The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-18

ne EAGOWFo8sm0nt 81 Tr00oon.
The following extracts from Richmont
papers indicate how the rebels are com
forted and encouraged in their nefariou.
schemes for the disruption Of the Unior
and the overthrow of the Government in
consequence Of the recent movements oil
the Northern Democracy
From the Richmond dispatch, January Goth
THE STREET AND OTHER RuMoRs YES
Yesterday during the day some excite
mept was created by the announcement.
that Commissioners had arrived in this
city, from the States of Illinois and Indi-
ana, invested with authority to negotiate
treaty Of alliance between those States
and the States Of the Confederncy, within
thirty days, unless peace propositions
were sooner made BY the Adninistratio.
at Washington. 1t was further aslex rcd
that tae action Of the States in question
was based upon daep-seated opposition
10 the Emancipation Proclamation of Lin
coin We are inclined to believe. as the
result of inquiry on the subject, that zen.
tenen from Illinois and Indiana have
arrived in thia city, but that they ca nc
accredited with the powers attributed l.,
them is not probable, from the fact INA,
~ have no account of any State action
ipoklng to the appointments of such Com
nissioners.
From HE Richuond Wig, January soth
NPoasAxT, NJ TRUE.
It MU currently reported yesterday
that Commissioners from Indiana. mi.
pois. and other Western States. arrived
In Richmond the night previous, for thu
purpose Of negotiating with the Confed-
crate Government upon some method Of
bringing the war to close. When IL il
ascertained that this extraordinary irAel.
ligence possesses the merit of truth. the
newspapers will lose no time in comss.
nicating it to the public.
Prom the Rishpssd Qiapateh, Jaoasry soth
PROSPECTS or PEACE.
II ws meet with no great and u uex-
pected disasters, If We do NOT relay oar
e1ertions, tho war must virtually be end
ed BY the LIST Of June. Ali the signs Of
the times, the ascendency Of the Demo
cratic party at the North, the partial fail.
ure OF their draft, and the entire cedss-
ton Of volunteering; the admission bv
them that large part Of their arny aoes
out of service in May. and that no new
recruits can b had to supply their ola.
ces; the frequent and numerous dsser
tions from their army, their domestic dis-
senslons, their bitter denunciatipn. Of
Lincoln, his Cabinet, the AbolAioni.ts.
and OF all New England; the imminencs
OF national bankruptcy, the ruin Of their
shipping and commercial interests. and
lncipienf aocial anarchy, all prove that
they can keep up the war but ! few
months longer. Besides, they know that
foreign Intervention. however deli, wed.
must come at last. No doubt thew de-.
sire It, IN order to have ! pretexi for
backing out from the contest Eprn
Horace Greeley admits that thev mu,,
conquer W IN three months, or them p,ake
the test peace thy can. Indeed. vks1h.
er between individuals or nations +. -.
light must ever be short fight; bso.n.s
the parties, putting out oil their strano,h
q once, soen become exhausted. IN.
North b exhausted. Every one vho - J.
% have hand in this glorious ear should
enlist y onses or else An early RACE ~
deprive th16 - Ne opportunity 81 hsIn
ingto win ~ Independence ofth Scatb