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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-15

Montpelier. VT, Oct. IA.
Hon. Solomon Foote was to-day chosen
U. s. Senator for Vermont for six years
from the 18th of March next.
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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES.


OcTatIc Party.
James Gullick, ESQ.,, of Sandusky, O.,
was arrested last week by United States
Marshal Bill, on = charge of treason
The Sandusky Register publishesa lengthy
correspondence between Gullick and q
rebel spy named ]. l.. Foster. who had
! his headquarters ut CINCINNATI The toll
lowing letters explain themselves:
Cincinnati, Oct. /, 1869.
James Gullick, Esq, Sandusky, Ohio:
/ received yours of the 26th of last
month as was leaving Dayton. Had not
time to write until arrived in this city.
| | was much pleased to learn of your
speedy recovery. / leave tonight for
Cairo with what stores was able to pick
| up, and will return in three or four days.
On my return will forward you draft
on some bank in Cleveland, or send the
money by express as you directed. / had
much better luck in procuring quinine in
this part Of the State than l expected,
and on my return will have to operate in
some other field. | wish you to write me
on the receipt of this, that may find
your letter on my return.
How many friends to the South 10 there
in your city, and how many in the coun-
ty outside the city Can the Democratic
uotc cast at the coming election be counted
on as the strength Of the friends Of the
South IN your county?
Can you give me few names of friends
TO the South in your city that it will an
swer to send circulars to in favor of the
cause Of the South. written in way tina,
will not be comprehended without key,
which / will send at some other time
The circular will explain my mission and
the plans Of the South much better than
/ can. / presume il is needless that
should inform you that our plans have,
within short time, undergone change
one that will make the Democratic party
more powerful than it ever was. Then all
the good and true friends will be reward.
ed for favors granted and have their
names embalmed in the hearts of oil good
Southerners.
Hoping to hear from you on my return
remain yours, j. l.. FOSTER.
p. S.-Will give you names Of friends
on the island on my return. j. l.. +
Sandusky, Oct. 3, 1862.
]. J.. FosTER, ESQ: Yours of the Is
came to hand this day, was glad to hear
Of your success 10 that part Of your mis-
sion, and hope you may continue SO to th'
end.
There is majority Of friends in thi
city, but the county will perhaps Civ
500 against us. You can rely on at leas
two-thirds of the vote as sound. if no
three-fourths, and perhaps by the election
we may be of one mind, or nearly So
VIM. Kershncr, John E. Williams, ant
| A. Strain, are men in whom | have the
utmost confidence.
Send them along.
If YOU desire more names | will Civ,
them in my next, after consulting witt
the party themselves. 1t would be yer,
gratifying to hear the names Of friends Oh
the island, as many of them are known t
me, and would be an assurance of goo
& faith.
4 Changes are constantly taking plac
here in political parties, SO it would b
very difficult TO give numbers but W
are beginning to feel strong in this wors
of all parts of the State, the terminus {
the Underground railroad.
You must excuse this.
Yours truly, JAMES QUICK.
| j. L. Foster, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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NOODl!

Proposals will be receiy nj the Recorders once ia
keoShk. far furnishing the Offices i'll the Court House
with Thirty Cords Of good merchandise Wood. Pay
tn CASH. Apply Immediately.
BY order VI The Chairman OF Commi,tee Oh Public
Buildings A WALL.
Member of Board of Supervisors.
Snnt. Sra
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S25 OF THE 800 BOUNTY

And 81 premium when into the vice. Al
e., months pay In advance.
tigIsts witt be furnished by the Government, with
cauipueutg complete
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From this state superior Inducements are now seres
to- recruits The time allotted a. raise ths Reg
being short IL is import enlist imms dktels- Now
ia thr time for those W no have been waiting fol
al opportunity to enter Cavalry Regiment fron
this State. Each recruit will receive
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SIXTH IOWA CAVALRY


Having obtained permission from ihe iushoritie
ral3a
The New York herald., 1862-04-06
Tributes to the Gallantry OF our Marine
and Naval Service.

