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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

Washington rkb. %.


HOUSE.
The House passed the bill ektendins
the provisions Of the act Of 18l|3 to th,
Aackerel Fisheries.
The House also passed the followin,
bills. reported from the Committee OF
Commerce
Au act amendatory of the act ID proven
frauds BY false invoices, providing tha
vessels navigating westssn rivers and th,
waters Of the north, north-eas& and north
western frontier msy take ont licsn se
and enrolment in districts other thar
those 10 which they belong; providing fol
two assistant local steamboat inspectors o
New York and two at Galena, Ills., and
re establishing the local Board nd " heel
ing; granting the Michigan City Harbol
Company the privilege to use the govern.
ment pier in that harbor for the protee
ton Of The same, and sppointiDg . sur.
veyor Of the costoms thereof an &C,
amendatory Of the &C. Of May last, provid.
ing for the measurement of tonnage 90 a.
to exempt from the operation of the law
any part OF ship or vessel, the cabins OF
state rooms Of which are entirely above
the frst deck; revising certain provisions
Of the act Of Msrchs 18th for the pnrpcse
Of preventing smuggling Ion the northern
and eastern frontiers, regulating the fees
of custom house officers on the northern,
north eastern and north western frontiers
with svies .ofsaaos - kkiHe aAnifasmity.
Washburnc reported bill to make the
immigration and the passenger sccomuo-
dzlion more effective BY providing for the
protsction Of female passesgers and pun.
Thing those avAoSs nays sivsslUrce, dnrsss
Or fraud procure the enlistment of any
passenger into the army.
Objection was made to the considcra.
lion Of this bill at this time.
House then resumed the consideration
1t the amendatory enrolment bill. The
amendment pending was that Of Mr.
Blaine, Of Maine, providing that noI credits
hall be given except the men are acrual.
y furnished onspresent and future calls
md mustered into The service Of the Tn
ted States.
The amendment was agreed 10 by .
Iote of SO to 81.
House then adjourned until Z o'clock.
SENATE. p
@Wiilsy, from the Naval Committee, re-
,ortsd adversely on the petitions to in
'rease the pay Of chaplains.
The unfinished business Of yesterday,
vbich was the railroad bill, was t,ken up.
Nye resumed the floor.
Wilson offered : resolution 70 hold an
'vening session. which vas adopted.
Sumner offered substitute which was
vas rejected. The subject was then
till to-morrow.
A. bill was offered incorporating the
National Pacific Bridge Company.
Referred.
The bill to provide . marble bust Of
u iee Taney was taken up.
Msssrs. Samner, Hale. Wilson and
Wade opposed it.
Pending the further consideration Of
he bill, the Senate adjourned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
Goldsboro. Feb, 10.



New Orleans dates of the 10th and
Memphis of the 2lst received.
The Picayune says the bar at South.
west Pass has become great obstruction
to navigation, even vessels of moderate
draft meeting much difficulty.
Andrew Jackson Donaldson publishes .
card in the Memphis Afgus defining his
position on the questions Of the day and
denying the statements in northern pa
pers in regard to his political status.
73a permits to bring cotton with
in oar lines have been granted 10 Mem.
pkis for the week ending 9th, and It's fot
taking out supplies. The cotton psrmitd
cover 5. 794 bales and 81 900 pounds loose.
The value Of supplies taken ont, s457, 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
Fort Nonroe. Eeb. %

The steamer Admiral Dupont arrived
today from Hilton Head. She briuee
msils snd important dsspatehss for the
War Department. Nothing was knows
Of Sberman's movements, = His base Of
operations wss 30 far removed that there
vss bat little communication carried on
With his army except By nouuted cour.
iers. Lient. CuShing arrived here to-day
ffom Fort Fisher.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
H The National In,ellirencar. thu,

e. The National Intelligencsr, that
supported oCiellaa for the Presidency.
says it is nov clear that the var mast 60
on with renewed energy, that there can
be no excuse for holding back men or
money to the utmost that the rebel lead .
ers insist upon dismembermeut Of the
Government ~ sine qsa non to any ne
gotiation. We almost sav By authority.
says the Intelligencer, when We cay that
the rebel leaders who attended the recent
conference declared that var would follow
10 the Sonth wers proposition Of res,or :
sion submitted to the people. Continues
the Intelligsncer:
s'Now this statement is either wsnton
misrepresentation, OF i means there is Z
formidable Union sentiment in the South
ssp States, ready to take mp arms for the
old flag for certainly We cannot suppose
shat these men meant By snch decIara
tioa, hat they wosld b g:ad % hazard
the proposition for reunion-if they we're
not fearful thas the uopopulsrisy Of such
) sasp night lead % revolt against them.
selvoe."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

