The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-25
vol. II.

desdeniug the forest. was alwsys carefn
10 preseryiog the young growth Of si%bes
and selecting his swine for the slaughter
be preserved the yoanger ones for future
use. But tho tyrsnt and despoe Wh
ruled this people to destruction paid nj
regard to age or condition. He desirst
70 double tho widowhood and duplicat,
the trph, NJ. He blsshed that such ,
feion should occupy the highest place il
the giis of the people. PA,jury and lar
oeny we're written over him rs often as
vas Tone dollar on the one dollar bills ol
tho bank Of the State Of lsdiana. rCriea
of the old villaio.] The Democracy
we're for peace"
Now. is it any wonder, in view of the
general promulgation Of such sentiments.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in q
free country which detests tyrants,
usurpers and despots, and holds that re-
sistsnce to such is obedience to God p
And is it any wonder that the honest
masses Of tits Copperhead Democracy are
di-gu:ted with leaders who. after indulg.
ing in such constant, Wholesale and ven
omous denunciation Of Mr.. Lincoln for
years past, turn right about after bis
death and eulogize him TO the skies and
put on all the trappings Of grief?
lIuE sURRENOEh OF Johns rON.
Toe body OF the telegraph headed as
sbove in our dispatches yesterday morn :
iog struck us as rather an attempted sur
render of The United States By Genera !
Sherman than the surrender Of Johns ton 9
nrmy TO him. Aud such it seems was
the effect produced on the community
generally. We never remember to have
Y -tnessed just such an expression on the
eounicnanco Of the public as met our
observation yesterday. There seemed .
ningliog or succession of all manner Of
1isagreeable feelings. incredulity, aston
.hmen', chsgrio, disgust. regret. shame,
and anger. Nobody
could account for i'll none could give
reasonable motive for it, All condemn d, d
t, and spite Of his brilliant achievem ats
II denounced Sherman.
We cannot gise the public much aid in
solving the difficulty, and il is probably
rot important that it should be solved
,ince Saerman's act has been oyerru Ell
,y the Government, and Grant has gone
% take command in person. 1t is probs-
De, however, that as peace-making, con.
.iiation and high &C rsideration Of traitors
vas in fashion last week, Sherman took
Z into lis head to do "b:g thing . in
hat direction and paeify the country BY
wao!es ale, rsmitting everything back
}, near rs practicable to the exact poin,
when the secesh conventions we're about
10 assemble in the Southern States some
fur years age. But however great =
warrior Gen. Sherman may be, it is clear
that he is no statesman, and scarcely
the the ordinary practical sepse
Ct common men 10 matters of peace di
plomacy. His attempt 10 that direction
has seriously damaged his welI-earned
and compromised him in pub
opinion. ellis vaul,irg ambition over
lesped" the proper sphere Of his powers.
and bis attempt to win the honors and
the popularity of a grand paci6eator, has
incurred the rebuke of his superiors and
the condemnation of the people. And
should JEFF. Davis and his guilty compsn.
ions escape By this connivance his coun-
trymen will never accord Gen. Sherman
az high place in their favor as he has
hitherto occupied.
Eg In November last Booth left a
sealed package with his brother 10 law for
safe keeping. A few days since it vas
opened and amongst other things was =
letter expressive Of great devotion TO the
cause of The South and like dctcstation
of The abolitionists and Of the ''tyraut aud
usurper," Mr.. Lincoln. 1t seems from a
hint or Two in the letter that he then had
. project to capture Mr.. Lincolu and de.
liver Linn to tue Coniedcracy, and pledged
his lie in the cause Of his Southern
friends. And. BY the way, there is moth.
in. half as bad in Booths letter as in the
@ ,pperhead speeches 1t the Chicago Ma
tional Convention.
s~Millard Fillmore is o Gconserya.
tive friend of the rebel chiefs, a enc
my Of tho Government under which he
lives, aud Of which he was at ono time
tho chance head. But Mllard Fillmprs
!. consistent, heSnsver displays The rs
Of bic country - an emblem OF patriotism
Or j,y over uaion victories. aud b. don't
follow the example Of his C0sfsderass
Copperhesd associates By displaying tho
badges ef mourning over The dssth + he
Preeident.