The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-25

Ase Asea UsAi
Notwithss.ndisg the many excellent
citizens that reside In Ksoknk. il 10 fast
getting the name Of the mob city, and 40.
less lsw and order are speedily restored
the Democratic citizsos of the surroun1
ing country will withdraw their custom
and dirset il - other points. The best
10 ,sl trade Of K~oksk comes from Han
cock county, Illinois. which has 800
Democratic najority. And iss trsde from
.hn lLes) county is also nostly Dem
ocratic.
Such sheu bsing the Democratic trade
Of Ksokak, vhy u it that it. pablic men.
and especially is Mavor and City Coun.
ell. do a0s can on that cssy cssa,ure Who
caas rols she G0ls City asd ssgs hiu 70
stop encouraging the mobbing Of tie
Democratic citixsss Of Keokuk, by Aboli
ton rovdiss. or By we'll ginteadsa but
nheuided soldisrs led on BY 'Aboliiou
| military lficers.
The Democracy OF Old Lee are deeply
exasperated because the Mayor aud AL
dermen, OF Keokuk have (if they do not
enscAsrs,) at lsast quietly submitted TO
the mobblng OF 20 many Democratic cit
isens. r.ssyt xrs
| Tie nobbisg of the Democratic cit
ixens and families on Sunday morning,
| May 10th. 1863. BY an infuriated Abol :
ZIONIST, and some soldiers, was wicked and
barbarpus in the extreme. ,,g,.47 d
i Howell processes 70 be . follo~sr oi
4 Christ, and is, 80 ws understand, a rsgu-
lar communicant at his holy table. and
yet after great destruction Il Democrat
ic property. cod assault on the houses o
Democntie citisens IN the deep hour o.
N; dnight. he coolly tells his readers thai
The mob was cosductcd in the most regu
lar and systematic manner. and the met
! engaged 10 il are ali gentlemen.
Howell. we fear this wickedness o
yours. win befors three years IRON, thi
4 day, (msrk the time) come back upoI
yon with double compound int' ret tho
We hope not. for We bate ali mots. sn'
} cruel. viDdictive, brutal, ferocIogs IN
sang uinsry rs you are. ye; in our chart
~e2 2@pssfely psy " 'be Lord % -
mercy on your soui.-lFort Aad'so'
: Plaindealcr.
4 We rspablish the Above editorial tbs
our Democratic f.llow-citixens may s.
for themselves how the Coppeshead O
gans are given 70 lying. -
Our 6les are open 70 inspection, 40
~e defy tie closest scrutiny to detect q
slishtss, sscouragcmset . the nobb'
. of snJbody.
No Democratic citizens, nor any 9th
Z citizens, we're mobbsd ON Sunday NOR
" ing. The simple fact is, thst our psop
4 we're geAenily very mach axsited Al
( elated By The ns~s 'of tho capture
d iliosAmooa, Sad tho csaaoa - broug
o out and they bad . sesenl glOri6caGio
y The cannon was 6red in close ploximi
u to'fhs honsss Jof ihrse pepshs who HI
n- made .hsmsslves specially obpoxious
ID their hasGli.y y the Government, n
=. considerable glass vss smashed in the =
ID erstioH., This ras = mere natural, ebul
x- ton ofsxsisement, but the a1ounto gls
- dessroysd vas mot equal 10 Ahat VII
,ct was snashed in John A.. Grahams tpl
~ iag on occasion Of the rejoicing oysrss
y. slscsioa Of James Buchansn 70 ths Pr
Of iasnsy /; YET nobody Thoughts Of shasgi
,ill that NJ. Graham had been mobbsd.
byI Hs~sn was rot engaged 10 the glor
he cation Sunday morning, bat vas 10
- sslesp nor has the Gate City ever .
ONE sireis ~sssd sbodt he aiait, good
,lh bod. W. ars entrsiy free, though, to-
re- nj. thas better Chssssianst tand sitissn,
ier more prominence thea We, ~sse part
pants. ss3s~!s@$s ) Set-3
). The Plaipdealer utters : prophetic
: nuncia,ion Of destruction to us, 40
pious prayer Tor che welfare of the sou
the eoaAsmped criminAL Weare ths
r fal tha. there is . possibility Of the Z
tinuaucs Of our mortal existence for Il
= years. ana We viA tsy - pu. ia sosast .
hard lisks, blows % thick and fast, /
ent whom the tressonsb'e Coppsfhssds >
- at last indiot orr final doom, I'll will
-, s nit TIN. - havs Improved on byiaf
iua naining days to good purposes.
,wnl -------- y asii
em. s~It must Be happy thought
-. lover lhat his blood ard that of his ~
'pss hssrt niugs, psrhaps, n The sans !
ksts.