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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03
Policy 81 the Rebel sympathixsr.

Policy 81 the Rebel sympathixsr.
The following which we clip from the
Wheeling (Va.) IntelIigenoer. is as aceu-
rate a portrait Of our contemporary as if it
had been drawn expressly to portray his
characteristics
"The policy of your true rebel sympa-
thizer now is to insinuate himself into the
notice Of weak-minded men by mildly de-
rloring the heavy war tax under which
the people will soon labor. Having car
ried his hearers along with him, be de-
nounces the whole tax with violence and
those who made it. He then branches off
upon Abolitionists and Black Republi-
cans, who, he says, refused to compro-
mise, and are therefore, the authors of the
war, and that it is hard for a conservative
man to lend helping hand. He leaves
nothing unsaid that has the slightest ten
dency to discourage Union msn and weak
en- the Government. We encountered
one Of these insidious rebel emissaries
yesterday. He talked incemantly, Is if
ne had taken an oratorical dose Of salts.
These are most dangerous enemies Of the
Union. These are the men who belong
to the knights of the Golden Circle, and
who need the closest watching"
Here is an extract at random from an
editorial in yesterdays Constitution and
the paper is full Of just such. while Clag
EFT keeps clacking the same by word OF
mouth on the streets:
Instead Of these fair promises being
realized, the people find the products Of
their farms rotting on their hands, for
want OF market, mechanics and labor
ing men, and women too, Of all classes,
without employment; and business gem
orally completely psralyzed, while many
industrious citizens scarcely know where
to obtain their daily bread for want Of re.
munerative employment, while the streess
and hospitals are filed with the mutilated
forms Of the brave men who have upper.
lied their lives for their country, in . wa,
which might and ought to have been
avoided, had tie Republican majority il
Congress been willing to hear the vote.
OF reason, and adopted some measure O
compromise, honorable and Just 10 oil sec
tions of the Union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

- The Louisville Democrat, Of Sat-
urday, notices the arrival in that city,
en- route for Corinth, Of Judge McCook,
father Of tho fighting MeCOoks. The
Democrat eoasiders this : sign Of : battle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03
New Counterfeit.
Philadelphia, May 2.

Peterson's Dctsctor announces the
counterfeit Of Eve dollar bills Of the Bulls
Hssd Bank Of New York. Il Is an ex-
cellent imitation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

~ Clagett devoted the years Of Wig
orous manhood to an unmitigated and un-
scrupulous warfare upon the democratic
party: he joined the party only after it
had become impregnated with treason
and fallen under the influence of the trai,
tor oligarcby. and the only vote he ever
cast for successful democratic candidate
for the presidency was given to that old
federalist and modern traitor, James Blu
chanan. Yet Clagett, with such antece
dents, never tires in magnifying the DEM
ocratic party and democratic principles,
and insists that the salvation of the coun-
try can only be effected by the rc.organi-
nation Of > party demoralized, divided
and disintegrated by the treason of one
half the organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

SENATOR DAyIs's OPINION OF THE
PRESIDENT. - Senator Davis, Of Ken
lucky, in the course of speech, few
days since, in the U. s. Senate, paid this
tribute to the President:
II voted against Mr.. Lincoln, and OPP
posed him honestly and sincerely; but
Mr.. Lincoln has won me to his side
There Is niche in the Temple Of Fame
a'niche near to Washington, which should
be occupied BY the statue Of him who
shall save his country. Mr.. Lincoln has
q mighty destiny. It il for him, If he
will, to step into that niche. Il Is for
him to be but President of the People
of the United States, and there will his
statue be. 1t is in his power 10 occupy .
place next to WashiDgton-the Founder
and Preserver-side BY side.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

Fort Macon surrendered Friday, 25th,
after a bombardment of ten and . halt
hours. Batteries we're planted behind
heavy sand banks. The preaching hat
terry was 100 feet distant, and mortars
l400. The garrison was allowed the
honors of war; officers retained side armss
Seven men killed and ID wounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

