The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-22


We have already given extracts from sew.
eral leading Democratic sheets of Iowa 10
opposition to the war policy of the Admin
issration, and insisting on an ansi-w and
anti-iax Issue against the Republicans. We
make further extracts in : similar spirit,
from papers Of less note 10 the State.
The Democratic Standard, Of Knoxville,
denounces the war ne an abolition project,
and advocates compromise. lie insists that
jackson was compromser, and says !:
"Were Ja,kson 10 the Presidential chair in
"steai OF the Abolition tool which now dis
''graces it. ou- country would be speedily
"restored to its former happiness. Upon
s'the JacksoDian principle we would have q
'Constitution ma'ntainea, and our Union
"prescrvea by foundations laid in til AZ
"fections Of the people, You may talk
"about the Constitution, the Union, about
"the country, and make fine speeches and
"pasriotic appeals to the people, and throw
'in occasionalI, fine rhetorical bonauets.about
..the fig and a this kind Of thing,n And
that II does not think any better Of tho Re-.
publican party ,hnn IL does Of the Pres.
ident, may be inferred from the following
choice extract
We bave fought Rapublicauism too long
TO be deladrd by it's ehieanery and raacality,
AND tho moment the mo party" cry was
raised ~ these cornnrants, We told the peo
pie oil Marion county to hold fast to the
principles OF the time honored Democracy
snd not be deceived by the political knavel
Of Repubicanism.
The Abba Sentinel, few miles South O.
that, save;
Those who have watched the course Of TIL
Administration the fase pretenses upo,
which war has been forced upon tho cuun
Try; the illegal enlistments; the unconstitu
uonal proclamation If martial Law 10 Mis-
sour and the District Of Columbia; the mas
sacre Of citizens of st. Louis; the invasio,
OF Virginia; tho seizure Of telegrnphic tes
patches, and that unprecedented, illegal an
uesrotle move--the suspension OF the wri
OF habeas corpus by the President, canne
Iaii 10 see that stupporting the Union is on
thsng supporting the Administration uui,
another"
0TCol. Rs. Bevicr 10 stili held A
prisoner OF war in hannibal. He denies b,
Ing bFigadieF General of bis district. i
received the appointment Of Division |,
spector from Elk Governor Jackson prsyio,
80 the passage Of the Military bill, which
says be declined TO accept. lie further a.
be 10 confident Of being able TO establish b
Innocence Of treason at his trial. HE wifi
We learn, arrived here on the packet yeste
day, and IL stopping at tho Leighton Hou.
GTF. ID. Burke, rabid seoessionist v
hung on the l0sh inst, by tho citizens
Lane, III. lie vas charged with causing ,
destructive Gre which occurred in that pla
on the 7sh Of December Last. By the aid
sChicago detective, bis gull, was fully
tabhsbed; also that he planned the burnt
Of III the business part Of the town.
CO The stofe Of j. Davis, No. ITO No,
fourth-d. St. Louis, was lately visited
burglars and robbed VI goods to the nm
Of $1,000. A youth named Louis Jones y
arrested Tor completely in the burglary.
EV During the riot outside the Recorde
ofhce 10 S,. Louis, last Monday, murde
named Sinclair, then undergoing bis exa
instion in court, managed to escape, and
not since been heard from.
ca The English papers announce
death, 81 Helsinxfors, Finland, OF d man
ysars old.
a. Gen. Harvey and staff have arri,
10 Philadelphia, which will be Biz headqu
tsrs for the present