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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-23
r AND FOR SALE-I have i 05h

IL acres Of lamb which wish to sell: $40 acres lies In
Montrose Bottom. ~ miles n W. Of thu town OF Mont
rose TOO prairie and 100 timber, $50 under
good fens oir Cabins, With three each, we'll
water at each aud wa ponds of water Tor stock: also
large barn. we'll framed and covered 2ii acres lies TX
miles north Of Keokuk and miles west of the Missis
sipE river This tract has tw0 Catns well OF water
stocs water, $50 acres under good fence.
either tract will be sed 81 80 per acre. or divided
to sun Purchasers at fr,r rs $40 per Liberal
inini,nee for deferred payments will he given Title
indispntable. FRANK RAfIINfEp
1-.atf
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4 GOOD CHANCE-FOR SALE

Frame Honse, With three rooms and Other i'm.
proremenis, on lot 70 BY Ito on Mum betw.,s IN
and 18th streets, well adapted for store Asa two
D"eing tonsfs on lot on psean street. b~tween 4fh
ises IN John sasfr y 81. = ~ ~
dacs-dlw n ~ - 80.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-23

b ,con. Lard, Tai
w low White Beans, Flax Seed Feathers, Beeswax
Wool, Rags. Potatoes uaions Butter Eggs Apples and
all Kinds sfCoantry Produce. for which will pay the
highest market price in cash
|. K COCHRAN & SONS
octl-i6m 100 Main ST. near ath. Keokuk, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-23

keep constantly hand and for sale at the lowest
prices cash customers and prompt men large and
we'll selected stock OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-23

Letter from Capt MAIN to Alexander Letch, Druggist,
before Jxo. H. BLOOD became Agent for the Meds,ns
ST. Louis, March 81 is6i.
ALEX LEyrcH, Esq.-Like many Of my profession
have suffered severely with rhenmatn and could get n
permanent relief Till tried your Specific. happy
TO say that its use in few days restored me To health
Fsiguedl CAPT. MALfN, OF steamer Warsaw.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06
Bean Hackett ON Greenbacks.

Money makes tho mare co. Spe akine
Of money do you know that the color ol
the national currency is suggestive of pea
time? I'm afraid eff greenbacks. My
mother used to spank me in the spring time
for eating green apples, and said If did not
quit eating SO much green stuff it would
kill me. wish those politicians who feed
and grow fat at the public crib would eat
so much of the green stuff that it would
make them everlastingly sick.
Greenb backs are the root Of all evil. They
are making war on shinplasters that will
eventually bring iuterminable aunoyances.
And they ars increasing their forces con-
stantly. With every additional cal for
volunteers, there comes an additional flood
of eenblcks-withous calling. And the
prices of all the luxuries and comforts that
the country affords are so mixed up aud dis
ordered, that, frequently after you have
purchased an article, it is impossible to
tell how much you have paid for it. cud
gell ed my brain for six mouths to find out
what had paid for a foe coat, and finally
ascert aimed through a considerable, who
is particulaa friend of mine, that l hadn't
paid for it all. Such are greeubacks
Prices are constantly advancing. Every
thing is advancing, except our army. All
kinds of goods are going up-groceries and
provisions, whisky and tobacco, rents snd
furniture, boots aud shoes, coats and dres-
ses, fuel and Greenwood, and coal. and salA-
ries, and gold-everythng is rising, and
even Chicago river, infected by the popular
epidem has been rising for three days.
Well, let them come Let the Secretary
of the Treasury cover the United States
with green backs two feet deep il he chooses.
They will remind us of other days-of
green fields and verdant pastures. aud all
th at sort Of things. aud We can dream of
spring time all the year. There will be
plenty of greenbacks when you and / are
gone, unless, in few years. little politi-
eians shall monopolizs all the cross -roads
and below repndiation from one end ofthe
universe TO tn other. Let us honor green-
backs, and keep them green in ourm emory
forever Chicago Post
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06
ROSS & RossER, Publishers.
QUINCY. KY., April 2o.h, 1854.

