The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-05
LETTER THOM DIES MONIES.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 81, 80

LETTER rHOM DIES MONIES.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 81, '62.
Ed GATE CRY: / have seen little
here worthy of note. The two Houses Of
the General Assembly are pursuing the
even tenor of their ways with remarkable
docility. | have really not seen the gem
tleman from Buncomb in either. House. l
thought perhaps he was in the House yes
terday when the important measure under
consideration As to how members postage
should be paid Was debated. I may how
ever have been mistaken. The question
was Of this nature: the Postmaster in
formed the General Assembly that he
could non without compensation, afix
stamps to the matter mailed by the men,
bers, such services requiring him to en-
ploy an extra clerk, and he reqircd an al
lowance of one dollar per day therefor
The money saving, economical members
would not stand this robbng of the Treas.
nry-not they. Thereupon joint reso-
luton was introduced requiring the Seere-
tary to furnish members with postage
stamps. Upon this sprung up ..debate,
and thus thought saw the -lleman
from Bunconb. At least one day was
spent in discussing the measure-spend-
ing thereby, as members say, 81 500 to
save about 500. But the gentleman from
Buncomb, cif he was there, prevailed,
and members resolved that they would
lick their own stamps, and stick them too,
because the Postmaster would not do it for
nothing. The scene. now in either House
is sometimes more ludicTous than digni-
fed. About one hundred members are
seated with piles Of inaugurals, messages,
or other documents before them, and
heaps of one cent stamps Their employ
ment is licking stamps and sticking them
to the aforesaid documents. Something
attracts the attention of member; he is
on his feet, with document in one hand
and stamp in the other, and in this way
commences his remarks: Mr.. Speaker"
Click for the stamps "my constituents"
(stik on the stamp "expcct of this
House economy"
am inclined to believe that this stamp
iicktny required Of members may result at
last in economy and a great saving to the
people, as it will employ the tongues Of
members, instead of permitting them to be
exercised in windy speeches that accom-.
plish nothing but to kill time.
G. c. Cole, ESQ.,, who was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress against Col.
Curtis, delivered lecture here, an even.
ing or two since, which is spoken of with
appreciation. His subject was 1.-THE
True Position" and he spoke At length
of the principles upon which this war
should be prosecuted. He said that this
Government must be sustained Mt every
cost, and with every means at our hands
that our army should not be permitted te
return fugitive slaves, but "should &c
straight forward to the work. and, If in
doing SO, Slavery be destroyed, the LORD
be praised. - Well spoken, and like 3
patriot and man Of sense.
Col. Worthington. in letter to mem
Der of the Senate, suggesting some i'm
portant measures for the relief of the low,
soldiers, remarks, in substance, that h,
went into this war conservative, but i
now fred radical" and desires to Sc,
'this rebellion speedily put down even
Slavery and disloyal Shareholders disap
pear together. These arc encouragin,
words, and indicate approaching dawl
and morning. This hell-born rebellio,
must be subdued though its cause, 9TH
sum of all villainies,2 Slavery shall as
consequence disappear forever. Can tina
man ben loyal citizen who would disseu
from these sentiments 7 Let pro -slayer
semi-secessionists note this fact, tha
nineteen twentieths Of the people Of low
say amen thereto.