Thro is exhibition at present, at Tiffany & Co s
swolry store, in Broadwaya splcnddly wrought solid
gold box, which is about 70 be presented TO Lieu
tonant wordon in command Of the Monitor in hor late
engagement with the Merrmac, by the citizens Of Buf
falo. This presentation is well deserved and timely
whom 1t is aiken into consideration tho gaantry OF Lieu
tonant Wordon that occasion The box ia question
OF pure gold and cost $780, the porcbaso money being
IL is four inches by two and half in BREADTH and
inch deep. on the lid Is the inscription
ssTo Lieut.. John l.. wordsn,
From citizons OF Buffalo New York.
Underneath these words Is good ropresen taon OF the
contest between tho Monitor and Merrimac with tho
Minnesota and Cumberland on either side Tho following
words are at tho bottom Of this representation
'sYou beat the Merrmac and saved the Minnesota"
magnificent gold watch, to be presented TO Cap
tain j. A. Burgess by the maritime institutions
Of the country for important services rendered whe
captain Of hs ship Monarch OF the seas Is also exh
biion The watch cost $500, and is fine peco OF work
manshp. Inside OF tho lid is tho inscription
Presented to Captain J. A. Burgess, formerly OF the
ship Monarch Of the Seas by the Union, Orient, SUM-
Columbian, Mercantile and Commercial Insurance Com
panies OF New York, and Merchants Gaspee, CONNER
cal aud American Insurance Companies OF Providence
r. L. TO mark their approval Of meritorious services
rendered the voyage from Akyab to Liverpool during
the year 1858.
Outside Of the case are the letters j. A. b. carefully
wrought. Both testimonials are manufactured by
Messrs. Tiffany Co., and reflect much credit upon that
firm
The New York herald., 1862-04-06

ENGLISH IGNORANCE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS
in treating Of the political organization, the
commercial and financial resources, and even
the geography of this country, offers curious
contrast to the generally accurate information
exhibited by our own newspapers on European
affairs. II shows, 10 say the least of it, great
want of industry on the part of the conductors
of the foreign press. Even pupil in one of
our public schools would be ashamed to make
such mistakes as occasionally appear in their
articles Whatever excuse may be urged for
them on the score of haste of composition,
there can be none for statesman like Sir
George Cornewall Lewis, who, in recent de-
bate in the House Of Commons on the defences
of the colonies, made one of the NEST ridicu-
lous blunders in connection with this country
that a public man could fall into. He said
that the United States had adopted the princi-
pie of Capitalization in its government, whilst
England took different course. The latter
had even local legislation, and did profess to
bring its colonies within direct range of the
central government" We should like to
know in what respect we have laid ourselves
omen to tho above assertion. With the ex-
ception of the extraordinary powers tenn
porarily conferred by Congress on the
President, under the authority of the con-
stitution, there is no change in the organ
ism of our institutions. The rights gua-
rsnteed to States and individuals, even in the
case of those at present in revolt, will remain
the same as ever at tho termination Of
the war. If thero is government in the world
which is free from this alleged tendency to
Capitalization it is ours. So clearly are the
respective rights Of the federal and State GO
vernments defined that il is impossible that any
encroacbment can be committed by the one
upon the other without a complete break up Of
our political system. Why, ii is this very arro-
CATION by States Of rights which do not belong
to them that has produced the troubles through
which we are now passing. This is decentrali-
cation, il il is anything and therefore the asser-
ton of Sir George Lewis exhibits remark
able ignorance not only Of our political
status, but of the origin and motives Of the
rebellion.
II is no wonder that British statesmen and
journalists should have made such fools Of
themselves on the American question, when
they have 80 little acquaintance with even the
rudimentary facts connected with 1t. If they
would take the trouble to read the constitution
Of the United States they would perhaps obtain
new views Of the issues and resuls involved
il W pySsept struggle,
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BilIinri Tournament,
MATCH BETWEEN MICHAEL FOLEY AND J. DEERI
FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS A sIDK.

