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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
John q. WHITTIER o. the Crisi

John q. whittier On the Crtsts.
John g. Whittier has written letter to =
Republican meeting in Haverhill, Mass, In
which the following passage occurs:
A great responsibility 10 laid upon Us. We
must prove that We deserve our success by
asking nothing OF any claes Of our fellow
countrymen, North or South, but what 10
morally and legally right, and yielding to
nothing which is morally and legally wrong.
We must be firm, but not defiant; We are too
strong in the right and in our majorities to
answer railing with railing. We can afford
to be m derate and generous. With alavery
in the States we have no right to interfere,
and 90 desire to do so beyond the mild per-
sunsion Of the successful example OF freedom;
but outside Of State sovereignty, slavery has
no more legal right or constitutional guaran-
ty than polygamy ont Of Utah. Iis home is
onlv in the States; everywhere else it 10 an
outlaw.
Icannnt but regard the menace OF disu-
MON from the South as more likely to prove
mischiey Gus than really dangerous. 1t may
do injury TO the indu trial and financial in
terests OF the country, but the evil will work
it's own cure. Business men at the South
will not long indulge in the childish folly of
setting fire to the clothes on their backs. in
the expectation that their neighbors' fingers
will be scorchei in putting il out. The
clamor tina, the Union should be dissolved,
because slave extensi onists are out-voted,
for tho first time IN twenty years, is simply
ludcrou-. l. is quarre. with the census
tables and Greenleat's arithmetic; figure
three complaining that it is not equal to f.
ure FIVE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

lynchng and with ASSASSINATION by theslave-
holders,
In view of these periodical exhibitions OF
the progress Of the nirrepressible conflict, =
We should have oil been prepared for the
grand crisis OF 1860. Whether it shall ter.
inmate in : compromise, a. the last three
decsnnial Instructions OF the slave power
have done, in favor Of slavery, or whether the
North will stand by their principles, and the
fre-eaters snbside AZ their fathers did, or
whether We shall at last witness the execution
of the threats OF disunion, is not 30 clearly
indicated BY the history Of the past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
Cincinnati Hos MARX ct. Hess en-
Knock 81 out.
The Gazette Of the llth saws:

About !, 200 head sold today 1t from IS
Tor isir svsrsgss down 80 ii IS for light,
and in the afternoon heavy hogs were offered
At SIS, and late in tho day 200 Id. averages
were obtained q 81 rs. Packers do not
seem disposed to take hold, and it il doubt
ful whether, 10 the present condition Of
things, with political matters unssttled, and
financial affairs very close, buyers would taks
hold freely 1t even ~. The condition Of
the trade 10 altogether moro gloony, and the
bottom apparently further below the surface
than At any previous time this season. There
WAS more disposition to buy when prices
were inthe neighborhood of Sc, than there
10 TO invest now at "a rs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
From Washington.

WAsBlH0T0N, Dec. Il.
Ex-Gov. Thomas OF Maryland, nov at the
bead Of. the Patent Office, has accepted the
Sesrstaryship Of the Treasury.
three to- day, Mr.. Nelson submitted propo-
sition, which be deems . suitable basis for
adjustment. Ultra Southern men are in
clined to reject oil proportions, and declare
that reconstruction OF the Government 10
inevitable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

1t il morally eerthiD that the seven Presi-
Dental Electors chossn on the Pacific slope
have voted, with one hundred and seventy
three Of those chosen on this eide OF the
Rocky Mountains, for Lincoln and Hanlin.
The general result may be sucoinctly summed
up as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

EXCELSIOR FgsrsyAL.-Ths Davenport pa
pers OF the S;h are filed with the proceed
ings of the annual festival Of the Excelsior
Society, and an address BY Judge Dillon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

BosroS, Dec. 10.
The vote for Mayor to-day was ~ follows !:
j. NJ. Wightman Union and Dem 8,76s !;
Moses kimball (Rep.) 5,6Sl. The Unionists
have elected large majority OF the City
Council.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
JOHN xh cox Arrested.

