The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-01

Tng Polish LADrxs.-A long stay in
Poland hns most depressing eject Oh
the spirits. The universal mourning
worn by the women hannts you even 10
your SLEEP, aud yca feel ''blsck" IL, after
All, the true ghost color. WhArcvax you
go, you End the same poor helpless crea-
tures hsrding together iastbe churches II
aud even there not always free from The
brutality OF the Russian soldiery. Un-
der the prcicnce oil searching for arms,
the ssncity of the house Of God hos re-
peaitdly bern violated, and sen.rfs sta
TONED at the door. uuirequentIy subject
ladies' to annoyance, If mol insult, in go.
ing ia and out. Ii is the attidude OF ths
women which annoys the Rnssisns stilI
more than that Of men. There is no FAC
risice 70 which they do not readily sub
mil, mud their spiris Ia indomitab'e.--
From the Princess Sapieha To the petty
tssdesmsn's rife. they devote themselves
heart and soul TO the cause, SHAVING night
ano day in making clothes, conveying
arms and ammu1iiion to the insurgent
camp, remaining all night under prison
walls, for the chance Of rescuiag csptisss,
and performing other heroic acts. Com
bined with the power OF sel sacrifice.
Polish ladies' possess most lively wit,
which 10 often more than match for
their enemies. Letter from Lemberg.
sar The Cincinnati Commercial thus
quietly and solidly answers Mr.. Valland,g.
hams procl. nation that he foand no one
in the South who was not firmly resolved
10 die rather than submit to the N ational
arms
ave have better authority than that Of
Mr. vsllandieham, for the fact that there
is developed. 10 the State of Tennessee
aad louisiana particularly, an intense
WEAKNESS Of the war. Such Is the uni
versal report of all observers 10 those
States, aud we confidently anticipate
now that Bragg hiss been driven arroS'
the Tennesses River. and Port Hudson
has fallen. that the disposition of the PEG
pie Of those States to yield to the pressur,
Of arms and cone in good firth into th.
Union, will have manifestations THAI can
not be overlooked or disregarded. Mr.
VallandigLam had no opportunity of as
sociatlng with the Southern people. II
was in the company OF thuse mos
deeply committed to the cause of Rebel
hon and being recognized AS a symps
thizor with the r beiiion, he was, {
course, .restcd by those whom he met, q
meu Ut well known opinions usually are
to the echo of those opinions. He is ii
last mau IN the werld to whom Sou,her
Union man wonld ceniide his desires IA
hopes. He passed through Fast Tenne
see by railroad, and, according to h
statement, saw no man, wuman
child there. not prepared to be A livir
sacrifice on The bloody altar OF Secessiio
But Col. Saunders, Who commanded d
expedition Of the United States cava!
into that region, tina. burned the bridp
over which Mr.. ValIandigham passed
few days sftes bis passage, informed
that he found demoustratlyc loyalty, me
nequivocal general aud unssIfish de,
ton 70 the causs Of the Union, 10 Z,
Tennessee, than in any other part OF /
country, not excepting the Northe
Suites, that he has visited during ths =,
Men, women aud children, cheered 4
On his way. with such emotion. that
was ut times rAminded Of The scenes
had Witnessed a. camp meetings. \
VSllandigham was not in positiou. |.
was not the person. To see anything
6oGthera Uaionism." 81,