MATCH BETWEEN MICHAEL FOLEY AND J. DEERY
FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS A sIDR.
Tho billiard match arranged at Cleveland some time
ago. between Michael Foley and J. Decry, was played at
Irving Hall on Friday evening. The arrangement OF tho
room and table was the at tho match on the
evening previous The spectators were not very numer
Gus nor the excitement intense.
The game the four ball carro ono Thousand points
up stakes two hundred and fifty dollars side. and the
same amount bet on tho highest run. Doery chose
Ralph BENJAMIN, Of New York, as umpire, and Foley
chose John Frawley Of Cleveland his business partner
Chris Bird OF Philadelphia, was selected rs referee
Louis Fox Of Rochester kept the gano Play began at
sght o'clock and was marked by the EXTREMIST caution
on both sides.
Foley. having defeated Kavenagh she previous
ovopinu was the observed Of all observers. lie Is
n slightly built, short young man, with worry CO.
date reserved expression and broad square forehead
His coouoss is proverbia, and his caution extreme.
pecry Is q handsome young fellow, wol built, with a
sncy formed head dark ,surly hair, and worry snpro
fessiona amatelrish look. lie Is more excitass than
Foley and much less reliable player.
The game so over cautious TO be very dull
Misses and Of one or Two were The order OF th'
night va ed by occasional tewi and twentes still fosl
kept grs. ally creeping she and little before twetv
O'Clock lie the game an1 money. counting four nun
ftea and nuety eight poJis ahead--a Very bad boat
1,s only good ruus rnaJs were by Foley, VINO SCORE
ny.ihr.e, Sky ono, Y.y six aud cte pr wp sM'nS Il
| tOrties.
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TIE DANGERS OF DENoCRAcY.-The jour-
nails Of sristocratic Europe represent this
civil war as the downfall of democratic
institutions, and argue from this crisis that
democracy is a complete failure Such a
view Of the case exhibits nothing but the igno-
rance and prejudice of the European journals.
Democracy has been fully tested in this coun-
try for seventy years past and it has brought
us great national blessings, national progress
and national power. That we are now engaged
in subduing a formidable rebellion is no proof
Of the failure of our institutions On the CON
trary, every form Of government is liable to
the same crisis and democracy, during this
struggle, has exhibited powers Of self assertion
and self preservation which very few other
forms of government can equal, and which
mono other can excel. The danger Of democ.
racy is not in destruction by this civil war; but
gather ip the growing pousuce Of small poll
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Progress OF the War-President Lincoln
Handling tho ReIna.

The decisive blows In the battle field 10 jeff
Davis and hi. Southern confedcracy are close
at hand. Thus we interpret the last General
order from the War Office by direction Of the
President, making the great valley of Virginia
a separate military department, under the COM
mand OF Major General Banks, and constituting.
next, "that portion Of Virginia east Of the Blue
Ridge and west of the Potomac and the Fred
ericksburg and Richmond Railroad, including
The District OF Columbia and the country be-
tween the Potomac and the Patuxent lin
Maryland), new department, under the COM
mand Of Major General Mcdowell.
These two military departments, together
with the Mountain Department of General Ere
mont, were all lately included within the Po-
tomac Department of General Mcclellan But
thus cut down to the country between the
present. the army Of General Mcclellan is ne
cessarily brought within striking distance of
Yorktown, and Richmond the capital Of our
" so-caled Confederate Statcsr We presume.
too, that General Mcclellan, in order to de-
vote himself exclusively TO immediate aggres.
sive operations between the Rappahannock and
James rivers, has been relieved, at his own re-
quest, of the duty Of experimenting any other
movements. The general supervision of the
Department Of the Rappahannock and the De-
partment of the Shenandoah accordingly de-
wolves upon Mr.. Secretary Stanton, under the
direction Of the President. 1t is probable,
however that neither of these departments will
henceforward be troubled with any very dan
gerous bodies Of the enemy; but still the
presence of General Banks in the Shenandoah
valley, with o strong force, s necessary to
guard that region, and particularly the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, against such rebel
guerilla bands as those of Jackson and Ashby,
while stronger Union force, under General Nc
Dowell, is wisely retained nearer Washington;
for otherwise the rebel General Johnston
might double upon his tracks, and, by rapid,
forced marches, rush back upon our federal city
and take It by surprise.
But with Washington thus secured against all
possible contingencies from any movements Of
the enemy in bis rear, General Mcclellan, with
the bulk Of his grand Army Of the Potomac,
commences bis field operations. We cannot, in
tha,e obseyvstiQps, bs giving spy ''iqlaypalap
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Mayor Opdyke and the Shoddy Report.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

