The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-12
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enough harm to the South in recent years TO
keep now its baleful presence and eounsels
from. out that section, and give it rest. 1t
was the ally of the South in every part of the
work of conspiracy and rebellion and treason,
save the FINAL act Of fighting, and there it de
serted its brethren. Ii grumbled and threat
ened and skulked while the battle lasted
when that is over, it rushes from out its cows
er, and is more indignant and defiant than
the chvary over the latter's defeat. Now,
the only thing left for the Sonth to do is to
simply accept the situation. 1t cannot get
ont of the scrape it got into by rebellion.
il may think the new dispensation q radical
yoke, and very i'll fitting and burden
some one, at that, but it must wear it. This
peace is only patched peace short-hved
uncertain, soon-to-b broke peace, unless,
voluntarily lift will, compulsorily if it must
be, the South puts on that radical yoke and
works n t. SO when Northern Democratic
speakers and newspaper editors assume TO
do the indignant for the ex.rebels, and coun-
sci them not to submit to the Congressional
Reconstruction policy, they are doing the
Southrons Just such a positive injury, leading
them into just such pernicious courses as they
did before and during the rebellion.
Hon. Dan. VOORHEES, and Brick Pomeroy
were recently on political evangelizing tour
among the reconstructed. They spoke in
New Orleans. 4 gallant Iowa Union officer
during the war, who was in New Orleans and
heard them, reeounted 10 us some Of the
points Of their harangues. VOORHEES, speech
was the usual Copperhead TRADE against our
terrible radical Congress, and its unconstitu
tional acts; counseling the South TO stand
firm in defense OF their Constitutional rights,
and assuring them that the Northern De-
mocracy would rally to their support, and hurl
the radical party from place. Brick Pom
eroy followed suit, and of course.
ont Heroded Herod. His speech was
tissue Of the basest fabricatons /:
OF the lowest and coarsest appeals to the
prejudices Of his audience against the peo-
PIE Of the North. Representing, for in
stance, such stupid stuff as that the people in
The Northwest, where he lived, thought the
people Of the South all semi barbarous, that
they wore nails like wild beasts claws, and
that il he should go home and say that, in
New Orleans, he had met civilized, weil-ap.
pearing men. and finely cultivated ladies. be
wouldn't be believed. Pomeroy should know
his reputation for veraeity in the community
where he lives. That reputation must b. low,
indeed, If his acquaintance will believe tht
sheerest absurdities rather than place rel
ance in anything he SAYS. He told his audi
dience he should like to be President Of the
United States just long enough to do two
things. The first would be TO place jefferson
Davis, whom he eulogized highly, in his Cab
met; the second to hang to tree limbs ever,
Lincoln hireling that had marched through
the South robbing and numbering the people
how much loyalty can We expect in Dixie
when the Northern Democracy insists upor
sending thither such political teachers a,
Pomeroy? He talked Of spoons, and wa.
severe on Ben. Butler Yetit was within tn,
personal knowledge of the officer who wa
relating it to us, that Pomeroy. during III,
war. got "a nominal position upon Uuior
officers staff, aud went down South for tn,
express purpose OF operating as one OF hi
now villihed cotton thieves;n that so fla
grant aud airoeious became his scoundrelil
operations in this line; his outrages upon lh,
people, that the Federal commander, a
Helena, issued an order expeling him from
the District; which order was repeated b.
General Washburne, when Pomeroy reached
Memphis, and he was shipped North He
spotless apostle for spotess party
1t is gratifying that the South so largel,
disirusts the Northern Democracy. Henc,
it is that papers, like the Richmond Hhiq
advocate concert of action with the Republi
can party, ruling the country, and able t,
help the South. Gen. Longstreet, OF Ne,
Orleans, and other prominent men, of tn
Ex.Confederacy, we we're told express sim
star views.
We do not urge radicalsm as the true ant
only safe policy for the South from any ha
tired of the rebels. The Republican part
does not. We deem it the policy best for tn
South, for the North, for the entire country
We deem 1t unquestionably the safest policy
that which will earliest wipe away all trace
of the strife recently waged between Nortl
and South that which will soonest Amer
canize every section and give us thorough
national unity in the future. What we nee,
is not to punish men, but to uproot antacon
lsms and prepare harmonious hemogeneou
development Of all our people and the Who'll
cnsa'rv in the future. We do not need re
tal.4 eoufscaiions, aitsinders, or hang
ing OF rAea lUr reason. Blood shed from
the arteries, as it is when shed by earnes
men for g positive cause is creative, curative
preparatory, growing not evil but good. Th
blood split byan earnest North, by an equal
earnest South, in an earnest struggle wher
each was devoted 10 its side. doesn't necess
tate discussions or bitterness between m
sections in the future. We looked upon. re
Gently, many of the battle grounds of the lat
war. There was no crimson anywhere. n
blood, no violence, no hsrshness there vs.
grass and flowers, quiet aud beauty and grow
ing life. can power is of one kind a sha
ing Of the nature Of the World says Eme
son: and those battle places and the me
that fought there, SO form kindred parts
the Worlds life and spirit, that whas Natur
does for the soil Of the one she as surely do
for the hearts of the other. But blood sb.
from the veins, as must be when demandt
OF defeated and unresistant people, is can
erous and poisonous, breeds evil passions a,
bitterness, corrodes the soul and prepar
that people for further resistance and vi
lence. We would have no further strife.
would have onr country grow together;
social and political 6bres uniting; a graz
Union with q grand future. This cannot
ifthe two seciionsare to be inspired BY di
feren' sad hostile ideas. They have been
iHEpifcain lh@lsaf. It ended in war. No
~ have cAaaee 70 remove that difFerenc,
mako Narlfand South one. Universal su
irage.will do Il ;sthsi alone. That can on
take free schools, free press, free speecl
Denuinely American ideas into the South ar
EM olt the old regime. We VIII thea,