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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-07
THE GATE CITY
where are the CepperAeaasI


Go look upon the battle neld, x Il 4
Where shot and she'll oy fast, 1HH 81 +.
Where Preedom's stirring battle-cry.
IL heard upon the blast;
Go where the lifted sabres fash,
And fall on traitor crests;
Where Southern bayonets are dim
With blood from northe IN breasts;
30 search amid the loyal ranks
Among the glorious dead
Among them all you will not Ind
single Copperhead
Go search the gunboatis bloody deck.
When the conflict dread is done,
The traitors banner in the dust,
And silence every gun:
While DER the hard won rampant floats
Our flag; yet OIL what pam
'Near that dear flag. since morning light
How many have been slain
Among the heroes OF the fight,
The living and the dead
Go, search among them-there 10 not
single Copperhead. ~ fr -.s IL
Go, search the crowded hospital,
Where chastity wounds are seen,
Which tell through what struggle fierce
These noeie men have been;
6 Bat look upon heir faces. 10!
They smile through all their pain;
The scars they bare re nobly Won
Their honor has no stain
Soft hands are ministering, kind words
Ire heard around each bed,
Some sooihe some sufer-all are true
There is no Ccpperheadi
Go. where the look can scarce conceal
The treason ofthe heart,
And where 'he toague would willingly
Defend the traitors part,
Where Seymour, Wood, and VOORHEES, are
Deemed patriotic men;
Go, where they wish yallsndisham
Where safely back sgain;
Go where desertisn is no crime,
Where loyalty IL dead e.
Where sad disaster gives no pain
There is the CopFerhead
Go where foul scorn is heaped upon
0nr noble boys, who 90
To stand q wall of d re, between
Us and our traitor foe;
Go were bold Grants revi lers are,
Where Barnside is DETAINED;
Where Banks and Batler-noble names
In scorn alone named
Go where true pa Iiotic pride.
Honor and truth are dead
Who're our success briggs but despair,
There is the Copperhesdl
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-12
ouHsrloasf

The cOpperheads say that the only
object of the Administration in prose-
cutting the war is to crush the Demo
cratic party. They acknowledge thA.
if the Government succsedsin supprea-
sing the rebellion, their party will DO
killed. This is ono of the main reasons
why they Oppose tho war so bitterly.
Now, we ask all honest men, can a
party be loyal when it is 80 closely
connected with the enemies Of tho Co
vernment, that to put down those enc
mics will put down the party?
Ought the party over to succeed
when its success depends upon tho sue,
sess of the public cncmy?
Ought not the party to perish when
its existence depends upon tho exis'
tenco and success of tho rebellion
Tho oopperhead party and tho Re
bellion are really twin brothers, ,Siamese
twins at that, fastened together, the
same blood circulating through both
and to kill the rebellion kills the party
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- consummatioA Devoutly to bs
vylahsAu

About the most delightful and graf
flying thing which could occur on The
continent at this time, would bo the
capture of Richmond BY Con, BUTLER,
Tho report is that he has cut tho rail.
road between Richmoud and Peters.
burg whipped BEAuREoARp and pre-.
vented his reinforcing LEE, and land,
ed a large force at City Point, within
fflOen miles Of the doomed city. Be-
sides ho has sent feet Of gunboats,
fveofwhich arc monitors, up tho James
River. ltGRASr eau hold LEE and the
fleet can pass Fort Darling, General
BUTLER will capture Richmond
JETT DAVIS ant in tho rebel Capital
and outlawod BurLER, whilo the rebels
offered preminm for his head, and
cursed him as The Beast" and The
Brute" Nothing could bo more Justly
and OigDally retributive, and nothing
moro intensely gratifying to tho loyal
people Of the nation, than for General
BUTLER TO capture Richmond, aaC
ave for the time being, the head o
ERF DAVIS at his disposal.
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IT makes one sick at heart to road
the continued accounts of the horrible
condition Of our prisoners arriving
from time TO timo at Annapolis. Ev.
cry boat load scems.in a worse oondi.
ton than any proceeding it, the prise.
ners being in the lowoststages of oma.
citation, disease, imbecility and mad.
nees. Out Of thrco hundred and sew
cnty recently arrived, three hundred
arc so feeble os to think they are still
at Bello Island, not being able to com,
prehend the fact that they have been
removed
For the last year tho rebels have
inflicted upon our prisoners the mos
horrible treatment, violated flags O
truce, insulted our dead, and butcher
ed our soldiers after they have surrcn
dered, and still tho government seeml
helpless and unable to adopt any
measures to prevent the continuanc,
Of these horrors and outrages,
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NEARLY every Copperhcad paper
We pick up growls and grumblcs at
calling out tho National Guard. They
are all very mu3h afraid oflosing their
liberty and their crops. This arbitra-
ry way of taking men from tho fields
must result in dcspotism and famine
If the "stolitionists" have control Of
the Government another year, there
will be no bread, and worse, nobody
10 eat it. Every body will be killed
off by this cruel war. And what a
dreadful thing a famine would be in a
country where there is no popula-
tion.
Now VIC would respectfully ask,
what 10 it your business if the Nation
al Guard is called out? It's mono Of
your funeral. There are not two hun
dred Copperheads in all tho forty
thousand men who reported under the
call. The Independent companies
were composed of "Abolitionists. -
And you should be glad to see the
wicked going away where they will
cease from troubling you, and leaving
you. tho weary, at rest.
The real source of trouble to tho
Copperheads is that there is danger Of
putting down tho rebellion. They
cannot bear to SEQ tho rebellion crush
cd because it is tho platform on which
they have erected their party, and
when the platform gives way, they
tumble There has mover been call
for troops Issued, mover a call of the
militia, mover a stringent order issued
BY a commander, nevor a measure
adopted bp the Government, or a law
passed by Congress having for its OBJ
jcct tho crushing Of tho rebellion, at
which they did not whinO and grum-
bio. Tho only difference wo can sec
between them and the rebels 10 in geo.
graphical position.
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Report ON tho Fort pillow Massacre.

