The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-15

FAMsS sVOS9DA ~ DNCEs
PAaIs. Friday, April -, 1861 The
news OF the cemmencetnento Of the f0rmidS
able attack on Charleston. which has just
arrived here, Mas 81 the Government
journals in cpmmotionE again, and revived
the outcry against the "useless shedding
Of blood" Like the factionists Of the
North, from whom these fbreigu Seces-
sionists borrow their programme. thsy
can't bear to zee anybody hurt, and they
had persuaded thenselvss into the belief
that the North was poxarlsss TO resume
the spring campaign. The present con.
test between Ia sland and the United
States 10 also seized upon to show that
France, in Offering advice to the Govern
nient OF Washington. was the true friend
of the people Of the United States, since
now ne are threatened with war with
Englan Notwithstanding England's alb
stsn tion from the offer VI mediation.
whils with France VIC are on the best Of
terms. For many months the Official
journal has held monopoly Of the Amer
lean question. and during this time.
whether from ignorance or by design,
has been busy propagsting the idea tina,
the offer Of France for mediation, a.
though rejected had produced OF waa
working out q salutary effect. and that,
hpartly from this cause and partly from the
pence Tendencies Of the great Democratic
party of the North, it would be impossi.
bic TO renew the struggle again 10 the
spring. Disappointment and indignation
natu rally follow tho resumption Of opera
tons by the national armies, and the re-
turn Of the great majority Of the faction.
lists to their duty and We shall expect
also 10 see the inperialist jour lsls resume
aud keep up their clamoring for an inter.
vention, or for anything that will put :
stop to the "cruol, inhuman and useless
war;" SO that they thus disclose thei'
real desire to be . destruction of ths
Union; for while the national arms are
making no progress against the rebellion
they say nothing about Intervention, bu'
| rscommence the moment our armies show
Eigns of marching. But there will be nc
intervention twithstanding, and Will,
the national armies arc marching on, they
| need not trouble themselves about look
ing backward at Europe.
The Moniteur, like tho London Timea
has commenced to publish letters fron
Richmond, giving "reliable Scusher'
view Of the question:" and it has also
published several lettsrs lately from Nov
Orleans, which are all favorable to thu
South. These letters are probably mad
up from the reports Of the French Con
sular agents, and, it they were INTENDED
to be honest, cannot be said to do nue.
honor to the political sagacify OF tn
writer's.
The excitement, which has been in
crcasing here from day to day, on the sub
iect Of the rela,ions between Eng'snd an
i the United = atos tcs ''ci IS Il
! day. with tie Zee, ptiaa oi The news q
Lord John Ru,seli's extraordinary Sort
against Mr.. Adams. The greatest excite
ment prevailed for while at the Bourss
exactly - in the case Of the Trent. an
the funds went down for the first hou
rapidly, but after reflection, there was
slight reaction. The Government jou,
mails here have not vet given out any il
dicalion of what they or the Governmer
think OF Mr.. Adams conduo, in the M
tamoras business, but they will undoub
eddy favor the English side Of the que
ton. MALAKoys.