The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-21

Cess DsoaRhan Explains the Thks =
Col Doniphsn used to be one of the
hrsi men Of Missouri, but since the war
broke out, his inclinations and his inter-
ests have eombiaed 70 keep him quis.
and 10 the back ground. He lives 10
Clay ocunsX one n the iarg.1t sfHv.-
holding counties Of Missouri, and repre-
sentsd The slavs-holdsrs 10 the Constitu.
tional Convention. where he voted for the
Emancipation ordinance.
10 speech 70 his constituents, he gives
the following glinpses Of the conspiracy
through which the .holders of Mis-.
sosri were enabled to palm the ordinances
on ths people, and their motives for doing
So His County paper reporting the
meeting says:
1--WE did not hear the CONNER enceme Mt
OF Col Depiphan's speech last Monday
In vindication OF his course in the Com
vention during Its late session. As We
entered the Court House he was sludipg
TO the general Insecurity of slave property
10 this State, even before the war broke
out. from which be was naturally led 10
refer TO the great inroads subsequently,
made upon the institution, especially du
rine the past year; thus creating a pain
iul necessity that s,mefhipg should be
doae u sase AiS speeies If ,opsrty from,
a''er no'fe und .pofiatioa, oEd girine n
s!iee-ho'ders q Jri,J otportao,ty 10 nuke
Me bet aisposiiioa IA Aeir I,oSer cr'ta,ir
si0ues
os Ssu.bsa q 'bs Fssses:iIY ss siI YmltGs ltG dbga gv
Ganbie by certain wealthy sIayshoiders
residing IN different psrt- Of the State,
Tor him 10 convene the Con, enIiun once
more. with view To pass an net Of grad
nal emancipation. rather than leave it to
the present Legislature the major part
OF whom the Colonel regarded as rad,,a al
--revolatieuis's--to rstt a new gnuyen
ton. construed according TO their own
mini, to carry cut tLe,r destructive pur-
poses.
And sgain.
"The houorsble gentleman substantial.
ly stated that when he got to Jefferson
Ctty, he soon found what lie had already
surmised, that the Clay banks were about
to give up the ghost--lhat their more nm.
merous aud vigorous antagonists, the
Charcoals or Radicals, were impatieut 10
pronounce the funeral oiation and con.
sign TO oblivion the defunct political or
ganizstion-that in order to prevent the
Radicals from so strengthening them
selves by accessions from the di,integra
ted and scattered members, as 10 render
the success Of leveling measures sipnal
and complete, it became absolutely nee
es AIRY Tor the Colonel and those Who CO.
operated with 'hin--oonservative es--to
adopt some plaa that would be acceptable
to the majority Of the Convention that
plan wss the gradual scheme, with the
service system appended to it.
Imperiant 70 Farmers.
The order appended below has been
issued from the Post Office Department,
and viii prove Of ofimportauce to farmers.
Il will Be ssen that the right to send the
usual weight Of seeds has not been
abridged. The following is the erder:
Posr OrFIoE DEPARrMESr, \
ArPoIsrMEEr OYFIcE,
WASHINGTON. July 6, 1868.
SrR:-The fifth subdivision of the
iorty second instruction under the new
Post Once Law is amended by striking
out the word t,oeioe and inserting the
word M'rty-t,eo before the word ounces
80 that it shall read as follows: "The
weight of packages Of sesds. cuttings
roots. and scions, to be franked, il linn.
.'ited ~ thirty two ounces"
Ry order nj th,. pos,m.at. o.,