The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-18

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he IN; thaeie ihoAld n reprGbented&
Qoql and Ii ~ otA1G bFade ~
UoSn1ut; while the lsyal porsl0a 81 he
Inhabitants are equally anxious that the Gen.
U6osnments should continue to maintain
kis5 present control over the State. In this
as1 saY 4 their only safetS, u HAieho piaiaa
@o64 A14etHy concur
Q.-What, in your Judgment, wosld have
been the effect as to the Development Of Uhs
ion feeling and strength -, that S&Ate e thses
Nod been, up 70 this time, military govern
msnt adeqssts for tleTrus<aoA q he en-
their Union views and feelingsf +, y FTF
A.-Hxd military rule prevailed, I am con-
6dent that the strength Of the loyal party
would have steadily increased, while the OPP
posing party would have undergone . corre>
sponding decrease, until, in course Of time,
treason would have become unpopular, and
traitors would not be chosen ~ oflics-holders.
There Is no Disgusting the fact that loyalty n
the South he's become by-word and . re-
proach to those who have the courage to pro-
Tess it.
Q.-Supposs an opportunity was offered to
. majority Of the people in Texas to secede
without war, do you suppose they would pre-
fer TO stay in the Union or 20 OUT
Al think they would prefer 10 20 out.
Q.-Suppose tie Federal Government were
| to withdraw oil interference in the affairs Of
the State, into whose hands would the politi-
| cal power of that country got EN
Alt would be ct once transferred into the
! hands of the most prominent rebels. OF the
truth Of this do not entertaia q desM.
Q.-What, in your Judgment, is the best
policy for the Government TO pursue 10 ret
erence to those parts Of the South a. TO which
you have testi6ed2
Al do not regard the people in that pos-
ton Of the Southern country in which have
| been rs in q proper condition, or as mani.
esting proper state Of feeling to be re,
stored to their former rights sad privileges
under the General Government And do
not think they have been sufficiently laugh,
the enormity of the crime they have commit.
| ted by rebellion agai, st the Government.
think the Government ought to maintain
| control of those States that were in rebellion
until tits thoroughly satisfied that loyal sen.
| tlment prevails in ut least majority of the
| inhabitants certainly does not exs,
now; and when allowed representation, none
but loyal men should be admitted a. repre-.
sentstives Five years ago the Southern PEG
pie voluntarily abandoned their rights and
privileges as States 10 the union, and viii
their rights and privileges they forfeited thu
share in the General Government Having
wsged bloody and determined war for foul
years TO carry out their designs against the
Government, and having failed up to the
present time to manifest . penitent spirit fol
the great crime committed against the nation
or to give proper and sufficient guarantee o.
future good conduct, csnaot bot give il =
my opinion, that 4 jusa regard for ON ssiion.
al sAfety in tine 70 csDe, onf OBLIGATIONS II
foster and encourage throughout the Southern
States proper regard and affection for the
national authority, as well Is to give supper,
to those who are and have been loyal, imper
atively demand that the Government should
maintain its present control Of the State,
lately in rebellion until satisfied that the,
may, without 1e,riment, be intrusted witt
their former rights and psisileges.