UNIV 0MOVA
The st. Louis Democrat has the following
item:
An alleged murderer, named John Shook.
arrived here fr IN keokuk yesterday II S p.
IN. on the steamer DIR. Kane. On the same
boat were W. NJ. King and MIR. Hall, who
being aware Of bis crime had determined TO
secure HE arrest on their arrival here. lie
had quarreled with one John Harris on FRI
day morning, in bar room at Keokuk, and
bad slain the man BY cutting his shroat.-
When the steamer approached near the
wharf, and before . gang plank was out
Shook lcapcd from the boat and sped rapid
Iy up the Levee. Hail and King followed, but
soon separated, Hall going to the Police Of
foe, and King following Shook. At Plum
and % sts. King pointed out the fugitive TO
policemen Hcnnessy and O'Niel, Who arrest.
Cd him. Though much disheartened by his
arrest, be frankly owned that he knew what
it Was for, and that be killed Harris.
BnLIARDs.-" Doesticks" graphically de-
scribes billiards thus:
81 need hardly tell you that tho game OF
billiards consists in punching ivory balls
about on . big table, covered with green cloth,
that looks like half 40 acre OF meadow land
with an India rubber fence around il; that the
balls are punched with long wooden ram
rods with wax on tho end TO save the wood,
and leather put on TO save the wax, and chalk
put on TO keep the leather from wearing ont.
You take your ramrod and put some chalk
on the little end then you lean over the Ia
BILE; then You squint; then you lift up your
leg; then you fiddle . little On your left
hand with your ranrod; then you punch your
ball; fyour ball runs against tho other mans
ball, you have done : big thing and you poke
up lot OF buttons that are strung on . wire
This is eli there 10 OF the game Of billiards
Anybody can pusch billiards. can, and
maybe you could"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
Rtea suhoat Burned.

The steamboat Flying Cloud, bound from
st. Louis 10 New Orleans, was burned 70
tho waters edge last night. No lives wers
lost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

New Hooks
ENCYrLoPEDIA If Religious knewlcdge.
IL Mpnbeitn f.eograp h.cs.
uou.d Brown q Grammar Of English Grammar.
co Grammar improved.
do Fret l. mes OF English arommar
Andrews' Latin English Lexicon.
Critteudens Counting House Edition Of Book
keeping.
Splits Surrenes' French Dictionary.
Bank Drafts, Notes, &c.
5, ctianal Maps of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.
kor sale by
M. W. WEsTCOTT,
decl4-d Main It near Ath.
VOL. lst WiTHkDW'o IOWA nEp9kIr, bsin <
Y vol. ol Tho series, ust received ~
OGDEN, BkOWNEl.L 4 CO.'S
CIrv look SfuRH,
decl4i No. 81 Main-st.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
X T. q X IT x:

THs DEs Mo1sEs VALLEY NHIs fr published
every Monday ut this oflee Is one Of The Oldest pa
pers in Iowa, and hasa widely extended circula
tion throughout the Des Noines Valley, Nor herr
Missouri, and Western Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

Tho Times Washington correspondence
says:
Much dissatisfaction is expressed At the
appointment. Of Guthrie, IS the money men
here say he cannot r,plenish the Treasury,
while 1t is believed that n Northern man
could have been nominated who would have
had the loan taken at per cent.
Secretary Thompson had long private
interview with Gov. Floyd, in which his 10
said to have urgai the rroprety OF both re-
signing. Gov. Floyd declined cooperating,
and declared bis purpose to remain at his
post till the close of the Administration.
prominent South Carolinian arrived this
evening from Columbia, and reports the pop
uar sentiment there opposed to the peace
policy, as now un1erst bod. between the State
and the Federal authorities. They urge the
immediate SEIZURE Of ell public property
within the hmts OF South Carolina. The
proclamation Of Gov. Gist seems 30 favor
this sentiment.
Mr.. kei,t left for home tonight with the
understanding that 10 should never come
back.
Mr.. Miles declares bis intention to leave
on Friday, permanently, and says nothing
can stop South Carolina from going out OF
the Union, but that she will not interfere
iuterfered with.
cT The New York Times (Republisan)
says: ~
The country has nov the benefit OF. Mr..
Buchanan's advice on the political crisis
The message IL out, and discusses the sub
| iecs at length. The document will scarcely
reward the snxiety which has awaited it's ap-
Thara = ~, sr. -h .oh
are true, ard eomc which are new; but its
true things are not new, Der are its new
things true. 1t 10 probably she most elabo-
rate effort Mr.. Buchanan has ever made to
appear bold without taking any risks, and
firm without the necessity Of proving bis
6rmness. Its possible that il may tranquil
4 ize the country, but II 80, tho disturbance oil
the public peace IL much less serious than
has generally been sur posej.
True TO his craftsmanship, il true to moth
ing else, Mr.. Buchanan attributes the entire
responsibility for existing public evils to tha
Northern States--nnd it 10 they alone WIKI
/, are 30 make sacrifices Of position and prin
, ciple for their removal. The immediate peril
MIR. Buchanan Gays, arises not from refusal
TO surrender fugitive slaves, nor the exslu
: s;on 81 s.aTasy from ;as TszT.:S1;ss-ta
! from the imminent darger Of slave insured
! tlons.
& The Message, in our judgment, 10 an incen
diary document, and will tend still turtle
D to exasperAte the sectional differences Of th
: day. Il backs up the most extravsgant Q
q the demands which have been made by th
South--indorses their menace Of disunion
= those demands are not conceded-and prom
ises the seeding States that the power I
q the Federal Government shall not be used Il
their coercion. The entire North will
made doubly indignant tyi:his 6asrant der
LECTION Of duty on the part Of the Executi,
= of the Nation, while tho lisunionists OF Il
10 South will be stimulated TO fresh exertioi
!. in the work OF ruin upon which they ba,
! embarked. The country has to strufg
= through three months more u this disgrac
g ful imbecilisy and dis!oyal.y to the Const
tuition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

