The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-02

the stilly and slrsSlsd scenes II insure.
Yesterday VI. such an occasion for ~
10 Keokuk. Throughout the whole day
nothing occurred TO break ths quiet rev.
eriss, and the refreshing mediation of our
contemplative mind. Tie few horses that
patroled the streets stepped cautiously, 49,
the dogs refrained from barking, the little
boys rspressed their accustomed hilarity,
and excepting An accidental and prema-
turs explosion Of fire cracker. the day
and the city we're all that We could desire
Such another day will decide in our mind
the incomparabie attractions of Keokuk
to the lover Of order and quiet.
ExAMINATToN---sTATE UsIyEn-
sses slTY.
Ed. GATE ElT4---D ear .gysr.. The friends
of education and public progress among
your readers, win be interested in the
condition and work Of our State Uni
versity, upon whose examination / at
tended last week, By appointment Of the
Board of Trustees. This institution
stands at the apex Of cur State system of
public education. Created and sustained
by the liberality Of the State, as one Of
the great agents of public instruction, il
belongs to the whole people, and every
citizen has an interest in the wise appli-
cation Of its educational means and cana
bilities-and these are by no means small.
Its buildings, its funds, its incomes Of
they would really come in J, its corps Of
instructors. it, admirable apparatus in
chemistry and natural philosophy prepare.
II to do good work for State educatios.
Our State University needs to be more
widely known. Its Normal Departments.
furnishes valuable instruction, and is
blessing the State with asuperior class Of
common-school teachers. In the other de-
psrtments also, gentlemen of experience,
reafa and capacity are laboring Theex-
aminations just closed gave evidence of
the earnest spirit and mental capabilities
Of the youth Of Iowa, and were cheering
70 tss sisads d edssstisnai progress.
In the room OF ,the. State Historical So
ciety I hailed the evidence that there are
men at work in collecting the memen,oes
OF the past an present Of Iowa. On
the wall hung some of the flags which
Iowa soldiers have borne on 6elds Of vic-
tory in the present war, but looked in
vain for the famous standard OF the Iowa
I'd. Hhad been loaned for. few days,
to old, imagine, by its mute and mighty
eloqucncc, the levy Of new regiment Of
volunteers. ~
The University Of our State is evidently
alive. Fit can be committed to the
care of Board of earnest friends Of edu-
ton, working for the cause, and in whom
tho entire people Of the State have con-
fdsnce; If il can Be cossscrated solely to
thsscause Of education, and placed outside
OF and above the arena Of party politics;
if it can be lot alone BY the Legislature,
and allowed and assisted steadily to carry
oatAons wise educational plan and policy;
ifrit can secure the permanent and gen.
eral sympathy Of the favored community
amidst which it is located, and Of Chris
tian men and friends Of learning through
ont the State, sinstitution may become
an honor to Iowa and rich blessing to
successive generations of its people.
Hastily and truly yours, CO.'S
G. A. WILLIAnS.
ksokuk, June seth, 1865 gstef.r Il
The Pooh AND THE WAR.-The New
York World aoaintains that the mara of
the people in the North do not ssffsr on
occouns Of the existing war, and it forti-
fes It's statement BY the following table,
u - n Z b.E 81. II