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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

reward those who were instrumental in
relieving them, has dried up source OF
gain. No more good bargains can be
made out Of its lands; no more heavy per
centage on loans made for its relief; no
more big things can be realized by buying
| shares Of road at half price, previous
to its amaleamation with the Grand Trunk
on terms that would raise those shares,
most unjustly, to par. In word, the
richest mine, perhaps, ever worked by
jobbers of every degree of guilt. is ex-
hausted, and the ring, like bears in win
ter, have only their paws to suck, instead
of Grand Trunk fat things But is such
a state Of things to be endured? Certain
" not. if ingenuity can provide a remedy;
and what more promising remedy could
be devised than an extension of the Grand
Trunk line TO Halifax? Were this d., !.
cided upon, the new line might be :
CURED to purchase that portion of tie
6rand Trunk which lies east of Quebec.
This part Of the road has not we believe.
paid running expenses, and consequently
has not been worth cent, SO that if it
can be sold at cost price, the whole sumso
obtained will go to benefit the parties who
manipulate the transaction. and the bond
holders of the Grand Trunk. The share
holders are, we fear, beyond the reach Of
aid. 1t is however, obvious that English
capitalists cannot again be caught by a
splendid scheme on this side of the water,
even though the prospectus was written y
MIR. Gait and certified by Lord Elgin, and
therefore IL mast this time be tie British
Government that is ,rorhed upon. And
uhat ,cay so likcty TO Lring that govern.
me"t INTO that rian as TO persuade ii
thof a rar nth Me United States is mi
nentS"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

Mr.. Geo. Francis Train of Boston
made one of his characteristic speeches il
Tunstall, England, on the 10th ult., bu
was frequently interrupted by several in
dignant Englishmen, who were summa'
rily rebuked by the chairman of the meet.
ing. The following is the report of Que
Of the scenes.
Mr.. Train proceeded to say that the
present American question was not a
question of Slavery, and charged Eng.
land with inconsistency in being the chiei
supporter of American Slavery, after ma.
king great sacrifice to abolish Slavery in
her colonies. He was more than once in
terrupted, and in reply to the observation
from person in the assembly, our 'Our
flag must be respected, he replied, Ger
tainly, it should be respected y
The voice-"You don't do it," ZAP
plause and confusion
The chairman rose to order Address
ing the offender he said. eff you would
respect the flag you should allow HIM to
speak his mind"
Noice-'I will not sit here and allow
an American to abuse the English flag
ICheers aud disapprobation
Mr.. Train Intensely excited 81 am
your guest tonight. If you do not want
to hear me will go. i am not paid to
come here. Turning to his opponent) l
will not be insulted BY you. sir, or any
body else. ICheers and renewed confu-
sion.
Otfender-"I don't insult YOU. What
you are talking is mere bounce.
The chairman again rose to order. He
told the offender that he and others who
had been interrupting the speaker could
not be entitled to the respect of their
countrymen. II was recognized rule ia
every British assembly that the majority
governed the whole. He must insist upon
the rule being carried out in the present
case Applause
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

If the Union men in Southern Kentucky
have any property as yet unstolen, let them
look out for il. 1t is said that Floyd has
been ordered to Bowling Green.
1t is amusing to read Besuregafd's let
tiers and communications. Why need the
rebel General. even though he must rebel
against all other laws, rebel against the
laws of grammar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

~Gov. Morton has arrived home
from Washington, and it is announced,
as one result Of his mission, that the gen.
eral government will take possession of
the arsenal at indianapolis, and use it
for the manufacture of ammunition for
the Western army, during the war This
virtually, says the Jnrnal, establishes th
arsenal at indianapolis as permanent
government institution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

- Since the 9th Of May, the Phila.
delPhia Volunteer Rsfreshment Commit.
tee HAYS fed ls3, 635 soldiers passing
through the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07
Prentice Redlyiyus,

A N. Y paper says that "King Cotton
is upon his marrow bones.' The poor
old King or ex-king hasn't any marrow
in his bones.
The most likely thing to make rebel
srear is to prefer to him, under trying
circumstances. the privilege of taking the
oath of allegiance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07
ID Ii. HIMES
DEALS IN
Government and Iowa State Claims.
Lee County Warrants, Keokuk
City Scrip,

