The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-29

whs2 NJ termed Union meeting in the
Episcopal Church. for the purpose Of ap-
pointing delegates to Convention 1t
Little Rock TO adopt measures to bring
the State back into the Union. the Gen.
commanding presiding. Well, it might
have been considered "bully" Union
meeting BY the people Of "Rackinsack,
but it wouldn't suit those raised in q
more enlightened and intelligent portion
Of the country. By : resolution they
made the act Of secession null and void
denied it ever having any cognisancs or
force in Arkansas, and 1t the same strong.
ly recommended the Right Honorable
Judge Sebastiam for the q. 8. Senate, the
identical Sebastian who, when Arkansas
pretended to go out Of the Union. vacated
his seat in Congress, declaring it was for
feited by the bogus and fraudulent act OF
secession. and that he must look after the
interests of his State in new direction.
The poor deladed sneaks want to crawl
ont Of it now, and hence adopt this
method. for effect and position and MOTH
ing else, TO deny that they ever recog-
nized the act, acknowledged the would.
be rebel authorities or handled the corrupt
thing At ell. The only skill and talent
displayed in the resolutions was to Judi.
ciously evade the direct and only points
by which a reconstruction can be effected.
If disremember not, the main point in
them was, "to adopt the best measures to
insure them all their former rights, privi-
leges and positions in the Union" Now,
as 10 insure them the right to ho.d slaves
as they formerly did, it can't be done. As
to the privilege of them (Southerners)
alone ruling the whole country and rob-
biug and pillaging the treasury, and
thereby bsnkrupting the Government and
bringing ruin upon the heads of the in
nocent people, it has "played out" And
as to the former positions of JEFF. Davis.
Sebastian and others. it is beyond human
power to again reinstate them in this age
of advancement and freedom. There was
but ono real staunch loyal man outside
the military = that l could see in the
whole "shebang," and that was the Rev.
Butler. And he is either true, or q most
consummate liar and hell-deservipg hyp-
ocrite. A long haired. dough faced, se-
looking chap, when called upon, arose
in all the dignity of Southern orator.
and declined speaking till after the reso-
lutlons were heard, but said some of his
relations were in the Southern and some
in the Northern apmy, but it made no
difference with which his sympathies lay.
Shortly after be disappeared, hunted his
rat-hole and when again called, wasn't
there. Such was the Union meeting in
Helena. The military were prohibited
from speaking. or they would have caught
"Hail Columbia" One of our Chaplains
did 60 SO far as to request them to insert
IN the resolutions, eve are in favor of the
Emancipation Proclamation and heartily
endorse the Administration of Abraham
Lincoln, and want Arkansas brought
back under Constitution abolishing and
forever prohibiting slavery" But "nary
60" This, they said, would all be done
at Little Rock. Well, it may bel hope
it will.
l itcbed to tell them, you can't make
the rifle" if you don't let that accursed
institution of slavery go BY the board, and
come back decent and respectable. You
can't come any "shenanagan" now, you
must endorse Old Abe. You can't hug
cousin JEFF. and at the same time kiss
Uncle Sam. You must come up all right
or you can't come in. "That's what's the
matter now p
l hope Arkansas, and all other seeded
States, will soon be numbered with those
which are based upon the wholesome
principles Of free labor and sgsal rights,
but such exhibitions of Unionism and
demonstrations of loyalty, without the
proper metal 10 them, "don t amount to a
row of pins"
We were inspected yesterday by Capt.
Countz, Assistant Inspector General for
this department, during which Brigadier
General Samuel Rice paid us his compli-
ments. Iapprehend change in the dis
position of tho troops of this post soon
cant tell what yet.
Capt. Deane has been very sick-is up
again. Adjutant Pratt has been in bad
health nearly ever since We arrived here.
The remaining officers are in reasonable
good health.
With great respect,
am proud to be a
RoUGH y. G.