The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-04

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men., consisting of five companies, and |
numbering about $50 men, reached Han
nibal on Thursday last, and went down to
ST. Louis on the Packet Warsaw. They |
were in command oi Lieut.. Col. S. IS. |
Curtis, son Of General Curtis, the other |
field officers, Col Stone and Major Priteh.
ard, not having yet, as we learn, joined
their command. They are a hardy aad
brave looking set Of mountaineers, repre-
senting all parts Of the world, and will
/ doubtless "quit themselves like men,"
The Confession OF "a D,ing N. &. &.
From the 0sk aopsa iirrsid.
/ Several weeks ago a member Of the 23l
,owa regiment died in one u tie Lospi-
',ls at St. Louis. A little while previous
To h death, he said TO comrade who
had been viii him for some time, that be
wished to in4ke a disclosure OF secrets in
his possession that . was dying with
two opposite oath o Is conscience; that
when lie joined TIC amy, he had sworn
to bear true allegiance to the Government
Of the United States, and that he had
taken another oath in direct conflict with
his. The dying man went on to stale
that lie was a member Of the Knights OF
the Golden Circle, and had volunteered
for the express purpose Of organizing
Lodges OF that order among Il soldier.
/, He then gave bis comrade (from whom
we get these PARTICULARS the haling sign,
grips. and passwords OF the Order, in
cluoing the signs to b. used in battle or
r when u soldier desired TO desert TO the
, enemy. He also stated that the head
i quarters OF that organization IN this State
were at Dubuque, and that his authority
and instructions came from there.
= After the death of thi man, his com
( rade wishing to test the truth of some
n things he had disulged, wrote 10 Dubuque
intimating that be would no; be unwilling
himself to continue the business of or
u gauiIipg lodges. 1t seems that Nh Ma
: hony was absent, and the letter was an
seeted by Mr. Hutchins, who at that
II time was one Of the editors OF the Du-
buque Herald Our informant was read
ily taken into the confidence Of Mr.
HutchiDs, who wrote TO him that, as soon
as Mr.. Mahony returned, be would send
e him all needtul instruction for organizing
d lodges among the soldiers, assuring him
that that was the best place to work
Mr.. llu,chins also writ bat the Demo
crats were determined 70 lave control o
affairs in this State, that they would carry
the election this fall, ''peaceably if the
y could, but forcibly if they must" AK
Of farther, that either Mshony or Dear
IN would be their candidate for Governor
which ever appeared 10 be the most avail
able
40 We publish the above ststepents, re
II marking briefly that We get them from
man that We have known for years an
1. usider entirely truthful and trustwar
! ,hy. They furnish additional e;iienc
u what many have believed 10 be uut
t. to.wlt: that there is a ircGSonsble organ
IA cation in this state vii Il is doing all
can TO corrupt and denorali2e the army
no to encourage deseFtions. and to plung
% the State into anarchy and strife whic
will. at the least, prevent it from giyin
90 the general government any further al
in suppressing the rebellion In view {
he these lacts and the open expressions
!" contempt for the United States Cover
70. ment and sympathy with the rehtls III
IS, are heard every day. loyal people are sta
mad if they do not, with rcdoubled dill
Vi gence. perfect their organizations al
to thoroughly prepare themselves for d
on fence and for aiding the righ,ful author
by ties in executing the laws.