We publish to-day tho census OF Iowa
complete, by counties, and likewise the NOR
tality OF each county FOR the year ending Let
June, 1860.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DANCING SCHOOL.
MR.. JENNINGS viii com mence bis school on
WI Saturday, Dec. 18th, on Main-st, bet ~eun
9Th Rni 7th sec nd door from The corner II 9th
Ladiss' and Chsldren's class at 2 o'clock D. m;
Uertlemen's c.sss On TUESDAY N ght, Dec. 18th, Ut
O'Clock
keokuk, Dec. IL, 1850.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

We stated yesterday that the Republican
State Committee OF New York had issued o
Circular indicating firm adherence to the
principles upon which We have recently
achieved our great victory.
At . Republican Banquet recently given
in Philadelphia to Col. Mcclure, Chairman
OF the Republican Committee of the Key
stone State, speeches were made by that gen.
lleman, by Gov. Curtin, Mr.. Kelley and 9th
ers, evincing Enthusiastically that theirs is to
be no backing down from the "rugged is
sne' by the Republicans Of that State.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
n Office,

NOTICE.
fIsHE members Of the Iowa Stale Insurance Co.
are hereby notified that be animal meeting
win BIO held on the second Monday 81 January
next, ~ the Office Of the Companyin the City of
Keokux. at o'clock p. M, az which time a Board
Of Directors will DO elected for the ensuing year.
s. Il. CAREY,
Decd, lS6l-dlm bsc'y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
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rIyHE Ayenturss OF James Capen Adams, Noun
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Jack In the forecastlsj or, Incidents 10 the carly
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The KsagAleo Hunter or, Adventures in the
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Audubon, the Naturalist of the New World-his
Adventures and Dis ~oyeries.
Life and Religion of the Hindoos, with Sketch
Of my Life and Experience, by Joguth Chundsr
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Little Songs for Little People.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14
TT Gov. Lane Of Indiana announces in Q
letter which has been published, that be 10 q
candidate for United States Senator.
Con xress.


WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
SENArE.-Mr. Bigler offered an amend
ment to Morrill's Tariff bill.
Mr.. Hunter reported the Treasury note
bill, with an amendment reducing the notes
to hfty dollars as the minimum, and pledg-
ing the proceeds OF the sales OF the public
lands as security.
Anthony and Hale very properly insisted
that tho faith OF tbs Government should be
sufficient. II the finances and Tariff >wers
properly managed there would be no COCA.
sion for the Government to offsr colla.ersls.
lIousE.-In reply to the Speakers call,
pursuant to order, Oh The various States fol-
propositions relative to the present condition
Of the country, Mr.. Thayer submitted string
Of resolutions asserting, among other things
that the present uniriendly feeling has riser
from tho usurpa.ion Of Congress and the Ex
ecnsive: that the rights OF American citiyen
are before Congress and the President, an,
that Territorial governments should not b
compelled 70 derive their powers from shei
consent; that there shall be no legislatio
whatever on the subject Of slavery; that ey
cry congressional district shall be entitled I
/ one Presidential eector, and each State (
two on a general ticket.
Mr.. John Cochrsne proposed to smtn
4 the Constitution so an to establish diyidin
line like the Missouri Compromise, PROFIT
! ting interference with the interstate slave
!, trade, recognizing the rights Of Shareholder
: in transitu or temporarily sojourning in nor
: slsyeholdiDE States, and declaring all Stal
. laws, in any degree impairng or inlringiD
b on the Fugitive Slave Law, null and void.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