Report on the Fort Pillow Masshere.
On our first page will be found tho
Report of the Committee on the Fort
Pillow affair. The worst accounts Civ
en- by the daily papers are confirmed
by the testimony takcn before tho Com
mittee. The Committee mentions the
obsoquious and cowardly conduct Of
several Federal officers on board the
Platte Valley, who made themselves
disgracefully conspicuous in bcstowing
civilities upon Chalmers and otherrob-
ell officers, even while boasting Of the
massacre. We hopo the military au-
thorities may learn their names, pun
ish them and disgrace them.
Tho exultation Of tho Richmond Er-
aminer over the massacre is tho exul.
tation Of q devil. 1t rejoices that they
have succeeded in establishing ''raw
raw, raw" (repeating the raw with a
grin of satisfaction upon the hide o.
Mr.. Lincolp. 1t urges the rebels to
repeat Fort Pillow, to repeat Plymouth
few times, in order to bring tho Yam.
KEGS to their senses. And they will
repeat them, unloss tho Government
avenges Fort Pillow.
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Terrible Battles Be-
tween Grant &Lce.
1EEREPULsED ON THURSDAY
Lee Defeated ON Friday, md
Leaves 3,OOO killed a. 10000
wounded In Our IIauds.
Sherman Driving Johnston. .

The Passage OF ths Rapidan without OPP
position-The Movement Mado with
Creditablc Precision.
General Grants Headquarters, !
Germania Ford, Wednesday, May 4, I
The whole Army Of the Potomac, to-
day, Effected tho passage of the Rapi-
dan, General Wilson 8 Cavalry division
forded the river at Germania Ford and
General Grcgg's division at Ely eight
miles below, at daybreak. The few
mounted pickets of tho enemy that
were Watching the two fords scamper-
cd off before them. Double pontoon
bridges were at once thrown across the
river, and thoinfant,y, that had march
cd to the fords during the night, com.
menced crossing ovor at about eight
A. NJ. General Hancock's corps and
the Reserve Artillery crossed at Ely's
Ford, and General Warrens at Ger
mania. Sedgwick's corps followed the
latter. The passage oftho river con
tinned all day, atboth points. All the
troops arc over at this hour. The
trains will cross during the night. Gen.
eral Hancock is encamped on tho Chan.
cellorsville battle ground, General War,
rem is at tho Old Wilderness Tavern
and General Sedgwick at the Tavern
at the Germania Ford. Both Genera
Grants and General Meado's head
quarters are at this point for tho night
Not shot was fired during the cross
ing. Immediately after reaching The
south bank, General Wilson s and Gen
eral Greggs cavalry pushed forward
the former to Parker's store, the latter
somo distance beyond Chancellorville
They discovered nothing Of the enemy
but weak parties ofcavalry, developing
the fact that there was no strong rcbe
force south Of US. About a dozen pri
soners were taken by our cavalry
among whom wero several couricrs.-
Ono Of the lattcr carried dispatcl
from General Rhodes to General Ewcll
informing him that the Yankees hat
crossed in force, at Germania and Ely
Ford. There is absolutely nothing
known Of the movements of tho enem,
at headquarters to night. 1t is sup
posed, however, that Lee is concentrat
ing, and that we will.meet him in fore
to morrow. Efforts will be mado, a
all events, TO ascertain his whereabouts
The army will bo pushed southwest
wardly to theopen country beyond tn
Wilderness, provided developments il
regard to tho enemy do not nccessitat
q change of this purpose. The move
monts to-day were mado in fine orde
and with creditable precision. Thor
wcro hardly any stragglers, -notwith
standing tho hard work during th
night and day. The troops arc full o
spirit. Tho most auspicious wcathc
favors tho advance. Genera! Burn
sides command, consisting Of four di
visions, commanded by Generals Por
ter, Farrcr, Wilson and Crittenden il
expected to como up with the army to
morrow (Thursday) afternoon.
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THE BATTLE OF THURSDAY.
a olreumstantiaI and Authentic Account
Nothing Latcr Received by Govern
mont up to 6 ok Saturday Evening.
General Grants Headquarters,
Thursday, May 5, S P. NJ.

