The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-27
RALLY t..WHO 2

the support Of Andrew JoHxsoy. 1t isn't
merely for his opposition to the provisions Of
the Freedmen's bill and bis consequest veto
fit, for We have onrself, urged objections
thereto, and q majority of our republican az
changes have, we believe, admitted its objec-
lionable features. 1t is because, gathering
the opinion from his recommendation that the
Southern delegation be admitted, that Mr..
JoHssoy purposes to divorce himself from
the Union party that Northern Democrats and
Southern rebels have assumed the rupture as
already come, and are jubisnt accordingly.
That rupture need not come merely froin his
recommendation for the South's admission,
hHs depends upon his future policy-whether
be viii attempt to coerce Congress into his
measures by refusing his sanction to theirs.
In the present status of affairs, when his
place in party and history win be doubtless
Fixed BY his next act, it will be we'll for Mr..
Jcassox 10 look abroad over the land aud
consider the political situation. Who are they
that in anticipation of his recreancy to loyalty,
liberty, Union and the party that saved the
country and elected him, are calling for =
rally to his support. Democrats rally" thus
the calls say. Ayl but it means more than
that. 1t means those Who denounced the
war at its beginning, who cursed Mr. LIA-
coin, during all his administration, who pre-
saged the failure of the Cnion cause, the de-
feat of our arms, the bankruptcy of the gov
ernment, and whose craven words and trea
sonable cavilings intensified the anxiety of
loyal hearts. 1t means those that counselled
our soldiers to desertion, that couuselled re-
sistance tc national law, that incited riots and
who at lsst in national convention declared
the war !, failure. 1t means those who met in
secret Liberty lodges and Golden Circles in
the interests of rebellion; who bitterly op-
posed the election of Mr.. LINCOLN and, Mr.
JOHNSON and in JoHSsoS's stead supported
q man who in his place in Congress declared
that the seeding States should be permitted
to ''go in peace )" who denounced our Gen.
erals, vii6ed our soldiery and trained the
hand of the assassin to slay Mr.. LINCOLN. 1t
means gaerriilas and bushwhackers. who SUBJ
jected Union men to plunder and slaughter
1t means rebels who fought against the gov
crument those who mutiated the corpses
OF our slain; who starved our soldiers and
hanted the escaped with blood hounds; those
officers, civil and military, Of the late con-
federaej ,ha. taught hatred Of the Union as
o virtue and with all their ability sought to
coma its destruction; unrepentant rebels
hoe H., IL
spleen, slave drivers and proslavery zealots
who hate the freedman and wish 10 reduce
HIM again to bondage it means all Of these.
And there is a response too. All the classes
that we have named join in the cry to rally,
and repeat the shout From North to South
every sympathizer and every rebel is crying
hosannas to President JOHNSON for what they
deem his detection from loyalty and justice to
the side of slavery and disunion.
Let President JOHNSON consider those that
now with boisterous demonstrativcness sup
port his anticipated political apostacy, and
then regard those who are opposed TO him,
who have no support for him if be purposes
proving second TYLER. Tat great loyal
party, composed of Union citizens and sol
ders, that accepted the war that traitors
forced upon Us, that stood by the country
throughout all the contest, that never waver
ed when rebel fortunes seemed brightest and
rebel sympsthizing Democracy clamored lond
est, that bore the flag Of the country over
every opposition unto the entire suppression
of rebellion, that placed him on its Presi
Dental ticket and elected him, despite Dem
ocrstic opposition, that party stands in deter
ssmined unity TO day, having no support TO give
Min If be purposes to surrender the govern
meut over to the slave spirit and into tie
keeping of traitors.
Thus stand parties, the country and the
President to day. Let him choose whom he
will serve We know not what pottage
Southern rebels and the Copperhead Democ-
racy can give him. This We know that the
Union party cannot forget the past, cannot
forget the strife that saved the Union, nor
the graves that were mads, northe blood that
was shed in it, nor the violence of slavery,
nor the fell spirit Of rebellion, il will not ig
more its principles. Whatever Mr.. JOHNSON
may do that party will not strike hands with
treason, nor be an accomplice in passing the
people again under the sRay OF the slave OH
garchy.
SHALL tie word ''male' 60 Is . restrictive
suffrage aud representation clause into the
Constitution in any proposed amendment 7
Gen. scHEEcK submitted . provision ~ an
amendment to that instrument recently, that
representation shall bespportioned according
to the male citizens of the States. Tue meas
ure is one that doesn't agitate seriously o
large majority of the mothers and wives and
daughters Of the land. But many irrepres-
sibl ewomena' rights women land we speak not
dsrespectfulv,) have opened their batteries
upon such amendment. itwill doubtless be
punctured by the epigrammatic pungency of
FANVT FsRS, pierced by the more trenchant
blade Of GAIL HAMILTON and cut in twain by
the handed sabre of Mrs HARRIET B.
sTowE's eaustic logic. Well, they have a
ri-ht to lie heard The Independent, the rep
resenia'ive Of advanced opinions in all things,
deals MS pouderous strokes against any such
discriminating clause. THApDEus SrEv EMS,
Win consistent radicalism, aludedto the sub
Jeet IN the House the other day as follows
have another objection to the amendment
of my.friend from Ohio. His proposition is
to apportion representation according tn the
male citizens Of the States. Whv has he nut
in that word smaler 1t vas never in fhe
Constitution of the United States hefore
Why make crusade against women in the
Constitution of the nation? fLanghter.1 rs