The first time we ever met Judge Birch
was on the fourth of July, 1916, at Col.
Jones, on the Charlton river in Adair
county, Mo. He was canvassing the Dis
trict. an independent candidate For Con-
gress in opposition to Willard P Hail.
The last We hear Of him he is yet speak
ing, candidate for Governor of Mis-
souri,.
The many changes that have occurred
since first We met, have not been unnotic-
ed by us. The Judge was not SO forum
ate as to beat Hall, and was compelled to
back upon any little political catches that
might present themselves to him. One
of the greatest Of those was his raid
against Benton, task that might have
been left to others, task that did honor
to none who were engaged in it. Benton
then was using all his great mind to pre-.
vent the occurrence of the horrid scenes
now around us, but recklessly and wildly
was he prosecuted by Birch. jackson,
Green, Hall, and all the little cliques that
then ruled the political destiny Of Mis-.
souri,. Who does not remember the Nash
vile Convention, proposed to be held fol
the purpose Of devising peaceable ways
and means for dissolving this Union, and
who does not know that this was the mons
tor Benton was fighting, with all this
herd of Missouri demagogues at his heels
led by Birch and Jim Grecn.-f Atchi.
son Union.
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s'rifF.raif." And instead Of leaving him
ut the first hospital, they carried him past
i number, and arrived 1t Evansville, In
diana. The patriotic people Of that place.
upon learning the facts, we're Justly in
dignan., and had the courage and manli-
ness to demand that the traitor should be
sent ashore. The doctors at first insolen,
ly refused to do SO, but finding that the
citizens were about to 60 in and take him,
caved in and sent him ashore. During
the excitement, one Surgeon Murray, al
Engishman, professed bis readiness and
ability to wiring the necks Of dozen
Hoosiers. For proposing 30 unsurgical
an operation he WAS arrested and fne Of
eighteen dollars wrung" out of his
pocket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

~ Andy johnson delivered an ad-
dress to the Third Minnesota regiment,
near Nashville, on Wednesday, the 93d.
The Nashville Union reports him as say.
ing:
He knew the leaders of this rebellion
we'll and intimately, both personally and
politically, and he declared it was the
firm determination of the rebel leaders to
overthrow popular government. if they
should succeed, and establish despotism
instead of our present liberal institutions.
Mr.. Clayton, the Assistant Secretary Of
Hon. Howell Cobb, declared to him on
one occasion that the people Of the South,
as well as many at the North, we're fully
determined to submit to the election OF
no President who had sprung from the
common people, as Abe Lincoln had.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

~ The Louisville Journal is disposed
to be complimtary to Col. Blair for his
speech, but says:
/" In holding that the rebellion grew
out Of the dread Of negro equality instead
Of devotion 70 the rights Of the States,
Col. Blair not only cuts down the facts
but emasculates his premises. In order to
aggrandize his fayorise thasry, he sights
the vindication he sets out TO make. He
sacri6ces his argument 10 biz hobby
The dread Of negro equality undoubtedly
entered into the motive Of The rebellion,
but the assumption that such dread con.
stitutsd alone, or even principally, the
motive of the rebellion, Is little short Of
absurd
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-03

TrsasenaAls Leagues A. tho Nsrth.
The Louisville Journal, lftsr copying
articles fron various rebel papers, hint
ing At some fresh plot on the part Of the
conspirators which is soon to startle the
North Is it was never startled before,
says:
The numerous statements, insinuations
and hints of this character undoubtedly
deserve to Be considered. The rebels, in
their desperation, are certainly capable of
attempting anythiDg. no matter how
atreeious. Unquestionabiy there is .
reasonable conspiracy extending through
ell or nearly all Of the loyal States, and,
in : few Of them, it is quite strong. The
chief rebel conspirators are not whit too
good to maks arrangements for having
every important city in the United States
set on FIRE in thousand places, upon an
appointed night, and general massacre
to take place at the same time.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-06

The excessive exultati0ns Of the Northern
communities, the illuminations, cannon frings.
and hurrahs of their populacs over their rs-
cant Victories, illustrate strongly the charac-
tsrisdc want of sobristy and self.rsspsOt in
the public mind Of that section. When tho
South gained the great victory of Manassas
and dozen others, against odds of five to
one, it never illuminated single town nor
fred solitary salute, though those victories
were achieved in defence of rs soil and of ito
liberties. Its moderation in the hour of
triumph was - signal as it's valor In the field.
We envy not the character which can lose its
balance and rush into dslirium Of delight
because fifteen thousand men have defeated
twenty five hundred at Roanoke Island, and
eighty thousand have proved too strong for
fifteen thousand at Fort Done'son Especially
u such exultation over the fall of q weaker
foo unssemly and preposterous when it Is OK
hibited by those who have just Inundated
themselves to the dust of the earth before the
British Lion. They tore two Southern Com.
missioners from the deck of merchant vessel
in the belief that England would not resent it.,
threatening that if she did they would over.
run and annex Canada in six weeks; and the
very moment she did resent it, they gave up the
Commissioners and protested that they meant
no offence. A pretty sst to be bawling them
selves hoarse over victories gained over one.
sixth their number of half armed Confads-
rates!
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A New Branch Of the Service.

