The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-29
now held By him as prisoners--thnt Is,

sHSCkicsts feccuuS son''N
in Kentucky. Our Government can new
err recognize the doctrine that the tho CIT
izens Of States that never have seeded,
whether loynl or disloyal, are citizens Of
any real or pretended Government, other
than our own. Occasionally the rebels
release prisoner of the class in which
our friends are, through the influence OF
friends in the Confederacy, or Copper
heads in the North. (ss, for example, the
speedy release of the correspondent of
the n Y. Herald, but not on demand of
our Government, or by exchange; and
SO anxious are they to force our authori-
ties to acknowledge the doctrine to which
allude. that, were cur Government TO
make an effort in behalf OF any particu-
lar individuals, the rebels would conclude
that they were persons of more than or
binary importance, and hold them the
more tenaciously,--at least, such is Col.
Hoffman's opinion. The prospect looks
gloomy for the immediate release of our
friends, unless, perchance, some of them
may have influential acquaintances in
Richmond, who have not forgotten the
friendship of other and better days. May
God help them They have my sympa-
thy, and shall have my aid, whenever l
can mako it useful to them.
Keokuk, as well as the State of Iowa,
seems to be appreciated in this region,
and her citizens are by no means passed
by in the distribution Of the honors and
emoluments that Uncle Samuel has to be-
stow, as you may judge from the fact that
to-day our friend and fellowtownsman,
VIM. \. Tarner, Eco, received the ap
pointment of Chief. Ju Justice of Arizona,
and will accept. Judge Turner designed
starting for Keoknk ON Monday next but
now, having preparations to make for
longer journey. will not start as soon as
be had Intended.
Dir. G. A. Page, formerly editor of the
Mount Vernon Iowa. News, at present
a clerk in the Treasury Department, has
received the appointment of Tax Com
missioner for the State of Arkansas, with
salary Of So, 900 per year
Mr. Cowie, another clerk from Iowa,
has received similar appointment for
Mississippi. 9
Mr.. Page was the army correspondent
of the n Y. Tribune, who wrote those
graphic and interesting lettere from the
Peninsula during McClellan's campaign.
He was likewise with Pope at Bull Run,
under the guise of Lieutenant on Gen.
schurz's staff, (Pope, you remember, had
excluded all newspaper correspondents
and after the battles, succeeded 10 reach
ing New York and publishing detailed
accounts of the same In the Tribune,
twenty -four hours in advance of the other
New York PAPERS. Mr.. Page was like
wise with the army at Gettysburg, and
was the first 10 learn that Lee had crossed
from Maryland into Virginia. He was
at the time with Gen. Fitzpatrick. who
furnished him an escort for fast ride to
Chambersburg, whence he dispatched the
news to the Tribune, which published it
twelve hours before the President received
the news from Gen. Meade. Page will
do for Tax Commissioner, 1 guess
He was clerk in the Treasury Depart
mcnt, and on leave of absence during
each of the campaigns referred to.
Richards, together with r. L. b. Clark,
tIoxie, and number CT others from Iowa,
as well as your correspondent, have been
gently elevated by way of promotion. c..
c. A. Striblen has resigned his position
in the "Foreign Mail Office" and l.. d.
SIMPSON, ESQ, now filling clerkship in
the same Office. is likely TO succeed TO
PlliU'cH o ucSh, al V lCUO one. MT. OtTlD-
Zen has gone into the "clsim agency"
business at Indianapolis.
We feel sad and gloomy over affairs
10 Missouri and Kansas, and sincerely
hope That the President may see the en-
ror he has committed, in removing Gen.
4 Curtis from the command of that depart
ment, and retrace his steps, and yet learn
that the unconditional Union men of Mis-
souri,, who are in favor of getting rid OF
the curse Of slavery at the earliest moment,
are not a .taefioa. A faction God save
the mark Men that did all, dared all
and suffered all to put down an Internal
rebellion and sustain the administration
and the nation. faction Was not faith
er Abraham sleeping or doing. when he
let slip that unfortunate expression p
The administration Of affairs in the Mis-
souri, Department by Gen. Curtis, gave
general satisfaction to every uncobdilion-