The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-26
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A half hour ride from Hamilton brings US
TO the pleasant little borough Of Carthage,
thu @pisal Of No Republis ~ sAAeenes
Hancock is redeemed, regenerated and dis
enthralled from the dominion of the recon
structsd, 20, too, y Carthase Ne bop, ~
majority OF the Union 6sket was aslecssd in
the township at the last election. And with
the assured prophecy Of continued Union
,najorities upon it, Carthage becomes the
admirable county seat of . first rate county.
As We come up into the farming district
from the river we note that the corn, albeit
small, has gathered freshness and vigor from
recent ra;ns. And promises, with delayed,
an ordinarily good crop. Farmers are finish
ing the harvest, and if there have been sea-
sons when it more largely repaid the hns-
bandman's labors, this section il at least far
removed from any danger of famine. Winter
and spring wheat are good in guslisy not
extensive in quantity; oats and grass, cspi-
tai, and there is enough THE Hibernisn stat q
life to supply all the requirements Of the Fee
nian Repablc, and of our American pubis
as we'll
Carthage is good town with good people
in it. 1t has good school houses, and in its
churches it outranks many more pretentious
municipalities. Six good, substantial, and
some of them even handsome churches, are
|exponents Of the religious habits and demon
|inationalism of the Carthagenians. The
pulpits are said to be filled, for the most part,
|by Minister'S Of much more than ordinary
ability. Having SO many churches snd &C
good clergy. the town should never
again give .Copperhead majority during all
the days Of its natural life. Faciiis d
.Scensas Arerm-from churches to ijails-from
moral suasion to coercion from Sabbath
monitions against an evil life to the iron
barred, deable.walled and fsttered correction
of transgressors. For, Carthage rejoices in q
new Jail, just completed at . cost Of S2l 800,
and ponderously substantial structure it is
The easily escaping and hard to be held JAG l
Shepards, of Sucker State crime, will ply
their trade in vain inside this building. Owe,
its doors might be written Dante's nAll hope
give FER ye who enter here" The cells are
made Of stones from the celebrated Jolie,
quarries, and so ponderously large are they
that one stone forms side of the cell and q
the back, and forming the ceiling there is but
one stone TO two cells.
A good temple Of Justice have now the
Carthagenians, and they propose to build an
addition to II 1t cost Of several thousand
dollars. The work will soon be commenced,
most of the material being already on the
ground. @
Here, too, are news-reading and literarily
inclined people; Carthage has three weekly
papers. The Gazette is the finely appearing,
true speaking, ably conducted Republican
journal, published by our friend Capt. FRANK
E. FOWLER, q journalist born, who breaches
a radical gospel with an earnestnsss tina,
would do credit to the irrepressible THADDEus
himself Mr.. FOWLER knows the proper mode
of fighting Hancock county Buttenuts, and
he fearlessly does his work. He has done
nobly for the Union cause in the county, and
We are glad that his labors are appreciated
and that he is receiving hearty support from
his friends. Discussions among the faithful
have led to the publication here of two re-
constructed organs, the Republican and the
Democrat The burden of a bad cause rests
heavily upon them, and one or both of them
will doubtless follow soon the way of the
Southern Confederacy.
Ny Policy" here, as everywhere, doesn' t
find favor with loyal men. The soldier boys
and all Republicans, stand firmly together.
The Cops are in Strengthened circumstances
They cannot win in the county unless they can
get soldier support, and not one of the boys
in Blue can they get to desert his colors.
They made, few days since, a Butternut
raid on the gallant JoHS G. FusDA, late Col
onel Of the l1S,h Illinois Infantry, who lives
a few miles from this place. They tried to
purchase him with Congressional nomna-
ton or the District Assessorship, or the Leg
islature, or whatsoever he would prom
isng, like the Devil on another well-known
occasion, possessions that didn't belong to
them if he would but serve them. He opened
his batteries in response, in such emphatic
way upon Copperheads and rebels that the
reconstructed emissary beat speedy retreat.
Hancock county soldiers are not letting them
selves out to Copperhesd, wax-fgger or - My
Policy ownership.
Capt. HuRsT. brave soldier of the l1sth
regi ment,is loyal mems, but not ANDY JoHs-
son S, Post Master here. He keeps his off
cial head at AypY's service, but his princi-
p es, and bis loyalty, and his patriot record
are his own, and he doesn't purpose to let
Moses " or the Butternuts profit by them.
Our genial courteous friend, Judge SHARP,
the worthy, efficient, popular and politically
sound County Judge, has shown us many
kindnesses.
Aud now, after the manner Of the Shake
sperean character, taking our ease in mine