The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-11

TH1r ExAn1sA1ros i-Those Who attended
during the two aeys, the closing exercises q
Prof Jsmieson's classical School will agree
With rs that hey demonstrated thoroughly
the supesior excellence Of Prof J, - y in.
structor. We think We have never witnessed
anywhere more accuracy and scholarship,
by pupils Of the same age than was shown BY
his classes. especially the classical. We
don't mean that they made no mistakes, that
they went with automatic precision through :
parroty memioriter recitation. But they
showed an accurate knowledge Of what they
were about, complete knowledge Of the
geographical bearings and topography Of the
Of the mental territory where they travelled
that is the highest indication Of excellence
in a teacher and thoroughness in student.
The classes in Latin and Greek showed .
skill in analysis, knowledge of the gram
NAUTICAL genius and construction ofth langua-
ges that was an improvement on much more
advanced classes in many colleges that could
be named.
We wish our citizens had come out in great
er numbers. It isn't great exaction on the
part of the instructor to request that his
patrons will show some interest in his work.
1t is as little as any people can do, when .
faithful and capable teacher has by long days
sc o-Jno,, %roc:nr edvarooJ <ha:. oh;Idrau
substantially along the highway Of knowledge,
to attend the few hours Of his closing exam
nations. Mark for yourselves the status OF
the child's education, and give the instructor
the praise, or censure which may be his due,
and either of which ismuch better than utter
Indifference.
WXAre proud Of Mr.. Jameson as teacher,
we deem him one of the best in the country.
1t is of much Importance to both parents and
child that the scholar has the fortune to be
placed under preceptor who will lay deep,
thoroughly, and we'll the foundations and
rear substantially his part Of the structure Of
"a proper education. Such a preceptor il
Prof. Jameson, and we hope our citizens
will give him merited support. He is ably
assisted by Mr.. Kretzinger, diligent and
highly competent teacher, who will continue
with Professor during the year.
THE LAST VETO IN THE SOUTH.
Mr.. johnson to be Rewarded---He II
I Nominated for the Presldeney...Hia
Career q Romantic Marvel---Grani
viii be Nowhere.
President johnson has voted the civil rights
bill Eight words are required to tell the
tale, but all the years to come will not cause
the act to be forgotten.
It is hard for Southerner to speak Of hin
! in language that does not seem hyperbolic, fol
he has now given conclusive proof that fhs
object nearest his heart is constantly, not fit
! fully, to WELD his power as becomes thu
chief magistrate of grea, nation. We con
I TESS that we feel we cannot say or do too
mnch for him who has done 80 much ane
spoken so we'll for az, and for Justice.
1t has been well remarked that she WHIT
closes q revolution has a more arduous ane
higher task than he who conducts it, Ii
this capacity Andrew johnson is now win
ming fame co-extensiye with Christendom
| 1t is difficult to find words to describe his po
sition: to depict in proper colors the noble
| firmness of the man. If any Sontherner hes
itates to sympatize with our enthusiastic ad
miration, let him but imagine the consequen
ces which would follow the death Of the
great statesman who is standing between III
and the cowardly, cruel faction which pants
for our destruction. Surrounded by the mos
adverse influences, assaulted increasingly, nov
by the adjurations, now by the invectives o
those with whom he was once associated, h,
has warded off the blows of radicalsn,, AM
given us justice instead Of oppression
Doubtless he finds his reward in the con
seriousness of duty performed. We shoule
not and will not be content to rest the matte
there. By protecting us he has alienated tn,
dominant party of the North; we trust tina
he will yet find himself the gamer thereby.
| The Northern people are essentiallva race
of-shail we say toadies or hero worshippers
and their idols are ever tricked out in blue AM
brass. II President johnson stopped to con
ciiate the party now in power in that section
if he catered to every base passion and abnset
his high station to satisfy every demand O
Radicalism. he would find, at the end of h,
term that sorne hero of the Union war, no
himself, was the favorite Of his party. Wher
he had served their purposes he would be Sc
aside for Grant or soma other popular IDOL
! 1t is in the South that he must, as he will
/ find his support.
Some may think that we are promising tor
much; that our exclusion from representa-
| ton makes these idle words. We are suf
fciently sanguine to disagree with them.-
We do not believe that Stevens and his coad
tutors can much longer silence our voices il
the administration of the Government-ant
Stevens does not believe it. He knows tina
onr restoration to the Union would be death
blow to his party; he knows that we hold thu
balance of power; and he knows too, that NJ
Radical villainy can long keep US out of ou
rights and-0ur supremacy, the dread phan
tom that is ever staring him in the face
Richmond Eramincr.
Gen. Lee Woman Whipper.
! To the admirers of General Robert F.