And will attend to the Payment Of Taxes 10 Lee and
adjacent tonnnes. ofce corner OF Main and 81 SITS,
burke's Corner ftnnidlnl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

A set of poetastcrs in the South are
writing Dixie songs They for the most
part treat all sensible thoughts as General
Dix does the Virginia niggers-don't per-
NIT them to come within their lines.
d. w. de, Of Missouri. writes angrily
to a Missouri paper that he cant, see the
object of prosecuting the war. He is
not expected to see very well--he is cross
in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

The Nashville Union says that ''Ten
nessee has one little matter SO settle will
Kentucky" Kentucky has score to set
tie with Tennessee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07

@Where there is no Slavery there is
no Rebellion. This is good fact to bear
in mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-07
WINTER ARRANGEMENT!
TO CHICAGO
AND ALL EASTERN CITIES,
ALSO

THE QUICKEST ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS.
THE WESTERN STAGE COMPANY
Are nov running daily line of four a--Ay-sUA
horse Coaches bet~reca Fort Mad- HxEsR4
sob and Bufiinxtou connecting with ,rAns both East
and West. leaving Fort adisoa oil the arrival Of the
$50 A. TN TRAIN. Leave Burlington the ARRIVAL OF
The 300 O'Clock p. m,train from Chicago connecting
with The efening train at fort Madison for Ksoknk
Passengers by taking this route reach Chicago The
night
Tickets for sale by q. NJ Seaton, Second street,
al the c., Ii. Y. X, X. office.
W. b, POTTER,
Jan5-d Agent
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
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Later from Nashville.

A gentleman who has just returned
from Nashville gives the following items
to the Memphis appeal
perfect reign of terror exists at Nash.
vile. Andy johnson says the people of
Tennessee need expect nothing from him.
BY the by, you had as we'll let the people
know that his body guard Of two hundred
men are all from Cincinnati. saw them,
and more common set Of Dutch | never
beheld. Old ANDY" boards at the St.
Cloud.
The ladies of Nashville are treating, as
true Southern matrons and maidcns
should treat, the vile invaders Of their
beautiful city with contempt. They'ieel
the simple words, 81 hate you" at each
Federal scamp that passes.
Almost every lady in Nashville is "A Sc
cessionist. There are very few, however,
of the lower class, who are against u.s.
They have nothing to lose.
The Yankee officers have their fami-
lies with them. The women are COM
mon red haired, gray-eyed specimens OF
Yankeedom -diminutiye bonnets, large
hoops, and balmoral skirts. Leather
gloves are all the rage.
The Yankees have made the pie trade
brisk in Nashville. Cheese and apples
are in great demand; the Yankee sol
diers MUNICH at them all day Though the
streets.
The Federals are quite uneasy in re
gard to the health of the city. They have
seven thousand sick, and am happy tc
say that an average Of thirty-one are bu
ried daily.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Negro Invaders,

The people Of the South have been I'M
willing, from the first, to admit the start
ling fact that tho Yankee Government
ever contemplated the invasion of her
borders by the armed colored population
of the slave States, in the prosecution OF
her plans of subjugation. This fact, hu,
initiating as It may be to humanity, and
shocking to civilization, has at last been
demonstrated by the organization, in
Washington, D. c., oftwo regiments, and
in Charlestown, Va, of one or more COM
panies, who are drilled daily after sun
down, and instructed in the manual OF
shooting down their owners. This is the
secret of tho running off OF the male
slaves of the Valley. 1t is pity that
virginia's eyes have been closed so long
to the real designs of the Lincoln Gov
eminent. They are now opened. Blind
ness is no longer an excuse for suicide
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
The Wheat Crop.

