The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-30

erai authorities BY its prompt disclAimt
of the unjust sction Of Judge Coursal an
Chief of Police Lamolhe, and by its eel
nest endeavors for the rearrest Of The 8
Adams raiders. The Provincial Jour
4 nsls have discussed the whole matter i
proper spirit and from a proper stan
point The efforts Of rebel sympathiser
to make diversion in favor Of the raid
ers have sisnaily failed. We done sto]
to inquire whether the present spirit o
the press and Administration of ou
neighbors over the border is the reetls 81
fear or friendship. Probably the mana
gers and stockholders in Canada railfoad.
saw trade and travel cut of, and Gnan.
ci.l receipts diminished. in the event ol
difficulties. There was with them much
to lose and very little to gain. Wax, with
its attendant evils, would be too costly q
consideration for the pleasure of the visit
of a few score of rebel refugees.
Wanted: Board and lodging in re-
spectacle family having at least one lovely
daughter, By young man of many per-
sonal attractions, and who plays piano
AMI guitar elegantly. The pleasure Of
bis company must be the only remanera-
ton required" So the caricaturists make
Fig Augustus Soooks. Of the inimitable
musiache, Hyperion locks and unparallel.
ed impuienee advertise himself. We
are furnished an equally refreshing exhi.
bition Of cool assurance by the fugacious
rebels in Canada Did they publish
themselv after the example OF Fus Au
gussus? His modest request, with va
riations, would do for them:
Wanted - the rebellion being in
bad way, the rapid occupation Of .he
seeded States by The Union forces, the
terror oil the rebel conscription, and the
prospective early collapse Of the Confed
eracy, having made the country sosth OF
Mason and Dixon's line an undesirable
place to dwell in : A few secession
roughs of unprincipled character and
bushwhacking proclivities want boarG,
lodging, shelter and protection in the
Provinces, in return for which they pro
pose organizing raids aud marauding ex-
cursions upon the Yankees. As compli-
cations will doubtless result With the
United States, The expect their Canadian
hosts to pitch in and get whipped" II
is not presumable, despite the usual and
natural concern Of anxious mothers of
m~siageabte daughters for their carly
settlement in life, that Ftz Augustus is
harding on his happy plan. Nor will
our Canadian neighbors be greatly 10.
cllned 10 become parties 70 "a arrange.
ment in which The qaiel in the gaid pro
quo is 50 very email aud the quo 50 very
large. None Of the motives <and consid-
erations whica ordinarily prompt nations
10 engage in war exist 10 Clnada's case.
nor will she bring il upon her by "a per-
verse deposition to be unjust, or because
rebel guerrilas desire it.
Our own Government desires no i'm
broglio Our press and authorities show
Ell properly indignant spirit when Can
adsu officers violated international law
and the provisions of the reciprocity
treaty to our ipjurg and ia favor of reb.
els. But simple justice is all we ask |;
that We demand, aud cur people will be
satisfied with nothing l.ss. Justice,
however. will satisfy them They are
engaged in suppressing great rebellion
III, great work, and they will put forth
the exertion necessary Tor success. Be.
yond that they are Dsi particularly bel
ligerent Uncle Sam. doesnt like French
occupation Of Mexico. John Bulls COW
ert sympathy for and aid TO the rebels
hasn't strengthened the affection he never
had for the British Lion. And ret, after
oil, he isn't second edition of the terri.
bic giant Of the nurscsy rhyme with his
equally terrible
"Fe, faw. fun;
smell thu blood OF an Englishman
Dead or alive, II have some"
that was tangible creation Of horror,
and tormented the night watches of
childhood. He isn't going 10 pounce
upon Canada because he doesn't like the
home Government. Canada Is ours.-
Mexico belongs to us, but ~e bide our
time for the consummalion. and engage
ourselves with preserving the snity ol
our now existing territory, without any
disposition to make war upon Aspasctilic
or engage in strifes that ws can honova.
bly, aid safely avoid.
FALSE DELscAcY.-The friend, ~ II ny
who are troubled with bad brea,hsa,s1
through over-eq queamishness, sdisliks q
refer To it, commit q positive and c,us]
mistake, especially it they are aware Of I
merits and great +ffieacy of the Fraerst,