The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-28

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EDIroa GATE Orr: People beyond
thealimitsD f orr 6Esse On hays bus !
very imperfeet skRxisdes, q thu nature
and character Of the s.ruesls in which
the legal men Of Missouri ase iavolyed
When the rebel armies are beaten and
driven beyond the limits of the State, and
the ..bushwhackers" are being ''put in
process of ultimate extinction the con-
ception Of new scheme suddenly radi-
ates the co1ntsnances Of the secesh. True,
its execution requires an amount Of dis
simuhtion md hypocrisy that ono rosld
suppose rery unpalatabls to men claiming
the Instincts Of high-minded and honosa-
bic gentlemen. Perhaps they think The
end justifes the means. Many are daily
coming within the lines OF our regiment.
Some with N escort; some wi.hoa. some
At the bidding 81 Col Crane some at the
bidding of Provost 0chittree, and few
Of their own accord. They Reluctantly,
with grim and sour yisagss, take the oath
Of allegiance to q Government which they
hate, with . perfect hatred, and which
tbsy would destroy the NEXT moment ii
they had the power. Some do this to
keep from going 10 St. Louis; others 70
insure protection, and others that they
may hold Office, practice Law, &C., all in
spirsd by the common sentiment that they
will soon be able, By sbrewd management,
70 have things I'll their own way.
The most dangerous nsn We hase are
secessionisss 10 the disguise Of Union men
Judge Ellison, now holding court 10 Wat
erloo, seven miles northwest Of this place,
Is regarded as one Of this class. The It.
torneys all being secesh, and 6oving neg.
lectsd 10 Eskke lshe cath pfsscxba, sul
Provost. on yesterday, sent Capt. Turk
with squad Of men TO bring them ia,
On his arrival in Waterloo, he ascertainsd
thai the legal gentlemen, with one excep-
ton, had taken the oath on the second
day Of the Term, after al the bills had been
fled. and the other one was prac,isinR
through one Of the sworn sscesh, who WAS
sitting BY his side. All this our Union
Judge pronounced in order. and was ex-
trcmely indignsnt It the visit Of the on
Ger, and 80 perturbed Was the whole body
of legal plunderers that the Judge de-
clared their inability TO do anything in
consAq usnee Of the presence Of two sol
diers with arms. The lawyer having the
most business was on parole, and was or
dered to report to headquarters, but the
'sloyaP Judge took upon himself the grave
responsibility Of counseling disebeslience.
All these matters, ! presume, will, in due
time, be reported to the Provost Marshal
General in st. Louis The conviction is
fast forming in the mind of every reflect
ing leyai citizen TINT there are no longer
the elements of loyal civil government
in Missouri. and that the inevitable result
of disloyal one will be, sooner or later,
to drive every loyal family ont Of the
State. These ale serious and solemn
truths that call for prompt and rigorous
action. Oh that Heaven may inspire our
rulers with wisdom equal To the cmer-
eenex1 $50.
In my next / propose to enllghten the
public upon the doings Of the court re-
ferred to above. CATO.
81. Francisville, April p, go.
REBELDoA HIGHLY IxDIGNANT-A
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