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speech in Gshilicothc on the 23rd
against emancipation, which had
great influence towards uniting the
conservatives Of both parties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
THE CONGREGATION BILL.

The confscation bill, now become a
law, provides that every person who shall
hereafter commit the crime of treason
shall suffer the penalty of death OF impris-
onment not less than FIVE years and fine
Of not less than SIC, 900, and that all his
slaves shall be made free.
And any person engaging in insurrec-
ton or giving aid and comfort to insur-
rectionists shall be imprisoned and fined
and their slaves shall be liberated.
Persons guilty Of these crimes shall be
forever disqualified from holding Office.
It is mado the duty of the President to
ssi4s 81 the property, OF whatever de-
scription. and appropriate the proceeds
TO the support of the army, of all officers.
civil and military, Of the Southern Con-
federacy or of the Confederate States.
And all persons who shall cont inue in
armed rebellion against the Government
sixty days after public warning, by the
issuing Of the Presidents proclamation,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
Judicial Convention.

Notice is hereby given that Republican delegate
convention will be heid =. M Pleasant Wednesday
the 9th day OF Angus, next for the purpose nouin
s'tng candidates for the ONCE OF Judge and District
Attorney for the First Judicial District OF Iowa
Each County In the District will be emitted 10 one
delegate and one additional deiegGte Tor every 100
votes cast for Lincoln for President In $780, and
one additional del egate here the re 10 or
Traction rNceedfHg ~ votes
Loyal citizens without regard TO former political
soeations, who are in favor Of giving honest sup
port TO the National Administrator. In n thorough
snd eneciua suppression OF the rebellion are invited
10 corporate with us.
SANL. r MILLER
Chm ntH Com. LIST judicial Dist
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY

n battle IN II II Il INDIAN COUNTRY.
The Springfield Missourian, Of the 18th
inst. informs US Of an important battle,
resulting in victory to the Federal
troops, fought in the Indian country. The
engagement took place between portion
Of the expedition moving down into the
Indian Country from Kansas, and body
Of rebels, It was fought at Evansville,
near the Arkansas line. and about TWEEN
ty miles East Of Talequah.
The rebels were completely routed, los
ing lao Indians killed and 14o made
prisoners. The Indians had been placed
in front of the line Of battle and, there
fore, suffered most. james ]. Clarkson,
prominent rebel, was captured, and, it
is reported, that Gen. James s. Rains, Of
No. was made prisoner, also. The Fed
eral troops were said at last accounts, to
be near Talequah, the Indian capital =
ISt. Louis News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
Republican State Convention.

Notice Is hereby given thai DELEGATE Republican
state Cow entio will be held at Des Moines, Wed
ne.day the 23d day OF Jniy, A. D. 1881 for the pur
nose Of putting In nomination candidates for the offices
az Secretary, Treasurer aud Auditor Of State. Al
torney General aud Register ~ the state Land Oice,
Ia be supported At the nrSt general election.
The dsirg Will form the ratio Of representation,
via Unp feleqie ON each county in the Stale,
and ene delegate every 1Cu votes for Abraham
Lincoln as President of the United States at the cleo
lion Of 1860 and additional delegate for every
fractional oie exceeding 80.
LOYAL citizens without regard to former political IS
svstons who in favor OF giving homsst support
TO The National Administrations In thorough and ef-
scu.l suppression of the rebeloD invited TO
nperate throughout the State
JOHN n DEWEY, Chairman, ath District
sAMrrL r, MILLER, LIST do
w s. DUNCAN "a do
John u. LockNoob. Sd do
". X SaITH. sth DO
III. SANDERS, btG do
Iacos BuTLKR, 1th do
j. SRsxE, Eth do
q. W. MILLER, 9th do
J.. Fritrs, 10th do
X. II. T4yLoR, nth do
State ceHtral ComHitfs<.
sc. RRoWNELI, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
THE WAY 1T Is DONE,