NEW YORK, April 4, 1862.
In reading details OF news, abstracts of documents,
&c. appearing in the newspapers, have sometimes
takon to compare the headings of such articles
with tho documents themselves ssd and then have
discovered great ncongruty
It does not often matter much, but occasionally,
tics, it involves great injustice TO individuals ono in
of this kind noticed in yesterdays HERALD The
report Of tho legislative committee tho shoddy bust.
had among its headings "Weed and Opdyko in the
Shoddy Pool" Now happen to know and am perfectly
well acquainted with the rroproachable character and
history OF the latter namod genoman, and therefore, feel
assured that the ntimaton Of tho slightest wrong his
part entirely unfounded unless garblsd
misprinted testimony. Consequently read with much
interest that part Of the testimony relating To Mr. OPP
DYKE and surprised to observe tho absence from OF
or IN amy way snoc,ing Mr. Opiyke character unfavora
bly, 1t shown that the cloth furnished by him was
gOod-the bes-and that he furnished II to Of tho
contractors in perfectly legitimate and honorable way
Surely it is not tho intention OF the EDITOR Of the HERALD
that his papor shall DO made tho instrument OF caum
mating by headings unjustilsd by the text
should not hav0 written thiS but that see In todays
HERALD the repetition or the statement which it
to mo- have been written from the hcadiug
the testimony. IL has occurred to therefore,
that your attention called to this matter your
sense OF Justice would induce you undo tho wrong
pipsr has done (unintentionaly trust) ~
incorruptible and assuredy honest and respeca
BILE, citizens. MERCHANT
The New York herald., 1862-04-06

BULL Run RUSSELL IN FLIaHr.-It Is stated
that Russell, the war special of the London
Times, being severely repulsed by the military
authorites-in fact, drummed out of camp-is
about to quit the country in high dudgeon and
report the insult to his employers. Let him be
cool, and not act too hastily The intention
was of the most benevolent kind. 1t was to
save him from striking on a snag; for such was
the hostility enkindled against him among the
rank and file as we'll as the officers of the army
by his Misrepresentation Of the battle of Ma
nassas, which he never saw that, as sure as his
name is Bull Run Russell, Bombastes Furioso,
or whatever else he may wish to call himself,
he would never have returned alive had he
been permitted to follow in the wake of our
army. He ought, therefore, to feel grateful
rather than angry. He might perhaps be al
lowed to accompany the rebel army if be could
only run fast enough and if he could get pass
to cross our lines. But, inasmuch as his letters
would be likely to become very old before he
could send them off, we would advise him to
make New York his headquarters, where he can
still write letters about the campaign. He
need not go home so suddenly. He can find in
the papers all he wants-much greater accuracy
about facts, later intelligence and better ideas
about the war than be was in the habit of trans
mitting to Printing House square. He can
have the free use Of our columns, and we will
not even ask him to acknowledge the source of
his Indebtedness. By no means let him run
home in huff for everybody would laugh at
him. He can make very readable cores
pondence out Of the news and editorial articles
Of the NEW YORK HERALD.
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useful to the enemy| for certain Richmond
newspapers, received here several days ago,
pretended to have intelligence that one hun
dred federal transports employ in bringing
down troops from the Potomac were near
Fortress Monroe. From that neghborhood.
then, before the end of the present week. we
anticipate the cheering news Of some very
decisive operations against this rebellion
We are strengthened in this conclusion by
the extraordinary movements going on in the
valley of the Mississippi. There, in Northern
Alabama and Mississippi and at the western
eEtsemities of Tennessee and thereabouts, the
rebers arg making the most desperate exertions,
in mastering troops and in strengthening their
defensive works, for bloody resistance to
our advancing forces. We expect then, in
view of the demoralizing effect which the ex-
pulsion Of the rebel army and the rebel GO
vernment from Richmond will produce upon
the rebel armies of the Southwest at Decatur,
Corinth, Memphis and Island No. 10, that Gen.
Mcclellan will make the present week of this
month of April the most memorable in the
history of the suppression of this Southern re-
bellion.
President Lincoln holds the reins, and ia
handling them, as he has handled them from the
beginning, with the skill and discretion of an
old campaigner. After our instructive disaster
at Bull run he availed himself of the practical
military capabilities of General Mcclellan, to
reorganize our army, and to organize the mill
tary departments and combinations essen
TIL for grand and overwhelming cam
paign. Having discharged this important duty
General Mcclellan is sent forward with the
choicest army of the Union to give the coup de
grace to this rebellion in its chosen capital,
while the Secretary of War resumes the general
supervision Of all our forces. The President, in
this special command which he has entrusted to
General Mcclellan, relieved of all external en-
barrassments, gives him a golden opportunity
to silence the calumnies of his abolition enc
miles, and we are confident that neither Mr..
Lincoln nor the country will be disappointed
in the issue. We think that during the present
week We may receive such news from the army
Of General Mcclellan as will create carnival
among the bulls of Wall street.
The New York herald., 1862-04-06

