The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-23

For the Gate City.
Mnasss. ED1roRs: regret that you used
the nans Of "Capt. A." at the head Of my
article Of the 2lst. l had NO controversy
with him. Ny shot wsre directed to the
monkey that used the oats paw 70 pull his
chestnuts out Of the ERE, (vtds the fable.)-
do not wish to stir up the s'perfumed" nest
Of the Democracy, still wish TO say Eve
| things. ~.
LIST. When : person doesn't expect the
community to believe his assertion, II 10 ex-
oeedingly appropriats for him to 80 through
the form OF certificate or "a osth-whsn
they dare.
I'd. When person brings forward . wit
ness to sustain bis veracity, it 10 vitality i'm
portant that such witness should be credible,
and not notoriously mendasious.
Sd. / wish to re-assert my statement Of
the 2lst, in reference to the low 6ing an
charged with making at tho "Dutoh and
Irish'' q . GLASS. Two Germans we're pres
emit, and pretend that they heard me. II
they did hear me villify themselves and their
countrymen, "shsy are crdvsns and pol
troons' that they.did not notice it at the
time. aa't
4th. / had = Revolutionary grandsifs who
served under the the noble Prussian, Baron
Steubsn, and under Washington, and who u
the battle Of Trenton fred hin cid eontiasnt-
a piece into whole regiments Of just such
German tools OF slavery and oppression ~
are blazing at me. Hs lived through it, too,
until 81 years Of age. Should tho grim old
man rise from the cemetery at Oanandaigus,
N. T., and fsce me and assert that what
have denied 10 true, should assure him that
he was mistaken. Should no then re-asssrt
II, Ishould tell him that he lied. Now tho
question arises, am bound to treat any
"vent-hole' captain Of the present day With
greater courtesy than the old revolutionary
captain7
Peace to his aches, and all the others.
5th. wish TO say to Vok, that in his A.
sertion that l fused indecent language" in
his store on any eccaston-language that !
ought not 70 use before any company Of Ia
dies and gsntlsmsn-HE LIHs, and there il no
truth in him, the last Of which 10 easy Of
proof, 40 we'll a. other tricks Of his.
CHARLES HUBBELL.
| 8s s@&F
French and Austrian Influence N
Italy.
The following, from the Florence oorrss.
pondenoe Of the Providence Journal, throw
some light on the question which begins K
be agitassd:
II foreign domination 10 still to be main
tanned in Italy, We have no doubt the Italians
would prefer sabjection to French rather
than Austrian masters, - there would b
more hope, ct least, OF some advantage &
, como through future French rcyolution..-
!, The people are % much like the French, also
thousaud learns German, while every on,
with any pretentions to education 10 90
quainted with French. They call the French
the sister language, which it 10; but every
sound Of the Germsn 10 repulsivs TO thsil
ears. Their fashions and customs como from
France, and their tastes, their habits oi
thinking and their aspirations, are inspired
BY the Same country while everything Ans
trian they hate. German influence in Italy
for two or three hundrep years has not suc.
oeeded in changing, in tho slightest degree,
the language or the feslings Of tho people,
What stronger proof oosld there be thai
Austrian rule in Italy il unnatural, and must
come TO an end?
N. r. willis ON Lady Morgan.
"Lady Morgan Gust dsad) Was person
Of diminutive stature, and with either hiY
complaint or Some lsmeness Of limb which
she did her best to conceal though the frisl
, or affected irregularity Of step to which sh'
resorted whenever she had occasion TO eros
room, Was always amusinglj i'll done. he
features were sharp, marked and merry he
: eyes Of blush gray and brilliantly alive
her sfalse 'front.' which was invariably . lii
tie askew adding curiously expressive en-
Z phasis to her witticisms. OF taste, in q
! that was intended for the eye, she Was
elaring violation. Her costume, and ssps
oially her head-dress, seemed always IN in
/, territorial drollery. No chance observer woul
have taken Lady Morgan, ~ dressed for
! dinner or evening party, for anything but .
: Irish washerwoman in her Sunday gear.
9 ssYst what sompleeensssy aptnsas, sisgsue
and polish in ell which che INTENDED for ii
ear 4 How graceful her rejoinders, how q
y FORTRESS her rsmotest reaches Of Wit, how :,
10 fined and well-bred her small talk and CON
). plimentl A person more univsrsally aGre,
able to the most sristoorstic society Of Il
world, did not exist. All ages Of person
a. well - al ranks, gave her n uDvaryin
= welcome. And shs had another secret (
y nonnlsritY. xix: that. being wholly inaapl