The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-02

THE DIS MosKxs Valley Wne u pablishsd
every Monday ~ this oce is one Of the oldest pa
pers in lows, and has widely extended circula-
ties thssueAsst the Dies Moines Valley, Northern
Mi.osri. md Western Illinois. ---
Mangaan,s Day.
To-day John Brown will be hung. No
man FOR : long tias' has besn launched into
sssrnity with 20 many minds rsdseting upon
ths event. The notable event Of the ysar.
y his sxesstion. He dies by thsshand 81
The common hangman. Every e1ort 10 made
TO render his punishment terror TO Others
and = ahams to himself. But the death OF
John Brown con not be made ignominious.--
No selfish, no revsngsfal, no osnsurabIs NO.
tive brought him 70 the galloxs. He suffers
ID the cause Of others. He dies in tho oauss
of Frssdo. and Human Rights. he dies I'M
oomplAiningly glsdly -rejoisingly-a mar
tyr 70 bic sense Of duty and compassion
Thess facts can not be obsoured, and the
mode Of suoh mans death ean mot make
bic memory iGnobls. Nay, it serves even to
sxalt his fame and TO psrpstuate his memory.
John Brownsdiss FOR trssson-of which hs
was not guilty, and never msditated. he
dies tor murder. And hs committed il. But
there vas no murder ia his heart. He did
not '.ek the blood o. "a: ~: isliow msu. He
shed Il only in sslf- defepse. The nscessity
cf 20 terrible . resort for self dsfsnoe was
one OF his own making. He himself is re-
sponsible for the occasion Of his crime. HE
excuse il, the integrity Of bis motive and the
cause be took upoa himself to serve. This
il HE justification before mem. There il none
other. Individuals may Judge Of him differ.
entity, bat the general Judgment il is easy 10
anticipate. The motives which lie in the
hearts Of men, condemn, excuse, or elorify
their deeds. In proportion - their objects
are base or noble, their memory will be hum.
bled or exalted. John Brown put every
earthly blessing in peril for that liberty which
good men esteem ~ better than life, aud
whsn the time shall STRIVE that no bondnan
trsads tho soil Of America, his memory will
be fresh and green.
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An irishman Arrested ~ . Fugitivs
slave.
The Olnsy n.y. Times Of the 25th uls.
says that IN Irishmsn, named Thos. Lsary,
with unmistakeabls face and brogue, for
swelvs years . resident of this ooantry
and Tor three years past resident OF Chi
cago, sAs arrested At that place, last week,
- fugitive siave. An attempt was made
TO got him away from his captors, but they
refused to give him up without the reward
they claimed for his arrest. Seeing their
determination to run him OF, writ Of ha-
osas corpus Was served, bat at last accounts
mad not been retained. The Chicago TIL
buns thinks poor Paddy il more unfortunate
than the man who vent from Jerusalem 10
jericho -he has fallen among Democratic
@The Florence correspondent Of the
London Times, says that letters from Rimini
bring intelligence OF ssrious disorders among
the RomAgnass troops. The Modensse, Par
mese and Romagaese forces were daily re-
oeiving fresh increase from volunteers
Aocking to them.
The same writer states that the Pope had
declared that II the Emperor Napoleon's let.
tor TO Victor Emmanuel Vas proof OF bis
Catholicity, then the Catholic Church had no
more hope fro. man. The Pope concluded
BY dsfying tho Emperor, through his ambas.
sador, to do his worst.
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6The road from Burlington via Peoria
70 Logansport is now completed. Il il to be
operated - through line under the name Of
the Logansport, Peoria and Burlington Rail-
road. II is the shortest route east from that
point, and will soon be tho eastern route from
this place, via Bushnell.
FRKE SPEEcH IN WASHINGTON -Dr. Josenh
Breed, formerly An examiner 10 the Pstent
Omes, vas last week arrested for seditious
language in Washington, and put under
$1,000 bonds to keep the peace for one year.
eTGov. Wise 10 90 afraid OF old John
Brown with rope around bis neck and
guarded BY thousand soldiers, that he
]. dare not lot the people come within ! mile
OF him.
Reported Death Of Hon. Linn noya.
The kusseNslis tKy.) Herald, Of the 22d
ult., says:
report reachsd this place on Saturday
last, by way OF Hopkinsvills, that the Hon.
Linn Boyd was dead bnt % We have re-
oe'ved no conhrmAtory information, We pre-
sumo the report il untrds.
"a An exchange accuses the Charles town
sentinel Who shot the COW, OF want of
flial affection.
Va The report Of the death OF Kit Car