Hon. John
Hutchins. Ex-Gov. Tod announced his de-
termination to stand by Gen. Cox and Mr..
Hutchins, while differing from the General
on the subject Of negro suffrage, expressed
his intention to vote for him also. Gen.
Cox's speech was long and interesting. But
we can publish only the following extract:
THE SOUTHERN UNION MEN.
During the whole war they have constitut
ed party, In several States, exceedingly in
fiuential, and At times seeming almost able to
obtain the control, known as conservatives
While they yielded normal submission to the
rule of Davis and his cabinet, they sought BY
every means, within the scope of what they
called a constitutional opposition, to weaken
the power of the rebellions central govern
ment, and to force the eonfederacy into nego-
tiations which they hoped to be able 80 far to
control as to bring about peace upon the basis
of reunion. 1t would not be correct to say
that all Of them entirely agreed to the posi-
tons which have just stated but think
am not mistaken in saying that, had it not
been for the crushing despotism which the
Davis government succeeded in establishing,
and the ruthless severity with which military
government was applied to the remotest por-
tons of the community, in each Of the seeded
States, this party would have openly avowed
and probably succeeded in carving out the
purposes and doctrines which | have de-
scribed. When put in peril, of their lives,
to the rebel government in terms much
stronger than their hearts received, and thus
their apparent course was far from consistent
although their purpose and their disposition
was so well understood by the rebel govern
ment that they were never trusted but were
kept under the strictest and most constant
surveillance, and were constantly upbraided
Is tories by the party in power. 1t is from
this class Of persons that President johnson
has selected the men to whom he has intrust-
ed the reorganization of the rebellions States.
Had their been body of true and determin.
ed loyallists. there. of course the Provisional
Governors, and other officers intrusted with
that duty, would have been selected. from
them. But the despotism OF the Davis Gov
ernment was such that no class of loyal per-
sons could exist within their dominions They
were killed or exiled. The few who were
found still faithful. were generally men whose
humble circumstances and lack of positive In
fiueuce secured them some degree of immu-
nifty.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
From personal acquaintance with some
of those into whose hands the work of reor.
ganization has been given, | incline to the
belief that the conservative party, so.called,
IN the South. will gradually collec. about it
enough of the floating mass Of the people to
whom have referred, to give them the sub
stantial control, and enable them, for some
time at least, to guide the destinies OF these
States. / believe that this party, in several
of the States will be found desirous of coming
| into cordial support with the Union party OF
the North--that the antagonism between them
and those secessionists who were predominant
during the war. will increase rather than di-
miniSh, and that if these States can be brought
| INTO INoper relations TO their sister States of
the North and into a cordial acceptance of
the real results of the war, under the guidance
of any party formed out Of the white popula-
ton now residing in the South, il viii be
| through the influence and under the guidance
of these men. That they have the prejudice
common to their class, as false opinions in
reference to the system of slavery, no one
| can question:; but | think it will be found that
| in their midst are all those men who have
any willingness to do justsce to the freedmen,
who seek the real advancement and pusterity
of both races, and to bring matters to such an
ultimate condition as would be in any degree
satisfactory to the Union party in these States.