GREELEY's ONLY CHANCE OF SAFETY.-Alas!
poor Horace. if he was not, like Yorick fell
low of infinite mirth, he was the source Of no
ordinary mirth in others. He has reached the
length of his tether. He is to be brought up
with short turn. We are sorry for him. Ac-
cordng to authentic intelligence from Wash
ington, Greeley has been indicted by the Grand
Jury of that city for libels against an officer of
the government. Like other old offenders, he
is caught at last, and an example will be made
Of him for the public good, unless he is speedily
extricated by some extraordinary good luck.
His only chance of escape is by the inerven-
ton of his friend, Mr.. Seward, and we will use
whatever influence we possess to aid him. The
Secretary of State can arrest the arm of the
law and remove Greeley from the jurisdiction
of courts by simply sending him to Fort
Lafayette till the storm blows over. There he
will be safe, and no judicial process can reach
him, not even habeas corpus. AS the Tribune
is going to the dogs, if not already gone, free
board and lodging at the same hotel with his
friends the secessionists would not be so bad
an arrangement for Greeley after all. He is
encompassed with dangers ON every side. Any
port in storm. If he will signify to us his
wishes in that direction, we will do our best to
pilot him safely into the fort that stands senti-
mel at the entrance of the Narrows.
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noissance as far "a Florence. Ala They met with
no resistance on the way, and only discovered one
fort, deserted where the enemy had nine guns
planted.
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ticisns and the increasing tendency to corrupt


Legislation.
These dangers are, indeed, not singular to
democracy; for the same evils exist in Europe
to greater or less degree but here they are
less hidden, moro apparent and more on the
surface. We Americans have habit of drag
ging our dirty linen into public observa-
tion, not at all popular in Europe, where
they have quito as much dirty linen,
but keep it better concealed. STILL the evils
to which we refer are prevalent enough and
bold enough in this country to be called dan
gerous. The intrigues of small politicians,
aided by and aiding abolition fanaticism and
Southern conspiracies, have induced this war.
The political contest between the Southern
politicians, who were trying to keep their
power and the Northern politicians, who were
trying to gain power, initiated the grander con-
fict Of arms, to such bitter lengths was it car
ried and to such an extent did it demoralize
the minds of many of the people. But eventhe
war, which acted like sudden check upon
everything and everybody else, has not stopped
legislative corruption or deferred political
rOgues from their knavish schemes. In addi-
ton to the enormous frauds which have grown
up with the war itself, and which have seemed
to be almost as necessarily and inevitably
part of it as soldiers or cannon, the old ma
chinery of corruption has ground on, as usual;
the old public swindlers have robbed and
cheated, as before, undisturbed and unpun :
ished The reports Of Congressional and Legis-
lative Investigating committees, and the re-
cords of jobs now urged upon our attention
from every quarter, show the real dangers Of
democracy
The New York herald., 1862-04-06

ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW EVENING
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NIBLo's GARDEN, Broadway-rm RrvAIs-BLAcK
EYED oUsAN.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Irving Place-IrALIAS OPERA
IL TRArtATA.
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OFFICE N W CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU SIS.
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GARDEN, Broadway.-SYsrL.
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BARNUNs AMERICAN MUSEUM Broadway
NUrr-LIyING WHALE, &C, at al hours.-HoP o NJ,
TuUar. afternoon and evening.
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wALLACK's THEATRE, No. sA Broadway.-Secarrs
WoLrH hNowISD.
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NEW BowERY THEATRE Bowery.-DuEL IN tn
hIsr-NEg FOO IMAN-kKD ItorkR.
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MARY PRovosTs THEATRE. No 4ss Broadway
TiTF iiUHCIHACK.
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BRYANTs' MISSrRELS, Mechanics Hall 472 Broad
way.-WAJ S:RUCk PAriEksoS