1hurSuayj play u o / NJ
As expected last night, the army
came up with tho enemy. To-day a
battle has boen fought between parts
Of it and tho whole rebel army, but,
as at Gettysburg, tho bloody scenes Of
this day woro only prelude to the
bloodier work, and it is to be hoped,
moro auspicious results on to morrow.
Roveille was sounded at 3 o'clock, A.
NJ, and tho whole army was again in
motion at day light, according to the
order of the day. General Hancock g
corps was to march from Chancellor
vile, south -westwardly on the Pa.
munky Road, to Grove Church. Gen.
oral Warren's from Old Wilderness
Tavern, 10 Parkor's Store, on the
Orange Courthouse Plank-road. Sedg.
wicks corps was to follow behind War
ren's. General Sheridan was to con-
centrate the whole cavalry corps at
Piney Branch Church, a few miles
south of Chancellorville, and, start on
a hunt after Stuarts cavalry, the main
body of which was reported to bo con-
centrated.
The different bodies had bcen in mo-
ton but a short time, when, at about
six clock, reports came in both the
turnpike and plank road. (running al
most parallel from this vicinity to
Orange Court House, that the enemy
were advancing with infantry and ar.
tillory, towards as from near Old and
New Vordiesvilie. The evidence &C.
cumulating in tho course of the next
two hours, was that strong rebel col
umns were moving upon us from the
direction mentioned, Generals Grant
and Meade came up from Germans
Ford, and orders were issued to halt
the various columns Of infantry con
centrate and form them for battle. Al
this point, commanding ridges, run
ming from the northwest to the south
east, across both roads over which the
enemy we're advancing, about half {
mile to The west Of this point, offered ;
fine position for the formation of linz
of battle, aud were selected for thu
purpose. Sedgwick was ordered t
take theIright, Warren the conter, anC
Hancock wasexpected to como up will
the left. Warren and Sedgwick go
into line about IL o'clock, and soor
after skirmishing was heard on tn,
front. About noon General Warner
was ordered to push Grifiin's division
forward to the right and the left Of thu
turnpike, and ascertain what the enc
my were about. Bartlett's brigad,
moved up to the left, and Ayers regu
lars to the right Of the road, Switzerl
following in reserve. Afte- advancing
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OF TO RIciIm0FD.

