The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-31

CAairman Of Uniom Rer. Ont Cbss.
"1ALLOfs On nULLnrss
The proclamation went forth some tine
+ since from certain Of the bassr sort of Cop
perhesd politicians Of the NORTH. in concsr.
with the pirasical and incorrigibls traitors Of
the South, that the reunited Democracy
would once more have the reins Of Govern,
ment in their own hands either by means Of
ballots or, failing in that, by . resort to bul
lets. These hungry office seekers, both in
the North and the South, have become des-
perate and have determined once more to ~
sort TO arms TO recover the Lost Cause
which includes mainly, in their estimation,
the control of the Government and the spoill
of Office johnson has, at last, been brought
to this view and yielded bis consent to WELD
the power and patronage Of the Go vernment
in his hands 70 restore the reunited Demccs
rscy to power again; and all the impoEtan,
changes in military and civil officers recently
announced, are merely the Inauguration Of,
and ptepsraaontor that great contest which
it is boastingly proclaimed, in the very tone
and spirit Of the rebellion, whose embers are
s,il hot, must be decided by bullets and not
by ballots.
The will Of the people is no longer to Be
regarded or respected, and only the will Of
the traitors and their Northern allies whose
power johnson is concentrating BY the cohe-
sive attraction Of public plunder and military
despotism.
Stanton stood in the way Of Rebel designs,
not only during the war, but before the war
commenced, wheb he III wsfted the plofs Of
sheir leaders, and held old Buchanan back
when be was about to render the Govern
ment OF the. United States, the snbssrvient
Instrument Of JED. Davis and his treason
plotting accomphces And Stanton still
stood in the way Of Rebel projects after the
war vas over, and resisted every effort,
whether of fraud or force, to turn the Gov
ernment over TO its lately defeated enemies.
Hence. the first step in the new plot of rev.
olution, was to GUST Stanton, and the law and
the Constitution was plainly violated in spirit
If not in letter, in accomplishing this first
movement. And, in order to effect this, the
War Of6cs ispus Temporarily in charge Of
ths General, Wills the President d1ehArrea,
in his own person, the duties of commander
and supreme head Of the armies Of the Uni
ted States. Then, ID quick snccesson, in
bis own expressive and characteristic phrase,
the bold aud Willy Usurper kicks OUT Sheri
dan, and sickies, and Holt and others Who had
made themselves obnoxious to ths rebels and
filled their places With Hsecesh PETS" in op,
position to the will of the loyal people, and
the protest Of Gen. Grant, whom, the Law
centemplates "a the actual head Of the mill
,ary forces Of the country. ...,..a-
Soon the War Office itself will BE- filled BY
asscesh aud aubservient tool Of the Presi
dent, to carry out the scheme Of ruling the
country by bullets instead Of ballots; and
then, IN spite Of the lay Of the land. Gen.
Grant will be utterly ignored in the appoint
ment and assignment Of military officers &c
posts Of duty. And then our Congress
which voted its memberS ampls al.
aries to pay for . full years ser
vice, will wonder how they could
have been so stupid as to leave theil
posts Of duty and hurry home, and leave the
President ample time to reinaugurats. my
policy, ard bring the seye&y7to the vergs
OF civil var The people havo been betrayed
by the folly and weakness of Radical Con
grers, elected BY an osefwhefmihk majority
not less thar 3, the tresehsrygsla ds,pera
tiou of Johuson and h;s kae,or.
But ,hsnks to the pssriotisn and 6rmness
Of the loyal people of this land who crushed
~ost tae sebeloa, NIL these tAings viii 'undel
Providence be overruled, to work ont . morn
complete aud thorough restoration OF the
Union on the Radical basis Of equal rights,
universal liberty, and universal suffrage.
Aud should johnson and the desperadoes
Who are "egsing him ON sst4nE q inn
pede the will Of the people by resort to
bullets. the rebellion will not be finally
closed till few score of the more promi
men, traitors Of the la~d shall have e1pia>ed
their crimes, with Johnson At the hsad a
the list, on the galloss.
The St. Louis Times, under the control 81
Mahony and Hutchins, the original leader
Of the anti'war party In Iowa, to whom
aGhsrles Macon and Clay Dean, the prssen,
champions Of the C.pperhead cause ther
acted ~ lieutenants, rallies ito friends to thu
support Of johnson, and urges him TO inau.
gurats military revolution .. once, and the
Coppsrhsed prsss generally tends 10 The
same direction.
The Tmes concludes in the folloxine s;e,
niiicant paragraph, dropping The ballot alter.
patiye and demanding var and ahsolnts Mill.
mry despctlsm. speaking 81 Prssident John.
son the editor $50; sssg sss,es
HE 10 commander in.chief of the army
:as sasyy kS iuGnehcs. sithiiy saerted. /,
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stssupss to propitiate when Il may Be used d
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