"A HARD SEr.-The Illinois papers are
publishing list of members of the Legis-
lature who refused to take greenbacks for
their per diem, and hold on to their
claim for gold. These men are making
q record which will damn them in spite
of fate with the people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
RICHMOND on THE JERMS In DANGER.
CELEBRA TON OF VICTORIES
IN NEW YORK.
NATIONAL JUBIL ALTON ON THH
FOURTH OF MARCH.
Mere Peace Commissis ners.

New York, Feb. 23.
The Herald's Washington special says
Gen. Singleton of ILL.,, peace Democrat,
who. it will be remembered rece~Iy vis-
tied the rebel capital, left Washington
again on the Cd excursion to that place,
accompanied by Judge Hughes, late of
the Court of Claims, it is supposed on .
peace mission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
Amendment Rejected in Ksntueky.-0en
Palnsr's Psliey.
Cincinnati, Feb. 80.

Cincinnati, Feb. %.
Business Was partially suspended yes-
terday and the day celebrated BY firing -
lutes and displaying Of flags.
The new Ohio regiments raised under
the last call have commenced moving TO
the front.
The ratification bill was rejected BY the
Kentucky Senate yesterday by nine ma
jority.
Gen. Palmer. commanding in Ken.ucty y,
announces his policy will In no material
degree differ from that pursued by Gen.
Burbvidge. The enlistment Of negroes
will be vigorously prosecuted. No State
troops will be enlisted or allowed By the
State, but oil troops raised for the defense
of the State will be mustered into the Un-
tied States service and be under control
Of Federal officers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

Boston, Feb. %.
The proceeda of the dry goods trade
sale, which closed last night, amount TO
three millions of dollars. The averspe
prices were deemed satisfactory TO both
seller and purchaser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
New York. Feb qs

The Philadelphia Press report that Lee
bad attacked Grant and our army had suf-
sered defeat was bassd on fumors in
Washington last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
New York. Feh. 18.

The Savannah correspondent Of the
Commercial states that the stories Of the
Union sentiment there are oil Aosh, and
that the cargoes of steamers sent there
from New York and Boston were ONE
sixth for free distribution, the remainder
to be sold on account Of the owners OF
ships and certain private merchants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
Washington. Feb 23.

The considerations Of the $500, ,0D0, 600
loan bill is postponed till Monday The
House has agreed to hold an evening ses-
zion to act exclusively on the genera ap
preparation bill. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

Baltimore. Feb. s..
The Baltimore American Has advices
from City Point down to yesterday morn
ing. All was then quiet, with no indica.
tions Of movement Of any kind. The
roads are very muddy. Risbmopd b,
pers speak Of the bad coadition of ths
roads, rendering army movements impoe-
sibls. They contaip no nees Whatever.
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Richmond Fapers..on the Fsu efCharlss-
ton.

