The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-10
From the Central Christian Advocate.
state OF A ffairs In Missouri


As a matter Of course. we are taught
from the Bible, our church, and the prin-
ciples of liberty and patriotism, to main.
tain the cause of good govern ment, wheth-
or the administration of it be right or
wrong, If it be wrong, we claim the
right to put it right in lawful way. If
it be right, to keep it'in the right or law
full way.
But since the administration of Mr..
Curtis has been dispensed with by our es-
teemed President, the affairs of Missouri,
from being safe and peaceful, have become
much disordered. We place no charge
at the door OF his successor, rs we have
reason to believe he is q worthy man who
purposes to do right as far as it is in his
power Nor do we wish to raise opposi-
ton to him or to Governor Gamble. But
the change OF military regimen in Mis-
souri,, owing to the circumstances, seems
to throw matters into confusion. As we
have opportunities of knowing about these
affairs. we can1ot avoid making some OBJ
servations in order to lead to q better
state Of things.
II was then sad mistake in President
Lincoln to declare that there were two
factions in Missouri at the head OF one
was Gov. Gamble, and at the head of the
other was Gen. Curtis. And as he could
not remove the Governor he must remove
the General. Now it is an utter mistake
that Mr.. Curtis was at the head of q fac
ton, unless it is factious to be uncompro-
missing Union men. And it is, when
weighed, an uni ast charge to bring
against men who have from the first been
Union, and in Missouri have stemmed the
tide OF rebellion, and they still do the
very same thing that President Lincoln
Is endeavoring to do with the entire aid
of the army, navy, and purse of the Uni
ted States. Ii Missouri uncompromising
Union men are or constitute faction,
then the President himself is the sover-
eign head of that faction, and not Gen.
Curtis ar any other man than Abraham
Lincoln himself.
Another remark. 1t is certain that
while we award loyalty to the profession
OF Gov. Gamble, for he has done many
noble acts as Governor, yet it is true to
the letter that many who have been dis
loyal, If not rebels, and now favor the
rebel cause, belong to this party, or, as
the President says, his faction To this
party belong now some who have been in
the rebel army, others that have favored
secession from the first, and deem it Drop
or to oppose unconditional Union men
with all their might
The one faction, to use the words of the
President, are for the Union and the
Presidents administration with their
lives, their fortunes and their honor, and
yet alive to and grieved on account of
any errors that the President should fall
into. The other faction, as the President
calls it, is made up of professed loyal
men, of strong pro-slsyery men, of men
who have been In the rebel army. And |
in short, of leaders who make it part of |
their duty to arrest and imprison loyal
men, aud set disloyal men at liberty
when they are found even as bushwhack-
ers.
Now let us look to the results of the
administration of affairs in Missouri.
The other day leading Methodist
preacher of the III. 4. Church, the Rev.
Mr. Bratton, was arrested, imprisoned and
retained in prison several days Just be-
cause he was Union man and nothing
else; but when his case was brought be- |
fore Mr. Schoheld, he was unconditional |
ly set free, no charges being sustained. -
Mr.. Harbaugh, an editor and a Law Meth |
odist, was also arrested at the same time. |
treated in the same way, and released be.
cause there was nothing to prove against
him.
The officer. or Captain, who arrested
them commanded loyal ladies to fold up
their tag and not exhibit, because thew
plead to learn why the arrests were made.
Judge McFarren, who was leader in
this, was one who on another occasion or
dered the United States nag to be taken
down because this was demanded bv reb
els. The leading secesb in this cause at
Chlliicothe were those, who, some two or
three years ago rode on rail, Rev. Mr..
Gardner, minister Of the VI. +. Church,
because he was minister of that church.
and for nothing else, except the allegation
OF false charge.
Since these events several Union men
have been arrested in Mr.. Guitars dis.
trict for being Union men and for being
nothing else.
We also learned that a number of rebel
pushwhackers that were arrested and
brought to headquarters were dismissed
without censure by the commander of
the district.
We see II stated in the Democrat. Of
July ~, that some half dozen Of negroes
who had deserted their masters, and in
possession OF their regular protection ma.
pers issued by provost marshal. ware
hunted down like wild beasts, hand.ouH.
Cd and hauled in wagon to Pulaski and
Committed to Jail.
we see the complaint from the soldiers
, na 'helr wives and families in North
hissouti afe more exposed to bushwhack.
ere 1iiah when Claib. jackson held the
relns OF government And they are now
under the control Of Col. McEerran ana
his oopperheads, such as Alex. Woolfolt
aud Others Of like principles. 0'''
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