The Union men in Missouri universally |
believe aud assert that the Keokuk Con-
stltution and the Quincy Herald have
done great deal to stimulate and encour-
age the secesh in their midst. These pa
pers have been taken to q considerable
extent by the secesh of Northeastern
Missouri, and are almost the only papers
that circulate among them.
1t has been the policy Of both the
Herald and the Constitution to heap all
the od!um that attaches to the Garrisonian
Abolitionists upon the President and the
Republican party, and to charge them
with unconstitutional violations of the
rights OF the South, with the response.
bili,y aud guilt of this war, commenced
by traitors, and with deliberate violation
OF the Constitution, and predetermined
purpose TO fubjugate the South, free the
slaves and incite them to massacre their
masters. These constant assaults upon
the Republican party and the Admins
tratlon. the frequent repetition of these
scandalous charges, and the constant
publication that the Democratic party of
the North were about to triumph and
come into power. seemed not only to JUS
my the secesh In fighting for their violated
rights, but to encourage them with hopes
OF hnal success in the conflict.
Speaking Of the President, but the
other day, the Constitution, in labored
leader to the same purport, charges .he
President with the perpetration of "a a.
gantic swlndle,' first 10 deceive and then
to destroy the South. Here is the
language:
:" hen we charge the Republicans
with ABoLITioNIsM, the more conserve.
i've members Of the party are in tho habi,
OF referring us to the acts OF the Presi.
dent, in his notification Of the Fremon,
and Hunter proclamations, 40 well n hi.
inaugural message; blu. we ask these con.
seryatiye members Of the Republican
party whether Mr.. Lincoln has disap.
proved any measure relating Ia the aboii.
ilon OF slavery, which the radical Abo-
Atonists have as yet been able to mass
through Congress. :
And when we remember his celebrated
declaration TINT "the Union cannot On.
dure Part slave and part free States J, v,
are reluctantly constrained to believe TIM,
ne - but carrying out most GIGANTIC
SWlNDLE, in attempting TO deceive n,
people into the belief that it il is not n;
purpose, upon the FIRST favorable onnor
tunity, TO OVERRIDE ALI CoNs,1fur1osA
EARRIERs and 10 use tn. army Of IN
United States for the purpose OF abolish
ing slavery in the States
That is the kind Of tesch;nr .ha: Ii
heokuk Constitution ine,ulcates upon tn
secesh mind in Missouri Who coul,
expect them To yield obedience n n.
authority Of Presid ent who WAS nerna
trating gigantic swindle against N,
South, 10 spite Of all the barriers Of III,
Constitution. A day or two later tn
keokuk Constitution announces the sun
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18

THE CoSrIscArIoN BILL AirRoyED.-
The President approved the Condscation
bill and supplementary joint resolution
explanatory thereof intended to prevent
any construction Of the law which would
give it retrospective action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18


cold. Mr.. Harlan, ever having keen
eye and quick ear to the interests Of
Iowa, at once moved to recommit the bill
to the Committee on Public Lands
McDougal. alarmed, moved TO have Mr..
Harlan added to the Special Committee,
which was Immediately done. And now
presto. change! Mr.. Harlan demanded
that the eastern terminus should be
brought up into Nebraska, and back to
the tooth meridian /; that both the Iowa
branches should be placed on an equal
footing with the Kansas road, in every
respect as to quantity of land and bonds,
and time for construction. The Com.
mittee agreed to oil these changes, and
30 the Senate passed the bill, with still
further provision, introduced by Mr.. Har.
Ian, compelling the Company controlling
the main trunk, or any one of the Com
panies that might on the failure Of that
company. get the main control, to build
both OF the Iowa branches also, with a
forfeiture in case Of failure, Of the whole
grant in land and bonds, with rolling
stock. One hundred miles Of one Of the
/ iowa branches must be built within two
years after the acceptance of the grant,
and after that ut the rate OF 100 miles q
year till completed. The other Iowa
branch must be completed at the rate oil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18

forfeits all rights Of property and subjects
it 10 seizure and appropriation by the
President for the support Of the army.
All slaves escaping from rebel owners,
or in any way coming under the protec-
ton of the armies of the United States,
shall be forever free.
No slave may be delivered up under
the provisions of the Fugitive Slave law
till the claimant has first proved his 10y
atty.
The President is authorized to employ
as many persons of African descent in
the prosecution of the war, and in such
manner as he may deem proper, and may
negotiate and make provision for the col
onization of all persons freed by this act
who may desire to emigrate.
FROM THE PLArss.-ne St. Joseph
Journal says gentleman who had ar
rived at that city from Platte county, and
who was just in from the plains, reports
that the Mormons and Indians had taken
all the trains west of Fort Laramie, and
that Gen. Craig 's forces we're in imminent
danger Of being captured-thas Gen
Craig had turned all the trains back 60.
ing West.
Gen. James Craig, it will be remem.
bered, was appointed Brigadier Genera
this Spring, and ordered to the plains tc
guard the road West. His force cannot
be large-probably not over 1000 men
at Laramie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
Cons,scation RilI Approved.
Washington, july +

The President has approved the confs-
cation act and the act supplementary there
to. The President has also approved Of
various other bills Of . public and private
character. q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
DIED;

TN Yesterday morning., KATE VAN ANTWERP. daugh-
vet OF e. y. and sABELLA H. MORRISON, aged two
years and ave months
ocfyicesa ut the residence OF Captain Morrison to
day at4 o'clock p. M corner of Biondeau and Second
streets The ffie nds ofhe family are invited 10 at
teHd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
Drifting In the Right Direction.


