The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-04
JUDIGIAL.
For District Judge,
Hon. FRANCI1 m1sRxtGER.
For Rros.cutins Attorney.
JOSHUA TRACY.
MAssACRES AZ A REWARD FOR
Low ATTY


could not rival Assi's goodness he could
take life. Gods brand upon such mode of
meeting differences in iseaand sentiment
have not prevented its use IN all ages We
have not learned that its antiquity is its suffi,
Gent justification, or that it is the duty Of
civilized people still to foster it. It's said
that the recent riots at Memphis, Philadel..
phia, Baltimore, and the, later one at New
Orleans each the same lesson There is no
doubt of it. They show that as long as the
curse of barbarous slave spirit is upon the
land we will have events that will shame our
civilization in the estimation of the world
Those nots have disclosed very clearly IL ],
things: rebel hatred of leyal whites; rebel
hatred of the freedmen. They disclose fur
Their that the Democracy are still willing to
be apologists for rebels in peace as thew were
IN war; in brutal assassination during riots
which the rebels have originated as in re,
bellion. The report Of the Congressional
Committee in the matter Of the Memphis
riot disclosed the patent deliberate purpose
of the rebels in that city to slaughter the ne
groes; hence the killing and wounding and
burning of men, women and children without
provocation. Let US look further al the re.
cent tragedy at New Orleans And first here
is the testimony of Gen. BANKS, under whose
military jurisdiction the Convention of 1864
was called He says Of the recent assembling
of that body, which has so moved the MUIR
derous malice of New Orleans rebels:
The Convention was the ostensible and
not the latent cause of the outbreak. 1t was
peaceful and lawful assembly. One word
from the recognized authorities Of the United
States IN New Orleans would have secured
ITS adjournment. There we're other causes oil
offence than the converting of this assembly
Its members were, and have been, firm SUP
porters of the Government and decided on
ponents to It's enemies. They were, there
fore, marked men. The wounds inflicted an
the body OF DIR. Dostie will show by their
number and result, the intent and assurance
of his murderers. | knew him well. Na
country ever gave birth to more unselfsh
man or truer friend of liberty. He and his
associates were dangerous men to the enc
mics of this country. The unseen hand that
smote him was that which applied the torch
10 the city of New York. and by which LIN
coin fell His death will be avenged and In
this as in all trials of good men, the blood OF
the martyrs will be the susteuanee, of the
church.
The Convention at its meeting in New Or
leans on the 9th day of April, 1864, was the
representative of the loyalty of Louisiana.
The Constitution that it prepared was ratified
by about ten thousand votes. SO many were
faithful among State full Of traitors. The
latter didn't vote but they could hate. They
have shown that they can murder That
Constitution abolished slavery the success
OF the Government in putting down the re.
bellon made that abolition complete aud Ell.
fective. Full Of malice at the unsuecess Of
their treason the Louisiana rebels swore ven
at New Orleans are but one act in the uncom.
pleted tragedy. The crowd cnt down DR..
DosrrE and mutilate and do q score of muir
ders upon his body. 1t was because Dr. Dos
TIE was an out spoken Union man from III.
commencement Of rebellion and during lis
continuance; because he denounced the South
ern Contederacy and was equally the enemy
OF treason and slavery. Louisiana rebel an
probation of loyalty was written upon the
corpse Of DosrIE, and every cash and wound
Isl commentary upon I" Ny Policy 10 appa
ANDREW JoHSsox If he be not utterly infa.
nous.
We do not care whether or not the delios 81
tons of the Conventions would have resulted
In any special good 10 Louisiana Unionists:
whether or not its acts would have had anI
ya1t IL, l..
ana that were concerned in it they were the
men during those four years that were with
Mr.. JOHNSON in standing out against rebellion
and the Confederacy; they we've those thu,
Mr.. JOHNSON declared should alone be heard
IN the control of administration. The men
that have met them with violence and mnr
der were, during those four years, persistent
traitors seeking to destroy the Government
they had doomed these loyal men because 81
their loyalty. Now, when, in minority:
surrounded by rebels who have sworn ven
geance against them; abandoned by the nas
tionai executive; the civil administration in
the hands of late armed rebels and bitter
foes; that these faithful constant Union men
should be left at the mercy of secession
majority; TO be hunted down by rebel mobs
their unwavering loyalty made cause for
their persecution to the death the President
of the Nation against them and courting
traitors, is the most terrible unutterable,
damning infamy and wrong ever perpetrated
upon any people. Gather up the mutilated
BODIES OF DosrfE and others, white and
black, the victims Of rebel hate and for their
ep''aph wnte' The fruits Of my Policy
the Republics reward Of loyalty under AN
DREW JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION.
A Contention meets at Phiadelphia on The Z
IA tn inst. The Nce President of the South. !
ern Confederacy, rebel Generals, rebetGoy-
ernors and Constessmen and other officials ,
VIII be there. hey will be met with no !
violence. The President is ''cheek by jole'' |
with them. They are rebels. What Of chat ? r
1t IS the hope of ANDREW JOHNSON and the |
democracy that they will make a policy there /
which shall centrol the Government. Down I
- ho0isana the lnien nes mess in csnven, t
1ion 70 deliberate and their hall occupied ii
~ intimate rebels and the ea,hed body Of q
Dosrik; and the woundinR and murder at
oeiegates and OF Union men il The resn,,
There Is much matter for rejection ia hi. +
II may be the war is net over after an 4,
has greatly that appearance now. eNy Pol. !
icy seems to be drifting the country in that | ,
direction. The present peace that gives !
rebels better chances to oppress and nardss !
Union men and to exait disloyalty than ex~ | !.
isted in war, is not the peace for which the Ii
soldiers Of the Republic fought. Mr.. JoHs, i
non is responsible for the murders u New &
Orleansi he is responsible for further strife, n
8 further strife comsa The policy that op. Q