The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-20

- KEOKUK,
Inational sorrew. Il 10 not asfanily nor
city which weeps to-day. but twenty mil
| hons Of people are heaFt-broken an
esushed bsiofs 0od, f6F FthiessosrUWtdl al
i lpsnsetion Of His providence.
j He Mid Iitoola wae ~ selliss4
friend. and urged them 70 initiate the ex
lappls Of his bravery. faithfulness, hon
esty, Temperance, aad reverence for Go,
end his law.
GEE. CURTIS sPEEcH.
| General Curtis was overwhelmed viii
fseliSes of ssdssss and had no ftsisa
words to express himself adequately o.
the solemn occasion. In . speech made
70 the cisissus on Friday be had ssaghl
to prepare the minds of the people for I
speedy close Of this terrible var. BE
bad reported the cries for mercy which
the Presidest bad raised. and had urged
tpon the people feelings Of modsration
md kindness. But he knew, and the
soldiers knew the character Of The To-
With whom they had to contsad, and
whom they had pursued through many
weary Microbes. and under the frs Of
whose cannon they had repeatedly stood
IN the day of battle. Under the present
circnmstances he could hardly compre.
bend bis own feelings. and certainly was
not prepared to give utterance to the
feelings Of Others, While we were n.
jpicing 10 the prospect of speedy peace,
dnd preparing ourselves to deal lenientls
With tkeee Who had been eaeared ~
armed rebGllioN agsiost ~, ID II sitg of|
Washiaatoe. tie sspitol of ths nslies.
treason -, assassination--ae, nct -.
aktly tAotr-oonopisaey. foul. eoardiv.
dark soasptaney, ~ seekioe sjuGies.
that tho l1ors night psostrste lhese
~ love- aod w yolllJ levod tAsn Jcr
he mol Deussf6l ffiead ard easnase ID
vocats u nercy for thess rebels ~ fhA
President himself. With devilish malioa
they sought to stop al bis efforts to suc-
,essfully tesminsts this var and bring
lbout peace BY his destruction. The
iacts Of the case prove the sonspiracv.
d is proved from the fact that Two. and
perhaps three. we're engaged in the work
\ death. 1t is proved BY the abuse of
he legend of the State OF 'Virginia-"Se
Semper Tyrannis"-So shall it ever be
With Tyraots-by both the actors in this
bloody tragedy. It is proved BY the cor j
and the arrangements TO a..
APE. Oh God there vas never = more |
and barbarous cot 90 lov. |
ID degraded, so inhuman a. thisl No.
BY reverend friend, (slludiug to Mr..
hacher) you cannot find i.s parallel in
n histcry. The President I tyrant |
Why, he was kind add merciful 10 hi.
'ery enemies. He was no usurper-l
laurpsrs have been aess.sisstsd /; but he
vhs placsd in power under the forms and
y the authority Of law. TAX OF the
resident forgisins men. Why, the
resident Of the Court Martial of his
1fs'rics had SAID TO hi" that il .ss OF no
l$e to try and convict men. for Mr.. Lin
'fln Pasdosed them oil. It vss bsrd for
lin to punish : man who had fought for
rs country. And this vas the reward
!! h.s generosity The General spoke
I his own experience of the effect of
entity upon trAitors Those Who bad T
zen treated best had seted worss. The
rmy knew these men. He had seen his
"a men come IN stripped, liberated asd
bused by these very men. Thirty Eve
I his men v.re brought in in wagons
'o'soned by them. Thousands had been
tarvad in southern prisons, and treated
s1ch devilish manner that men At
one could NOT believe the facts when
srrated to them. II seemed necessary
hat some terrible act, more infanous
ban any other, should occur. that the
mole world might know what thieves
nd devils inearnase We are lighting. Ii
here Is not . hell some where. justice
an never be done to these 6ends in hu-
IAN form. Applause.
The General then referred to the butch
ries committed By guerrillas. Ninety
* Of his own men had been ma.sacred
y them in cold blood. A few weeks ago
D Missouri, Anderson fell on . BODY Of
ur men. and not only slaughtered but
ismembsred them, cutet6R their bodies
n tn ssr;ng. and ro,,tsl..;n. eh~:, -.