The Constitution was out yesterday in
favor of the policy Of employing slaves
in the army. 1t endorses the views of
Thurlow Weed, and says that they have
always advocated it. The editor says:
eve know of no one who objects to
the employment of negroes in that ca
pacity. For ourself, we have on more
than one occasion advocated it, and should
now like TO see every negro who comes
within the Federal lines to receive the
protection of the army, put to work to
the best possible advantage"
Now who can point to single para
graph in the Constitution advocating the
employment and confscstion Of the slaves
Of traitorse On the contrary, who does
not know that that sheet has bitterly OPP
posed that policy, has sustained the Third
Order of Gen. Halleck. excluding ne
groes from our lines, under all circum-
stances, and has denounced us, with UNI
measured bitterness, for opposing that
policy, and advocating the admission Of
negroes to our lines, and their employ
ment by our armies in every manner in
which they could be made useful. That
has been one of the principal issues be-
tween the Constitution and the Gate City,
till yesterday. Our contemporary yields
that point now, and falls back to another
line of defence, to-wit: that the negroes
must not be armed.
That last is mere question of policy,
not at all of principle. for when our co
temporary yields the point that the slaves
of rebels should be con6scated and EN-
ployed in digging entertainments aud do.
!, ing the drudgery of the camp, he con
cedes the main point at issue; for if the,
may be SO employed for the purpose o
weakening the enemy and Strengthening
our own forces, then it follows as a mat
ter of course that in case of an emer
!, gency they may be used in other ways
to weaken the enemy and strengthen us
!, II they are to dig Entertainments it woult
be very sensible to have arms at hand 70
them to pick up and shoot down th
enemy, should he make an attack on them
In the progress of the work. And ii
some OF those numerous Southern forts
in unhealthy localities, it might be vel
to employs considerable number of then
. to aid in their defence, that our Northern
troops might thus be relieved from thu
! perils Of disease. and permitted t.
strengthen our weak lines in the field.
As to the question Of the value of ne
gro troops. upon which our cotemporar,
:, decides with SO much of dogmatism, i
may be sufficient to say that his views ar
in conflict with those Of George Washing
ton, Alexander Hamilton and Andre,
Jackson, and many other military men
: both of ancient and modern times. Tha
is question which our Government an
military leaders are more competent t
it decide than We feel ourselves to be, an
l. IN the meantime we are content that on
1t contemporary has at last been forced sui
= stantlaliy on to our platform.
/ - n, re- r.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
REPrBLlCAN CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION

. Delegate conve nton viii be held nj Mt. Pheasant
Oh Neins sday The 9th day of August A.. D. 1862, for
Ike purpose OF nominating candidate for Congress
from the First Congressional District To be supported
at the next general election.
Each county In the District i'll be entitled to one
delegate and one additional delegate for each hun
bred votes east for Abraham Lincoln as President Of
the United States; and also, additional delegate
for every fractional vote over nfty.
Al citizens Who Arc IN favor Il Heartily and hosssty
supporting The National In n efort to
psedafs and csrfaay suppress the Rebellien are in.
sited 10 Cooperate
b. - MERRIAM Ch. Rep. Cen Com of Lee county
LuAA fALMLR, .t hes Moinea co
JUas ttAEk, Louisn co
= fnrr9' Washington co.
u. w. EpwA ARDS, - Henry
Rcsr y. kATcLtFF Jeasrsop 70
WV Mex. FiEDLKys' DAyisco
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18
r EGAL NOTICE.

In the County Court OF Lee County, Iowa.
N"hee Is hereby given that on the first Monday OF
.uy iroa an instrument n writing pur porting be
the last NJ aid Testament OF william III Worthtup-
oh deceased, MAS produced. opened and read In the
koAt shove named, and the First MONDAY In August
'"S hTeo ny sail Court as the day on which proof
OF Inc &"nuhfncss Of said Instrument will be heard
al which time and place, ell pcrts15s tr-rr~a may
DC hsa,A, ROBERT A. RUSSELL.
tutyt5-G3w tsonut, Judge
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-18

preston Of the Quincy Herald in Missouri
| in Jus, such false and scandalous terms
were calculated to excite renewed bitter
ness and stimulate further outrages.
Here is the editorial of the ConstiIn'
ton:
SUPPRESSION OF THE QUINCY HERALD
Gen. Schofield, of St. Louis, through
the interposition of the Provost Marshal
of PALMYRA, who is Republican of the
Sumner Lovejoy stripe, has prohibited
the circulation of the Quincy Herald in
Missouri.
Many strange things are transpiring in
these days. and among those not the leas,
strange, is the suppression Of paper
whose patriotism and loyalty oil the Abo
litionists in Christendom could not sue
cessfully impeach
The Military Provost Marshal is falsely
denounced, in terms calculated to excite
the most intense hostility, and the char
acter of the Herald is endorsed by the
Constitution. Now as matter of fact
Provost Marshal McNeill is not Repub
lican of any stripe, and never was, bu
this lie helps to aggrayate the secesh Il
more desperation in resistance to hi:
authority
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03

