The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-20


There is most lamentabie condition
of affairs in Missouri, fast tending to a
close resem bIance to Kansas in the DAYS
of Border Ruffianism, The same spirit
and the same men to considerable de-
gree are In the ascendant 10 Missouri, who
we're the instigators and advocates OF the
"Border Rufiian" policy IN Kansas. The
Missouri Repubitcan, with its wide and
overshadowing influence, was the sdvo
cate and organ Of Lecomp,onism against
the people of Kansas. and it still cop,iu.
ues with unchanged policy and spirit the
advocate and trusted organ OF the doui-
nant and ruling iaolion III Missouri.
Gen. Curtis when in military command
In Missouri, represented the policy Of
Congress aud Of the Government 10 re-
gard to emancipation and couiscaticn, end
gave far and Legitimate support TO the
original Republican and loyal element of
that State. In doing SO be incurred the
hostility Of the Border Ruffisn State In
stitutlon Faction OF Governor Gamble -
Since ms removsl, Governor Camille has
had everything bis own way. He has
succeeded IN tcrreting out and removing
every original Republican friend of Mr..
| Lincoln who b. Id comm ssion 10 the
militia OF Missouri, and has 30 organized
his force that the entire militia 10 deadly
hostile to the Presidents Proclamation,
and soodly portion Of il is composed OF
the original secesh and guerrilla bush
whackers. These bush whackiDg State
militia feel Il natural sympathy for thei,
secesh guerrilIs bushwhacking brethren,
and sympathize most intensely with then
10 their hatred Of the Republicans ant
original loyal men who aided to sustain
the authority Of the Government sgains
their Southern brethren
OF course the State militia, if they d.
not engage in the work OF robbing an'
numbering the origiual loyslists of Mis-
souri, themselves, have no stomach to pre-
vent their secesh guerrilla friends doinJ
il. Hence, the robberies, confagrasions
apd assassinatious tbs, are occurring dali
and nightly, with which the papers al
filed, and which are perpetrrled with in
Il punity in Missouri.
8 In the meantime, the Gamble part
II composed to so great 40 extent OF the d
bris OF the discom6aed rebellion, ses
only 10 undo what General Curtis al
his sailisary officers did" Every ofic
q q appointed under his administration rs q
charged with contumely and disgrac
: aud every secesh arrested by them, ia !
leased under nominal bonds.
e. But they stop not here 1t would see
- that the absolute, executive, judicial, .
k military tyranny OF the provisional Gt
Sernment has now entered upon the vie'
ou,, prosecution oil lis MISSION to pun''
suppress, and sunihilate the original i
- al and auti-slsvery element IN the Safe
Missouri. Anu IL is siagu ar but ma
raj incideac- that the Republican pr
aud the Nj ethodist Church should be
?. tirst TO sui.r now, as they were the
to suffer in Kansas Border hufh ~ lin
i, aud il the inception OF the present
~, beilion in Texas, a. well as ia ArAa'
aud Missouri
Il, is t. he hoped that if the Matte
ury Administration cannot restrain Tie
arlJ authorities OF Missouri IN their netar
bis ,lot 20 subdge or exterminate the .
,eks trlenis of the Administration and tue
mai ,,cate. of freedom in that State. IT
at least relieve itself from any resp
bil,ty OF cempiiei,y in the measure.
~ The history of the Lecompton mi
aud its attendant outrages. will const
, " a bright page in the annals OF the We
ime, ,L h;oh sb,,i r,
= ~ the story Of the rule Of the Gamble
port ,,;..; ;,,t nrooaas. as
begun.
sH- During the late session OF 'h'
School Presbyterian General Assem-
ming complaint was made by DR. h. I. .
orthy 'nrdge agalnss the decision OF 'he
int Of Kentucky, that none but commun'
are entitled to vote in the election
PER- pastor. The Assembly after due O
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