The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-20

gnided By Intelligence SID Instructed in
their polisisai stgAts, asi burning for the
natioqel honor. shall We say Of ssokhes
class of soldisfA ! .olaaA that had no in
strustiOn, no political rights, hsd 10 Joy
- ths past asd little hope IN the future.
Whist shah We ssy Of these colofed men
Who with intsnse Loyalty and paarietism
voluntsessd with Us 10 our dsfsnss 7
Shall there be no word Of escoasseement
for the negro soldier Who stood sils BY
side with the white man fRhdDg for The
country ukDA had tsen Assstofore upiast
70 him, bat Who relying ON the future,
upon the hith and on the justice OF ON.
nipotent God. still stood up and fossht
-bssvs,y, il there no reward to be given .
him ! Shall We forget him? Shall be
be denied even the peer hosor Of partici-l
patipg = the national capital in the n.
visuSf - Ateps Who Won those great
vistoriss I I = nss this oosairy will ssvsr
b guilty Of such iDgratisude. will
never CEASE to urge upon the Goysssmens
to do justice to the negro. at least to a.
low him to sppear in arms At the capital
that he helped to save BY HE vsior, and
again appeal to the men Of Hassachu-
sets to say whether the man that il ct to
fight is not 6t to vote. lChesrs. ]
Whether . man that can carry . cartridge
box is not 6t to walk up to the ballot bo17
Wheeler the man who knows how to
handle . bayonet does not know how to
hsodls . hlsie Bit Of paper! am ready
TO admit the want Of issslIigsscs aad eul-
tivation in the negro. ] know be Il igno-
rant, but be knew enough to be right in
this ooptest, to be loyal. and that u =
great deal more than his master did,
Cheers and lAsghter.l know from
having sees the rolls Of l6O, 600 Of The
rank and 6ls Of ths Csnfedssste army
(prisoners) } aud ] know that only one ia
sight vs able to sign his name. In the
rceonstruoeioa We have gos TO trust to the
instinct aud mot to tho Intelligent cul.iva.
tion Of the voter. l had rather trast to
the loyal black instinct than to the dis.
loyal white instinct. Lasyhtsr.l There
fore, my friends. / think We oaa ask the
Government to hold on. and iirst punish
the disloyai citizen, either BY the loss Of
his life, his liberty. or his land, accord
ing TO shs decree Of the Government.
but do not punish the loyal citizen, who
has nothing but the ability Gsd has given
him to further the cause Of the Usion
aud Government. We may further ask
Of the Government simply 10 wait and see
Who its frisDds are; to treat with those
only who are friends to-day, not Of the
lip, but Of the heart. Deal With the meu
who have fought fr il and MT for those
Who have fought against il, and give po-
litical rights TO tnose who hsvs defended
and not 10 those who have undertaken to
overthrow the Government. Then let Us
have the whole army, regulars and vol
uateers, oihxsn soldiers, blsck and white
and grey, who fought for Us. aud give
each and all their due proportion OF
praise.
A Pleasing incident attending tine exer-
cises vas the presentation of an elegant
silk dag snd silver plate. On the flag
wss the following inscription: "Msry
lfnd to Massachusetts; April 18th, ;.65.
May the Union aud friendship of the fu
ture obliterate the anguish OF the past z
Lieut.. Col. Tyron, of Gov. Bradford
staG, presented the H4g with an eleean,
.ddress, which was appropriately replied
To by Gov. Andrew