xon.
New York, Feb. %.
Cutters ribbon factory at Patterson N.
j., was burn ed last night. Loss seven
thousand dollars.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 2lss,
says:
On Thursday night, the l6th. our for.
ces evacuated Charleston. 1t is believed
the enemy took possession next day
Many guns must have been abandoned,
but it 10 cousoling to know the Yankees
got little else. There was no cotton to
gladden. Lincoln's heart and the city itself
Vas little better than a deserted ruin
Several telegraph operators of Northern
birth remained behind to receive the
Yankees. The evacuation of Charleston
should rather. inspire cheerfulness than
gloom. Sherman can only be checked ~
the concentration in his front of al onr
troops, both North and South. If this ID
done and his present expedition broken
he can be prevented from reaching Rich.
mond.
We know that She, man has four full
corps and strong force of cavalry, each
corps not numbering less than twelve
thousand.
After mentioning the fact that two COL
umns were marching from Newbern TO
cut tho Wilmington and DanvilIe railroad
the Dispatch says We fear there 10 much
truth in the statement that the enemy
has been concentrating at Newbern.
Il is reported that . large cavalry force
is advancing on Salisbury from East Ten.
nessee butit ia not credited
CAL quie. before Richmond and Peters
burg.
Grant congratulates himself on holding
Lee here while Sherman is turned loose
10 the Carolinas.
The Whig says everything is quiet on
the south side of James River.
Grant is evidently Anxiously waiting
the result OF Sherman's bold adventure.
While the var department could furnish
US nothing on the subject. it is gener.
ally belle we'd that Charleston, the cradle
of secession, the very nest of the rebellion.
has been evacuated by our troops.
Sherman by his bold advance has thus
accomplished without bloodshed what
Dupont, Dahlgren, Gilmore & Company
have vaiHly attempted. though aided by
the combined naval force of Ysnkeedom.
This iil-fated city, or rather remnant of it,
will soon experience to it's full extent the
mercy and magnanimity of Yankee rule.
The Mercury moved its quarters several
weeks ago 10 anticipation Of this sad re-
suit.
Goldsboro, Feb. 49,
A Yankee force from Newberp, SOC
strong, have passed through Greenville.
When. last heard from they were adyasc-
ing on Tarboro. It is thought to be 1
mere raid. Gen. Baker is after them.
Another party are reported coming ur
the South side Of the Nuase, but this
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24
Nfm Aoptrttsements

gVyo EDITH GIBBONS You are no,if ID .ha, .I,ere is
file in the Slerks cfee the DisfIfef Court
OF Lee county ios at FORT Madison Pc 'ttion o.
TON 0bens praying for sivorce sIosi tbs bonds (
mAtriniouy with you and for thu costs of suit ness
you appear aud thereto or before 70 n Of e
second day II the N sad Court held N.
the tAsra A1niay Asy Iso5, dslault znd 5sIu-It
will be Tes4.i4r "a against yoa rs pzG-ei for
H. STR0EG
Revenue Stamp 90 cts Atty Fsr Plainti-.
fet24d4x
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

q be was passise sAs centre Of the lias,
8 fellow il the ranta knowing the char.
acteristics Of tho animal, sung ous
"Bfead." The old horss. tTus . habit,
when bsaring the word cams to . sudden
"balt,S and - matter Of eosrse, pitch
ed his rider over his head, and landed
him, spread.eagie fashion, on the .grass.
Discipline couldn't stand it, and there
wasa rof laughter from one end Of the
line to the other, including sevsrsl hun.
died spectators. I think never saw so
msd man since I was born. He Jumped
up, drew his sword, and for few mo-
ments it seemed ~ il he would take the
life Of every man on the ground. Hs
stormed and raved, offered untold wealth
for the name Of the man who did the mis-
chief. but / doubt il be ever knew. 1
never see General and staff gslloping
down the line that / don't think of 4he
scene and the way that high functionary
went 10 grass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

