The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-07
For the Gate City.


For the Gate CITY.
Col. CIaaett and tbe Union Again.
MEssks. EDIToRs - am truly glad that
Col. Clagett has had the magnanimity to pub
lsh his article on the Union entire in the
'sGate,'' because its publication will verify
the statements made in my former article,
AMI viii set him right before your readers
All ask is that the people will read his ar
ticle and determine for themselves whether
it is not true that he is willing TO ''let the
Union Slide" upon the happening of Ger
tain contingency, and that that contingency
is the exclusion Of Slavery from the terrific
ries now free, by the general government
But where are the Times and its Democratic
.co-laborers, who have been for the last three
months denouncing in such unmeasured
terms, Mr.. Banks, because he has expressed
himself willing to let the Union slide under
certain circumstances. Why do they not APP
ply the lash to Col. Clagett? Is it not Us
great IN outrage for Clagctt to give vent to
Most assuredy it is Why then, DO Demo
cratic journals remain silent now, while dis
uaion sentiments are being proclaimed in
our very midst, whilst they rail so vehement
ly about a similar expression by man in
Maine long ago.
But enough has been said. There is not
the slightest danger Of Clagett succeeding in
bringing about the dissolution Of the Union
or the defeat of the Republican party, though
he bring to bear sail the power which nature
and God has given him" to effect il.
COMMON SENSE.
Elf our correspondent had taken notice he
would have observed that the Times justified
the Col. in his position, aud assumed the
same ground EDS. GATE Cry.
Truth STRANGER THAN FIcrIoN.-A widow
lady advanced in life. now a resident of the
city OF Philadelphia can tell with truth the
following story, showing what strange coin
cidences the current Of events will bring to
light. The lady owns real estate in Miehi-
gan, and the following facts were given US
By her attorney, who learned them from her
own lips. Thus lady was born and brought
up in New Jersey, and upon being married
removed to Michigan, ana settled in Monroe
county. There, her husband built house.
improved land, and they struggled on togeth-
er, as many young couple has done, before
and since. Upon that farm this lady buried
her first born, and few years after her has
band died and was buried there After his
death she sold out everything and went back
with her two sons 10 New Jersey, where one
Of her sons died from the effects of a fall
received on the passage across the lake on
the way home. The other son removed 10
Philadelphia with the mother, acquired pro-
pertv, and seeking to increase it went to Cal
fornia in 1853. While there, designing TO
return home, he exchanged property III Ma
rvsvlle with man who owned property in
Michigan, for farm, Of which he took d deed
without knowing the situation or character
Of the property. While preparing to return
to Philadelphia he was taken sick and died,
leaving his mother sole heir. The deed Of
this property in Michigan came into her pos
session, and she made journey to visit H.
pom reaching the place, she found it to be
theyery homestead which She and her hns-
band had built more than so years ago. and
found in the wainscot, her own initials, eut
by herself, years before. She is again the
possessor OF her early homestead, the graves
| Of her husband and her eldest ehild.-[De-
troit Advertiser.