The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-14

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country sad osrsas events give esew-
ing eviasncs of The insndicabls hosti6tyt
The soldiers are lighting traitors II the
South, and when they return to their
homes The Corperheads. cannot but feel
that tie enemies Of their Solthsrn
brsthern srs no frisnds Of theirs, white
the soldisn look upon the CoppsrhaAds
- aidsn and abettors Of the enemies
whom 4sy have been fghving m sas
field. - ASA 500
Entertaining snoh feelings 6Nsrd5 ssch
other, occasions freQusntly arise that de-
velop this feeling into SETON and hostile
and bloody snsouasers are shs satssl re-
suit. We have had ii our own State
numerous Manifestations Of this spirit NJ
sulting in casual and accidental encoun-
ters Of individuals, and in several instan-
ces number of persons have been
engaged in the conflicts.
Butin Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, the Cop
perheads have manifested grestsr bold
ness, and from time to time have system
affixed their hostile attacks on the soldiers.
The most recent instance Of this char,c.
ter was exhibited in the late Copperhead
outbreak in Illinois, which seems to have
been stimulated by the raid of Forrest on
Paducah. e
The Chicago Times and the sheets
which follow in its wake affect to make
light of the Coles county affair, and to
charge the fault upon the soldiers, end
lest the people should be humbpggsd BY
: these traitorous misrepresentation, we
make liberal quotations from the account
given by the Chicago Post, Democratic
war journal, which is and ever has been
hostile to the Administrator and the
party which sustains it.
One OF the editors OF the Post vent
down to the scene Of conflict to get the
facts, and in the course Of his editorial
on the subisct hessays - az ~ 81 CT
Toe facts already elected throw flood
of light upon the character and secret
purposes Of the disloyal conspiraso,s in
our midst who are using the mantle of
the Democratic party to conceal the most
infamous and reasonable designs.
The antecedent history Of this out.
break relates to period Of over a year
ego. At that time. the sspeace'' conspir-
ators In the country organized themselves
IN military association, elected Nelson
Wells their captain, and publicly drilled
their men in military evolutions, and the
use q arms. At thsss drill meetings, on
TRAININGS 1t Was common thing for
these disciples of the New Gospel OF
Peace to conclude their exercises with
cheers for JEFF Davis, John MmQan, or
10Y some other notorious leader in the
rebellion.
This organization, with its military
trainings, and so on, was kept nm until
after the fall of vicksburg, and other dis
asters to the rebel cause which occurred
about the same time. The fact that it was
discontinued or fell into disuse after these
events. is sufficient indication OF the
disloyai spirit which animated its exist
ence. Among its prominent and active
members was Mr.. John H. O'Hair, the
sheriff Of this county. and his numerous
family relations in this vicinity.
This organization was not revived. at
least Its assemblages we're not resumed.
until after the eth of March, at which
time general conclave Of the head man
OF the *. q. C's" the "Mightv Host !"
the Iron Ring" or Whatever NAV be
their distinctive appellation, was held in
the city of Chicago. A representative
from this county, (whoss name / have.
but for certain reasons choose to withhold
at present. was present at that meeting
and returned to his home in the north.
ern part OF this county, bringing with
him the copy Of a document Which rss
concocted' at and put forth by that meet.
log. have been unable to get hold of
this document, but Of its eTistenca. !. -
certsins Something Of its parport. mar.
haps, msy be inferred from the fac. Il,
Immediately afterward The secret o.o.n;.
cation inthis county VAS revived. 81,
The Post then procedse to reci.e At
some length the gathering Of the Ooppm.
head crowd from various parts Of the
county IN Charlestoh, smsd to.fbs tsetb
and under chosen leaders. Further on
he says: $50
It vac evidently The pyssarranped plap
OF the insurgents that The f;rst shot v.s
to be the signsl for the uas.nssa aeherins
Almost instantly when the frat shos -.