The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-10

The Chicago Times, the Copperhead organ
Of the Northwest, is down on the Irish of
Chicago, and abuses them more fercely than
it has been accustomed to abuse the sAboli-
tionists,n the 'sLinconites, and the mig
gers" The Times is the organ of the party
with which the Irish have always voted; and
if it portrays their condition and character
truthfully, we do not see that they have much
to boast of in that class of voters over the
negroes.
We think, for our own part, the Times is
unjust to a population that constitutes very
considerable proportion of the party. We
make but two or three brief extracts, as fol-
lows, from the Times editorial:
THE IRISH QUARTER.
Contrary to prevalent opinion, Wells street
does dot contain all the wretchedness poverty and
vice of Chicago. Its crowded tenernents and
seething alleys of prostitution and crime are di-
recly under the eye of the police, who relax
their relentless vigilance. There are other sources
whence comes frequent complaints to annoy and
puzzle the officers These are the patches. where
the sons of the Emerald Isle have "squatted, .
built their nine shanties reared their Off
spring and bred their extensive droves of geese,
ixation the rapid growth of the city, and the cpn-
sequent increase in the value of property, do not
seem to exert much influence upon these people.
Wherever block of land. or perchance a drehry
sand hill along the lake shore, is in ltigation or
of doubtful title they ind il out if by instinct;
up goes the shanty, which has perhaps been re
move ed from some other locality upon the backs Of
the joint propretors. Paddy and Biddy.
THE IRISH WIFE.
The genuine squatter's wife is short and thick.
with abundance of red hair and flesh. She is
never without hroomstick in her hands. and
never can be thrown of her guard. Her face is
exeeedin giy red, and tells Of ''potations deep.
and not of the best quality. She is aftired in a
tattercd dress with sleeves rolled up. Barefoot is
the latest style for the extremiies, and she IL in
the fashion. She at once takes you for an eastern
landowner, and is prepared to call together all
the women of the patch, if she ascertains such to
be the fact If, however, you succeed in making
her believe that you chance visitor, she be-
Gains her passions, especially If greenback is
placed in her itching palm. Then she will show
you through her shaniy, and introduce you to her
neighbors.
THE sHASrIEs.
! The shantes are generally divided into three
apartments. In the first, which may be termed the
parior, are quartercd the cow and pig. In the
second apartment or The dining room. the gos-
iings and geese, hens and chickens roost, secure
from proving marauders or policemen. Further
on Is the kitchen, considered the most magnificent
room in the honse, by the mistress thereof II her
cows. pigs. geese. gosings and hens are comforta-
bly, provided for, il does not matter any further.
In this third apartment, separated from the others
by chinkiess partition, between ten and a
dozen children. lying upon the floor in rows. in
the most squalid rags and filth rickety bed
stead serves for the PROJECTORS OF the establish
rnent. This is the ultima,um of squatter desire