The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-23

position Of Lexington and the opposing
forces of Col. Mulligan and Gen. Price, it
is deemed necessary to make the following
explanation: The general direction OF
the Missouri river at Lexington is from
West to East, the city lying on the south
bank. The early settlement, now called
Old Town, is situated back of the hill, and
has been superseded by New Lexington,
further up the river, where the steamboat
landing is, and which is the main city
Mulhgan's Notifications are on ridge run
ming at right angles with the river between
the two towns. They surround the Ma
sonic College buildings, standing about
quarter of a mile from the river, which has
been used as quarters for troops, and
strengthened to resist an artillery attack.
The line of Notifications runs down to the
river bluff, between which and the waters
edge is a wide shelving beach This is
the point where the conflict took place for
possession Of the ferry boats The main
body of Prices army is located at Old
Town, but the Notifications have been as
sailed from all sides except the river. On
Thursday of last week an attack was made
from Old Town.
Baltimore, Sept. 81.
The American has been furnished with
Richmond papers, from which the follow
ing interesting item is taken. The Rich
mond Examiner of the 18th says:
1t is evident to every intelligent citizen
that the embittered remnant of the sub
missionist party, which was fully repre-
scented in the Virginia Convention is bent
on organizing a regular opposition to the
Government under all names that it has
borne. That element in our politics has
been invariably against Southern interests,
and although the events of last spring an
initiated its material from, or at least
caused it to disappear from public view,
it exists with undiminished virulence and
awaits the opportunity to spring into light
again.
The following appears in the Richmond
Wing over the initials of "F. M" no
doubt from the pen Of Franklin Minor:
ITO WHOM IL MAY CONCERN"
The following private letter to the edi-
tor is from an old personal friend, but long
separated By party, and one first in posi-
ton and intellect in the great county Of
Albemarle. 1t was obviously not designed
for publication, but on that very account
may be the better sign of things unseen,
and the better serve to enlighten the ad-
ministration respecting the temper of the
public mind.
Afbemarie, Aug. 90.
DEAR MOsELY II am utterly disgust
ed with your men, JEFF. Davis and his
man Walker, aud | want to know if you
viii publish my spleen if ! utter it
| have a letter just from Manassas.
Our troops there one day last week had
nothing for breakfast but salt and pota-
toes, were sent eight miles at double quick
to meet false alarm, and had nothing
for supper when they came back TO camp
Now Mosely it is evident to me that your
Government is rotten at the head Davis
ought to be spiked up where men can see
him. You won great victory and got
no fruits from IT, You have had charge
of the Government for 6 months and have
done nothing. No meat, no bread, no
powder, no wagons, no anything but salt
and potatoes, and yet you sing out the
Government has the entire confidence of
The whole people, Now, it has not mine,
and / want to know where it can get a
fair hearing The only smart thing |
have seen Is your proposition to postpone
the Presidential election. This is excel
lent. This may save US If | was i'm
Congress ! would refuse every one Of the
appropriations for the war, holy though it
Is, TILL Walker was turned out and some
body put in his place with sense enough
to attend to the duties Of it,. ! know
neither Davis nor Walker, but / have seen
enough to raise suspicion in my mind
that neither OF them is the right man in
the right place. Why then talk about
confidence Of people in the Administra-
ton. | don't feel any such confidence
myself and believe ! am not singular in
my distrust. If you editors would only
speak out in full tones about the abus-
es which stink under your noses things
would get right 1t is shame which
cries to heaven for vengeance when you
men Of the pen are talking about conf
dence in the Government, and our sold
iers are made to trot sixteen miles on
one meal of only salt and potatoes.
There is rottcnness enough in the medical
staff alone to damn any administration.
Why hoodwink the people, Your Gov
eminent is rotten and stinks We must
smell it at last, and the sooner the better.
Make Davis toe the mark. The enemy
know you cant advance upon them for
want Of eatables and wagons, and your
weakness remains patent to them until you
reform the abuses Of your administration
The smartest thing England did in the
orimca WAS reformation OF abuses In full
view OF the enemy, and her rival, too