CO The papers Of st. Louis, Quincy and
Chicago abound in accounts Of ou.rages
perpe,rs.ed in Louisiana and Mississippi on
Northern citizens. These accounts are Civ
en- by eyewisnesscs md sufferers, and indi.
cate state Of furious and laxless excite
ment against the people Of the North gener-
ally. No man from the North can transact
business in New Orleans or at any point in
Mississippi or Louisiana, and every man
from the North is in constant peril Of out
rage, Involving loss OF property and loss Of
life. Such outrnges committed BY foreign
nation would lead to q war for the redress
OF grievances, but it seems that our only
remedy in the Union 10 compromise and
a confession OF the justice Of such treat
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-14

GA South Carolina puper proposes that
~ Columbus wns defrauded out Of the hon.
or OF having this continent named for him,
the Southern Confsderacy be called the Re-
public OF Columbia.-l Exchange.
Columbus suffered many indignities in his
life time, but we trust that bis memory will
be spared the last great outrage Of linking
his name to arevolted, fllibustering, short
lived, slavs-penned, petty oligarchy.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-31
ITALY.
THE RESURRECTION IN SICILY.
GARIBALDfs EXPEDITION.

The Sci8n iDsuIrecton and the expedition Of Carl
bald art the chief topics of the English papers The
following Is an extract from letter written from Taa-
mona by one of the leaders of the expedition:
FORTRESS OF TALAMosA, on the Roman Frontier,
May Z, 1860.
take advantage of brief respite to drop you line
respecting our movements. AS were obliged TO
embark at night and hastily, in want of many
things Of most urgent necessity, and obliged to
land here to lay in provisions from the villages
this fort. We had q rough passage, and suffered a
good deal but are by disprited and we soon
hope TO see the shores Of Sicily and 10 the land the
cry Of United Italy for ever !" and to fight for its
freedom. The General has not suffered at all, and [
envied hin as he, turn about his orders cap
tain, and then acted as helmsman himself.
The following is Caribaldi's Order of the Day:
OS BOARD THE PIEMoNTK May 1850
ORDER OF THE DAY.
CoRPs OF THE CHAssEuRs OF THE ALPs.-The
mlssOD OF this corps will he, il always has BEEN
based upon complete sedena for the regeneration of
the common country. The brave Chasseurs have
served and Wal serve their country with the devotion
and discipline Of the best military corps, without any
other hope without any other pretenson than that of
stainless conscience
No rank, no honor recompense ia held ont to
these braves; when the danger il past thew will return
TO quiet, domestic life but when the hour of battle
strikes Italy sees them again in the first ranks cheer
fully volunteering to shed their blood for her. The
warcry OF the ChasseuIs OF the Alps is the same that
resounded yerr since on the shores of the Tessn-
Italy and Victor Emanuel and this cry will strike
terror INTO The hearts of the enemies of Italy.
ORGAEIzArIoE OF THE CoKPs.-G Giuseppe Sstori
Chief of the Staff Crespi, MANN, CalyinO hIajouli
GIiziotti, Boicheta, Bnzzini.
Turr first de.de.Camp of the General; Cenni.
MoDtauaT, Bandi, Stagnetti.
Giovanni Basro, Secretary TO the General.
CoMIhsDEKs OF CoNrASIEs-Nino Bixio. Com
mander of LIT Company Orsini, 2d; Stocco Sd: la
Masa, 4th Anfossi, 5th; Carni, 9Th; Cairalo 9TH.
NTESDAScE-Acerbi, Bow, Maesir Rodi
SuRGEoNs-I.ipari, Boldrini, Giulin
OnsEElATlONs.-1bis organization is the same IA
that Of The Italian army to which we belong, and the
rank given to merit rather than interest il that already
achieved OH other batlle-ields. tSimedl
q. GAtIBALDL
PROCLAMATION.
Italians!-The Sicans lighting against the enc
mics of Italy and for Ilaly. 10 help them with
money sI1ls aud especially men, ID tho duty OF every
Italian.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-31
FRANCE.
From Oar Own Correspondent.

