The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-05-25

By Fridays and Saturdays Issues Of our
contemporaries, we are made acquainted
with an important fact, to wit that this city
is in desperate condition tina, il is threat.
ened with violence, and the rule IF cat
throais, etc. II it is fact, il is an import
ant one, and should be instantly needed. IL
1t 10 not fact, ii never should have been
Published. There are too many people in
other towns, envious of our prosperity, who
are watcLful OF every event which they can
make use Of to disparage us, who take ma
lignant delight in decrying our town and in
slandering the general character of our peo-
pie. Such articles as these will be eagerly
snapped and spread abroad over the land, to
our discredit and disadvantage. That our
enemies should have weapons put into their
handTby people, presses, in our own midst
that they should find abestors and associates
10 public station here in keokuk, lis to be
deplorcd and reprehended by all right mind
ed men. And these presses and those who
countenance them, unless what they report
as facts are positively true, are really the as
socrates and abettors Of these malignant en-.
emies OF our ci,y's and our citizens fair
fame,--are the most effective slanderers that
We have or can have.
But Is II true, as represented, that gen.
ereal feeling of insecurity pervades our com
munisv; that widespread anarchy prevails
amongst us; that the people are in tremor,
and Vigilance Committee has been formed
and preparations have been made for an elner-
gency 1t is singular that the FIRST intma-
ton Of ell this should be gathered from the
articles alluded to. Every thing looked quiet
and peaceabe. never did community wear
amore gratifying aspect Of quiet order than
ours. Such announcements as these, then,
certainly look odd,-leok suspicious. And
We shall be imrudent enough TO contradict
them. We shall assume that we, too, know
something ofthe state Of things in Keokuk,
and we shall put our knowledge and veraeity
against theirs. We say that the whole mat
teris agross and unqualified Islander upon our
city. We have lived here, all Of Us, for years,
while our contemporaries have lived here for
months only. We know As much about our
city and It's social state as they. Our means
OF observation have been as favorable, our
acquaintance is as extended, and our general
knowledge is as full and accurate us. theirs.
And We pronounce the whole thing q sheer
iaorication. A more orderly community
than ours at the present moment, or one
whose pubic peace is more entire and better
assured, II would be difficult to select, We
said that The FIRST intimation of ANYTHING To
Inc contrary Wac contained in the article al
iIded 70. And II Is true. A feeling OF SO.
curly, rs general as can anywhere be found
reisades this community, instead Of n feel.
ing OF insecurity" The peace and good
ofaer OF our city are the sources of just and
general prtte among cur people, and w pro-
test against these ISLANDERS Of cur contempt
raries. Peace and quiet distinguish us no
less Than active and remuuerative Industry,
al the walks Of honorable life are a. SAFE
and inviting as anywhere. II there IS Wig.
LANCE Committee, We challenge ANYBODY "a
publish their names, to inform the public
when, where, and under what auspices tie,
were organized. Ard we assure them ans
ihs eltg's iibelers that though our peoti,
wall not allow ruthanism TO stalk abroad il
81 sF-~t. aLa 4surp ihe rule oi our ely
n@.sher Rill such committee be permitted
70 exist Tor single hour after j, is known
without being arraigned before the seat o.
9ashce' We are not in need Of revolution
ani We viii tolerate none Of tho engineer,
o. revolution or irresponsible power.
We Kew bai enc reasonable solution te
these bngaboo stories. There is In thi. city.
"a IN every other town Of considerable size
class Of men without visible mean. of sun
port, who wear tine clothes, drive fssi horses
exhibit vulgar taste for jewelry, slang
PHRASES and consequential airs, talk loud
shout ''chivalry," .'honor,' aud all that,
whose haunts are the saloons aud grog sAops
OF The city, and shose business IL plaader
lacy are not CIR fs!eads, We know shey ar,
uoi our associates, certainly perhaps We mr.
mistaken, yet We believe they 90 have st
abundance VI edltor.A intercourse, and thai
II they did not, VIC never should have heard
saess fantastic tales. Mboeser associate,
with them IL liable 10 iasalt, 10 difficulties II
A4ss bis ears aalutsd with threatening IN.