The sporting Colonel, known in the italian
war a. 0arribaldi's Englishman, was accus.
TONED to charge his troops to wound an
enemy. If possible, rather than kill him out.
right; for" says he, ait takes four good
soldiers to carry one wounded man from the
field. and, consequently, flve from your antag-
onist's force" Now, no one will for a mo-
ment suppose that men will stop in the heal
Of battle to notice where they are going to
hit foe; still. 1t IL apparent to any one who
has witnessed a great battle, that SO far az
results are concerned, there IL truth In the
above remark. Whenever man falls, four
Of his comrades carry him to the rear, and
another bears OF the i've musksts. Half q
dozen wounded men will frequent tly break ur
an entire company. and 1t 10 with the great.
est difficulty its members can be brough,
together egatn to operate In a body
To rsmsdy this evil, and at the same time tc
provide s6sotually for the wounded. many
Of tho European armies have "Innrnary
com panies' attached, whose special duty II
is to attend to the wounded during battle, to
bear them to the hospital, TO staunch the aow
Of blood when 1t Is profuse and dangerous
and to render such assistance on the field a.
becomes necessary to preserve Life or relieve
pain. The army OF Bavaria has two o,
these companies, maintained at an expense
Of nearly two million 1orins per annum.-
The corps 10 stationed . short distance in the
rear OF the lire Of battle, each man carrying
fsw simple instrumentsr cantsens Of wine
aud water, rolls Of bandags, spongs, and
oharpie. They have tho general charge Of
ambul ances, stretchsrs, medical and dispen,
sary stores. In Europe. during peace, these
men sr> allowed to attend medical lectures
and to receive clinical instruc tion In the nos.
pitals. There can be NO doubt these two
companies vastly augment the effective
strength Of the Bavarian army, and that they
are the means Of preserving many valuable
ives. Being strongly prejudiced in favor Of
"InfirMary companies" We are gratiflsd to
learn that steps have been taken to establish
them In connection with our army. and that
the Secretary Of War has granted permission
TO enlist one hundred men for the purpose
Thts branch of the service. although novel In
America. will undoubtedly prove - useful
- in the European world.
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than submit to such fate There never haa
been IN hour from the beginning Of this con-
tsa when dissemination - profound has
animated the souls Of the Southern people.
fhsy oan die, and they can die with dignity
and glory, but they win Isver live to be slaves.
IN this sublime resolution they have rendered
their sahjnsation IN impossibility. Such pso.
pie cannot be conquered. The Yankees shall
not take our country from rs, our homes, our
liberty, our farms, our wives and children, our
honor. They shall not make us slaves, and,
above all, slaves to tho meansst, the most ra.
pacious, and most cruel of mankind.
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Double. Barrel Shst Guns.

We have always expressed the opinion that
there was no weapon as valuable for close
fighting as the double-barrel shot gun. The
truth of this conviction was fully established
by the battle at Fort Donelson, where the
greatest havoc Of the field is said to have been
effected by this kind of weapon. We believe
there is no lack of double barrel shot guns in
the Southern States. If it be objected to them
that they are not 90 effective as other weapons
at long distances, we reply that the soldiers ol
the South are not going to fight at long dis.
tances hereafter. However much we may de-
sire to keep the Yankees at distance in time
OF peace, we must bring them to close quarters
in time of war, if we ever expect to equalize
their advantage of numbers.
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The splris Of the Ssuth.