Gentlemen Editors:
While yielding to none In firm devotion
to the Union our fathers cemented with their
blood, aud the Constitution, they gave US. ]
have differed widely from my numer-
Gus friends and relatives, in your re-
gion, as to the means necessary to preserve
and psrpetrate this sacred treasure. While,
in my judgment, they have gone the bread
road, I have endeayored to seek the narrow
and, to myself, gloomy and dangerous path
to my country's life. In all my reading.
during this war, have not met with the
utterance of sentiment that so nearly ac-
cords with my own as the speech of Senator
BAYARD. which / clip from the Cincinnati
Daily Enquirer, Of February 18th, and en-
close you for insertion, as 1 believe it has
not yet appeared in your paper. 1 make
this request, because have stood almost
alone, in this region, in refusing to take the
odious test oath. for 1 had made up my
mind to go TO Camp Chase and there die
the reason:-Tbe English statute books are
loaded with enactments on this subject from
the days of Bloody Mary down TO the
eventful year '76. On the 9th of March Of
that year, while Congress were eravely con.
sidering the question Of our national inde-
peudence. the abolished q had hoped for
ever) the practice of administering test oaths
and it has caused me inexpressible regret to
see that practice revived and even our Ken
tucky statute books stained with such legis
lstion, on the freedom Of elections and the
conscience of jurors. Surely the Legisia-
ture had forgotten the INJUNCTION of the
Founder of cur religion, S.Oear not at aH."
for any thing beyond simple ALTERNATIVE aud
negative comes Of evil. To trammel con-
science and make it bend to the will of
Others will always prove death blow to
freedom. The highest dignity have ever
coveted, is that of freeman in free couu
try. No human tribunal can rightly inter-
fers with the workings Of my conscience.
Respectfully Yours,
WM. l.. POGUE.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

1t has been as truly as beautifully said by
brilliant and distinguished advocate:
"They are the first weapons yopug op-
preston learns to handle;weapons the more
odious since. though barbed and poisoned
neither strength nor courage is necessary to
WELD them."
With firm conviction that your deci-
sion inhicts vital wound upon free repre-
sentative government, can not, by con-
tinuing to hold the seat now occupy un-
der ii, give my personal assent and sanction
to its propriety. To do so must forfeit
my own self-respect and sacrifice my clear
convictions of duty for the sake merely OF
retaining high trust and station with its
emoluments That will never do, but,
retiring into private life, shall await. trust,
with calmness and frmness though certainly
with dependency, the further progress of a
war which it is apparent to my vision will
in its continuance subvert Republican inst: :
tutions and sever the Federal Union into
many arbitrary Governm ents. sa-- r
Among these, wars for dominion will
arise and continue until, from exhaustion,
the different divisions subside into separate
nst:onslities, leaving not the vestige of a
republic remaining. IF the lessons of his
tory be not deceptive aud valueless, such
will be the inevitable result of protracted
war; for single centralized Government
ever so vast territory, inhabited by so in
tel;igent and energetic people. could it be
organized through military genius and pow
er, and be successful for the hour, would
not outiive the generation in which it was
established.
close these remarks with the language
in which historian Of the Constitution so
portrays the universal sentiment
of The American people (aias! now changed
now at the time of its adoption, and tho
great object they iatended to accomplish
in thus cementing more firmly Federal
Union:
''They beheld that republican and constitu-
Iional liberty which with all that it compreheuds
ami all 1t bestows was not only altogether lovely
IN their eyes, but without which there could be
no peace, social order. no tranquility, and no
safety for them and their posterjty.
" This liberty they Knew must be preserved
loved it with passionate devotion. They had
been trained for it itthrough long and exhausting
war. Their habits of thought and action. their
cherished principles, tneir hopes, their life as a
pc JpIe, were all bou nd up in it; and they knew
that if they suffered it to be lost there would re-
main for them nothing but heritage of shame
and ages of confusion, strife AMI sorrow"
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06
VOLUME q NUMBER 4s
Taxation-.-Taxation.

