The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26

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hpv hey Tough. Bet Soald nee s6lsaiu
from asking myself Il tho ssd-eo4es 90.
idashing bayonet 10 hsnd upon ~ liitl,
fort, aud u our fathers net them ID tns
breach r. sk saaa Ia sss9
Thus missed until il sssmsd that
could hear the thunder ii bassls ID my
ears. could almost $50 the blsse Of III
Long Tom - she hurled her chaiu-shot
Ianosg the rigging II the British vssssl,
the shouts Of tho enemy, ths bittsr shouts
pf de6asce which answered back. a.
grand assault, the meeting Of fosusn fass
I'd faos and hshd 70 had, The clashisg d
stsel, the going down into the ditch 81
oocksde and red-cost together. All thsss
things seemed present 6sf0rs ne, and
could scarcely realize that lived il 1854
instead Of l777.
AZ | write my tent Is sheltered By The
boaghs Of the live OAK, planted during the
period whom Georgia was : colony, md Il
p probable that the scions Of Esaland's
royalty have enjoyed many gaia day 10
the grounds adjoioing my camp. Within !
hundred yards Of nay tent lie the remains
Of Governor james Wright, Who held Of.
Zoe BY appointment Of King George. The
Ycrthy Governor west 10 sleep in 1878.
The remains Of tho old mansion are near
the camp, while the grand old avenue
which led to the maosion Of THE zine cd
English gent" is ooversd over with the
growth offs century and which Time has
hid his 6oger upon ~ bsloninx to th %
past. But Why continue this Has D. {
every foot Of soil some claim to sacred re-
membnance, for though We are the chill
dren of > new world. We irample daily up
on the buried history Of . people who we're
once numerous, if not - powerful a. We
are now.
TAe Testtmeny OF the Loyal slave
States AgaSnss slavery IN the Cen.
stttutten g. Mssyssaa, Keutucky.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Yeanan. II u.
lins.
Special Correspondence of Cincinnati Gazette.
Washington, Jan. IA.
No event of these momentous times will
hereafter stand out more prominently than
the Amendments to the Constitution or the
United States, abolishing and prohibiting
slavery. It will take rank in history With
the extortion Of Magma Charta and the
Declaration Of Independence.
have been waiting for the ending OF
the House debate on the subject, 10 the
hope that it might be possible to exhibit
in single letter something Of ils scope
aud bearing; bu, the ending seems a ar
of Is ever. The debate has hardly beef
up TO the high occasion, hu, the position
Of three Representative men from the
slave States is so marked and manly - to
command the widest attention.
Mr.. Creswell 6tIy and eloquently gave
voice to the aspirations Of Freed Mary
Ind; Mr.. Yeaman placed himself in the |
advancing column that is to free Kentucky;
and Gen. Rollins, prompt to respond 20
the new sense of duty which big nsjori.
lies often inspire. signalized our triumph
IN his State BY illustrating to the country
that Missouri emancipation had freed her
Congressional as well as her negro slaves. |
4 cannot do better than to group together
The more striking points made by these
gentlemen as presenting the testimony Of
Eoyal Slave States against slavery in the
| have been waiting for three days since
be delivery of Geu. Rollins speech to
uake some extracts from the official re.
port Of it. Tha, / do not do 20 ia the
Generals own fault. He IL still, to his
decided discredit, be it said. 's~ithholding
IL for revision" Tue popular idea Of the
Congressional Globe is that is shows what
vas said in Congress The idea that such
members As General Rollins seem to en-
terrain is that it should show what they
concluded afterward 10 write out in their
rooms.
The speech. though not justly entitled
70 be called great. or even specially able,
vas still very effective Ii it had not
been, he could not have so inordinatels
trespassed upon the patience Of she
House as to stretch over the third hour.
He spoke Of the economical question, for
the South generally. and in particular for
Missouri; dwelt upon the patriotic neces-
sity for making sacrifices to secure peace
for ouseves and largely increased pros
perity for our children; traced the re-
beliion to slavery aud dilated on the ruin
its political influence had wrought; and
thanked God that the emancipation Of
politicians, ~ we'll rs of slaves, had
come.
His appeals to his political associates
TO join him in securing the expiration Of
this cause u all our woes we're particu-
Iarly effective. Bru,us Clay was es-
pecially touched, though there is not the
slightest hope that his vote will be
changed.
Maryland, Kentucky, Ais.ouri--ds-
handing in Congress the prohibition and