The natural depression which followed the
recent reversss to our arms has passed away
from the public mind, and the South 10 now
looking full in the face all the trials and perils
of its situation, aud accepting with stern de.
termination tho alternative which 10 really
and truly presented to 1t, Of Liberty or
Death" 1t has always been evident and it 10
now more clearly seen than ever by the South.
srn people that We are dealing witha foo who
does not even know the nsaning Of magnan.
unity, and that We have no hope on earth for
anything which earth has dear. sxcsp, in the
most united, determined, and unending
resistance. The triumph Of the North means
the ruin of the South, in property, Life, liberty,
and honor. It means the spolation Of all VA
own,ths oon6soasion ofsyery dollars worth of
properly, the emancipation Of the serf and the
enslsvaAsnt of the mater. The enormous
debt which the North has contracted 70 carry
on this bloody wsr-a debt which cannot
b less this moment than twelve hundred
millions Of dollars, will bs saddlsd entirely
upon the South, in the event Of its subjugstton
In will be wrung from Southern staples by
heavy export duties. aud from the Southern
people by grinding taxes, which will condemn
Southern industry in every shape and form to
the most tsrribls bnrtheps. 1t Will take from u
Ill that We have-not only liberty, and prop
erty, and personal security, but the respect Of
allths world, and sven our own sslf.rsspsol.--
We ahaud not only bs tranplsA down and
bsgxassd, but AsgrAssd and degraded In the
49, Hk>l1sr. $50 - ankenr>s ~ss.s n !.
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- l.. I. B l. u 4 s.
RAfLY, MEN OF RIOHMoND,

III YOUh COONT NThX' 3 "a LII.
One hundred MEN are wanted. az once, to
1ll mp this glorious com mMand, and to avenee
the death OF Its gsllant leader, Capt. u JxH !.
xIaas WISE, who fell whi,es nobly defanding
the hearth stones and fire. sides Of the people
Of the South. who are low battling again ),
overwhelmi' 6 0dde of n Hessian soldiers now
desecratiag the soil of Virginia by their IN
holy tread. viii not the oung men Of Rich
mond step forward, with one accord, and
enroll their names under the southern ban
neri Are they willing 10 see the apitol Of
the Old DQminion-the home Of the BIues,
the birth place OF shsir moth RS and tis.
ters-invaded and conquered by The hi elipgs
OF the Lincoln dearotism, without taxing up
arms, and with pasrioic dsvo ion wsic1 me
their oppressors with oody hauds TO hos.
pitab bic gravesf Better die, Il needs be, " 1, h
the Stars and lars OF LIBsRIy 4 .sting over
them, than 'ameiy submit to the yoke los
bondage now ready for their nscks kaliy.
then, your & men, 20 she call Of asn Wise
and the cnus~ of the South, and defend your
hearth stones from tie sggreseor'. trasd, o.
fall, IL eeds be. In defence of all that is ss.
crsd and dsAr % the southern hart.
DeuHfY Of $50 wIli b. given TO al, who
jotp the company. Apply AT tee r=croii ing
once, on l2th st in the rear OF Msssrs, En-
ders l. Suttons ofics. L.. z. =. sANX
70 L6 Ut R.crnitinx Ofecer.
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PROPO1ALN.

q. =. OF AMERICA,
WAE Dsr'r, Onrskcx Orr!cs,
RIcBMoxD. March 3, 1864.
Il OrGlOE unul the 18th day Of April
UR5NANCE MATERIAL Tor the Uonfsds'
rate states army:
10000 tons Of Blooms, (chafcoal1
5000 tons wrousht Iron Barr, Of various
ioe le.insh Oolum biads,
100 e.inch Uolumb btads,
100 lo.inch Siege and Garrison Mortafs,
100 I3-iuch SeA.coaSt MortArs
500 Il. pounder Iron Howtt1ers,
SO s.pouuder Iron Field Guns.
Bids may be made for any guam tity Of iron
over one hundred tons, and for any number
OF guns over ten.
Drawings Of the guns will be Furnished
only 70 parties whose bids are accepted.
Bidders will state the points Of dslts sery,
and the date at which not les than one hun.
dred tons Of iron may be expected to6e furn.
tshsd.
They must also stats tho time required to
fu,rtsh the whole OF their bid
Bidders for guns will state the date Of the
hrss delivery. and the time required to sup
Payments will b made ON delivery Of not
less than nifty tons OF iron, and the right to
pay ons-haif In Confederate bonds II 70.
Bids must be sealed and enclosed, and or /.
dorsed on the On velops proposals for Iron"
or Proposals for Guns" as the case may
be.
J. 0ORGAS, Lieutenant Colonel,
NH 5-tApl0 CHIEF Of Ordnance
~ The following papers Will please in ssrt
the above adver tisement till 10th April, and
send du plicAte with copy of paper to Ord.
nance O6dce for settlement: The Richmond
Enquirer, Whig and Dispatch; Lynch burg
Republican, Staunton Spectator; Abingdon
ViIeiniap; Petersburg Express: Raleigh IN.
O. Register; Wilmington IN. O.) Joornni;
Charlotte N. o. Hnlletin; Charleston Is o.
Mercury and Courier; Co3nnab bis q q lSou th
Uarolinian; Augusta (0a.) Oonsti tuu iona list;
savannah Gal Republican; Columbus (0a.)
Times; Anant Ia (0a.) Con 1edsracy; Rrme.
tGa.o one pspsr; Tallahassee (Tis.) Fiori..
dian; Huntsviils, lAlabama.> one paper;
Mobile lAiabsms.) Reeis,sr; Tnscaloosa,, I a.,
tAla..) one paper; Knoxville (Tennsasee u
Register; Mem phts Tenn Appeal; New or.
leans (La) Bulletin, Picayune, Delta, Bee
and Crescent; Jackson (n1iss } Missis ppian
Oorinth, thiss one paper; Little Rock Ark
Gazstte; nstin (Texas) Gazette; 0alv eston
(Texas) Herald.
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The Battle of Manassas,

