The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-20

Generals, and With everybody else who
Is s1erting himself 70 put down the re-
belRsn. Foartssn oftheir chief trictstels
issus what thsy osll democratic ~
Dress" in which they sound doleful
alarm about the safety of slavery and the
inability Of any body to administer the
Affairs of Government but Democrats
as if man labeled with that word was,
therefore, more Of a statesman and philo-
sopher. No statesman would acknowl-
edge the paternity Of n idea SO foolish.
The gist Of the address is that these
fourteen t.cperced" pstriuss have some
fears that the higher estsen IN which the
people hold the Union above slavery, viii
n.ke |. necessary in order 70 preserve the
formes that the latter should be destroy
I'd. They have scented the fact afar Of
that when choices il to be made between
the two, the people will elect in favor Of
the Government, and they are alarmed
for the safety of their darling. Their
sympathizers throughout the country
join in the dolefulchorus, and immediate
| ~ the word is passed along to organize
the Democratic party as the only means
of saving slavery.
Loyal Democrats, are you going to
follow the lead Of these questionable pa
triots, and be drawn into position where
your conduct will show = stronger love
for slavery than for your Government
Look at the men who are aspiring to be
your leaders. Do you think they would
be safe counsellors in the hour of your
country's peril? Contrast them with
Joseph Holt. Andy johnson. Stanton
Forney and Dickinson, Gen. Dix, and
the last counsel of Douglas, and decide
which you viii follow. The names of
these stalwart statesmen and pure patriots
will be sacred treasures in the memory of
future ages, when these traitorous pig
mics will be lost in that forgetfulness
which comes to the relief of an Infamous
name.
FL Nassau. from being the port where
SO many British vessels have cleared with
cargoes Of arms and contnhand goods, to
run the blockade, has become . point of
some interest. We learn from Harper
Gazetteer that it is a town Of some Z 900
Inhabitants, situated on New Providence,
one Of the Bahama Islands, and the Capt.
tai Of the group. The city is defended
by two forts. and it's harbors admit ves-
sells of considerable draft.
The Bahamas are a very numerous
group of islands, comprising some 500
islands and islets, all making but about
5000 square miles, and having popula-
tion of some 10000 inhabitants. These
/! islands are under the British dominion.
FIRST CASE OF YELLOW FEVER AT New
ORLxASs.-That reported in our issue Of
yesterday, in which Gen. Butler resurrect-
ed large amount Of gold coin, deposited
in coffin, and which had gone through
oil the ponp and ceremony Of funeral OBJ
sequies. Guns and gold The rebels are
evidently burying oil their hopes.
WHERE 10 BsAuREeARp!-This dis
tinguished General, Who WAS expected to
annihilate our Western boys, who have Of
late been rendering him their kind regards,
has apparently found frat hole" 1t
will not be long before "aon ct inpentus"
will be the return to oil search warrants
issued for Davis, Lee, Johnston, Bsaure-
gard, "et id onne genas.''
e. Place-seekers at Memphis, fresh
from the employment of the Confedency,
are now eager to serve the Federal Gov
eminent. 1t is Good Lord" "Good
Devil" with them. Anything for place
and pay.
~ There WAS majority against the
new Constitution Of Illinois in Quincy Of
! rs votes. t6ay,@
The majority in favor of the Constitu-
ton in the county Of Adams, including
Quincy, is near 500.
~The City Council of St. Louis have
rejected some of Mayor Taylor's ap-
pointess. on the ground Of disloyalty.
Mayor Taylor, like Governor Gamble,
is supposed not to be over squeamish up
on that subject himself. If We may credit
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