from OH ONh Correspondent
PARIS, May Is, 1860
This has been Garibaldi week. The intense
interest with Nhich his movements are watched is
creditable 10 the French intelligence and due
homage paid TO the man and the principle he repre-
sent. The relish of it lies here: that those who
hate both man and principle pay ahomage Of hatred
and abuse almost richer and of greater indicative
worth than the sympathetic plaudits of his ad
mrers. Eachlast word from Italy is snapped at, 80
to speak, by our Paris public, greedy of news from
that quarter Later and-it is TO be hoped for
your readers sake-InOre definite reports OF what
Is gong on 10 Italy and Sicily than circulating
to-day in Paris, will reach you from your other cor
respondents, and by yOnr English files. have only
10 reproduce the Paris views OF them all of which
are are lntereslIng-somc very curious. and some
dissolymg.
thus, when we first heard that Garibaldi lad
started ON his Sicilan expedition, the legitimate
ana religious press (pidelict ultra MOniagnard re-
hgl0''s press which "wOrships God as though the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-31
EUROPE.
M rugaLAsaow, sAxoNIA, AND ARABlAs
NAILS.

The serew-,tesuship Glasgow, Capt IhonsOn'
vlsch sailed from Liverpool at Sooiock Oh 'he %eF
ssen Of The 10th April and touched at Queenstown on
ne I7,b, arrived here On Wednesday morning. The
ssronis, from Southampton, May 10, has also arrived.
TIER news has been anticipated by the dispatches
sxn the Arabia but their MALE furnish come interest
i.s details Of matters already made known by tee-
graph.
We have also the MALE by the Arabia, which are
three DAYS later
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-31

by force and kept by sbi and gendames Companies
% are & I b as tho oe I'D is t ' a1 o
ing the people They are much alarmed about the report OF the
the officers sick of being kept constantly the
"PALKRxo May lSThe detained by order of
search OF bad who has not yet been found We have been
OH than these last tyo daysconant demonstrations
and Yesterday and the evening before the people being Tired
Or got foul Of the police with knives and killed and wounded
o s0 I % S ggR ao %Te TT S n and oy aess
united aud beginning to get desperate and there has
been not with the troops Baleser eas. of Palermo"
This ls from good source, also that the 10th reg-
ment of the line at the Mole showed symptoms of dis
affection, and cried out, "Abbasso il Colonelo," &C..
so that by degrees you will see things are beginning
TO take the eourse predicted by Lord John Russell.
The reports about Garbald have thrown the Govern
ment into confusion and the evening before last all the
steamers were again put in requsitiOn, and sent off in
every direction. The Elettrico came back yesterday
afternoon. The demonstrations are no longer in the
Cassano and the Toledo but in the Marqucda and the
oil streets. In the forenoon yesterday there was not
person TO be in the streets and the city and all
the public resorts appeared to be dead. The working
people, too, knocked off work at the same time which
added TO the general gloom. Toward evening about
clock, the numerous sentIies surrounding the wr-
ter house aud the bank very much alarmed and
carried their muskets in hand ready to fire in any d.
recon, appearing, M the time, exceedingly ner
NOus and excited.
There is report in Naples that teegraphic dis
Iaioh has been received from Tunis. apprising tDc
Government Of the arrival of Guibdi there with 500
men. Certainly there is great alarm felt here; and,
among other troops, the Sd Cioreign) Regiment has
orders 10 embak-this regiment consists principally oil
Austrlans. i confirm what have said of the PROV
mces the Calahras and other parts are ready, and
spark would ret them in blaze
The Paris Patre Of the 18th asserts that the depart
ure of the French squadron for Naples provision
ally suspended. The Opinion Ndtioadle announced,
the contrary that Admiral Jehenne had left for Ma
Pies with four steamers which vessels had been sent