Some time ago mention was made in this
paper Of a book then 10 press descriptive OF
the battle Of Manassas, and which, judging
from the care and labor bestowed upon 1t
promised to be Of moro than ordinary in tor est.
The book has now been published, and . COPY
Of 1t has just been received from the authors,
Msssrs. Wordsr .and Catlett. After careful
examination, we are convinced that this 10
the only correct and com prehensive account
Of the battle Of Manassas that has yet been
Published, ard the only one from which .
thorough knowledge OF the details Of The hsht
can b. obtained. In point Of accuracy II has
exceeded all expectations, and, upon our pTes.
snt knowledge, We do not hesitate to give 1t
out approval. The book 10 entitled, f" The
Battle Of Young's Branch, or Manaeaas
Plain" and 10 accompanied BY two excellent
maps, made By actual survey, one giving
in detail the positions Of regiments. artillery
companies, houses, cemeteries, hills, valleys,
and streams, while the other IL general ont
line Of the hattls. .nsld and the country sur.
rounding 1t. Bot6of these maps surpass any
that have yet been made. In the prsfaca
the authors say .sThs object OF this work Il
three fold. In the a. ss place 1t 10 designed Va
give tho moysmspts Of the two armies In this
tie professional reader TO dsfiye the instruc-
taon concerning the mauAgsmsnt Of troop
when engaged IN battle that coald not b.
sai,sd otAsrwiss sxespt upoa ths battls-asld.
aAd 70 bscems aequainted With tie manWuv.
seinen Ascessary % insure saccsss." Secondly,
70 sxsits spirit Of patriotism throughout tss
csuntsy; and third. TO snsbis every soldier
eneaged In the battle 70 explain to his friends
hie ovn movemsnts On tAat day. Taken al
IN all this pabiioatiea = vasy inssssssin
asd valuable one. and Will undouPtsdly meet
rtth ) ready sale. The mape axsaxcs sedtnely
weal desteaod snA sag1aysd. aAA also show
ersaa tastslA eeassal e1soataon.
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~ the HecrctAry War ~ Cd . Oe u pssy\of
;pIsntrv, tIns~ ~ho may Ire o jiS II wi pL sss
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ny. VIII be b l. ais a. the Pam" plAee u rao
b,i! .v be-r f1li csgsc'zs b,u - o.
$50 toas'' with 1@-t zee sne elcttsrx N'R
20 IS "a each e., ui VIE - essolts ispsxp-
70 2e-f. wv W pt sff.Ny.
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.TACE ARMS.

BY an net Of the Gen.
sral Assembly, passed February II. 1859, il IL
made my duty In part to collect all ,ha mus.
kets, pistols, rifles, and sabres bslonsing 10
the state Of virginia from ersons in the city
not In the military servica .herstore re.
quest all persons having any 50 ch armsin their
possession 70 leave hem at my office, at he
City Hall, within the next TWEEN ty days, as
the penalty il heavy for failure To do SO.
TuOJ. u. DUDLEY,
NH 6-4t SerE't City kichmCnd.