We now find in most OF the papers an
entirely different account Of the wheat
crop than has heretofore been put forth
by croakers and spcculators--a no
doubt much to the disappointment.o of the
latter, who are boarding it up to. take
advantage of the distresses OF dcpe2dent
purchasers. We trust that an AZ Use
Providence has disappointed t. IN
their contemplated extortion on the 8aff
OF human existence. We have seen spec
linens of wheat grown in this vicinity,
which, notwithstanding the unfayorable
appearance Of the blades, had healthy
stalks and well filed heads, and so-,far
advanced as not to be subject to further
casualties. The weather, for several days
past has been most favorable to its ma
turing.-Macon (Ga.) Jour. d Messenger.
The Athens (Ga.) Banner has the fol-
lowing; -
"wc are grati6ed to iea-n ahas these
has been great Improvement in the APP
pearance of the wheat within the last ten
days. and it is now thought fair crop
will be made
Much of the alarm on the subject
was produced by panic-makers birds of
evil omen-who seem to take delight in
circulating gloomy reports. A highly
respected farmer of Hall county, requests
us to correct the statement Of CORES.
pendent of the Watchman to the effect
that large quantities of the wheat in that
county had been ploughed up. He says he
has not heard of an acre being ploughed
NM
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From New Mexico.

RIcuNoND, May 2l.-The following Off
cial dispatch was received here to-day
from the army of New Mexico:
The army of New Mexico met and
whipped entirely the federals under Gen.
f.. r. $. Candy, who had received rein
forcements from Colorado-killing over
one hundred and capturing large num-
bor. The fight occurred on the 9th
March, % miles East of Santa Fe, which
place is now headquarters of. the Confed'
crate Army. Santa Fe is from li5 to 2OO
miles North of Vnlverde-tho place OF
the previous battle-and is the Capital oil
the Territory Of New Mexico. The
whole Territory may now be considered
conquered and wrested from the Fed
erals.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
A New Phase in Yankee Tactics-A
Woman Appointed Major.

The Yankee Government of Illinois
has paid rather unusual compliment to
Mrs. Reynold, wife of Lieut.. Reynolds,
of the Seventeenth Illinois regiment, con
ferring on her the appointment OF major
The Peoria (illinois) Transcript says
Mrs. Reynolds has accompanied her
husband through the greater part of the
campaign, sharing the dangers and pri-
vations of soldiers life. She was pres
cnt at the battle OF Pittsburg Landing
Gov. Yates, hearing of her heroic con-
duct, presented her with commission as
major in the army, the document con-
ferring the well-merted honor being
made out with due formality, and hav-
ing attached the great seal OF the State.
Mrs. Reynolds is now in this city, and
leaves to join her regiment in day or
two.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Raauregard end Price.

The magnanimity Of Gen. Beauresard
we hear prompted him to tender to Gen.
Price any position in the coming battle
at Corinth which he would indicate.--
Gen. Price replied to this magnanimous
tender, from the Commander-in'Chief
that. if left to himself, he would take the
position OF danger" whereupon he was
assigned the front position. where ne will
lead of in the fight. We know moi
whio., most to commemorative magma
nimity OF Gen. Beaurega-d o: the coo
! and brave daring OF Gen Price,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Gen. Buffers Last Order.

Humanity will be shocked and decen-
cy outraged with the perusal of the afro
cious order of the Puritan General who
now lords it over the city of New Orleans.
From the commencement of the war
down to the date of this brutal order,
Butler has been distinguished for his ruff
fan tyranny; but this last order throws
in the shade all other of the outrages Of
which even he has been guilty. The
threat to the people Of Baltimore that
there was an agent in every household
that might be used FOR their destruction,
was suggestion of wholesale assassina.
ton unparalleled in the history of civil
lied warfare; but this sinks. into insignif
canoe when compared with the licenst
which he las officially given through this
late order to his unprincipled soldiery.
And why this brutal order?-this ebul
lition of the malignity of party tyranti
Simply because the ladies of that proud
city are unwilling to bemean themselves
sufficiently to recognize his hirelings as
gentlemen, and because Butler knows
and feels that the ladies are correct in
their estimate of the character of him
self and soldiers. I
What commentary upon the boosted
civilization of the North and the motives
which prompted its issue discloses, in the
most forcible light the evidences of the
deep-seated and intense hatred which il
felt by the Puritan New Englander to-
wards the people of the South. Butler
once professed TO be great friend Of the
South, and was known as a Massachusetts
fire-eater. This war has unmasked the
hypocrite, and he now stands before the
world as the representative specimen o.
the lowest depths of meanness that the
Almighty has permitted to have an ex
istence in modern times--by theologian'
considered not the best age of the world
history,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Butler in Now Orleans