A large portion Of our space to-day
10 occupied with the publication Of dis
patches from the war The great
.s storm which had been gathering for
= months, burst suddenly, and for tho
frst time, there il thunder all round
sal the sky. Summed up, the dispatches
amount to this, that General Grant
took tho Army up on Wednesday, May
p 4th, threw 1t across tho Rapidan, push.
- Cd it out on Thursday, met tho terri.
h, bic and concentrated onsots Of Lee
and on Friday sont him staggering
ID. back toward Richmond. Our losses in
the three days operations are stated at
1900 IN, killed, wounded and prison.
ers, and oar captures Of prisoners at
'E, 5000. The Sighting is said to have
been desperate and spleLdid, beyond
that Of Gettysburgh. We lost two oi
our ablest Generals, Wadsworlh and
ssdSwick. Lcngstreet, the pblost Gen
in7taa rsbcl Army next to Lee, is SO.
v0rcly wounded.
Tho latest adviccs are that tho enc.
M have made a stand at spottsylva
MIA Court Hoase. and that Grant ia re-
p'eulshiag from tho supply train, anc
tH stripping the Army for q rapid ad
advance. Z .'
General Bntlor has cut tho railroad
above and below Petersburg, divided
the command OF Beauregard, whipped
aport!on of it, and prevented 1t from
reinforcing Loo Ho has landed a
ID. Bermuda, and entrenchcd his forces II
gd apoaition which ho says no can hole
against the whole Of Lees army. For
Darling is reported captured, but thi
Ia doubtless premature When cap
p tnred, the gunboat feet may move uT
to Richmond and take it as New Or
leans was taken.
Wherever We turn the prospect il
bright, and the indications of the most
gratifying character The Rebel Con
fcdercy is surrounded and If not sur
rendered, will be takOn by assault
Grant and Butler arc closing in on The
doomed capital of Rebellion, and tn,
race to decide which shall cntor frs
will be close.
The crisis Of tho war is upon us, W.
can feel the victory trembling along
tho vorge Of Gene al Grants plan o
campaign, and let us heed tho recon
meudation of the President to thanh
God and rejoice,
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six millions Of freemen, Wiz S"1hsre
shall be, in the Territories of the North
vsst, nsithsr SIaosry nor inUOluntary SER
pituds, except inths Punishment oferime."
The Ohio Democracy, from ls4S to
1864, declared, in all its Conventions,
its hoatility to slavery in thu following
words: ..--.--.---.-------.--------
RESOLVED, That the people OF Ohio
now, az they always have done, look
upon slavery as an evil, unfavorable
to the full Development of the spirit
and practical benefits of free institu-
tious; and that entertaining these sen
timents, they will at all times feel tito
be their duty to use all poictT freely
given by the terms Of the National
compact, to prsuent its increase, to nlti-
gate and finally eradicate the era'" Z
How stands the present party onthe
subject Of slavery2 1t bitterly opposes
every mensure of the Government af-
fecting Slavery, and it's journals and
public speakers defend the institution
by porverting, quotations from the
Scriptures and from the fathers Of the
Republic It ondeavors to make the
term "Abolition" odious, and looks up.
on an "Abolitionist" as more dcspica'
bic than traitor. 1t condemns every
emancipation measure, and gives itt
heartiest sympathy to those who are
in arms against tho Government fol
the establishment Of a slave empire.
And this hybrid of party, this OBJ
stinate and vicious mule, claims to bt
the grand old War-horse, whose necl
was clothed with thunder and whc
snuffcd tho war afar off and paved the
earth and rushed to battle against al
the enemies of the nation.
But this old party is in existenc'
to-day operating with all tho friend
of the Government under the name o
"Union," and striking, front and rear
at rebels and robel sympathizers. 1
has como upto tho help of tho nation
sloughing off the politicians and politi
cal Judasas, and ont of its union will
the true men ofall parties, has grow
tho party which shall save the Repub
lie and govern it for many years t
come. ...lee
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LOUISVILLE, May l.-Rumors fl ON
Nashville say, that Johnston has re.
treated from Dalton to Atlanta. Sher-
mans forces have passed Tunnel Hill
without opposition, and are out.fiank
ing the rebels at Buzzard's Roost. 1t
is believed our forces were pressing for.
ward. Reports from Chattanooga
dated Saturday afternoon, say General
Sherman was not at Tunnel hill.
The enemy are at Buzzards RoostG Gaps.
General Mcpherson was operating
against the enemy's communications
with Rome, through Vilanaand Resaca. .
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Mackinaw and oceola, and Com mo.
dore Morey'a Huuohback, Commo doro
Jones Dawn, Delaware, Putnam and
Shawshce, rebel gunboats.
The army gunboats, on rounding
Turkey Bond, discovered rebel stos.
mer accommodating. Chase was made
but tho secesh opened his steam valves
and started for homo. he could not
DO overhauled. u a5s
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Lee I'm Full Retreat.

