The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-22
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Hon. Stephen j. Field.
Especial to Chicago Tribune. q"
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature is about closing its Ia
bors. 1t has been thoroughly loyal. the
Copperhsads not having even respect
able minority. Laws have been passed
prohibiting traitors and secessionists from
prosecuting or defending suits in our
State Courts, without first taking an oath
OF allegiance to the Federal Government,
as strong as language can make 1t, also
requiring secesh lawyers to take the oath
or quit practice. The proposed amend.
ments to the Constitution. prohibiting
the immigration of negroes and mulattoes
to the State, were indefinitely postponed.
An act was passed allowing negroes to
testify ia civil and criminal GASES. This
was great triumph of the friends Of hu-
manity, and shows that California is
"marching on An appropriation was
made of six hundred thousand dollars, as
additional pay to the California Volun.
tecrs, to 10 distributed at the rate of Eve
dollars a month from the time Of enlist
mcnt, in addition to the pay allowed by
the United States. A bill is also pending
which will doubtless become law, allow
ing the State to donate two thousand dol
lars mile to the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, TO aid in the construction Of
their road this side Of the Sierras. In
addition to this the Legislature has passed
strong series of resolutions, pledging
the State to the Government by every
means. in the most vigorous prosecution
OF the war. The Emancipation Procla-
nation was endorsed almost unanimously,
80 you see California is "true blue" She
will not retrogade.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION.
The approaching State election will be
the most important one ever held in the
State. Every Office, from Governor 10
Constable. is to be filed, including Judg-
co Of the Supreme court. fhe complete
success Of the Union ticket is eertain.--
The Copperheads are in bad way here
they are sadly in the minority aud are
growing daily beautifully less.
CUTTING sEcEsH ORGAN.
The Office of their principal organ, the
Republican, (whata misnomer,) published
in this city. was Quilted last night. and
the type '.distributed'' in the streets. -
Soldiers from Camp Union are charged
with the COURAGE" II is as vile papsl
as the Chicago Times; and is edited BY
Beriah Brown, Of Wisconsin. The injury
inflicted was Lot sufficient to stop the is
sue of the reasonable sheet.
SENATOR CONFESS.
Some of the Eastern papers have set
down our new Senator, Hon. John Con
ness as a Democrat Of the kind who do
not accord with the Administration This
is gross mistake; he is one of the
staunchest Union Abolitionists in the
country. !. AT great Union meeting held
in this city on the 18th instant. he made
his first public speech since his election,
in which he proclaimed himself the friend
Of the Administrations in the most emphat-
ic manner, solsmnly asserted the impossi-
bility of his ever occupying the position
of McDougall and Nesmith ON National
questions, and declared his readiness to
arm the slaves if necessary, 10 put down
the rebellion. Enclosed you viii find his
speech.
Hon. Stephen j. Field, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of California, this
day received his commission as an Asso.
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. This appointment has
been one of the best male under the pres
ent Administration. California will re
greet to lose Judge Field from her bench
which he has elevated to position equal
With that of any State, but is proud to
contribute such splendid jurist to grace
the Supreme Federal tribunal Judge
Field not only possesses legal mind OF
the most remarkable clearness, but is pro
foundry versed in the intricste and com.
plex questions, arising out of tho Mexi-
can land grants in this State, which in
volre millions Of property, the title to a
great portion of which is independent up
on the decisions of the Supreme Court,
his services in these cases will be invalu-
able to his brother judges. His views
upon national questions are eminently
sound. As man his standing for purity,
uprightness and 6rmness 10 the very high
est. With Conness and Field from the
Pacific coast, California will make large
amends for the pro. slavery rascals she
has in times past inflicted on the coan-
try.
More Appeals for Civil war IN lowa
The Dubuque Herald is frantic with
rage over the arrest of Dean and no less
at the people Of Iowa for refusing to heed
/ its continual howlinQs against the iodiS.