aaS D0Oy
nearing the bells ring for the Con..,t..,o..
1aasns Aooilshing slavery in the United States
II soHs o. vHrrrrrn.
It 4 donei
Ciang fbtil and roar Of gun
Send the fidines up and down.
How the beifrjes rock and reel,
How the great guns, peal on peal,
Fling the joy from town to towni
Ring, o beIIsi
Every stroke exulting tells
OF the burialhour OF crime
Loud and long that ail may hear,
Ring for every listening ear
Of Eternity ana Time:
Let us knsei:
God own voice Is ia that peal
And this spot is hely ground.
Lord forgive as. What are we,
That onr eyes this glory see,
That our fars have heard the sound!
For the Lord
On the yhiriwind is abroad;
In the earthquake He has spoken.
He has snitten with bis thunder
The iron walls asunder
And the gates of brass are brokeni
Loud and long,
Lift the old cxuitinx song,
Sing with Miriam by the sea:
He hath cast he mighty down;
Horse and rider sink AMI drown;
Hehath tri1mphed gloriousiy,
Did we dare
In our sgony Of prayer
Ask for more than He has done,
When was tver His right hand
Over any time or lana
Stretched a. nov beneath the surl
How they pale.
Ancient IN yth and serg ani tai-
In this wonder OF our days 8@~
When the craeI rod OF war
Blossoms white with righteous law
And the wrath of man IL praise!
Biottei out.
All witain and all about
Shall n fr1sher life begin;
freer breathe the Universe
A IL rolls its heaTyscurse
On the dead and bariea sin
II is done'
L. the circuit Of the sun
Shall the souni thereof 20 forth.
1t shall bad the sad rejoice
II shall siFa the dumb voice
1t shall belt With JOY the earth.
Ring and swing
Bells of Joy! ON mornings wing
ss nd The song OF praise aLroad:
With u sound OF Lrokan chains
Teaithe nations hat He rsigas
Who alone Is Lord aud tod
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

A@The Senators and Representatives
from Louisiana and Arkansas will be ad-
mitted by the next Congress certain, if mot
by the present.
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TOR SALE-A Frame Cottage Dwell
l. ing. win seven roorss csteru topr cellar and
fur iii fruit trees, with full lot, and aiI K god
order. situated near bnns.s, Exe4an9e stFtet, t
tween 9Th and Ttn streets Title go.d. Irec $500
Enquire oi Ii. =. TEN-EYCk.
febyI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-24

81 Sixteen States have adopted the
amendment of the Constitution of the Un-
tied States prohibiting slavery.
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ION hearing the bells ring for IN. con..,....
Amenomsnt abolishng slavery in the LATED ss.s
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-12
Negro Testimony.

The propriety of admitting negroes to
testify as witnesses is just now being some
what discussed, and is likely to be
prominent question before the Legisla
.ure The question will present itself to
that body in two aspects, first, as ques
ton of power under the constitution as
amended. and secondly, as a question of
policy, provided the Legislature should
believe it has authority to prohibit or re-
strict such right to testify.
1t is supposed the Legislature will have
but little or no discretion left on this
subject, in view of the provision of the
constitutional amendments which not
only abolish slavery, but declare that
"the Legislature shall provide by law for
the protection and curity of the persons
and property of the freedmen of the
State, and guard them and the State
from any evils that may arise from theil
sudden emancipation" This is now the
language of the supremelaw Of the State,
and it will become necessary for the Lee
gislature to measure its force and extent,
with the view to ascertain their own
powers and duties. 1t may be asserted
on the authority of precedent that this
language does, of itself, give protection
to person ard property, for it is the bust
ness or purpose of constitution to de-
clare organic principles as the foundation
and Limitation TO the powers of govern
ment, which are to be carried out lin de
tail by the Legislature. And when these
principles can have practical force anc
effect without legislative aid, they become
at once active and operative as laws with
out further action. Thus the forme:
Constitution of this State declared tha
the introduction of slaves as merchan
die or for sale, should be prohibited afte
the 1st day OF May, l833 which was onl
mandatory to the Legislature, as no penal
ties or forfeitures were prescribed for
!. violation of the provision. The adjud
cations on this provision fully settledsthar
! although it was mandatory to the Legis
lature,- yet the principle of the constitr
ton became operative and took effect a
an active principle without legislativ
; aid. This is precisely the case now pre-
sented. Here is provision that secure
to the negro the right to protection Z
j person and property; the principle {
protection is there. Could the Legisl
ture. either by action or non-actiop, d
/ feat this principlef Can the Legislatur
say that the negro shall not be entitled |
/? sue in the courts of law? 1t is suppose
: not; such right isestablished by an actr
!? constitutional principle, az no one can |
|, said TO be projected who has not th
. right. And the reason why the Legis!
i ture cannot say so is, because the primo
il pie of protection IS a paramount la,
e being part Of the constitution shove ii
d power Of the Legislature. Can. The L
gislAture say the negro shall not testi
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south Cardinals New Constitution.