WASHINGTON May 6.--Iu the Senate
this afternoon, Mr.. Collamer read the
following telegram from the Secretary
of War:
Dispatches have been received from
Generals Grant and Meade. They
were on to Richmond. Lee was in
full retreat, with Sedgwick, Hancock, =,
Warren and Burnside close on his
heels.
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THE Eagle has never yOt uttered a
single word in condemnation Of the
Fort Pillow massacre. The only thing
it over said on the subject was the fol-
lowing; "In our news column will be
found an account Of the taking of Fort
Pllor by the ConfederateS." Taking
Of Fort Pillop by the Cowederates is as
gentle as sucking dove" So far
from condomning the massacre, it
publishes letter from rebel to Gen.
Wilde, summing up number of out
RACES said to have been committed by
black soldiers. Is this covert way
Of justifying the massacre, or is II not
------------------------s---- at
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-12
Governor Brough Omeiaily APPrissd
OF Grants Success.
cial Dispatch to the cincinnati Gazette.

Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
COLUMBUS, Mayo.
The important facts in theAssociated
Press reports, as to the success Of
Grants army over the rebel General
Lce, are confirmed by an official dis
patch received here this evening by
Governor Brough from the Secretary
Of War, who speaks in glowing terms
of the cool determined courage Of our
brave general, which was more than a
match for the frenzied desperation of
the rebels. >
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rRoar SHERMAN.
The laiest from Sherman is thi

The laiest from Sherman is that hc
whs closing inupOn the enemy. Mo.
Z Pbesson had taken snaks-otesk Gap,
and was seven milesfrom Rssaca. This
isSouth of Dalton. Thomas had forced
the rebels from Tunnel Hill, and had
taken position at Buszards RoOst.--
This is North Of Dalton. MCPHERSON
10 in tho onemys rear, Thomas is ad'
vauCing upon tho front, and SchOfslt
closing on the aank from Cleveland
Great news may be expected from
Sherman to-day or Tomorrow.
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BUT we would ask, why force Mr. Con
nell to accept the candidacy for Con
gress2-Eagle,
We are very glad to see that it troub
les you. We know what we are about
on this side of the street. "What you
cryin' fur, taint mono Of your funcr'
al"
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now WILL HE EscAPEl

y If Butler holds the Railroads South Of
edmond, and Chant between Rich.
mond and Gordonsville, how will jeff
Dsvis escapef Tho only why we can
: see is 70 take the tow. path Of tho Rich
X pondand Lypchburg Canal and escape
toLynchburg This rOutO is always
open 70 pedestrians, ~
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sHEnMAN DRIVING Tnn nrrmr.

WAsHINoTos, May S.--News has
reached tho Government that Sherman
is fighting his way through Tunnel
Hill successfully, and pressing upon
Dalton, the enemy falling back, leav-
ing his dead andwounded in our hands.
From the peninsula the news is glo-
rious as far as heard from.
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An idiot never accidentally uttered
more unwarantcd language than tho
above.-Ed9le,
Mover but once, viz: When the
editor Of tho Eagle uttered the above
paragraph.
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Thc Movement south OF the JNRaos River
An Army Within Fifteen Mixes OF
Richmond.

New YoRK, May SIN tho occupa-
ton of City Point there is q splendid
chance for cxultation hero, and we are
devoutly thankful. City Point has
become ours without struggle. The
Union forces are securely planted in q
splcndidly advantageous position,
within fifteen miles of tho rebel Capt.
tai. Our troops are landing as rapidly
as possible. 1t is now 3 O'clock, and
before aightfal tho greater part of the
immense army will be disembarked.-
Our lines will stretch across this mar.
row strip of land, the left resting upon
James River, and then passing over
the littlo river Appomattox, the pro,
longation of tho line will reach TO the
James again, holding that almost insu-
lar position called the Township oi
Bermuda. Intrenched here with both
flanks of the army protected by gun
boats, we can bid defiance to Lees CO.
horts, if Grants sharp pressing drive
them down before US. The position il
considered admirable for seriously
threatening Richmond. Ices army
is now between two fires, and should
our cavalry raid seriously impair hi
communications south, starvation viii
be added to his other troubles.
The following are the names of tn,
vessels of Admiral Lees squadron
which accompanied the army up tn,
river: The Malvern, flagship; tn,
monitors Tecumseh, CanoniCus, Sau
gus, Onondaga and Atlanta. Th'
sight of the last must be tantalizing 4
the enemy. The double enders Utah
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pecial Thanksgiving Recommended b
the President.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, May 0, 1864,

To the friends of Union and Liberty
Enough lie known Of army operations
within the last five days to claim our
especial gratitu de 10 God.
While whatremains undone demands
our most sincere prayers to, and reli-
ance on, Him, without whom all hu-
man effort is vain, / recommend that
oil patriots at their homes, in their
places of public worship, and wherever
they may be, unite in common thanks
giving and prayer TO Almighty God.
(Signed,) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.