| At last the Abolition papers. alarmed at
the rapid depreciation of the currency, call
loudly for taxation. The war has been
carried on thus far By "due bills" and Mr..
chase has evidently aboutfeached the limit
10 .nas direction. Nothing will answer the
purposes but taxation-thorough, complete
taxation--tsxesu upon everything wesee hear.
taste, or smell--taxes upon liobt and iocoI
motion--takes when we lie down and takes
when we sit up-taxes when we are born
and takes when we die. This Is the onlv
policy to restore anything like public oredit
But then must the people be awakened from
the insanity that now Ills their soulsP-
Must they be made to realize that war il 4
severe and expensive business. and that
whether they count the cost or not. Il fol.
low them like spectre2 We have had our
dance OF joy-we have seen the gorgeous
displays of blue coats and gilt buttons. we
have feted and toasted the mushroom
generals whom the peoples money has
lifted out of a deserved obscuritv. and pow
DOW the pay day is coming. How little.
do the giddy throng imagine as the eyes of
thousands strain at q regiment equipped for
the held, that that body Of men carry away
with them the life blood of the very people
who vacantly and stupidly stare at them?-s
Every dollar, every cent it costs to send
them forth on their mission of destruction
must be paid, if paid at ell, by the sweat,
toll and very life blood of the masses who
cheer them on
They have no right, thefefore. to COM
plain OF taxes, Of high prices of any kind
Two millions of people withdrawn from the
position OF producers of wealth and turned
into destroyers of it, must, of necessity, re-
qulre large outlays for their support. Every
man In favor of the war, should cheerfully
welcome the taxes necessary for its support.
Il any can be allowed to grumble, it is only
those who have condemned the entire war
policy from the beginning. We notice, how
ever disposition In certain "Democratic
war; journals, to growl about the war ex-
penses, while at the same time urging on
the giving of more men and more MONEY.
DO those editors suppose that war can be-
carried on without paying for it? The SIM
pie truth is, no nstion has ever had such
mmense armies ss we have, and It is nof
.stounding that the debt is enormous
There are, therefore. but two alternatives
oetore us, taxation or repudiation. Congress-
aas at last, uuder the spur of the Abolition
ournais, brought forward a tax bill, the
principal features of which we give in an
other column. 1t will be seen that nothing
8 to escape the scrutiny of the tax gatherer.
The fsw articles heretofore exempted are.
now included, and there is no possibility of
turning around without encountering tax.
This ia the only remedy for downright
bankruptcy. The people will be forced to
ace it.. The fddling has been done. Tbs
ifer must be paid. The day dream OF
fictitious wealth is over. The reality begins.
md the 500 ner the better Day. Book.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

JOHN MoRGAN's HoRsEs-The Columbia
South Caroiinian says that shortly after the
arrival of John Morgan in the Confederacy
from his Northern prison, Benjamin Nor
decai, Esq Of that city. authorized him to
purchase, without regard to cost, the finest
horse he could fad in the country A let
ter has Just been received in reply, which
announces the purchase, aud the intention
of the gallant soldier to ride the animal on
the next expedition. We learn from an
other source that the aforesaid expedition
promises to be one Of the boldest yet at
smpted, and that, if successful. 1t will be
productive of great good to our cause.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

PREsANTLY.-Never say you will do pre-
ssntly what your reason or your consciencs
tells you you should do now. No man ever
shaped his own destiny, or the destinies of
others, wisely and WELL who dealt much in
presenities. Look at Nature. If she never
hurries, she never postpone5. When the
time arrives for the buds to open, they open
for the leaves to fall, they fall. Lookup.
ward. The shining worlds never put off
their rising or their setting. The comets
even. erratic as they are, keep their appoint
ments, aud eclipses are always punctu al to
the minute. There are no delays 10 any of
the movements of the universe which have
been predetermined by the absolute fiat of
the Creator. Man. however, being a free
agent. can postpone the performance of his
duty; and he does so. too, frequently to his
own destruction. The drafts drawn by in
dolence upon the future are pretty sure to-
be dishonored. Make noW your banker.-
Do not say you will economize presently,
for presently you may be bankrupt; nor that
you willrepent or make atonem ent present.
ly, for presently you may be judged. Bear
in mind the important fact. taught alike by
the history of nations, rulers. and private,
individuals, that in at least three cases ont
OF five presently is too late.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06
Washingtona Rattlss.

