The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-16

KEOKUK, IOWA: WEDNESDAY, MARCH I6 1864

over 70 the left Of our lins, right close ia
the rear, and ud1enIy BE NEST terrific
musket FIRE Lever beard broke ont. Il
was perfect sheet of fame from one end
of the line to the other. Said II Hal.
10 there's something unusual going on
there" l listened, and on il foared fol
fifteen minutes. I rode up to the point,
but it was 60 dusky could not see them.
| could hear the bullets whi.tling around
Us, but it was too dark to see. Present.
ly l heard our cheer. and We knew the
fight was over. II was the sharpest firing
| have heard in this war, and / have heard
some that was pretty bard. Shortly after
came along the lth Missouri, Col Nov.
er. found most Of his brigade had sep
| arated from him. He came storminp
along, aud, Bays he: "Where's General
Rosecransy" 1t was all dark nobody
could see. "Oh," says some one, s'he's
just gone over that way. What do you
want of him?" "None of your d--d bus
iness." Laughter.l One officer says,
ii am his Adjutant General" "Oh, all
| right. / want some ammunition. The
wagons have not come up. Somebody
stopped my brigade aud had to fight
alone" ! heard him, and says |, "Whats
the matter?' Says he, II am out of am
munition. Damn this pop firing. Give
me my brigade. and if can take the bay
one;, can run the id CUTS out Of
them Il was these Missouri troops
saved the 6ght. Down came a brigade
upon them, but they were repulsed, no,
without difficulty. Then a second fresh
brigade came upon them, when it was so
dark they could no, see-so close the Col
onel of the 9Th Mississippi called out,
"Jump from the front lines, and for Gcd's
sake don't FIRE on your friends" "31th
Mississippi is it!' "Whoop" says Now
er, and then they fought hand to hand;
bu, the enemy rolled back-and thus two
regiments of Missouri troops saved the
day. Cheers.]
General Rosecrans said: propose the
health of our cltizen soldiers of German
nationality; and the reason | give that is,
that they possess the instinct of the spiri,
Of liberty aud free government. We
have inherited that spirit from them,
through our Saxon ancestors. We intend
to found government composed of one
nation. We have inherited from the
Germans love for FREQ government-a
democratic, republican, representative,
free nation; and hope and seem to see
10 the German people the curious comm
cldenee between Germany and the United
States. They have many separate States
and communities, as We have, and have
the instinct Of national unity, the OF lect
for which we are fighting in this war
give you therefore, Our German citizen
soldiers. God bless them May ,hey
live to see realization of their hopes in
regard to both Germany and the United
States.
Major Sterling said in reply to Gen.
RosecIans. MAY the hearts OF the Amer
lean people be with the German people, as
the hearts Of the German people are with
the American people.
Gen. Rosecraus proposed the health of
Colonel Wangelin, who lost bis right arm
at Riuggold, and who led the charge at
Pea Ridge which decided the battle.
Colonel Wangeiin replied: "As / gave
my right arm for my country, can only
say to ber, here Is my left"
Mr.. Hermann I. Hesser gave, .tThe
man who has done as much as any who
fought at Pea Ridge-Gen. Mcneil
Gen, Mcneil responded, and in the
course OF his remarks said that hereafter
the elective franchise should be extended
to all who fight for the country, without
regard to nationality or color. (Generals
Gray and Rosecrans-"That night
that's right" TIE foreigners among u
who, iu the hour Of the country's peril,
took out their exemption papers on the
plea OF alienage, should never be allowed
| to cast vote at any election.
Gen. Rosecrans said he fully concurred
in what had been said about black SOL
diers. General Mcneil has told YOU
that he thought that every black man
who fought for the country should have
a vote; So do $50 do IL He said he
bad black man as his servant (Samuel
Marshall who had won his freedom by
fighting for the country at Fort Moultrie
In South Carolina. So We have the ex-
ample OF the South Itself in freeing slaves
who fight for the country. General Rose
Grams gave his views of reconstruction
| OF the Union.
He said that whenever State passes
an act renouncing its allegiance to the
Government, We are obliged to recognize
it as the act of the State-that it has alb.
dicated-and no two hundred men in
such State can act for the whole. The
people still remain citizens of the United
States, and are to be governed as citizens
of territory until there is loyal popula-
ton sufficient to form State and he re-
admitted into the Union. Il am not in
favor of'a ceatrol desposism, but in the
| unity of the nation and the maintenance
of the General Government. When a
citizen wants to expstriate himself, he
can do SO by the consent of the sovereign
want Congress to pass an act to allow
any citizen TO expatriate himself, ard to
declare its assent to such expatriation.
and never more to vote until re.nstu-
ralized."
General Rosecrans related the story OF