The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-16
THE Tendencies OF eYMPA.

were not Hoscu oy olu parry symPsshos
in favor Of Southern shareholders and byl
habitual hostility to the freedom of the
negroes, the kindly feelings still enter
tanned for the Copperheads by their
Southern brethren must naturally excite
reciprocal fellow feeling in their breasts.
How could vallandigham prove SO un-
grateful as to desire the overthrow and
punishment of the leading traitors Of the
South after having. g..experienced SO much
kindness at their hands. and witnessed so
many manifestations of their sympathy.
admiration and regard for him? Aud
how could the Copperheads desire any
harm to the traitors when they are pray
ing for the success of the Copperheads !
The bonds ofhabit. Of sympathy and Of in
terest, form three-fold cord between the
traitors of the South and the Copperheads
of the North that cannot be broken.
Every genuine Copperhead hates the
President of the United States so intense
ly that his feelings cannot be other than
friendly to his antagonist, the rebel usurper
JEFF. Davis. And it is not in the nature
of things that the Copperheads should
feel any genuine hostility against those
who are fellow-workers with them in the
effort to embarrasf, ,discredif ,::humiliats and
1rortbrou, fha of rhsoI NJ
Lincoln is the head They are engaged
in a common cause and working for
common purpose, and it is natural that
they should feel common interest and
indulge common joy and a common
and reverses in the effort 70 accomplish
this purpose.
This sentiment is very clearly express
ed BY ] M. Curry, late a rebel member
of Congress, in speech from which We
quote the following.
Speakingof the efforts the Copperheads
to elect their candidate for the Presidency
at the ensuing election. He says:
"We hope, we trust, we pray that they
may be successful. Tremendous cheer.
ing Should they be successful, such a
shout as was never heard before would
spread over our afflicted South. Songs,
sweet songs of praise would ascend from
every heart to the mansions of Paradise,
and the many myriads of holy angels who
surround the bright and dazzling throne
Of omnipotence would join in the chorus
and tune their harps to a new song oi
liberty to man on earth. If such be the
happy result our independence will b
forever established. Cheers.
But should Lincoln be reelected, oul
fond hopes will he dashed to the grount
our independence but thing dreamed
of; for we have exhausted our resources
and could not possibly hope to be able tc
continue the war four years longer.
Will our soldiers who are lighting 70
the Union support the Copperhead Pres
Dental candidate, for whose success tn
hopes and prayers of the rebel army al
ascending, ,and whose election would caus
such extravagaut Joy in the South An
will patriots at home thus vote in orde
to give rebels new encouragement ar
cause them to prolong the war under Il
hope of the fnal independence of Il
South and the disruption of the Unit
formed by our fathers
CE- After argument in the case
Gen. Dix for the arrest of the pubiishe
and the closing the Office Of the New 70
World, the Court deferred the decision
the points raised till the Let of Augu
E@ Tomatoes were sold at twenty
lars dozen in Richmond few days a,
That is trife above Keokuk prices, a
we congratulate ourself on the fact.
rA. Good wool sells at dollar pou
averaging the country over. Sheep,
course, are high, but as there is ev
indication that wool will bring high I
ces for years to come, We reiterate adv
oftened proffered for dozen years p
that our farmers should invest their s
plus means in sheep as rapidly as t
can prepare TO take care Of them.
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fg The project Of representative
cruits seems to be making considers
progress 10 Ohio ExG,v. Tod has {
four men to the army at five hundred
ars each.
E A rumor prevailed that the
I'd States war steamer Ticondel
I'D sunk the pirate Florida. Prob
there is no other foundation for the
port than the fact that the Ticonde
has gone in pursuit of the Florida,
there's such an emulation excited amo
our war vessels BY the fame achieve,
the Kearsarge, that the Florida will