The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-08


CLAaTrr says The chamber mug editor after
reciting few extracts from the Constitu.
ton, oil OF which embody we'll known truth.
- well - patriotic sentiments" DC.
Here il one Of those extracts which Clag
gett says embodies we'll known truths and
patriotic sentiments. Remember that il VA
written in 1868, in the dark hour Of the Re
public when such articles amounted to open
aid aud comfort to rebellion.
" The future of,his country is dark and gloomy
We can scs no hope OF success in putting dowL
tho rebellion and restoring the Union to its orgi
administration. We are reluctantly and painful
~ impressed with the idea that our onee happy
and prosperous country IL to BE- broken wy and
| sHATfRRsD INTo YRAoneNfS."
That was very patriotic sentiment
wasn'tit?
q The conviction hss become strong and il
growing stronger every day, THAT TIE LAsr Ar
Ny OF The REPUBLIC Has BKsH AAissD."
Al il was imperatiyely necessary that
another army should be raised at the sims
Clagett wrote that to prevent the success Of
JEFF Davis and the rebellion, that vas very
patriotic sentiment wasn't it
Here is another extract which Clagst. saya
contains a patriotic sentiment. Il va
written in 1868.
"The great army Of the Potomac, which wAs
expected to reduce Richmond, 10 but aemorAissd
mob. The officers are constantly rssigning aad
the msn running of nj erery opportunity Mey car
get.
At the time he wrote and published that,
precisely aimilar statements were being cir
culated in the Confederate papers. When
they we're in those papers Ne didn't call
them .tpatriotc sentiments we called
them rebel lies,
Here is another extract which ClAgett sayi
contains " well known truth " and sspatri-
otto sentiment -
1.-THE issuing Of the Presidents emapci pai;oa
proclamation. together with tho aboii,ioa Of ala
rery 10 the District Of Columbia and the action Of
u The military aptAorifes there prerenfing
Of stores from rscnpt"ring thrir fuuauay., ha,
entirely rooted out al the Union sentiment, which
once prevailed there
Another one Of Clagett's "well known
truths and patriotic sentiments;
The effect Of al the measures Of the admins
tration relating to slavery has been to unite N.
South osd dirid. The North, until are forced to
the conclusion that all !. nor atof}g lost 70,
| which he citizens of the free States have mad.
/ such noble sacrifices in treasure and blood.
Another
"When men asked to sacrifice life and prop
erty. they must first be satisfied that the cAueI
in behalf Of which the sacrifice il to be made IS
JUST AND RIGHTEOUS OLE, and that there 10 n
least REASONABLE HOPE OF succBss. Whatever
assurances the people may have had in this respect
sighteen months ago. raR sAss AsausAscss nc
| not Kltsr ro-pAy."
| In February, Of the iame year, when there
was no hope Of saving the country but By
prosecuting the war, when the rebel Dem,
ocracy we're organizing Peace clubs in th,
! interests Of the Southern Confederacy. ther
Clagett. lending aid and comfort To that rebel
! sympathizing movement, had Peace Ser
mon in his paper. He said
- Blessed are the peace makers for they shall
he called the children Of God.
IF this declaration of tho Great Jeho vah be true
then We who are striving ~ good Democrats ans
| patriots to bring sbout IN honorable peacs in on
| distracted country, are not only doing osr dut,
as citizens, huf IT the same time are enga ged il
performing our duty ~ ehristian people"
/ That was very patriotic sentiment WASH
it,
That was on the l4,h Of February. Or
the 18th OF that month, Clagest said in tn,
coarse Of lcng editorial:
6 The acts oftvnnny done under the admins
tration Of Abraham Lincoln, would have disgrace.
and dishonored monsrchiai England. even in tn
days Of the British Empire
Clagett reafirms that statement now H,
declares the above 10 well known trutl
and patriotic sentiment
If our ''gArhled extracts'' do him iniusiice
and his articles in the extracts, and espeeiall,
in their entirety contained "well know
truths and patriotic sentiments," Why wer,
loyal men who read HE articles entire wrotl
1t Clagett aud why did soldiers who read BIZ
articles entire consider him no better than
! rebel9
/ Can ClAge,t tell
] The Democratic party rebellsd and tool
up arms against the Government becsuse
lost the Presidential election 10 1860 Ant
after waging war against the Government 70
four years, till it, last army VS. captured, )
m immense cost to the country, that sam,
party nov has the bAre-faced impudence L
rail at tbs Republicans for mourning vi
| debt and to demand Of the people the resto
ration Of the power Of the Government L
the party which warred against and forcet
the Government to incur the var debt.
The Northern wing Of The party, 10 b,
sure. did not take up arms, but they ron
dered oil the aid and comfort to their South.
ern brethren they dared 70, By opposiss Ii,
war, and declaring il : failure, even on IL,
very eve Of it's triumphant success.
| FlsHr NIT SIIoKL.-Gen. Franz Siefsl i,
| President OF the German Republican Clnt