General Washington. was at TreEton
December 25, 1777. whioh he won; his sec
ond at Princeton, January q. 1777. which
ne likewise won; his third was at Brandy
wine s Iptembsr IL. 1777. in which he was
defeated by General Howe: his fourth was
at Germantown. October 4. l777. where he
was also defeated by Howe alter a desper-
ate engagement; his fifth was at Monmouth.
June %, 1873. in which he was victorious;
aud the sixth ami closing battle Of the Rev
olutionl was fought at Yorktown, October.
l6 1871. in which he came of victorious
by capturing General Cornwalis, with all
his army. nuanbering 800 men. In sum
ming up we e nd5that be was victorious in
four. battles and defeated in two. In the
two battles in which he was defeated Gem
era! Howe commanded the British. and
Wsshington's troops were very infer. or in
mum Der to those OF the British comm snder
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

While recently engaged in splitting wood
Jones struck a false blow. causing the stick
to fy Up. 1t struck him on the jaw. aud
Knocked out front tooth. "Ay." said Bill
meeting him soon after, you've had den-
tal operation performed. Ises." "Yes," re-
piled the sufferer, '.axidental."
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

EEvER SoGspALIzE If you happen to
fall into had company where toe talk runs
into party, scandal folly, or vice ofany kind
van had better pass for morose or unsocial
among people whose good opinion is not
worth having. than shock your own c>n-
science BY jiining in conversation which
you must disapprove Of.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

The editor of the La Crosse Wis Dem.
ocrat says that he recently saw two little
girls sitting in secluded spot, near the road
side, on their way from Sabbath School,
The juveniles we're playinga game of seven
up to determine whsther or not they should
attend the evening church services. The
lar, hSl s-slz
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

IT is funny to hear bow the whole house.
hold and its visitors talk to The baby. A
king in former times kept one fool; every
baby has dozen.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

The New Orleans Picayune says the chief
idea Of the negroes there is unlimited license
to do as they please, to avoid work, and
sell liquor to the soldiers.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

Lime made OF italian tnStBisis said to be
the most satisfactory for the ealcinn light
It does not crack, gives good light and is
easier prepared. by putting small pieces Of
white marble into clear FIRE 10 . stove OF
open CRATE. After rem aiming Ct Q rSd heat
for twenty or thirty minutes. at is alter COOL.
ing, easily cut into any desired shape.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

Bayard Taylor, in. q recent leetnres said
the Esqniniaux were afraid to die on windy
day. for fear their souls would be blown
awey. There are SOM peoplein this region
who ought to have the same fear. - DuogQus
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

The Premium List for the Tobacco Fair
which is to be held in this city on We'd
nesday. June 1, has been arranged. The
premiums will be paid in gold, and are as
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

9 tits said at an interview OF Maximilian
with Louis Napoleou. the latter laid: = ou
are going to a country that is zone lump OF
silver >, Their eyes gIistened, and they
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06
Straws Snow how the Wind5lows.

Senator Davis, of Ksntucky. is almost as
hot as the German radicals in his opposition
to lincoln. In a rece, speeoh in tha %.
S Senate, he declared the iife-hload of the
nation required all good Union men tounits
to beat Lincoln. d in this spirit he ,0qs
toilling to unite on FREMONT or CHASE
for he believed shem TO be canGd men and
they acted in open sunshine. Truly things
are in a fearful pass when Senator Davis
consents to support Fremont or Chase, as
some relie from the imbecility and cersnp'
ton osthe present administration.-hsoEwk
Cons titLItso5. gez-5 4l- IT. e.1s es
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

In 1862 there were 1921 tons Of sugar
used in The United States, With popula-
ton of so. 900 ooo. this wonfd give nsaIly l. 3
twenty-nine pounds to each man, wouAE
ard child.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

Life. y.
An infant on It's mothers breast,
A bouncing boy at play,
A youth by maidcn fair caressed,
A stalwart man with care oppressed,
An old mas silvery gray
Is ali of life we know. si
A smile. tear,
A joy, asfear,
And all is DER bslowl'
-RIezalDioos.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