If the telegraph is true, and we have
no reason to doubt it, Butler is doing
good service to our cause. For the sake
Of our liberty, we hope he will not tire !
Go on brave Butler, and destroy every
vestage of liberty Grind New Orleans to
very powder! Rule the city with rod
of iron Starve the people or make them
Join your plundering, thieving army !
Give it no quarters You will teach them
to surrender! 1t is a terrible way you
have of teaching, but it seems some OF
our people will learn in no other. You
are teaching our people some important
truths which we have in these columns
striven in vain to impress upon them.
Hereafter let the motto of the South
be Perish cities Perish armies! Per
ish people Perish everything But
surrender, never !"-Jackson Miss'ssip'
MIN
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Be Not DISCOURAGED,

The Edgefeld Is. C.) Advertiser, in its
issue of April Goth, very correctly says:
"'rhere are some faint hearts that quail
before the enemy's demonstrations of
superior numbers and equipments; but
there is no necessity for this. They have
not begun to whip us up to this date
The men who fought the battle of Ma
nassas are with us yet. The men who
drove back the invader at Big Bethel and
Balls Bluff, are with us yet. The men
who fought the good fight at Elkhorn,
and in a score of battles in Missouri, are
with US yet. The men who took Fort
Sumter are with US yet. The men who
repealed the foe at Shiloh are with US yet,
and perhaps lbs thousand strong this
day. The whole people Of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Florida, Alabama, mississippi, louisa
ma, Texas. Arkansas and Tennessee, are
with US yet. A total army of four hun
dred thousand men are with lis yet
Tens OF thousands Of friends in Mary
land and Kentucky are with US yet
And the strength of an honest cause i:
| with us yet. BE not discouraged
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Salt in the South.

The following table shows the yield Of
the various reservoirs in the Confed-
eracy:
Virginia salt wells-Sevent-fve gallons
of water yield one bushel of salt.
Grand River, Arkansas Eighty gallons
of water yield one bushel of salt.
Illinois River, Enthusiastically gal
Ions of water yield one bushel of salt.
Clarke county (Alabama) springs-One
hundred and fifty gallons of water yield
one bushel Of salt.
Fifty-fve miles North of Brownsville
in Texas, there is salt lake about forty
acres in extent The salt is deposited in
crystals over the bottom IF this lake tt
an unexplored depth, with brine ovel
it to the depth of over two feet" "Sal'
is cut out Tor use, but soon crystalizeS
again to the same level"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
From Corinth.

MOBILE, May 22.--A dispatch to the
.idceriiser from Corinth the 2lst, says skir-
mishing was confined yesterday without
any important results. Our forces she'll
ed the enemy out on the Pennington
road no casualties on our side; loss of
the enemy unknown. Indications por-
tend battle near at hand; indeed the
conflict may begin any moment. A heavy
rain this morning postponed move
ment.
Buffers infamous order has fired our
army. Rev. DR.. Palmer delivered an adj
dress to the troops which stirred them
deeply.
A Federal spy is to be shot to-day.
SECOND DISPATCH.
A special to the Adrertiser from Corinth
the DIST, at night, says there is general
picket skirmishing on our right and left
fines.
On the left, the enemy threw num-
Der of shells without damage. On oul
right, several casualties occurred
Among the killed is Captain Richards, O
the 3lst Mississippi. The enemy suffer
ed much.
A general engagement is expected to
morrow. Our whole army marched on
this evening. Our troops are in line spil
its and confident of victory. The wealth
er is fine and pleasant.
Gen. Halleck sent 200 Confederat
= prisoners having the small poX, to For
Pillow to be exchanged for Federal pris
oners that have been sent here for tina
purpose. Gen. Villipigue refused to re
ceive them.
Gen. Beauregard sent letter to Hal
leck to-day, charging him with bad faitl
and inhumanity. Halleck replied, dc
nyng any knowledge that the men ha
the small pox.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
A North Carolina Abolition Re
giment.

The Wilmington Journal of the l4th,
says
We have it on perfectly good authority
that the Lincoln Government is engaged
in trying to get up First North Carolina
Regiment for the Federal service, and
that man named Potter holds the COM
mission of Colonel and another named
Respass, the position Of Lieut-Colonel.-
Who Potter is we do not know. Respass
is the former, or we suppose present May
or of Washington, N. C. 1t is said they
have succeeded in getting together few
traitors from the most God-aban doned
portion of the population of the worst
neighborhoods.
We care little for long cards published
in newspapers. These facts speak for
themselves, and leave no doubt on our
mind of the truth of all we have said about
the existence of treason in some cases in
that section. Young Respass is Lieut..
Colonel--what is the senior Respass p
Echo answers What?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
The Policy of the War.

