The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-19
Gov. kirkwood's Appointments.
From the New York Tribune.
Andrew Johnson.

The Wort9-which so vehementIy and 81
brutally assailed President Johnson when :
candidate as disgracefully unfit for the SECOND
othce-quoting his Nashville speeches as tbe
illusions of vulgar rufianism-has recently
discovered that this same johnson is a CAM
tai fellow, gentleman, a statesman. and q
hrst rate Democrat If 50, WHY did Tn,
Horsd cover him with such outrageous abuse
one little year ago
Mr.. Johnson tcas Democrat till the ereat
body of his party became traitors 10 fbe;r
country, when he left them to their treason
and joined the Union party. by whose votes
he was chosen Vice President. and TINS no.
came President. De
vi the sirteen Democratic Governors of
States IN office on the LIST of January. 1851
no less than tscetre early and openly became
leaders OF the Rebellion while moi one tool,
ground fairly and openly with Andrew .John.
son IN favor OF fighting and putting it down
vi the meffy-str Democrats who were mem-
pers with Mr. johnson of the Senate of lSso1
tcenfytiree including his own colleaouel ba
came open. deadly Rebels while among the
l IL minority We're such Gaioatsts as Jesse
= Ifight' Joseph Lane, l.. W. P6xell, James
"A. bayard and Willard Salisbury. OF tho
ninetg-ei9M Democrats chosen n H.,
AAAN lth Congress, not less than 8fyy-Sf,.
nave been deep IN the Rebellion. and wonla
giadiy nave paid good price for Andrew
Johnson scalp any day of the las, ,braa
years. Yet The HorM talks as thonoh 81 =
PRESIDENT had become suddenly enamorad IS
these gentlemen and their Copperhead allies
anu was about to throw himself unreserve.lls
l,no teeir arms When he does we shall ali
doubtless know it. S''
ne hortd IS not content with appropria.
ing the President it so foully DETAINED wb;Ie
he was candidate: it abducfs Gov Sha, I,e
OF Mississippi = lifelong hig-and tall
OF hun az = Ia 1860, a leader of tho nen,o.
cratic party which he always onnosed s.
ald the loyal Governors of tennessee Alo.
paila ana FLORIDA. Even Gov. Hamilton of
ieXas was chosen to Congress as n ITn;on;st
over the regular Democratic nominee Dn.
mocraey in the South has bad record nm tho
Union question, and the President knows il
nc bo'fd IS not satisfied with appropr;a.
ting the President it so blackballed. II as.
sumes to read his thoughts and declare his
WISHES. The President has never Indicated a
oesire mat the Blacks should not, ror avowed
. oon, ic1oh that they ought not to be en-.
rinn nini yet The WorH unwarrants' l.,
and seeks to read its advocates =. .hrage'
Administration party Hear !, II oI .he
me troubles which, II assup discourse OF
eHi9h ranks III our State. -es' o'sturp ihe
he main point in p
bered. IS the rightp' .isPute' De II remem,
dorsng Presiies, -ness or expectancy OF IN
structiQn, b. - Johnson pohcy OF recon
No firth al their approval. they could &c
Dan,c .er in this direction than the New Y rl
No. Jcracy. They are not only VIGOROUSLY
>, unanimous In lis favor, but would be yer,
nearly unanimous against it, if it were not fol
the certain overthrow of their party which
would result IRON present opposition. Re
publcans who profess to support it dissembl.
their real sentiments. Why should they an
prove policy which is certain, if successful
TO bring their political opponents into power
The southern States, if the negroes are ken
from the bailot-box, are certain to be over
p whelmingly Democratic and the stiff oppo
stion of Messrs. Wilson. Butler. and otbe
Radical leaders, is founded on that idea
The difference between the Radical and tn
Conservative Republicans is, that the forme
are more prov'dent and long sighted. Tn
Need RAYMOND faction wish to carry tbi
election, which they know there il no chan
of dong without a vigorous Endorsement q
the President. The Greeley Wilson fact;o,
think such a victory would be dearly pur
chased by the success of a policy which mus
inevitably uproot and destroy the Republica,
party, and keep men of their stamp out .
power forever
Here the President OF the United States
held up to pubic view as conspiring not mere
ly to defeat ond overthrow those whose effor,
and votes made him President--not mereI
10 put them olt, but ito keep men of thei
stamp out OF power forever and to secur
the control of the Government to their deaf
iy, proscrlptlve foes. The World has no wa
rant Tor these calumnies on the Presiden
and the future will show that the impuder
attempt of his deadly foes to abduct and 20,
vert him to their base uses willrecoil an N q;
own heads. VI W.