M wIILIAH CULLEN BRYANT.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06

Ladies should never pns pins in their
mouths. their lips should be roses without
thorns. sfgztsa7
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-06
RATEs OF ApYERTIsING.

square is. Twelve lines of this size type
equal to about 100 words of manuscript. -
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-11-05

Notwithstanding the CouIedernse author
iljes shave robbed the cradle and the grave,
according TO Grant, to recruit the army ana
notwithstanding two-tlirds of our soldiers
gre ABSENT from their post of duty, accord
lug to the president, we have to-day more
territory in our possession than we have
had ut any time before since April, 1867
This is q fact well ca lculated 10 excite the
Highest satisfaction Of our people.
Let now our soldiers but flock to their
standards as duty demands, let every man
nut himselfin his place, and with one great
effort und the help of Almighty God we can
roll the tide ofinvasion so far back that
never again in this war can it be brought
seriously 10 injure any part of our land Is
H. not worth the effort2- Honston. 1eL
Messrs. Sawyer, Risher & Hall, together
with Messrs Sappngton & Giddings,' have
Established a line of Four Horse Coaches
letween Alleyton and Brownsville, via Con
zales, San Patricio, King Rancho, &C., run
,ing TN ongh in 9G hours. For few weeks
tlie line will he weekly, passengers leaving
Houston on Mondays viii connect II the
way through, but as soon as the stock can
lie got on the road the line will be semi
weekly. This line will carry the mails,
and will make the best time ever yet at
tained from Houston to Brownsville. We
need not say that the well earned repnta-
ton of a | concerned is a full guarantee
not ouly that the time promised will be
made, but that due attention will be paid to
the comfort of travellers. The line will
prove a great public advantage, and we
are glad indeed to hear of its establishment.
Ibid
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-11-05

CAIRO, Oct. l4.-Fo rest threatening May
field and Paducah, Ky, lie captured two
guuholts on the Tennessee river. ....
New York, Oct. lI.-Gold 2l7. Unfa-
voabe ntws from Grants army is the
cause of the great rise OF gold to-day, the
market being very much excited.
Ngw YoRR, Oct. li.-It is believed the
Roanoke is captured and taken to Whining
ton rs II block rde runner.
Chase will be nppJint3d Chief Justice,
vice fancy deceased !. -
SOUTHERN NEWS.
CHARLESTON, Oct. l0.-COlonrl B. B. llar-
ris, Of Virginia, Beaurcgard's Chief Engi-
nccr died with yellow fever. All quietex-
cepl o,cus onat sheling.
Ia GRANGE, Ga, Oct. l0.-The flank
movement Of Gen. Hood on Atlanta is so far
successful. The railroad from Big Shanty
to Kingston has been utterly destroyed, and
the decp.cuts filled up. All the garsons on
the road were captured.
The yellow fever is still quite fatal at
Charleston.
MERIDIAN, Oct. 1O.-The Mississippian
Extra of to-day says Gen. Hoods army is
certainly on The Chattanooga and Dalton
railroad, aud has been there several days.
Gen. Stewards Yankee corps reached the
road nj Big Shanty but had to take til! back
track on account Of Hood. 1t is believed
Sherman is in Washington and Thomas IN
Command.
The Yankees are leaving Atlanta by way
ofSlndtown. On Wednesday we 'tureI
Allatoona aud four ,uusnnd prisoners.
Our army, at last accounts, Was on the
Kingston and Rome road, Rome has since
been captured. Gen. Bcauregard is with
Hood
Only Slocumb's 10Th corps has held At
lnnln for some time. The balance OF the
Yankee army has gone up the road. There
has been no cuvnly at Atlanta lately.
Gen Tycrson captured East Point, taking
fifty wagons and the works of many more.
They killed every Yankee who ycnured out
side the main works. Sherman is beyond
Chattanooga, cut of srom his main body.
That Hood s movements had been antcl pa
ted and checknnted, is mere stuif.
MOBILE, 0ct. Il.-Arlanta is now in our
possession. We have no doubt of its accu-
racy.- Ttl,graph.