The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-10

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and tie restoration and supremacy of the
government
Srush the AriNtocracy Of Treason.
We clip the following extract from an
editorial of the Nashville Union in adyo-
cacy of con6scation. We should like to
have our readers call the attention of their
Democratic neighbors to these views of
the organ of Governor Andy johnson.
Let us remember that in any communi
ties through the South, made up of veal
thy traitors, the guilt of treason is actualy
the passport into society, and no incon
venience will lie felt by multitudes who
have given thousands of dollars to the
rebellion, unless the Federal Government
shall contseate their property and strip
them of their possessions. What cares a
luxurious cotton or sugar planter, ban
ker or merchant, who has been impli-
Gated in this heinous sin of treason, that
he is excluded from holding Federal Of
fees so long as he can revel undisturbed
in his coterie of rebel friends These men
in their neighborhoods will dignity their
crime with a false Responsibility and 10y
atty will be banished from society. Ev-
cry man of sense can easily foresee this.
1t certainly must be obvious to all per-
sons of practical sense that in order to
crush out this social responsibility OF
treason, and place the brand Of disgrace
ON its forehead 90 as to make it as con-
temptible US. it is wicked, not only in
| kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee, but
IN Alabama, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima, the Government must let its hand
fall heavily upon all offenders of the rich
and aristocratic class. The future health
OF the political body demands the copious
extraction of rebel blood and treasure
the cause of the rebellion, its malaria
which has poisoned the land, is its pseu-
do afistecratie spirit. Shall the Governs
ment suffer that spirit to remain among us,
and to strut abroad again in security, un
subdued and unbrnken2 He who SAYS
yes, lacks either loyaltyor common sense.
No man knows better than Andy John
son the spirit which controls the aristocra-
cy Of the South. He has battled against i,
from boyhood and was finally driven from
Tennessee by that traitor sristocracy oil
Shareholders. Yet it is the rights of these
same traitor shareholders that the mud
stills Of the North arc called upon by tho
sympathizers TO protect and defend.
But this social aristocracy of treason
has off shoots in the North as well as il
the South. 4 few years ago our city Wa.
socially under its influence and control
. and Southern Parties were announced
r TO which none but the chivalry and theil
toadies were to be admitted Two
I thirds OF the then social aristocracy O
keokuk have since these "high times
evacuated our city and enlisted in tn,
} traitor army. But the remnant of tina
! arlstocracy still maintain their social dom
, ination in keokuk to certain extent, ex
GLIDING the open manifestations of loyal.,
from many circles, and cons,raining ever
] loyal persons to speak their devotion t,
the flag and the Government of thei
country with bated breath lest they shoul
give offence to the polite ears of sympa
thizers. A number Of this class iron
Virginia. from Maryland, from kentuck,
and elsewhere are the leaders Of Ton, il
G the churches as well as in tho social bus
S mess and political circles. They hav,
money to spend, they give parties, the
: exert influence in society. and in al
circles patriotism or at least its cxprcssio,
T is toned dorn or entirely suppressed t
b please these eeteries of sympatkizers.
/ They scout our loyal soldcry, and thei
7 women treat them with contempt. Will
: the men have been successful 10 gettin,
] many of the profitable contracts whicl
t gave them opportunities to fleece the sol
diers. And all Of them OF both sexes ioi
in adula ton of notorious traitors or sym
pathizcrs who come amongst US, as tn
advent Of Jones gave us fare opportuni
~ OF observing recently.
With such class Of persons exercisin,