The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-01

\ SfCKSBUx0, Jan. II, 1901.
Editor Gate Cay:-What city Keo'
kuk is! Who would expect to find 25
keokukians, citizens, not soldiers, in one
room at the same time. without appoint.
ment or concert, or any particular in
ducement calling them tobether, in this
God.forsaken and shark. .beridden city p
Well, l have seen room full Of them,
and itwasn's small room by any means,
and for fear they are. some of them,
lodging the draft, l will mention few Of
their names, so that Harry may know
where to find them
| Knight, Burns, Burke, Duke, Ken
nedy. HinmAn, Gantt Brownell, Wood,
Barber, Mcdowell. and bakers dozen
Of others whose names cannot juat now
remember. These men are here ostsnsi-
bly, to make money but really to save the
country, for who ever heard OF victory
won in the West by our arms that was
not instantly bestuddsd with Keokuk
"post-sutlers." cotton buyers, or stealers,
IS the slanderous military men designate
them; and one of the above named gentle
men has become famous for the bravery
with which he has rushed into every
camp to rescue any psrishing cotton bale
that might be laying around loose-per-
haps not in a manner that would be ex-
actly in accordance with the code of
morals taught in the church of which he
was deacon at home-but 80 as 10 be of
the greatest benefi. to the smallest num-
ber-No. /.
Then, just in the wake of these, come
the legi.imales, the treasury agents, and
allow me to say that keokuk has reason
to be proud of the ageo, she furnishes
this department, in this place, Col. j. A.
Mcdowell, than whom, / will venture to
say, the whole treasuary department does
not possess more competent man for his
place. He has large territory and
great responsibility, but is fully able for
| the task.
Then last, bu. not least, in numbers at
least, are the planters. OF those named
Hinman and Duke planted last year and
both got rich, bu. IL. is about to squander
bta A.
and large farm near by, sad d. has al
ready presented the cut-throat Quantrel
with few mules and wagons, sold BY
him, it is said, for 500, 900 Con lederate.
Then when city is occupied you find the
civllizing influence OF the cake-shop, the
grocery, family, Of course, as General
Grant enforees the prohibi;ory liquor law
to dot, and all submit without grunt;
but then l can't see how 90 many men
get drunk, except its the effect Of old
habits gradually working out ii them,
nor how some fresh oyster cans happen to
contain the iigaor, but nary an oyster, a.
| all. at all !
Truly, keokuk is a great city, and
while on this subjee. let me bespeak OF i,
q hearty welcome to the gallan, 18th
who, under lis veteran Col. Belknap, will
soon visit sweet home to REJOICE with its
friends in prospect Of the near approach
of the sunlight OF peace. This regiment,
. raised in Keokuk, at time when none
but loyal, brave hearts were found will
ing to enlist, and initiated on tie hardesl
fought feld IN the rhole ieor, has deserved
( we'll of its State, and should meet at the
! hands of its rerdezvous-city a welcoms
that viii buoy up the soul and nerve the
hand, when again it comes forth to fghl
for GoD AND LIBERTY.
Mr.. w. P. Mellen, Supervising Treas
ury Agent 6rst agency. is here, and il
, conjunction with the old Commissioner
, whose place he assumes by orders from
{ his superiors, is trying to perfect arrange
ments for the more perfect working o
the Freedmen, but whether it will b.
bettered or not the sequel will prove
!. am sorry to have to say that in repor
! made by Mr.. James E Yeatman, ant
; published in pamphlet form, he has al
lowed himself to be most grossly deceived
. b. designing, malicious parties, who's
I greatest object was to destroy the old sys
TEN, without regard to the damage h
should do TO the parties working under i,
4 ! am told that large and compfehen
9 sive plan Of furnishing teachers, schools
= ETC., is in contemplation, aud in this
! hope all good people will unite. Here
tofors large sums have been expsnde,
: and thousands of the best people hav
a gone to the uttermost parts Of the cart
j. to educate and christianize the heather
g Now, thank God and Abe Lincoln, v
> have an opportunity Of reaching th
10 heathen darkness In our own land, th