The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April IS, 1868.

pi at Burlington in horse ferry, | think
| never enjoyed myself better than when
''warming up at the Barrett House. |
then and there conceived good opinion
of the State, which has been growing more
and more favorable with the passing years
ana col SANITY widening acquaintance
with our people till it now amounts to
well nigh passion. So am obliged TO
the new directory.man for putting me
down ''born in Iowa"
do not see how this city could well
get along, either during Congress or va
cation especially vacation, without the help
of Iowa genius, and angels and ministers
of grace, forgive the, Iowa legs The
two places here where citizens and visitors
most do congregate for amusement are
Growers Theatre, and Canterbury Hall.
Here is an extract from the flaming bill
of entertainment for last night, at Gro
yer's:
"This friday Evening, April Cd, ben.
eft of the able popular Comedian, Mr.. d.
Setchell, when will appear the charming
and favorite actress. MISS SUSAN DENIM"
Miss Susan Denim aforesaid is indeed
quite popular actress, rather good sing
er, is good looking. and has beautiful
figure, She is a regular graduate, as
many of your readers will remember OF
your own keokuk theatre, and which. by
the by, is far more tasteful aud costly
structure than any theatre in this po!ili.
cal metropolis.
But here is bugle blast from Cauter-
bury. / can only give you one foot
Mark the great Fairy Combination
Miss Julia Mortimer, Augusta and Maria
KATE PENNoYER, Ernestine De Faiber,"
ETC., etc., etc.
SO you see that Miss Kate Pennoyer,
who used to figure as a donseuse on the
boards of your theatre becomes mctanor.
phosed into regular Fairy p at the
Capital OF the nation. II is but justice to
Iowa talent, TO confess that Miss Denim is
the most popular actress, and Miss Pen
meyer the most popular danseuse in this
city.
And this reminds me, dearly beloved
readers, of Seward You may not at first
see the connection, but you will have no
difficulty whatever, by simply remember
ing bat Seward is an actor, not doer
and IL just now dancing diplomatic stten-
dence upon John Bull, and therefore is
only 9 danseuse OF the masculine gender.
1t is a remarkable fact, that Seward 5.
strategy" has been at the bottom Of
every one Of the great blunders commit
ted by the Government, aud is now abou,
to PROSTATE the nation in loathesome Lu
initiation before the thrones of Europe.
The Not'oaaI fnteHiycacer, which is edit.
ed BY rebel who has snecure clerkshin
from the Government worth $500 n
year, anc which is in undisguised hostili.
~ to the Government, except that frac.
ton Of it called tie State Department.
the other day had an article four mortal
columns long, in which was attempted an
elaborate argument going to show, not to
put TOO hue point upon it, that the Mon
roe Doctrine never did amount to a row
OF pms, an that it would be sheer folly
and nonsense for our Government now To
insist upep+t, even as an abstract q uestion
oil P5fey5 not to mention the preposter-
ousness OF our backing i, up by force of
arms. This is saying to Napoleon he can
60 bis full length against our neighboring
republic of Mexico, and to Great Britain
that she may gobble up as many of the
eehtrai american States as she can tay
hands on without so much as SAVING To ms.
BY your leave" The article referred to
was undoubtedly inspired by Seward, and
Is out one oil the many examples of his
Illuminating diplomacy. His success
abroad, by the way, is about on par with
his success in the management of the
war AT home, he managed to keep in
command General who we'll nigh ruined
at once the largest army we had in the
heid and the national cause to get But.
Ter away from New Orleans and give that
important Department over to the fearful
imbetihty of Banks in short, to play the
poitroon generally. His splendid achieve
ments abroad will be accurately appre.
Gated BY considering the simple fac. that
every European Government of import.
'1ce' except our old friend, Russia, is 10
"ar@ sympathy with the rebels, and is
oh'y prevented from assuming an attitude
Of ope" hostility to US by the people, with
'D UP macy has about as much TO do
as 1T has to d. viii the inhabitants Of the
moon.
10 mol know what will be done with
zen. Corcoran for the shooting of ~,
h 'i Seward viii undoubtedly do all
he gan to have the matter bu,bad ~ G..
4''i'ap'e reason that Corcoran il an