From an article in a recent number Of
the New. York Herald we take the fol.
lowing.-
BY precipitating battles at the two
places named, (Corinth and Richmond, J
we risk, in case of a disaster, the indefin.
lite piotraction Of the war. By enclosing
the Contederates within network from
which they cannot escape, and starving
them into submission, we gain two OBJ.
,iects which the country would be graf
flied to accomplish of sparing the
further efusion Of blood, and capturing
and Furnishing the rebel leaders. This
line of policy cannot be entrusted into
better hands than those of General Nc
Clellan and Halleck. IF the Government
consults the interest and feelings Of the
country, it will support them in pursu-
ing it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
The Real Lincolnites.
,e Southern Waterman hits the nail on

The southern Walchmdh mus tne nan Oh
the head in the following paragraph:
We have no reason to suspect that
there is any open treason among U.S.
Those who most nearly approach the
character of aiders and abettors of Lin
ism are the men who are trying to bring
starvation upon the country by asking
exhorbitant prices for articles of food and
clothing. The Federals are attempting
to carry out Gen. SCOTS programme for
crushing out the rebellion" as he term
ed it, which was to make the blockade of
the Gulf and Atlantic coast and the Mis-
sissipp effectual, and then starpe us out
Those, therefore, who demand exhorbit-
ant prices for articles which cost them no
more than formerly. are, whether know
ingly or not, indirectly aiding and a6ettin9
Lincoln, no matter how loudly they may
boast of their patriotism.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
lessons of Encouragement.

History, If 1t teaches anything, teaches
and proves conclusively that brave and
united people, determined on indepen-
dence, can never be subjugated. A cor
respondent very appositely cites some in
stances as follows:
Think of the men OF the Revolution ;
when the entire South was overrun by
the British and Tories! Think of our
frontiers then exposed to the scalping
knife of the savage! Yet we triumphed
in the end. Think of the last war with
England, when Washington itself was in
the hands of the enemy. Yet England
was again compelled to ask for peace
Read the effects TO subjugaie Switzerland.
Yet these few cantons have defied Europe.
Read the war in the Spanish peninsula,
In which the power of France was at last
humbled, though she had overrun all
Spain. Remember the invasion of Rus
STA, fighting for their homes, exterminated
the grand army OF Napoleon. Are we
any less mon than they?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Vegetables for the Sick.

CoRuSru, May l5.-To Telegraph Opera
tors: Please furnish copies OF this dispatch
to the newspapers in your respective
cities:
"Our sick soldiers must have vegeta'
bles. All subsistence officers will pur
chase and transmit by railroad such veg
etables as can be procured. Tho people
along the lines of the different roads are
urgently requested to bring to their re
spective depots from day to day such a,
can be spared. The transportation will
be furnished by the mail trains.
Sc. T. BEAuREaARD."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
The Prisoners to be Paroled.

Orders were received from Gen. Beau
regard yesterday to put the Northern
prisoners at Camp Oglethorpe upon pa.
role. As soon, therefore, as descriptive
rolls can be made out, and they are sworn
not to bear arms in this war until regu-
larly exchanged they will be sent. up to
the Federal lines beyond Chattanooga,
and there turned loose to seek their
homes, which we hope they will enjoy SO
much as to be disposed in future to avoid
assailing those Of other people. The
prisoners were highly edited with the
tidings yesterday.-Macon Tel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
Runner of Interference in American
Affairs

The London Morning Advertisers Par
is correspondent writes, on the 10Th
ult.
at is reported to-day that the Empe.
ror has informed Mr.. iSlidell that, unless
something decisive should settle the in
ternecine dispute within the course Of
the next six months, France and Eng
land would feel bound to interfere"
A Paris correspondent OF the London
Herald, writing on the 2lst April, says:
"The rumor is revived of an Anglo.
French intervention in American affairs.
1t is said by the Southern party here that
communications have lately passed be-
tween London and Paris on the subject"