The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-23
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.


BY order Of the Republican State Central Committee.
April 30, 1861 NJ. y. CUTS, Chairman.
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.
Some Of our contemporaries Of the Copper
head press are accustomed, at stated periods,
TO treat their readers to most gloomy and
distressing diatribes over the state of the
country, and the rapidly approaching de-
struction impending. And the intelligence Of
the readers Of these Copperhead journals is
complimented, by assuming, as the cause OF
all sundry and divers calamities, ma
tional, moral, social and religious, the fact
that the Radicals control the legislation ofthe
country. The effects produced in our own
land, as well as in other quarters Of the globe,
by War, Pesulence and Famine, Earthquakes,
Fire, Flood and Frost, are charged as spring
ing from Republican rule, as the sole cause
directand patent to every democratic intellect.
And strangely enough, we are sorry to say
that Democratic editors do not always under
estimate the intelligence, or over-estmate
the blind and malignant prejudices of their
habitusl readers.
Republican rule, for instance, is assigned
as the direct cause of the National Debt and
paper currency. The truth Of history, open
to every mans observation, and fresh in
every man memory, traces these effects to
the action of the Democracy of the
United States, so clearly, as to leave no
room for cayil, however they might seek to
justify their course. The Northern Demo
cracy refused to submit, in National Conven.
tion in 1860, to the dictation of Southern
Shareholders; and so the two factions, or
sections of the party, nominated each It's own
candidate for the Presidency. And the PEG
pie of the United States, as they still had
perfect right TO do, rejected them both at the
polls, and in accordance with the Constitu
tion Of the country, elected Abraham Lincoln
President. The Southern wing of the De
mocracy then inaugurated an Independent
Government, and levied war against the Gov
eminent of the Union. And the Govern
ment, with the sanction, endorsements and
hearty approval Of Stephen A Douglas, The
defeated candidate Of the Northern Democra
cy for the Presidency, called upon the people
TO sustain the Government aud vindicate its
authority in arms. The people rallied to the
standard Of the Union, on the field of battle
and at the ballot box, and the Representa-
tives elected by them voted in Congress to
raise the means to pay the soldiers of the
Union. and pay for arms, munitions, food,
and clothing, aud whatsoever else was re
CURED for the vigorous prosecution of a gi-
gantic war.
The Southern Democracy fought brayey,
and sacrificed everything to the cause which
they had espoused, and many Of their North
ern brethren Of the " FIRE in the rear and
peace persuasion gave them aid and comfort,
and encouraged them to protract the contest,
and make it more expensive in money and
in blood, by their opposition to the measures
Of the war
This was the cause Of the enormous public
debt, and was at the same time the occasion
for resorting to a paper currency; from the
simple fact that there were no three or four
billions Of gold and silver to be had to pay
the expenses Of the war and carry on the
business Of the country. The Government
had no alternative but to give up and surren
der at discretion to jeff Davis and his armed
myrmidons or to incur war debt, and re-
sort to paper currency.
Copperhesd editors, whatever they may
think, dare not now say that the Government
ought to have surrendered our armies to JEFF
Davis and given up the contest; and so, he
war debt and its inevitable consequence i,
clearly attributable 10 the action of the De-
mocracy as direct effect.
The Republican party is also blamed, as
the cause Of the short crop Of cotton in tht
South, and the consequent scarcity and high
price of the article. Here again We irac.
the cause directly to the action Of the De
mocracy, in waging four years war Of re
bellion, and thereby impoverishng them
selves, and depopulating their plantations 0
their accustomed laborers. For it is too lat,
in the day, even for Copperhead editors, open
ly 70 contend that our Government ought tC
have converted its army into police force L
catch the fleeing slaves and return them L
the plantations Of their rebel masters ant
keep guard of soldiers there to make then
work for traitors, who were shooting anC
massacreing, and starving Union soldiers.
Again, we have seen the scarcity and higi
prices of provisions generally, throughou
the country, ascribed to Republican rule a
its cause.
A. 'n"iter Of fact the great ruling crop 0
this ,otsl +. lie corn crop, aud the price
of everything NC produce are Influenced an,
regulated, in greater or less degree. by tn
state Of the corn market. Aud il hap
pened last season, pretty generally tina
in consequence Of the unfsyorable plantin
season and the early frosts Of autumn tn
corn crop was very seriously damaged. an
the supply rendered quite short Hence th
price rose, and the prices of other grain. tn
supply Of which had also been rendered shor
by unfavorable seasons, rose with it; and nov
pork and beef and mutton, which are to b
fattened on high priced corn must 60 IN K,
wise. But whatever else depends upon r,
publican rule, we are thankful that the par,
is not responsible for the seasons and ID,
we may confidently refer those who are di.
posed TO find fault, to q" Higher Law = TIA
that imposed by Republican Legislators.
In the effort made, not only 10 charge Ii
consequences Of the crimes of the Demoer,
cy upon the Republican party. but also
charge the effects Of unfavorabe seasons
its Encouragement, we may see how great
dissatisfied the Democracy are, not on
with their own course, bat with that OF Pro
idence also. And in the abuse hesped up,
Z the Republican partyon account OF the effs
Of short crops, attributed to their action, :
:. may see something of the bitter hostili
(which Democratic Editors cherish agar
providence for the general course Of
kaliogs, and the evil cass in which 1t pr