The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-30

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sode or The Grierson raid is thus related
by = correspondent Of the Times. fhs
actors in it we're squad OF IS men, I'M
der Capt. Forbes, detached from the main
body;
He followed on 10 Enterprise, and
marched with his little squad into town,
where he found JstDut 9, 600 rebel troops
Just getting of the cars. !. He promptly.
raised ) Aag Of truce and boldly rode Tor.
ward, demanding the surrender Of the
place, Ia the name Of Colonel Grierson.
The commanding officer--Col. Good
win--asked one hour to consider the pro-
position, and wished TO know vhsre
Captain Forbes would be at that time.
The Captain answered that he would go
back with the rap " Abe reservs--vhich
he did pretty rapidly, after having
shrewdly. Asosrtained the strength Of the
enemy. IL ia I'D known whether K0tes
prise ever surrendered or not. or whether
the rebel .Colopsl Is still trying to Esd the
reserve" to make his penitent bow !;
but one thing certain is that Capt Forbes +,
with his little squad of e5 men, did not
intend to take these 5000 rebel prisoners
--tAat time at Iease---and was laughing
in his sleeve naay miles of while those
Enterprise people we're trembling IN their
boots--4d sst. II st the present fabulous
price Of leather, they had any boots TO
tremblc in. $50
Maryland, Ksnsueky Ana MisssaFt,
1t b curious, says cotsmpousy, 10
mark the effect that The vaE has produced
upo~ shs three great border Save States
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri
These three States. at the beginning Of
the retslhon, had Perfect identity oi
feeling. They we're al largely slssshoid.
ing slavery vas the dominant interest In
each, next 70 real estate; and the exports
of each we're mainly the product Of slave
labor.
These three States have lost every In
terea that centersd in slayery-the pro
ducts Of slave labor, ihe eoCnmsr6e bull
thereon, aod the value in money Of III,
slaves themselves. In Missouri maj
had almost % we'll offer to sell crows "
the wing ~ the souls that were latel,
chattsl slaves. In Maryland the value put
on slaves has respled the yanishisg pant
Their sum Is property Is MI.
Iu Kentucky the cosdition Of things i
but little better for the slave interest,"
These facts are unqasstioaAhle. and the,
are without remedy. Slavery is absolute
" dead in Maryland and Missouri. l
has il. dsAth.v Quad 10 Kentucky, but J
is dead lad sHnfa in Maryland and Mis-
sour. How Do the three States yeepect
lively accsps the doom Of the institution
Each IN widely different spirit. Singula
10 say, while the three we're united 10 zen
,imsnt in all the prelniinsries Of The re
bellion, aud have been anitsd in the prog
ress OF the fight, ssch differs from th
others in acceptance Of the result to sla'
cry. 4
Missouri. with the prompt decision m
energy Of the West. says " Slavery u dsa
--henceforth it cum bere,h the ground
take 1t hence from my borders sKs,
lucky. with the hopefulues and patient
Of q conservative trying TO restore hssse
and the nation to the old order Of thing
says "Let slavery alons--it is not dea'
but with peace and the Constitution
viii revive again" Maryland" N
Marylsud with the pride and stoicis
Of = high-born dame bereaved regretful
of her domestic ally, admits the deaf
but repels oil sympathy and all aid
bury the dspasHd, and says: Lssve y
~stons with my dead.
Who does no, see that Missouri alo'
pursues the course ~ true wisdom. He
10 the philosophy OF life. Her peer
obey the laws of the Crsster, DO b.
oil move on in the destiny marked o
for the human race. ss.4ssa geo