The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-09


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s. That The nspublIcaa nsmsers Of the Congress Of
the unsd etatss ass entitled 70 the thanks Of the NJ
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Dnn9CaAdt ALWAYS THE sAmE
NORTH AND SOUTH.
In proof Of the above Democratic dogma,
We need but quote at random from the two
wings of the Democratic press, rebel and
Copperhead. We give specimens below, and
If there were no local allus,ons, the reader
would not be able to tell which was Copper
head or which rebel. And the tone and the
sentiment is so identical with that of the adj
socates Of rebellion before and during the
war, that the ordinary reader could not tell
from internal evidence, whether the edito.
rails were published during the Inauguration
Of the rebellion or since ito close. They
both advocate resistance to the laws Of the
land, and rebellion against the constituted
and Constitutional Government Of the coun.
Try, and if the counsels of the organ Of the
Northern wing Of the party should prevail,
we would be involved in another civil war,
within very few months. And this is bu,
natural in view Of the fact, that that organ
now supports for Governor of Iowa, man
whom its editor publicly denounced as a
traitor and disunionist during the first year
of the war.
The Keokuk Constitution in commenting
on the loyal triumph in the Tennessee cleo
ton, threatens the country with Democratic
rebellion, in the following unmistakeable
terms: sA
'Do Northern Radicals, who are the real
authors of all the mise-ies which have befal.
len our country within the last six years, know
that the two millions Of Democratic voters in
the North will never permit another Radical
to occupy the Presidential char, who may
succeed in getting majority of the electoral
votes, either by excluding the Southern States
from voting, or BY forciby depriving majors
ity of the white citizens of those States of the
elective franchise
1--WE tell them now that the days of their
tyranny and thieving are fast drawing to q
close, and that they will 60 out of office at the
next Presidential election, either by ballots
or bullet-by ballots if the people are allowed
to vote, and BY bullets ifthey are not
These are the very terms in substance in
which the Southern rebels appealed from the
decision of the people by the ballot, to the
ordeal Of force by the bullet.
The organ OF the Southern wing from
which we quote having been whipped once
already, lays it on rather milder than its
Northern eoadjutor. but they both mean that
they are determined to fight for the Consttu-
ton which the Southern Democracy carried
into rebellion with them, and preserved so,
cred under the banner Of the "Stars and
Bars" during four years war, against the
Stripes and Stars = Of their country.
Here is the way the Georgia Telegraph
puts it:
The true men Of the South have not We,
learned to place temporary expediency be-
fore right-to do wrong because it is de.
mandsd BY popular clamor and the madness
OF the hour-to sacrifice principle TO momeY1
tary gain--ot to lay violent hands on the
Constitution of their country, which they
carried with them out of the Union and pre,
served sacred as the lark Of the covenant 2
throughout the convulsions Of four wears
war, at the bidding Of power, and unde,
threats of the hayonet. They intend to dc
what they can to save the liberties of the
American. people, and if successful, even the
North and their children will shower bless.
ings on their heads. If defeated, they will
60 down with the general wreck, but with
the comforting assurance that they did all in
their power to avert the catastrophe
Now, if the loyal people of the country
don't scare at that; if the Germans. don
cease their opposition to the rebel Demoera,
cy and If Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheri
dan and the rest Of the officers and soldiers
who fought these fellows who took the Con
stitution out of the Union to preserve Il
don't give In and let them have their owl
way hereafter, there is no use of biz ant
bloody talk in Newspaper editorials in Geor
gia, Iowa, or elsewhere in this Radical coun
try of ours.
Semmes, in recent appeal to Presiden
johnson, in an editorial of the Memph
Aratanehe, combines the venom and the nm
dacisy OF both the copy erhead and rebel az
tracts, and 6tly characterizes the nartv !,
power as the same that manacled both IafF
Davis and Andy johnson. The overvhelm
ing defeat of the rebels in the Tennessee,
election makes Semmes pathetic as well !.
eloquent, and he breaks forth in this strain
Oh, Mr.. President the same party In.
manacled the great State prisoner n For res,
monroe, mas no. only deposed YOU. lint h.,
iaio you nat on your back, and placed 4 oas
N your mouth and manacles on ,onr e.
limbs. We ask you in the name Of onr for.
fathers, IN the name of departed hbar,v :,
the name of once honored Cons,;tn,;on :.
and in the name of suffering humanity. hrs.l
your chains, rcassert your place. dr;ve =.
the usurpers, re-establish States, break do,
despotism, and Be . worthy successor !
washington and Jackson. Yea, fifteen State,
clothed IN ackcloth, and covered With ashes
look 70 you, and with . voice that shakes n,
conussss-almost wakes the dead--cAsl upor
yon, yoS-yes, rou Ito save them and thei,
cniidren rom hopeless, abject slavery. d.
not say congress - responsible There Is nc
rump, and We beg you heed not H. n. nds.s.
Deposed yon they heve, but thew Ma -
night to do the wicked deed. They we're ana
are viler than midnieht assassins. ri. bln.
aimed 1t you has fallen upop the whole ma,
ton, and it reels to and fro n thonsh i i,
last thross. You alone can save it. Strike
and millions will rise from their death q
havery 70 new and glorious life,''
iHs New Orleans Times complains tina, N.
ne" Common Council Of that civ !. w.,
Common indeed Had ii been composed from,
me ranks OF the rebel aris,ocr.cy il von,d
not hays been common in ne ..,;m..;oa !,
the Times. which. like i,s couf..,s. ~. =
and South, has NO sympathy nor r,e.ra g. !,
any Glass Of psnons bat that which q. ch;.
caso Nasss demonstrates he superior cl,s. !,
s s, soIsag sensossd sdaa.sissly of rsb,l
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