Under the new Constitution represen
tation Is based as heretofore, upon the
Joint basis of the amount OF all taxes
raised. whei her direct or indirect and on
the number of white people In each
election district. Instead of being as
sessed at a fixed estimate as heretofore,
all lands will now be taxed according to
value. By the old law Charleston paid
nearly one third of the iupost IN the
State. One Senator is assigned to each
Judicial district, except in the Charleston
District, which constitute two election
districts. The House of Representatives
remains the same, with the proViso
that no one election district shall be
assigned more than two representatives.
The office of Governor is extended to
four wears. lie is to be elected by the
people Has the pardoning power, with
the safeguard that he is to report to the
Legislature. He is vested with veto pow
er in order 10 prevent hasty legislation
The freehold qualification for seat ia
the Legislature has been dispensed with.
The law is TO be administered by superior
and inferior Courts, directed and estab
lizhed by the Legislature. Tee Judges OF
the superior to be elected by them for the
term of good behavior; those of inferior
Courts for four years, to be located IN
each Judicial District, and to be especially
charged with the trial Of all civil cases
wherein one or both of the parties are
persons of color, and of all criminal cases
wherein the accused is a psrson of color.
The right to vote is given to every white
man of full age who has been two years 3
citizen of the State, and who is not pau
per nor non-commissioned officer pri
vate soldier in the army, nor a seamen OF
marine in the navy of the United States
An amendment, introduced by Gen. Con
ner, confers the right to vote upon Eu
ropean immigrants who have declared
uheir intention of becoming citizen. of the
United States two years previous to the
day of election, and have resided slS
months in the election district.
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always be able to discriminate between
truth and falsehood By these inS'f"
mensalities we are, and have always oeen'
protected from the effects ct false tesu
mony, and we need have no fears IN 'he
future.
Bat some persons object to the adhsis
sion OF negro testimony. because they
say it is raising the negro to an equ"ii''
with the white man. AdmisslbiIity 10
the witness stand, is certainly ne" anu
strange test of equality, and if 1t De the
tue one, then all men who are comPe-
tent as witnesses are equals The witness
who would have no credit with jury
the witness whose statements are proven
to be false, is the pee of any man IN 'he
land, no N alter how pure or how eleVateo
his character may. be. The notorious
liar, the highway robber, the horse-thle1.
are the equals of ali men, because tney
can go to the witness stand. By TINS pro
cess Of reasoning, instead OF raising the
negro to an equality, we are letting our
selves down. No body objects to the
negro's right to sue, which is the higher
and greater righs; he may 60 into court
side by side with us, that does not make
him our equal, but keep him OFT OF the
witness stand, that makes him our equal.
IF this be the standard of equality, then
the negro has always been our equal, Tor
he has always been competent to testify
from the same witness stand, against
white witnesses, in prosecutions against
negroes, and it has always been the p5ac
tice Of the jury to weigh his testimony
against the testimony of white witnesses.
But it is sometimes urged that if we
permit negroes TO testify, they will be put
on lurias and be allowed the right oi
suffrage | answer, that jury service Is
not right at ALL it is a duty. and it is 8
duty the State may require Of whom she
pleases. Even now juror must possess
certain qualifications, he must be free
bolder or house holder, and he must be
a white person. In regard to the right O.
suffrage, that is a matter fixed by the
constitution, the voter must be white
person, and so it must remain until white
voters may choose to change it.
Those who oppose the right Of negroes
to testify, do not reflect that they are
pursuing the very policy which the
Northern radicals approve, and in fact are
giving aid and comfort to the fanatics o
the North, by helping to break down
the President, and, if they could accom-
plish their purpose, they would most as
suredly keep our members out OF Con
gress, which is the object Of the extrem
lists of the North, and our refusal to ad
NIT the negro as a witness in cases wher'
he is interested, would furnish them witt
a most powerful argument with whic!
to drive the conservative party from us
Now l ask the people to reflect on thi
qeestion; and if they will do so, preju
dices will be overcome by the force Q
reason. Their duty to their country is
paramount consideration, and he VIII
would now throw obstacles in the way {
our complete success in restoring civ
govern nent is but poor patriot.
PUBLICOLA.