The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-01
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There is law against ''treasonabl.
practices" under which the discourage
ssns OF enlistments il made pe4al Of
fence. We think the sspervisors of Lee
county and the Overseer Of the Poo,
House have incurred the peealty of. the
law, and We should rejoice to eee the Law
enforced sgaiost the Ipnan negro
hitting and trai.or-Iovins scsmps in it.
utmost rigor. In opposition to the pol
icy Of the coustry and the Law Of che
land and the dictates of PATRIOTS and bu-
manity. they have excluded destitute
wives and children Of negroes who have
volunteered to 6ght the battles Of the
country even from the meagre charities
Of the Poor Honse. And in thus exhib-
'sing the ba,bsrity Of the county officials
against the families of colored soldiers,
they discourage and prevent other colored
men from volunteering and thereby ip-
crease he quota of the draft for White
men.
MORO VoLuErEERs.-Under the new
policy in Missouri a regiment Of negro
volunteers Is rspidIy filling up at Jeffer-
son City. and the people Of that Ssats
set med plexsed with the idea that this
will reduce the number Of white soldiers
required to fight the battles Of the coun-
try. 4.
f< 1t is said there will soon be enough
colored troops on the Mississippi .ogusrd
the whole river and garrison ths towns.
What. an outrage on the Constitution to
allow the slaves of traitors to protec,
Union men FROM the murderous onslsughts
Of seh~l gusrrllas Let these armed
traitors alone. aod allow them TO keep
their slaves and kill as many Ysnkeea as
they please, and thus maintain "the Con-
| stitution as it isl
H The Cincinnati Enquirer has ..
last stated that General Jackson violated
the Constitution by his arbitrary srreas
at New Orleans Thu. one after another
the Democratic party is defsming the
memory of its father The other day the
same journal undertook to prove that JEFF
ferson, the father of the anti-slavery lite
nature of America, was inconsistent aud
double faced, aud was really in favor Of
tine continuance and extersion Of slavery.
Thus, to suit the emergencies Of its pres
ent treason, the party reviles oil who
ever gave it character-all the saints il has
before worshiped.
~ the New.Yo,k World quotes the
speeches of Daniel Webster in opposition
to Madison's Administration during the
war with England As conclusive against
President Lincoln in the present war.
This, if nothing else. shows that the
Democratic party Of the pressn day l. in
a tight place, and the very best they can
do is to quote 10 support Of their own
position the early sreeches of Wehsser,
then a young and promising Federal and
anti-war member of Congress from New
Himpshire, against the Administration ol
James Madison.
@The Missouri Republican is moi
disposed to favor the movement Of the
War Deuocra.s. In speaking of thu
recent Convention At Chicago it indulge.
in spiteful fling after this style:
ave suppose i, is designed to have
reference To the Presidential election nex
ear. 1t appears to be secret caucus
nobody being admitted except "accreditet
delegates." This body is q left wing O
the Republican party. o. probably may b,
characterized as the reserve of one Of tn.
factions OF the Republican concern. W.
guess the Democracy proper will take n.
stock in it,
Recruits Wanted for the ThJrA gews
80 Cavalry.
Adjutant Glenn Lowe, OF the Thir.
Iowa Cavalry. having received authorit,
to recruit for his regiment, has opened q,
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