The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-05

Of me Rebel Presi.
dent.
WASHINGTON, GA, March 81. 1866.


WAsHNeros, Ca, March "a. 1866. |
DEAR DUDLEY: Mr.. C. @. Clay, our |
late co nmissioner to Canada, who has
been spending about month with us,
leaves tomorrow for Richmond, and l |
avail myself Of the opportunity Of writing
to you. Sa.lie will give you all tho local
news. She and the children and Julia
are 10 excellent health. She wrote you
last night by one of the captains Of Cobb's
legion. One Of your men. Of the same
battalion called this morning and brought
the papers you sept me, which are the
latest We have from the north.
have the most painful apprehensions
for the future, aud they arise solely from
my entire conviction Of the total incapacity
of Mr.. Davis. and subsequently the utter
failure of all his petty schemes We have
given him all the men who would volun-
teer, allowed him all the men he could
catch. at first from eighteen to thirty five,
then up to forty-Gse, then all from sew
euteen to City. And the army is smaller
to-day and less efficient than on the day
the first conseript bill was passed Now
Congress has given him all the negroes,
and the result will be- the same, superad.
ded to the most fatal consequences which
have ever datkened our prospects. The
negro, first, is untitled for a soldier. Sec.
ondly, If i am wrong in that, he is unfit
for our soldier. II he is capable Of making
soldier, be ought TO be and will be
Yankee soldier. II two.thirds Of the white
freemen las Mr.. Davis says) have ipglo.
riously abandoned their flag and ran away
from q standard in which all the hopes Of
true man are centered, superadded to
every indignity Inflicted by the Yankees
upon their wives, children, friends, homes
and property, do we expect that the ne
gro slaves will stand by ii? What for?
10 the name Of Heaven, what for? Il this
liberty involved oar success? Yes, but
sgsinst them. Are tl.eir homes and prop.
e,ty, wives AMI ebilaren, and country and
all that men hed mast dear to be ruined
by Yankee success. | think not. Hav,
they keener sense of honor, or NOR
courageous hearts, than their masters?
so, they ought 70 change places. In m
opinion, the worst calamity that could be
iali US would be to gain our independence
by the valor of our slaves instead of on
own. If VIC are conquered BY the for
tunes Of war, we may save our honors an,
leave the cause 10 our descendepts, VIII
may be wiser and Drawer than We are, an
may avail themselves Of the accidents q
human affairs, and yet win what We ar
ANONYMOUSLY throwing away. The da
that the army of Virginia allow a negr
regiment to eDter their Lies as soldier
they will be degraded, ruined and dis
graced. Lee had just as coon have a ne
gro as white. man in his army. So ba
West Point generally. Their 81 stem is /
make slaves OF i,eemen; it failed, and tn
men ran aTty Their remedy is to max
freemen OF slaves. That will not get Fl
enough along 20 fail; it is a piece !, f iu
beetle stupidity, as well as treachery |
the cause. we'll worthy of Davis and LIZ
the base traitors from Kentucky and Mi
sour, &C.. who have no constituents
bear. to suffer, o. 10 be disgraced BY then
We have plenty Of men 10 tie Souther
Coniederacy 10 whip two such revolution
1t Mr. Davis did rot keep them out of n
bullet departp'eae lie has more men o
the pay roll moi IN active field service thu
he has muskets And you may throw !
the negroes, and not increase the arm,
But II you put our negroes and Will
men into the army together, YOU mus
ana VIII put them on an equality; the
must be under the sam, code, the sam
pay, allowance and clothing. Their
must be promotions for valor. or tber
will be no moral among them. Their,
fore, 1t is surrender OF the entire SLAYER
question.
The government is becoming stand
ing monaco AID terror to every interes
Our credits a.e squandered among o.
hcials, and nobody. neither army nor pc,
pie, paid for services or supplies. Tn
tax 10 kind is doubled and squandere
among post people, and the army Ia
suosis'ed by Piilsge and plumber of III
industrious classes. All the revenues {
all the countries in the world would ne
support Davis government one year: il
one wild waste and pilfering by his thor
~sS' W NhOtatS ia tue rear. we hay
apost Ia all the villages. Even here v
have Jno. Weems, commandment of N
post, elk or seven quartermasters re-, an
several hundred soldiers and other en-
ployees. The country does not NAL
enough surplus to maintain them ali. an
there is nothing left TO send to the arm,
We have but one hope in the revolutio,
that is in the oTerthrow of Davis. Il
us say TO him. D Vie bsgone, and max
him obey the II anlsfe.
sold HatctsiG e. two thousand do
lars. and gave the money to Sallie. !,
rather have it for her order. Corn he,
is thirty FIVE dollars per bushel, and
these government rogues remain here y
shall have to remove to the plantation
order to live. A month ago they prefse
one hundred and twenty mules and hor.,
in this county, under pre,enoe Of carr,
ing food TO Lees army from this 10 Al
beville. and have not sent the iirst vaoe
forward yet, and about this time hs,
eaten up all they were to send. .u,
pose they will remove to another Geld
DfliaQe "A Ronn ga yh,s (. f.fra