The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-24
THAT MESSAGE.

THAT MESSAGE.
The President makes a speech or writes .
message. That is the way ''my policy works
itself of. The President has not made .
speech; he has written a message. 1t is on
the subject Of the joint resolution. There
are two large, ponderous, Overwhelmingly
big considerations to be regarded in the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment-so thinks
the President. The irst is, it wasn't sent to
him for his approval-he meant disapproval; /;
he was not given chance to veto it. OF
course there was no reason whyit should have
been sent to him. 1t rested with Congress
and the people. II was, in plain parlance,
not at all any of Mr.. JoHNsoN's business.
But il there is one thing more than another,
that is forte of Mr.. JOHNSON, it is vetoing.
And although it would not have prevented its
ratification by the people, It would have been
immensely gratifying to ANDREW to have been
able to indulge in another veto.
Another paramount objection that suggests
itself to the President is that Congress didn't
adopt 'smy policy" before adopting its own !;
that it didn't let rebels in before it tried to
keep them out. That will doubtless tell with
stunning effect on Congress-
Mr.. JOHNSON then gives an astonishing
specimen Of casuistry most exquisite illus
tration of hair-splitting. He has transmitted
the Joint Resolution to the States but he did
it ministerially, not executively. What an
acutely discerning Sir HuprRRAs We have.
FROM EUROPs.
A private letter rom Dr. HuGHEs has been
handed us. from which we make some ex-
tracts that may interest our readers. He
commences the letter off the coast Of Ireland
on Thursday, May 24lh, and closes ii at
Glasgow, Scotland, the Satu day following.
Ire vessel was the Caledonia. The trip was
very pleasant. We commence our extracts
''Ihe officers tell Us that we might cross
the ocean fifty times, and would never find SO
smooth q sea- The waves were very large,
but did not disturb the deck Of the vessel but
two or three times. The first that came over
caught US, wetting Amanda and Ella's $ feet
but no harm done. Stockings were changed
and all right again in few minutes. Some
days the surface of the ocean was as smooth
as the Mississippi. Fer two or three days,
during the forenoon. the fog was so dense
that the steam whistle was blown every two
or three minutes. TO prevent any collision
with other vessels. During the hrs, two days
We passed several vessels, but for the last half
of the journey not a single vessel has been
in sight. The Caledonia is a very comfolta-
bic ship, well offcered, and every one very
kind.
The supply of food has been abundant,
and everything well cooked Eat and sle. p
seems to be the order of the day the entire
trip. | ought to have added drinking as
many Of the passengers are foreigners and
like their drops. Wine of every stamp; ale,
porter, soda water, lemonade, &c., is abun-
dant and cheap, yet no one gets drunk.
Games of all kinds are kept up during the
passage 1t seems TO be regulation OF the
vessel to have every one on board amused.
and something amusing is on the tapis every
day For the last three or four evenings,
grand concert Of negro mins,rels. songs, dan
cling, DC, &c, has been the order Of the
evening. Some Of the performers are really
very good and very amusing TO the lands
men. Occasionally the cabin passengers join
in the amusement.
Yesterday was the Queens birthday.
Among the demonstrations was big dinner,
and at hight, songs, "God Save the Queen"
&c. But we did not let the evening pass
without the s'Star Spsngled Banner and
| other patriotic songs. We have very nice
library aboard, and while free from hunger or
awake we can interest ourselves with a book.
1t is now Friday afternoon, and we are in the
Irish Sea, having come in sight of land early
this morning. The first object seen was the
flash light from the lgh, house on Tory Is
land, on the Irish shore. We reached the
shore about daylight, or within two or three
miles. 1t seems very strange to us Ameli
cans to have twilight until nearly ten o clock
in the evening, and then daylight at half past
two to three o'clock. This morning the sun
was up at three o. clock, and while now write
it is four clock p. M, while with you it is
along the Irish coast, viewing the shore, near
which we have been for miles. We have
passed the counties Of Donegal and Antrim,
seen the Giants Causeway, and many points
of historic interest which will not now trou-
BILE you with. We have just crossed from
Fairhead, on the Irish shore, to the "Mull of
Coutyn," on tine shore of Scotland, and at
this moment are passing the Isles O Craig.
We will soon enter the Clyde. The scenery
is grand. We will soon reach Greenock, an
important town on the Clyde, the point at
which so many iron ships are built.
SATURDAY, MoRNisG, 10 a. m.-The view
along the Clyde was so fine thai could not
write, and finish this morning in order that
this letter may go out by to- day mail. Here
we are all comfortably fixed mt the Crown
Hotel, in Glasgow. having arrived at the
landing about o'clock this morning. We
did not 60 to bed until we landed The nigh,
was beautiful, aud we enjoyed the scenery
quite as much as during the day. an
astonished that American tourists do no,
visit Scotland and sail up the Clyde more
frequently.
.sThe Custom House officers came aboard
this morning, and as soon as breakfast was
over, our trunks were ordered on deck, and
first opened our large trunk for inspection
The officer was very gentlemanly, and passee
our baggage, Tor luggage, az they call it here
. and we we're soon landed. Porters we're OF
hand to take our baggage to the hotel. Twt
shillings for the lot-two trunks and two
carpet sacks, about / miles. We then tool
cab for two shllidgs more, and were soor
landed at our hotel, whic his on st. George
Square, the most fashionable part oflhe cit y
1.-THE barber shop, which have just WIS
tied, is 2 curiosity in it's way, little eight b,
ten affair, with two chnirs for customers, on,
AN ordinary armed chair, with piece o
leather fixed in the shape of pad, ant
fastened 10 the WALL against which you lea,
your head. This was occupied, and tool
the other, which vas high. backed chair
cushioned plainly. In both, the party shaved
! had tc sit in an erect position. Ny turn sool
came. and was shaved in few minutes, no
with the ease, however, Of Keokuk BARRIERS
The brushing Of clothes was carried on witt
| the brueh in the old stvle and ~ avtrna /,