The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-21

boats. The troops dashed into Tuscum
bia and dispersed the rebel cavalry, who
fed to the mountains. Col. Corwin oc.
cupied the town and issued proclama
tion levyiDg an assessment on wealth >
rebels. On the 18th he proceeded into
! the interior, taking considerable plumber
tFrom the Now York Evening Post.l
The Loyal National League.
We direct the attention of our citizens
to an organization which is rapidly form.
ing in this city under the above name.
The enrolment list, copy of which is
exposed for signature in the Office of the
Evening Post, bears the following title,
which clearly explains the purposes of
the League:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens of the
United States, hereby associate ourselves
under the name and title of the LOYAL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
1--WE pledge ourselves to an uncondi-
tional loyalty to the government of the
United States, to an unwavering support
of its efforts to suppress the rebellion,
and to spare no endsavor to maintain I'M
impaired the national unity, both in pria.
ciple and territorial boundary.
"The primary object Of this League is
and shall be to bind together oil loyal
men, Of all trades and professions, in q
common union to maintain the power,
glory and integrity of the nation.'
| Among the various programmes and
constitutions of loyal leagues, Union
leagues, and Union clubs, We have seen
none which so well supplies the great
need of the time and 20 thoroughly an
swers the broad name Of League ~ this.
There 10 no money test Of entrance, the
only condition Of admission being . will
ingness to sign and abide BY ! simple and
comprehensive pledge Of loyalty to the
government and to the idea - we'll ~ the
substance Of National Unity.
Now that the most poisonous of the
doctrines of the Calhounites, those doe
trines in which the southern rebels seek
their apology for the most heinous crime
in history, are boldly put forth by rebel
sympathizers. it seems appropriate that
loyal men should band together to main
tain the substance and adhere to the glo.
rious idea Of National Unity.
General Rosecrans, in his patriotic gen.
eral order issued to the western army on
the birthday Of Washington, happily ex-
presses this idea:
"Out Of respect for the memory of
Washington-whose illustrious virtues
We revere, whose wisdom, justice and
self-sacri6cing devotion to national untty
we resolve to initiate ourselves and teach
to our ohildren-we will today renew to
each other tho pledge already given by
our past tolls and sufferings, and which
many of our brave companions have al
ready sealed with their blood. We will
transmit the freedom we inherit from
Washington unimpaired to the posterity
of our nation, zone and indioisible,' or we
will perish in its defence, bequeathing a
name glorious to them and terrible to the
rebes conspirators whose vile receptions
have arrayed our brethren against u.s."
This is the battle-cry Of the brave pat
riots who, with their breasts to the foe,
stand between the nation and the parri-
cides who seek it, ruin.
That national unity which they pledge
themselves to MAINTAIN on the battle field,
let US all pledge ourselves to defend at
home. Thus will our brothers in the
field be encouraged to feel that their pri-
vations and sufferipgs are not in vain,
and that the lives they offer up ct the
shrine Of their country.s unity shall not
be useless sacrifice.
There 10 . strong feeling in the public
mind on this subject. and action has been
delayed in the expectation that some Of
the organizations now projected would
build on this broad foundation-but M
to this time no plan has presented itself
SO broad and desirable in its purpose u
the present.
We do not doubt that the League thus
initiated in this city will spread through
every village, town and hamlet in the
loyal States, encouraging the loyal and
striking terror to the hearts Of traitors
who, not daring to take open part with
the rebels in arms, still stand beneath the
fostering folds Of the national bsnDer and
seek to break in pieces that unity Of
which it il the honored emblem, and with
out which It il meaningless rag.
It is proposed to take large hall, with
convenient reading and committee rooms,
10 some central place. where the NOM
ben Of the League may meet at al times,
and where. at stated periods, lectures
and addresses will be delivered.
How 70 AVON CoHscRIPT1ox.-Gen.
HascaiI, in charge Of the department for
returning dessrters and abseatees from the