The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-05

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Constitution, and violated it, shall not again
hold Office. Petroleum v. Nasty. who i !
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and applause. Is that wrong or is it ~
They say oh yes his name IS Benz. 7. Hl
ris, of Maryland. He came to the Speaker
stahd Ard tdok Hal SOLEMN oAth 4 mE hand,
nd the echSes 5fAis epeech,, M6ae but !
month ago, have not died away yet, when hs
said the Southern paAn could gloat over the
three hundred thousand young graves o.
which they trod as proof of his prowess. Aea
these the men to control the destipies of thil
'AXef IN our bitter sxpsralis " the !. =,
we are asked to try these people-these reb-
els-again. Shall we do so? No, gentlemen,
no Laughter.] If we want representatives
of the American people we must have thOse
who are bound in The future for their good
behavior. We must find ont the loyal men,
the men who rallied round and stood by the
flag, and send them to Congress, and they
will be welcome. l do not see why the
President should oppose, thY- y makes
treason, odious, and writes II IN such charas-
tiers that the whole world and all posterity
may see it. At the same time it provideaa
vay.for repentance, and while 4 dpes declare
certain disabilities, it says that two,thirdi
may at any time remove these disabilities,
when they show signs Of repentance and 4
return oflove for this Uhion.f do not ask
them to love Yankees. do not ask them to
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them to love Judge Trumbul or myself;
know very we'll they won't do that but do
ask them to sAoG . seuud.feeling of attach
meut to this Union, instead of that unmiti-
gated hate which RACES and boils to-day with
ths 1ssns iAteAsity s when their fags foAted
i ilsufs1p,h from tke Potomac to- the Rio
Grande. And that will be sad day in this
land of ours when you allow. them to come
back withoat hANings some bond for their
future good behavior. Indemnity for the
past we cannot have. We do not ask to
curtail their liberty, or TO interfere with their
property. They sit under their own vine and
fig tree, with none to modest them or make
theu 9frnid7 but hefbrs tAeyAm allowed to
control the destinies Of this land, we ask that
they shall give some better sign of their re-
pentance and good faith thar tAey hase yet
done. si@ - = = " -
1t was unconstitutional (the Democrats
said) 10 Indiana to ALLOW our soldiess TO vote
when in the Aeld. / dc not Aao y Acwit was
in Illinois, but suppose it was the same. 1t
is, however, not unconstitutional for them TO
vote at home and they are at home now,
and they remembered the lesson they learned
in the field, and this fall they are going TO
vote and show what thcy think of It, Loud
cheers. "
( And tell you here, to night, in conclusion,
that if you can surrender this cause for which
they fought and bled, not only will the dead
in their cofins rise against it, or ought 10 do
30 not only will the widows who gave their
husbands. and the mothers who devoted sheir
sons to their country reproach you for having
sacrificed that for which those nearest and
dearest to their hearts had fallen, but yoa
will prove yourselves unworthy of those
precious and loving sacrifices which we're
made so freely in this land. II inspiration
be needed to induce you to do your duty, 20
over those cemeteries at Washington !; see
there the tombs of the named and the name,
less dead then think that all over the Hand
there are a quarter OF million of such inn
pressive adnonitions not to give up the cause
for which they fell.
| would say in conclusion that when they
want restoration, let them show, in the hsst
place, devotion to the Union; in the second
place, let them admit the freedom Of all men
10 this land to express their sentiments in
their own free speechs and thirdly, let them
that no man shall be prohibited from
paying tue tribute Of affection and gratitude
TO the graves Of the soldiers of the Republie /
II they will do this, there may be hope for
them. N8A