The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-27

On the 29th. the democratic thief, traitor an.
Secretary Of War, JoHS B. FLoYD. resigne,
! in order the better to assist in rebellion. o.
the End of January the democratic Governor
ELLIS, Of North Carolina, joined in the strifi
against the Government BY seixing Fort Ma
con, the government works q Wilmington
and the United States Arsenal ct Fayette.
vile. On the same day democratic GeorKis
seized Forts Pulaski and Jackson and the q.
8. Arsenal at Savannah. On the 9Th demo.
cratic Alabsma seized Fort Morgan and the
U. 8. Arsenal at Mobile. On the Sth demo
cratic Secretary Of the Interior, TnonPsos,
resigned after treacherously betraying the
sailing Of the Star Of the West to re-enforce
Sumter. On the 9th democratic rebels Al
Charleston commenced the strife of arms BY
firing upon the Star Of the Weet and driving
her back to sea. On the same day the Mis-
Gssippi Democratic Convention passed IN
Ordinance ofSecession. On the 10th demo-
cratic Florida seeded. On the IL democrat.
ic Alabama seeded. On the same day dem.
ocradc Louisiana seized Forts Phillip, Jack
son, and Pickens, and the U. 8. Arsenal Il
at Batcp Rooge. On the 18th democratic
Florida Seized Fort Bauancas and the Pen
saeola Navy Yard. On the 16tA democratic
Governor PIcKExs, Of South Carolins, de-
manded of the President the surrender Of Fl.
Sumter. On the 2Sth the Republican legis-
lature of Massachusetts, rendered to the Pres
ident all the power Of the State to support
the Federal Government and on that same
day the democratic legislature Of Virginia
appropriated one million Of dollars TO the
States use for the purposes Of rebellion. No
one day work could have better illustrated
the status Of the Republican and Democratic
parties on the question Of loyalty. On the
10Th democratic Georgia seeded. On the
2lst democratic L. S. Senator, JErr. DAVIS,
resigned TO become chief Of the democratic
rebel Confederacy, and the democr, tic Ala
bama Senators followed his example to assist
him in treason. On the 23d Georgia.
democratic Senators resigned. On the 24th
democratic Georgia seized the Z. S. Arsenal
At Augusta On the 2eth democratic Louisi-
ana seeded, On the lst of February the
Mint and Custom House at New Orleans we're
seized by the democratic State authorities.
On the 4th the democratic rebel delAsa,es
met At Montgomery to organize . Confede-
rate Government. Howell Coss, democrat
ic member Of democratic Cabinet undty
democratic President BUCHANAN was chair
man. On the sth the Montgomery Conven-
tion adopted . aProvinsional Government. On
the 9th JEFr. Davis and ALEXANDER Fl.
STEPHENS, both democrats. we're elected Pro
visional President and Vice President Of the
democratic rebel government On the 18th
the democratic DAVIS was lnsugurated. On
the 18th Fort kearney, Kansas, Wa captured
by the secessionists. On the 2lst JKTr Davis
appointed his rebel democratic Cabinet. On
the 4th of March Mr.. LINCOLN was inaugura-
ted and the Republican rarty came into
power" On the same day the democratic
State Convention Of Texas declared that State
out Of the Union.
Here was then the National condition.
Nearly every one Of the democratic States
had seeded. A majority Of the democratic
party Of the United States we're secessionists
or sympathizers. Never was . nation in
greater peril. The Constitution says "Whas
our country was when the Republican party
came into power was essentially the work Of
the democracy" 'Tis most true. For this
frank confession we thank our cotemporary.