The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-13

homo. This We intended 10 DO, bat final |
" frightened hs took the prisoners to |
Iowa City ]; he started ii A. n. ! then
told the crowd that If go men would vol
untsef to stay With ne to take care Of the
families and properly of the prisoners,
the rest could 70 hone, and We wouIdre.l
main till The danger snbsidsd. Matters
were then arranged. but At I o'clock r.
M. there came into camp from Washing
ington, company Of les, and = squad
Of artillery under the Governors order,
and with letter from His Excellensy,
directing me to take command and assist
in maintaining order, &c. Thiags A.
sumsd 4 nsw aspect The Governor,
learned, was on his way to 6gourney
with two companies. and ,artillsry and
other companies were concentrating there
Ny mind was nsds up imnediaeely what
10 do. thosgh 4 feared . lissls, lsst the
Governor might not approve. Idispatch-
ed messenger towards Iowa City with
dispatch 10 Sheriff Adams, stating the
fscts, and what / thought was the pur-
pose of the Governor, asd directed him
10 return Immediately With the prisonsrs.
/ tell yoa, could hardly kssp from pro-
claiming what was done. though ] knew
it must be kept quiet till they returned.
Meanwhile ] assumed command. :" -
sued an order or two, and established
"Camp Kirkwood" at South Eaglish, and
began TO move things in military way.
The messenger found the Sheriff at Iowa
City o'clock Thursday morning. Jaded
and worn - he was, they started back
and reached South English 6 o'clock r.
~, Thursdsy.
Thursday was devoted to Thanksgiving
exercises, drill, dkc Gov. Kirkwood and
Hiram Price came over fron Sigourney
in the forenooa. and joined IN the cxssei-
ses at 2 O'Clock. Both of them made
very fns speeches. Tho Govsrsor was
psrticalarly strong, aud told in plain
terms what mobs and disioyal bands. and
cliqoss might expect. He came with no
blank cartridges oil eesndsrs should be
brought 70 justice, 10.
Fridsy morning We oil went to Sigour-
pey, where / feasd the Governor. and waa
excused from further military duty that
might join In the defense of the prison-
ss as counsel, &e.
have written you thus much at vari-
ous times and under various surround
ings. never very happy or favorable TO .
nicely written narrative. Hope you viii
not hold me to answer for violations oi
either "Orthograpby, Syntax or Prose-
dy," oil Of which ! sm supposed to have
learned in ''school days.
SurpAY.--The prosecutors Of our friends
agreed to allow them TO give bail for ap
. pearsnce ut Court, in sums Of -, ,00t
|. each, and the cases are all continued, o
rather the prisoners are discharged
. Many warrants ars ont for the arrest Q
!. persons engaged in the mob-chsrgs-
! conspincy-about dosen counts in esc
q --conspirscy to burn SigouYney, conspi
! racy to murder the prisoners, to deter ol
Hcers from doing their duty, 70 compt
a others to do 20 Is they dictated. &C., d.
4 I believe that one count charges that tn
: mob iconspired 10 ''play the devil gene
4 srally," the States prosecuting Attorne
4 thinking that would cover oil omission
3 The Governor dismissed all the troop
n and sent them homs on Friday, exceE
o the Muscatine company and piece of Al
: tillery from Mt. Pleasast. These will a
: probably Tuesday. unless it is though
: unsafe to leave the county with only il
own organized companies. return tc
/. morrow.
!. There are great many rumors abo,
n the movements by Coppsrheads, and man
!. persons fear the tronbls is not over.
!. think myself it 10 not. Things look muc
20 as they did in Missouri when you FIR
s took the Second Iowa there. and | beg
J. to feel like treating Copperhsads ~ Y
4 did then the rebels. have some dedu
!, tions to maks from this weeks work, b.
i you sre tired Of this long drawn out 10
, ter, and l fear will not want TO hear an,
/. thing more about the rebellion in Keoku
county.
al Very truly yours.
N. w. CHIpnAN.