The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-17

wsre allowed to publish such papers in
Illinois. These papers and the illinois
Legislature last winter opened the eyes Of
the soldiers, and recent Denlocratif
Convention at indianapolis made the thing
still more plain.
We are getting glorious news from
Gen, Grant. It gets better aud better
every day.
I think Resecrans will move soon, and
you will hear from him. M sH
A true UDion man ends no fault With
the President at this time, it matters noa
thox much he may differ With himip 'hss |,
future. You should seeg.he East-Ien
nosseesns, North,Ahbamians and Misc.
issippians, who have had to hide 10 woods
and mountains for their loyalty. They
don't ask whether the President is going
to adopt this or that measure. They say
give n,e feed sgf,a 4helseyfny my wife and
liltle onfs, d ,rusty rife AID a place in
you ranks that | may help TO put down
this hen beeotten rebellion. II
] q Isas f0ttubls AID prosperous uf'l
der, The old fas, and iOr,saying could
not take up arGs against it, they have
sebbed me ofall, / had, burned my house
and insulted my women. These men
were gailtyof ndcritns, they had not re-
belled against their government or stolen
public property. / tell you. my friend.
| don't want to talk more than three
words with man before / canteli VI hcis'
a traitor; these men who tell you you
II ust join the Democratic party t. saye
the country and you lelI them that is
impossible, as yau always belonged to that
party and do yet. '''But, ah. you must
stop 6ghtipg.' they viii tell you, '"this is
an abolition war, the Constitution has
been violated, citizens have been arrest
ed DC. Don't yos see where the shoe
pinches. Their friends are getting bard
, pushed and they are fearlul dhey wall ga
whipped. They don't want citizens ar
, rested in the North. Ii 80, i. would be
dangerous to openly talk TREASON, and Of
course the freedom 81 9specc.. and tbs
press would be abridged 4, But they say
, nothing about Davis l. Co. They in theil
!. estimation have not violated the Consti
tuition. They have not hung. murdered
and robbed, or if they have, they have nc
. word of condem nation from the Copper.
heads. / told q prominent Democrat il
. our county, who got the Quincy Herald
, regularly last fall, (but / am happy to ssy
. he mas had it discontinued) that if he
could show me one word or sentence il
that paper in condemnation of the rebels
and he should have week or month OF
year to find tito, ! would, oonfess Brooks
was not an open rebel. lie never found
\ it, or il he did it was couched in such
language that lie never showed it..
S Friend Snyder, j have showed youl
i letter to number of the boys, among tho
], number NJ, Dickay, Morris Howard
/ Geo. Creighton, Giassner of Nauvoo, and
d many others. There was tall swearing
II done, and some hard threats, but all thes,
- things do no good. We must work ano
a watch, do our whole duty and leave thu
s. result to higher power who does al
l. things well One thing you may set dowr
Il in your log book, aud that Is, the UAior
o Army is going to Fight on and on; i
= will never give it up; it may meet witt
# ill-suucess fora time. but to. stop then
If from fighting or to conquer them the,
I, will have to be extcrminatsd, /. This ooun
u try will have to be restored or the Wa
d: will last twenty years. There will Away
he be Uuion men enough to enforce the con
in scription law and force them to fight
ut need be. The negroes are going to hel
use in the good cause, and l am willing ,
at give them credit for every rebel they Kill
uHt va Aoh huoW WHht u lAbk IL Is lot n
of TO write such letter as this, on . polit
not cal subject too,
ms We are having warm weather now
uld the middle Of tho day. but cool at nigh
ing Esq. Rice will soon be at home. He "
Z help you in the good cause. God spc,
nen every good Union man and woman Nor
any and South. and CID d--n every Copp,
lille head and rebel wherever be is, he
lore she adder.
per Around Nashville is good county.
ient Vegetables are plenty, everything los
ing prosperous, but rather dry at this time
Iforgot TO mention that yallAndigh
this had on wristlets. He is a splendid 10,
de- ing convict and he plays the eharae
read well, It's 80 ns.ural to him. Many of
aean soldiers thought be would make spl
bev did looking corpse, but he was priso
aud as such had to be respected.
49, Yours respectfully,
II. B. NEWTON
,on-
hore ET An English writer says, in his