The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-11
SATURDAY. JUNE III.
National UsaiOse Ticket.
THE NEGRO IN ALL THEsM WOOp.
PILES.

THE NEGRO IN ALL THEIR WOOD.
PILES.
There is great tribulation is Kentuck,
amongst the Shareholders, and their organ
the Louisville journals awfully lack
rymose; bu. let not our readers suppose
that John Morgan and his rebel raid. n
have any lot or part in bringing this grie,
to the hearts Of the Kentuckians. Oh
no John Morgan has ever been a vel.
come visitor to the slaveocrscy of tina,
neutral ground and he marches whittier
he will. and is furnished the best in The
land. 1t is the vile negro that 10 nov
bringing the Shareholders 10 grief, for the
ungrateiul and failhless slave deserts his
kind master and enlists in the army to
defend the flag of his country, or else
stampedes across the river to enjoy the
freedom denied him in his native State :
and. worse than all, Government officers,
no longer fearful of the wrath of Ken
tucky neutrals or the Border States, en-.
courage the negroes in their insubordina.
ton and render them every aid and CON-
fort to leave the service of their tender
hearted masters, and enter that Of the
United States.
Here are few of the lugubrious items;
paraded in The columns of the Journal,
To exclte the sympathy Of their Northern
Coppe-head friends:
AT owENsB1Ro.
On Sunday morning the people Of
Osen>boro rose from their beds and were
greatly sstoni>hed 10 find horde OF about
eight hundred negroes, men, women and
chlljreu, collected in the court house
square, A guntoat was in font of the
town, threatening TO his upon and burn
the place ln case any resistance was oil.
fered 10 this levy en mssse of the colored
population Of the c unity. Part OF the
SON Kentucky, aided by white stranger
aboitioui>ls who had made their appear-
ance In the place unawares, were on hand
to act As directors and drill masters
The time ter this sudden muster Of the
negroes had been lsnned secretly by
the Provost NJ ushsl and Federal authorl-
ties, aud commurica ted to the negroes In
the coubtry round about. An order WAS
then issu that the negroes nigh, volun
tter. One hundred aud fifty seven Im.
mediately enlisted Next day there were
three hundred. aud BY the foiloxing Sat.
urday 1t was anticipated that this num-
Der would be Increased to one thousand.
with women aud children iu proportion.
a. sensbofo has been made tue rend,
vous for whole district .t eleven coan.
ties. A Michigan regiment was expected
10 arrive SOON, to be quartered on the citi-
xsns and 10 finish up the work of their
dlsgrscs lui aud treacherous despoilment
The negroes were induced 10 enlist bv
all sorts OF lies, one of which was that n
they Gid not their masters would put
them into service and receive $3.50 ior
then. They were promised the $500
themselves II they would enlist.
With all the labor oi the country taken
away at one tull swoop. the rich tobacco
interest will be ruined The Jew white
hborers about we're offered S3 a day; they
refused it and demanded $40. The pe
groes thus collected, are expected to live
by robbery and plunder, as it is impossi
Tor the citizens to support them aud the
soldiers besides.
At NASHVILLE
The Maysvlle Bulletin says during the
past and preceding weeks negro enlist
menis have been going on ia that city st
rapid rate. from three to four han
d'ed negroes, FROM Mason and adjoining
counties, have been sworn into the Fede-
raj service; aud sent to Greensburg where
they Will be armed and equipped. They
are stlll Coming IN at a rapid rate.
AT LOUISVILLE,
A large number of negro recruits ar
rive in tte city daily abou, one thou.
sand were received at The Ta,lur Bar.
racks On SATURDAY, . majority Of them
cou,ing from the Kanawha Valley. IVES,
cru Virginia.
AT coviKoToS.
Covinctop, like Danvil,e and other
piace-, IS Witnessing an ihrosd of negroes.
1t has been msie rendezvous for The
country back of it, and large numbers are
coming in.
10 A GRAB GANE.
TIE Henderson Reporter says one day
last week gentiemsh of Dayess county
went into ,be Provost Marshaii's Office
10 osensboro and paid the commu,ation
money for one Of his negroes. But 4 lit
tie time elapsed until the negro, who had
been paid out, offered himself A. vol
unteer and was accepted. The money
was not refunded The reporter asks il
It was military necessity" to retAio the
money and accept the darkey.
STATE DRAFT susprxprp
The proposed draitfor the l. thossand
State troops has been suspended for the
present, by reason Of the uue expec,ed Nc.
ZION of the Administrations in calling into
the & Id the negro populatiou Of the State
No doubt Gov. BramIette {who has the
hest infarasfs of t,.e Ss.t> =. L.