The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-24

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in getting men into the field.
Jim Lane, Of Kansas, and Denni
MaLony, Of Dubuque, agree in the ide'
that the forfeiture Of the real estate Of |
rebel for his lifetime will prove, in prac
| tee, about equivalent 10 q fee simple t
the purchaser. Shouldn't wonder; bu
then tho Constitution is saved by the
slight distinction, and that will undoubt
eddy prolong the lives OF many conserva
tive gentlemen.
1 The correspondent of the Mobile
Advertiser and Herald says that Hon.
Mr.. Wickliffe, the Union member of Con-
gress Of Kentucky, has been totally de.
serted by his family. One of his sons,
Col. Wickliffc, commands the 9Th Ken.
lucky regiment, in the Confederate army;
another son, Ben. Wickliffe, Ex-Governor
of Louisiana, with his two nephcws, also
Joined the rebel standard. Another one,
Col. Chas. WiekliEe, who was killed at
Shilnh, and Capt Nat. Wickli1e, who was
aid to Gen A Sidney Johnson, and who
is still in the service. Even his wife has
declared that she could not side with him,
and she would never again cross the Ohio,
and both Of his daughters. Mrs. Judge
M-rrick, formerly of Washington, D. G..
and Mrs. Senator Yulee, OF Florida, have
also left him.
Mr.. Wicklife is not left very far behind
by his traitor family, if some OF hi,
speeches in Congress and in New York
are fair indication of his sentiments.
A soldier Pitches Into Clagstt.
Camp clear Spring, Army Of Mississippi
July 10th, 1852 !
Ell. GATE CRY / noticed while &C
cidentally glancing over the columns o
an old copy Of the Constitution, that thu
rage Of it's distinguished editor had beer
considerably excited by the passing notice
gave his secession paper in one of m.
communications to the Gate. He attempt,
to SANDER me by calling me liar, bu
his abusive remarks could injure no on
who is acquainted with the author 0
them. Ii he calls every one liars who &C
cuse him of being q secessionist, and hi
paper secession sheet, he will have t
denounce as such nearly every soldie
that has ever read it, Democrat, Repub
can, or Abolitionst; and have hear
it denounced by radical Democrats,
stronger terms than | have ever dom
1t seems singular to me, that SO dis
loyal paper should be tolerated in Stall
that has furnished the brsvest soldiers
the field. / stated only what / know ,
be fact. and what l have often hear
other Democrats in this regiment remarl
that the Constitution, with the exceptio
Of an occasional article, could be issue
right in the heart Of Seccssiondom just
it daily appears in your loyal city.
/ attended the Charleston Conventic
: little less than year ago, and remen
Der of hearing the distinguished editt
denounce, in the strongest terms, Mahon,
q Mason, and others, As secessionists an
traitors, for ut,ering the same sentiment
. and sustaining the same principles he
now advocating himself. Furthermor
| recollect of his aiding the loyal citize
of keokuk to suppress the Journal, pap
! more loyal and containing less traitoro
: sentiments than the one he is now publis
. ing himself. Ii the keokuk journal y
!, disloyal paper, and Aahony and Mas
!. traitors, what, then, would his own la
guage of last fall prove him and the CO
stitution to bey Ii be can prove that
= am liar for calling him secessic
ID ist, and his paper . secession sheet,
70 will not only prove himself liar tn.
but doughIace. turncoat, and trail
D. now.
My business is fighting instead
. writing. ] entered the service more Ii
b = year ago, as a private. to fight the b
e ties Of my country. and though he q
10 me everything else but q soldier, b.
er been promoted from private to my pr,
AZ ent position. | am compelled to .
~ fend myself against the assaults Of .
gallant hero. who sits quietly in his 20
tum, arranging the sentences, slandert
and abusive of those who are risking til
= lives and enduring the tolls and hardsh
- Of war, in defence Of the privileges h,
peacefully and Quietly enjoying.
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