The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-16

III tHt ftpOi NouSfcr ou W taut6udvy
the following bills and resolutions we're
presented:
A House resolution instructing the |
Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the expediency Of repeating the act
exempting one person as overseer on any
plantation employing fifteen able bodied
slaves.
A bill TO amend the act to employ
slaves and free negroes in the army as
cooks, teamsters, dc.
4 referred resolution ins,ructing the
Committee on Military Affairs to ioquire
what further legislation is necessary to
the efficient execution OF the Conscript
laws.
A resolution instructing the Commiltee
on Military Affairs to inquire into the ex-
pedency of establishing a Bureau of
Conscription.
A bill to amend the aci to increase the
efficiency of the army by the employ
ment of slaves and free negroes was re-
ferred to the Committee on Military At
| fairs.
A bill TO sequesirate the property Of
such persons as have lied the couatry TO
avoid military service.
A WORD TO IRTsHAES.-The gallant
General Meagher, in his speech at Nash
Vile, said
ITO an Irishman who, with the stormy
history of his country, has inherited a
deathly detestaiion OF every government
that would shaekle or subsidize religion,
ex.irpate, pauperize or pervert the ancient
prdrrietors of the soil, paralyze or cripple
the wholesome energies and just ambition
: of people, vulgarize the character and
extinguish the glory of nation, every
demand for liberty, every declaration o
independence, carries with it congenia
: and dominant appeal.
+ This noble disposition has made Ire
+ land the favorite OF oil the more impres
+, sionable and chipalrous races, while it ha
familiarxsd the world with the names an,
sayings of her superior orators, the plain
e tive but ever hopeful burden of her min
a strelsy, and the tragedies OF her devote
r patI lotism. But, true to tie tendency Q
- every dispo~l,pp hat is generous an
affiueut. this love OF freedom and inde
'e pendence in the Irish heart has its errt
la neous exc ssses Hence we ind to-da
ut this generous and chivalrous disposition
j. swaycd as it is BY the lying legend on II
"A banner of the South, and fooled as il
= by the devilish sophistry and falsehoods
u the press and preachers in the service
e, French imperialism aud British toryisu
u. hence we find to-day this noble hea
~. more in sympathy with tho rebellic
) which aims to dismember, than with tn
~ loyalty which throbs and bleeds to pr
IL serve, aud in the plenitude Of its pow
ed perpetuate the democratic Republic Of I
,ur United States. INTO this grievous fau
nm too, might have fallen had not paus
!, and given to theclains of the South-t
''' claims for separate government and
'fa- partition of the na.iona. territory-an i
led partial and conscientious considerable
mn the result of which consideration was
ur convince me that the claims OF the Sor
!. were founded neither in history nor j
'e' tice nor were they constitutionally
served to it. eor were they comment
- by patriotism nor dictated by love
s.r. liberty, nor by any interest whatever
the progress of democracy. M
eA- General Birney died in del
-, um of fever. His last words have
e' i-litical value, that should make them
rity Union war cry throughout the i
nch States. Rising suddenly in his
cry his eyes blazing with the fire
consumed him, be cried with trun
voice, "Boys, keep your eyes on
bout flag r. and fell back dead. -s
| as
, the HS The terror to the desert OF Sa'
is being removed by the application
science. In 1860 FIVE wells had
.ance oparad hr;no;o .L..e. :.