The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-17

Winchester Iowa, II jars Fruit, 8 jar,
Butter, Pillows, Bandages, Shirts &c.
49, U. dear, the times are so dull and
business SO fat, what shall fellow do
Go and eHiistfer your country. Plenty
to do, and ready pay.
| CANRoE GozE-The small brass can
non in the keeping Of G.. w. Coster Of
Warsaw, disappeared very mys,eriously
night before last though some fe~, know
| ing ones talk as though it was good
joke which they understand perfectly well.
PhIiosephy.
There is philosophy in all things under
the sun. The planets move in their Or
bits; the seasons come and 60 the waters
visit the skies, refresh the earth, and
again pass to the ocean; the green YER
dureand all the :emporating fruits of earth
grow: the mechanical forces Of matter
and the chemical laws of affinity and re-
palsion operate, and tie vast scheme OF
the animated creation with its endless
variety OF physiological developments ex-
lists BY certain fixed, systematic and phi.
losophic laws.
"Order.' it has been aptly said, sis
heaven first law and so far Is the ma
terial world is concerned this is true
The stratifed rocks that hem in the cease
less tides of ocean; the primeval forest,
where each tree, and plant, and beast
and bird Is scientifically classified by the
naturalist; the pul-ations of life. as per-
feet for its kind in the dsy-lifed insect as
in man; indeed all the phsnomens of
matter, organic or inorganic, animate or
inanimate, exhibit the orderly hand of
Providence. Tie order Of nature is per-
feet. The atmosphere gives oxygen to
animals and receives carbon in exchange.
II gives the carbon to plants and receives
oxygen in exchange. The trees drop
their fruit and foliage to the earth and
the earth sends back nutriment TO the
trees and a new tree when the old one
shall have passed away. Acorns grow on
trees and pumpkins On vines; fishes have
no legs and elephants no feathers. In.
deed the excellency of the existing order
of things is manifest in all crea ton.
But come down to the acts Of man,
and how is 1t In the family, in society
10 business, in government, what confu-
sion !. what lack of order and philosophy !,
Laok at men and zee how unreasonally
they act. The rich seek pleasure and be
come bankrupt; the poor seek riches, cut
short their days and die jus. as it is at
tanned the ambitious seek power and be.
come the slaves Of the rabble the epicure
gra.iEes his appetite and gets the dyspep.
sia; and the business man cons his ledger
and forgets his bible.
Man is indeed unphilosoplical; but of
all the inexcnsable eccentricities of his
character, one at least is worthy Of special
mention as being the very climax of in
consistency. What shall we call it? 1t
is this thing of going to merchant and
getting his goods, geing to mechanic
and getting his skill, going to working
man and getting his labor, going to pro-
fcssional man and getting his services and
entirely forgetting to pay for each and all
until dunned. How ridiculous We
have seen great many unreasonable and
unphilosophical things in the lives and
conduct of men, but to require n man to
chase you all over crestion for his dues.
instead of going to him to pay or adjust,
in accordance with all honorable and fair
dealing, is the grandest humbug that the
philosophy of man has ever dreamed of.
EXECUTION OF FEDERAL SOLDIERS.
We learn from Lieut.. Tennets, who 10 at
tached to Gen. Buelrs staff, and who ar
rived in this city yesterday from Hunts
vile, that ifty-iye Federal soldiers were
hanged by the rebel authorities, one day
last week, in Atlanta, Georgia. They
had heen detailed BY General Mitchell
from various regiments under his COM
-mand for secret service, and had been
sent out upon duty, but SO unfortunate as
to fall into the hands OF the enemy. their
lives paying the penalty, of their misfor-
tune. With knowledge Of such out
RACES as the above how much longer shall
we deal gently with traitors - Louis
vile Journal, 4th.
just as long as the rights Of slave