From the Cleveland Herald.
Gen. Butler and Col. HaIbert E. Paine.
Our readers will be interested in the
following correspondence, which shows
how Gen. Butler re cards our former
fellow townsman--Cel. Paine-who was
put under arrest by the late Gen. Will
liams for not obeying the wishes of
slave drivers in preference to the laws
of Congress and dictates Of humanity.
GEN. BUTLER TO COL. PAINE.
HEADo's ARMY OF THE GULF,
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. %. 1862,
Halbert E. Paine, Acting B,1igadiier Gen
.eral Commanding Resr0e Brigade al
Cdrrotton:
Srn:-The Commanding General has
directed me to send you the accompany
ing sword with his compliments.
This sword is the first weapon which
has been coniscated under General Or
der No CO.
The sword was found hidden between
two feather beds where it had been
placed by the rebel owner. The infor-
nation which led to its seizure was
given by a young mulatto woman, a
slave. Under the spirit of that order
she was emancipated, being the first.
This sword has therefore some little
historical worth.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
VIM. II. WIEGEL,
First Lieut.. and A. D. G.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
Strange Experim en- is.
PARIS, FRANCE, Sept. Q

PARIS, FRANCE, Sept. 2.
We have had Of late some curious re-
publications with regard to the guillo-
tine. 1t was declared by its inventor,
DR.. Guillotine, to be the most humane
method Of inficting the death pealty,
as he maintained that the rupture of the
vertebre of the nerves of the neck, and
Of all the organs of the head, killed the
whole body instantaneously.
Several experiments were made at
Vienna. Some prisoners were to be ex-
acuted, and several celebrated medical
men who had already disputed the cor
rectnesss Of the statement of DR.. Guillo
tine, obtained permission to remain on
the scafold during the execution and,
when a head had been cut off, it was de-
livered to them. The first was that of
a young man; the eyes were closed, and
the tongue protruded. Eight minutes
were allowed to expire, when the tongue
was pricked with a pin, when it was
drawn in, and the face made a grimace
indicative of pain. The second head
was that Of woman; the eyes were
open, filed with tears, and with a most
supplicating expression. Fourteen min
utes after the execution, the eyes turned
toward the side from whence the wo-
mans name was called. The third head
was that Of the most guilty of the Grim
inals. A slap was given to the face,
when the eyes opened, the face flushed
with an indescribable expression of an
ger and ferocity, and shudder of an
guish was visible on the neck being
touched.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
HALBERT i. PAINE,
Acting Brigadier General.
VIM WIEGEL, 1st Lieut.. and A. d. C.
The Alternattve-The Case Strongly
Stated.

The AIt.rnattve-The Case Strongly
Stated.
Peace or Winter Quarters! This is
the alternative We must make up or
minds to meet. We cannot think Of
organizing a new campaign at this sea-
son of the year. In few weeks the
winter frosts and the winter suns will
have turned Virginia into a quagmire
and unless We have completed the work
which Mcclellan has SO gloriously car
ried forward, both armies must settle
down in the mud and snow for the win
ter months and spring campaign.-
Then would come the draining of the
South for new men and new resources;
the draining of the North for new men
and new resources; the mortality con-
sequent upon inactive camp life; mil
lions Of dollars for subsistence and com
fort; constant agitation in Congress, and
heartburning among the people, and the
dreadful probability of humiliating
peace, by the success of intriguing sym
pathizers in the North, and the un-
friendly influence of sympathizers in
European nations. This is what we
have seriously to consider as probable
result of the recent fearful fight and in
the midst of our joy over our triumphs
and our sorrow for those who have been
ia ken away, we must seriously consider
how that result is to be avoided. We
believe that an honorable peace is
within our reach, because we believe
that the utter destruction Of the South
ern military power may be accomplished
by proper improvement of the victo-
ries we have obtained, and proper use
of the means which God has placed in
our hands. The North is pouring
forth men thousands pass through this
city daily-we already have an army
larger than any Napoleon ever wit
messed at bivouac or review-we
have broken the spell Of rebel success
we have demoralized and defeated the
rebel force, and nothing remains but to
follow up these results with vigor. Let
us roll regiment after regiment into
Virginia, until the combined power Of
the North sweeps like resistless tor
rent into the Carolinas, overwhelming
and etfaeing every yestige of treason
w men congress meetS leb III De IN the
power of the President to say: "The
South is at our feet; the rebellion is
over; our armies have triumphed; free
dom has been given to thousands who
never knew its sweetness before; God
has strengthened our hands, and en-
abled US to triumph; let Us thank him
for having preserved constitutional free
dom to our people, and for having
raised up men among US who knew their
rights, and shed their blood to maintain
them. ."-Harpers' Weekly.