The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-10

f0at bill has been tntt00uce0 IN
and il WILL BE PASSED, snsAcsixi<inf The
SOLDIERS TO VOTE ii N coming Stats
elections This . bat PARA q the pFepara-
ton Of these aboiitioa dsopotD II Congress 70
secure for themselves psfpeeoal power II the
army vote, under tAsir difsetiee ard control,
will be made to ovsstkio0 in opposfne eaa-
didates for GcyesnoFs, nsnbesS az the1Mts
Legislatures, aad nGmbss1 ~ Ccnsfens
The present abolitioA Governor, md other
officers in the frss States, win issue
oesti6cAtsa Of election 70 those whom
the army vote fel cts; and thfon9h 6aeA
essts1c1toe thsse 6e0ss aeshers will sttsnpt
TO cfKanixs the C0Agreos, The 0tsse Le9islA-'
turee, and in1GaN 6oyesaoea, and will keep
themselves in their place ty Their oscs aoses,
il Submitted %, and BY the NJ Of ne army II
resta6nce isss4de ~ Tie people. This il the
fate Of the people Of the Free States Is now
contemplated and determined upon BY the
Radicals, and he who isnow too blind to see,
will swske soon to the realization of these
terrible truths, made manifest by the lifting
of the vail of destiny.
We refrain from making further disclosures
at this time. TIE only hope;of averting these
terrible ealan,ities lies alone in the success
OF an organized party determined to uphold
the laws at all hazards Of life and property.
Constitution, Feb. IA, 1861
The people, who are the source of all
power, are called on to say by their votes,
whether they are willing to continue nar,
and to endure all its horrors for the sake Of
establishing the political doctrines of the Abb
olitionists al over this country, or shall we
make an effort to STOP THE WAR and to bring
about PEACE by m honorable COMPROMISE
on the basis Of the Constitution as it is for
the purpose Of restoring the Union AS IT WAS,
acknowledging and respecting the rights of
the citizens of the different States to regulate
and manage their own domestic affairs in
their own way, Including the question Of do
nestle slarerg."
"A two column editorial in the issue Feb
2, 1853, IL closed as follows
"For what purpose we ask, does the follow
ing advertisement make its appearance in the
Cute City and in all the other abolition pa
pers in the State?
UNION FOR THE SAKE or UNION
The Patriotic Fraternity being now pre-
pared to establish its branches in Lee coun-
ty. invites to membership all loyal citizens of
whatever party or sect. Its aims are the fol-
lowing
l. 10 preserve to all coming time, the
United States from disintegration and decay
2. 10 secure to our posterity our birth
right Of freedom oil conscience, speech and
action.
8. To afford the people of other lands an
asylum, refuge from tyranny, oppression
and political wrong.
4. Toperpetuate the memory ofthe found
ers of this great Republic and Of their worthy
and immortal successors.
5. To teach by covenants, emblems and
solemn ceremonies, the harmony, strength
and beauty of National Unity.
For full information, Constitution, By
Laws, de-, apply for the present to John
Trimble, Jr., D. D., Box 1926, Chicago, Ill.
For what purpose does the following edi~
torial endorsement OF the advertisement APP
pear in the Gate City, to-wt:
rs. B.-The advertisement in our columns
to-day under this head will attract notice.
The initials imply. Strong Band or Strong
tensively diffused through our armies. whose
purposes are restoration of the Union.
The respectable character Of the gentlemen
whose name is appended will insure immedi-
ate inquiry into the matter. We are assured
that its purposes are truly loyal and patri
otic.n
Reader, we beg you carefully to read again
the 9th series OF the advertisement. "The
strength and bedutyof National unity which
these midnight plotters mean, is to destroy
the liberties of the people and our constitu-
tlonal government, and to establish on the
ruins of both a consolidated military despot>
ism under the PERMANENT control of the ne>
groes and abolitionists.
We VAIN these fanatics. these Catalines,
these miserable creatures, that if they at
tempt to carry out their villainy and treason
able purposes, they must prepare for the IN
EvITAB1E CONSEQUENCES of seeing the FREE
STATES RUN RED WITH THE BLOOD
OF ITS CITIZENS.
Patriots, Of all parties we beseech yon to
remember that the price Of liberty is eternal
vigilance.
These are specimen utterances of Thomas
W. Clagett during the war for the Union
The spirit and purpose of them are manifest
And Judge Clagett's sympathy with the
South, his hostility to the Government in its
war with rebellion, was foreshadowed by him
long before the rebellion began. We charge
that four years before the South rebelled
Thomas W. Clagett declared their right to do
SO, and thus pledged himself, if he would be
consistent, to give his favor to secession when
secession came. In a letter published in the
keokuk Post, March 1st, 1856, Judge Clag-
EFT, denouncing the Republican party for its
avowed policy to prohibit by Congressional
legislation slavery in the territories, said:
81 did not say that the South would ses
cede upon the election of the Republican
candidate for the Presidency this year But
1 did say that the South would secede if the
injustice which | have mentioned g. e. the
policy Of the Republican party should be-
come the fixed policy of the country. and
have no hesitation in saying, that were | a
citizen either of the North or South | would
DISSOLVE THE Us1os rather than submit to
such degradation.