The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-24
The Alexandra sece.hers.

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The AlexanAria seceshsrp.
Our contemporary deyotes leader to
the abuse Of the citizens of Keokuk and
the military authorities hereabouts on ac-
count Of their recspture OF Alexandra
from the secesh marauders, and the arrest
OF the leading secesh Of that place, some
weeks ago.
1t seems that these secesh prisoners in
accordance with the wtshy rashy and va
cillating customs Of the military authorii-
ties at St Louis, were released the other
day. and came up on the Packet. On
their arrival at Alexandra they were met
by deputation of Union citizens, who in.
formed them that they would not be per-
mitted to land there, for reasons set forth
the purport of which were that they had
inslgated rebel raids, had furnished the
rebels in arms with information, ammuni-
ton and supplies regularly and persist
entity for eighteen months or more. And
that Notwithstanding some Of them had
taken the oath again and again. they had
continued their evil practices to the great
peril of the loyal aud peaceful citizens Of
North Eastern Missouri.
The Union men of Alexandria having
refused to permit them to return to their
homes, these secesh. Alexandrians came.
on up to Keokuk, and are still here. And
il is in their interests that our cotempor-
airy is yillif,ing our own citizens and the
Union men of Missouri.
1t would seem that if our cotcmpo,srv
only happened to live FIVE niles U tier
South. be would be a rampant traitor. AS
it is he is hardly Eve miles from it.
Our contemporary certifes to the good
character and loyalty of these secesh
Missourians. Now we happen to know
that tue Union men Of Clark county re-
gard this Alexandra batch of seceshers
as the real authors of all their troubles
They represent that these men are the
most influential citizens of the county,
and have controlled the county in all time
past. They can stir up or quie. the Be-
cesh throughout the county at their viii.
They have done SO, they have planned
their raids, have kept them posted, and
have supplied them with arms, ammuni-
ton and provisions.
1t was the conviction of theTnion men
Of Clark county when these men we're ar.
rested, that in case of their release and
return, no Union men would be safe there
and a general determination was expressed
by Union men that in that case they
should prepare at once to move to Illinois
or Iowa for safety.
But we DO mean TO say that had the
confsca,ion bill, which originated in the
House OF Representatives hast winter, and
which was passed by that body. (James
2. Wilson voting for it, conhscating all
the slave property in the South, in accor-
dance with the policy Of our contemporary
and ali OF his abolition allies, become q
law, we have no doubt but that MARYLAND,
Kentucky and Missouri would all have
joined hands with the rebels.-[ Keokuk
Constitution.
Why. my dear old Innocence, that We.
ry same Confscation Bill is to-day the
law of the land, and in SO Tar Us the poll
cy of conhscating slave property is con-
cerned, in the very terms in which it was
supported BY Wilson and adopted by Con-
gress originally.
The modification Of the confscation
bill, maze at Inc suggestion Of the Pres
ident, was simply as to real estate. which
Was forfeited in fee simple by the original
bill. Tut only during the life Of the traitor
owner by the modified bill.
/ The truth is. our contemporary finds that
the confscation law, which he has SO often
denounced, Is the most popular act on the
Statute Book and he now seeks to hum
bug his readers with the idea that it was
some other dreadful measure for the con-