The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-13

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18th Of May.
save Him 1rom Hts ErienAs.
trrom the N. Y. Evening Post
The contemplate treason Of John B. Floyd
| 10 meeting with singular retribution st tho
bands Of bic friends and fellow oonspirssors.
Benedict Arnold Was permitted to live and
die in the obscurity which was most conge.
NAL to his crime -burdened soul. But euthu-
siastic traitors are deliberately holding up to
the scorn Of the world every detail Of Floyd's
base trsachery.
! The Richmond Examiner, Of April lst,
has an elaborate and glowing eulogy Of
Floyd's many deliberate acts of treason. 1t
Gays:
Gall Who have attended to the develop
mente OF tho last three m0nths, and know
| aught Of the movements OF the Buchanan
| Administration up TO the time Of Floydss
resignation, will justify tho assertion that
che South srn Confedersoy would not and
could not be in existence at this hour but
| for the action Of the late Secretary Of War.
The plan invented By General Scott 20 stop
secession vss, like al campaigns devised By
him, very sbls in iss details, and nearly Ger.
tain OF general successes. The SouthsrD States
are full Of assenals and forts, conoauding
their rivers and strategic points. 0snsral
Sptt desired TO transfer the army Of tho
United States 70 these forts - speedily and
as quietly - possible. Had be suseesdsd 10
doing %, revelation woold have bssn para
USED 10 the whole South, and The sobmis-
sionist party would have hesn organized on
Q very different footing from whst No now
know. The Southern States could not have
Ont off mmunicstiou between the Govern.
ment and the forsresses without : great hses,
which thew cannot build for wears: or take
them by land, without one hundred thousand
men. many hundred millions Of dollars. eev.
eral campaigns, and many . bloody SIEGE
Had Scott been enabled 70 ret those forts Il
tho conditions he desired them to be. til,
.. Southern Confederation would not nov a.
let.
"But the 40 .oneration Of the Secretary o,
Par Il psss.s.frs 70 sAhr movement Of yro one
: and Ia lieu az Ga. operating. the Secretary d
! War thwarted. obisctsj. resisted. and for
hade. Everv dav ssv the battle fought !,
!. ushanan,s Cabinet: and evsry day the soil
tary ohampion al the South vaa fOroed olo
J. ser to the corner Of the wall. That day cam
. when he was fairly beaten. At last 500,
seemed victor. The Government adopte
70 his plan, and gave the order for the move
il ment at Charleston, to be followed By SIM
d lar steps all over the Southern county,
Of Nothing VAS left for the Secretary but 70 &
r. to the block; but be consrived TO DO % a.
il hero surrenders bis keep, or bis ship, whe
p resistance can no longer be made; be bic
'. himself and his enemies up oil at once in Il
n air. lie resigned, but not With stealth {
O shame; be resigned with clap OF thunder
While the Administration was giving tho o.
20 dersfo the military occupation OF the Soutl
or ern country, II was actually in negotiate
n With the Commissioners OF South Caroln
10 This fact, II made clearly manifest, sufhcien
" unveiled the design and the character
b. the Cabinet; and causing his resignation
turn on that specification, the Secretary DIRE
the eyes Of the entire world on that one Z
Gus. The Southern leaders awoke to . sen
Of their position, and percelving that il th
= gave . weeks respite to plot actually
: course OF execution they were hopelsssly 10.
-. they scnt ever the country the orders Viii
- led to the popular seizure OF oil the forts
- the South except the two which Scot,
- 6rst movement had placed definitely ind
:, bis CONTROL"
- This, saws the Examiner, twas the ore
a. passage 10 tho life Of Mr.. Floyd. Histo
|. will do him justice il the times do not.
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