The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-08

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he parties committing 40 63S 1tiees.
This order will b sxecg l1~y9eees INA
pirit. All citizens as9 Aefeht verued, M
Ter heavy penaltiss. hoN enfsataining, -
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Ion gave him NJ c0unis6{on,h but On the'
!ans DR. aSssGtea hin = q tzsitor an6 smuts
I'm % yh6 Penetentiary.
In shs Bkis pbstk he arsesefd ~ aer1-
ned If Nashvilfe for preaching secession,
nArseAhsir d1sgliniug ~ sake she oAsh OF
allegiance, sent 1--WE to prison, parohng the
lixthton aceouut n illness. IA IN.
In Augu>t 1891. hdiAsusd : circslssto the
wealthy secessionists OF Nashville, requirfnR
hem To contribute from fifty to three hundred
dollars each for the relief OF the suffering
Union families Of Tennessee.
/ ! pHHSisTHEauAIiFIcArIoxsb s ELtcroas.
In December, 1862, he issueds proclanA-
ton for the election Of members of Congress
Id the Ninth and Tenth Disuictt OF 'Tennes.
see, which concludes as follows
"No person will be considered an elector
qualified to vote, who, in addition TO the
other qualifications required BY Jaw, does NOT
give satisfactory Evidence % III NdteHlold-
ing the election Of his layalty 70 the Gov
eminent of the United States : se
- NE VANS ETERNAL Jrsr1cE tEcuRED.
4 .While society ia in this disotdered state,
and we are seeking security, let US hx the
foundations Of tho Gosernmens pn the prin>
eiple Of Eternal Ju'tice, yhieh Yill endure sas.
for all time.-ipsech at NdsAcfldt vuae, 1854.
LOYAL MEN TO RULE TE6EEssEE-REBELs Ausr
DE DUMB. asr~ as
"Loyal men from this day forward N "a
BE- controllsrs OF Tennessee grsnd snd sub
line destiny, and Tsbsls must "a dumb w
win notiistss 70 theircounssl. Nashville u
no longer the place TO hold their meetings
Let them gather their treasonable eoncisve'
elssvhers, among their friends In the Con-
federacy.. They shall not hold their conspi
racies in Nashville: "--Spseeht 10 oolored me,
Of .NashriHe, Ottober, 1864.
LOYAL MEN, WHETHER WHITE or LACK, afoSi
TO RULE rHE SOUTH,
Standing here upon the steps of the papi'
toll with the past history OF the State 10 wit
ness, the present coudaiou to guide, and the
future 10 encourage me, l, Andrew johnson
do hereby proclaim Freedom full, broad, ant
unconditional, to every man in Tennessee
49,
will indeed be your Noses, and lead yor
through the Rcd Sea of war and bondage 4
the fairer land Of liberty and peace. speal
now as one who feels the world his country
and al who love equal rights his friends.
speak, too, as q cinxen OF Tennessee. ! an
here on my own soil; ana here ! mean 4
stay and fight this great battle of truth ami
justicet to triumphant end REBELLION, a,t
s,arerv shall IN Gods good help, no ionge
polt,te our State. Loyat men, uhether ,chit
or black, shall atone control her destinies. :
.s;assos & he oolored men ef -AashriLc, Ccto
TgEAsoS ArsT ~ rr4IsuEn
sIn 10Y opinion, evil doors should be put
ished Treason Is the highest crime knorn i,
The catalogue Of crimes, and for him that 1
gaiity Of it-for him that is ritiing 10 tilf hi
impioas hand ogni,tst the authority Of u
natsor.--I .couM sdy death Is too easy punish
me,t Ny notion is that treason must be mad
od.oas, cBd traitors must be punished am
Impoverished, neig soe;al power broken, tina
they may be madeto feel de penalty - he;
| crime. You, my friends, have traitors i
your very midst, and treason needs retuk
| and punishment here as well as elsewhere
+ Hence say this The halter {
Intelligent, Influential traitors The leaders
rouid hang | hold, too, that wealthy tral
! tors should be made TO renumerate those me
who have suffered as consequence Of thcl
crime. Union man who have lost their prop
erty. who have been driven from their home:
! beggars and wanderers among stranger,
Let US commence the work. Wfhdte ~
| dorm these traitor In arms, let us put hse'
morals Of the tcorid. speech tn Hdxhin6
ton, Apfil 81, 1866.
| TaglsoS Is A cRINE-rRaiross srsr BE rrS
| IsHEp.
| 1.-THE American peop.e leust be taught,
| they do not already feel that treason "
crime and must te punished that the Gov
ernment viii not always bear with its enc
| mics that it is strong. not only to respee
but to punish. When we turn TO the crimina
code and examine the catalogue pf crimes
VIC there find arson lad down o. q Grim
with lis appropriate penalty; We hnd ther
| theft and robbery and muT+ter given as crimes
| and there, too, we end the last ana highea
of crimes, treason With other and isferre
offences the people are familiar. But IN GU
| peaceful EisiaFy treason has been almost un
known. The people mest understand that |
is the btdckest Of crimes. aud VII be sprel
punished. Let it be engraven on every hear
| that treason is q crime, and traitors sha
| suker its penalty. While We are Appalled,
Overwhelmed, a, the fall OF one man in GU
midst at the hand of traitor, shall We allo,
men. care not by what weapons, ID Attemr
the life Of the State with immunity? Will
We strain our minds TO comprehend The enor
| NIFTY Of this assassination, shall we allow tn
| nation to be asssssinatedg' Speech to til
Illinois Delegation, 4prti ls, 1866, three day
after the Fresideufs murder.
TREASON MUST BE MADE opfora.
I" The time has come when people shout
| be taught to understand tns length an
breadth, the depth and heighth Of trcaso
Treason is a crime, not b mer
| political difference, moi mere contest be
! tween two parties, in which oae suGceede
and the other has simply failed. If they ha
| succeeded, lhe life OF the nation would hay
been reft from 1.-THE Union would hav
! been destroyed. Surely the Constitutio
levying war Against the United Ststds aud i
| giving their enemies aid aud comfort Wit
this definition 1t requires the exercise Of n
| great aeumep to ascertain who ara traitor,
1t requires no great perception to ascertAi
who have levied war against the Unite
States nor does it require any great stretc
| of reasoning to ascertain who has gwen al
to the enemies of the United states; an
| when the Government does ascertain who al
the conscious and intelligent traitors, the pc,
ally and forfeit should be paid.-Address
Loydi SontAerners, Aprai, 1865.
u TRAITORS MUST TAKE BACK sEATsy
In tie cork Of reconst,4.ctior, f-utto,
must take back seats.
say that the traitor has ceased to be eli
izen, and in joining The rebellion has becom
4 public enemy. He forfeited his right
cote Nth Loyat men ul,ea he renowned h
citizenship aud Threatened 10 destroy our 90,
enmeat "-.SpeecA at NashriHe, June 81
1864.
| JOHNSON ON THE THEORY OF RI
CONSTRUCTION.
Seeding STAIRS REeoAE TERRITORIES.
q But, sir, there is another question thi
suggests itself in this connection. kansa
during the last Congress, applied for admi
sion into this Union. She assumed to be
State, and the d 6icnlty in her way wsk pre-