The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-11

church belonging to the Northern whit,
branch, and not to the colored people, wa
burned by the Irish Catholic Rebels: and thu
programme had been enlarged to include al
the offensive institutions and individuals o.
the city, comprising Republicans. Yankees
Methodsts, and Baptists as we'll as negroes
when Gen. Stoneman's interference cut the
programme short for the present.
TnE STATE LINE RoAp.-On the second
page will be found well written article by
person who has passed over the route of the
Estate Line Road" This question is one o
Importance to Keokuk, and should not be al
lowed to pass unheeded
American Medical Convention at Bal.
timore
BALTIMORE, May 5th. 1866.
DEAR GATE CRY Thinking that some ol
your medical readers, us well as some perhaps
who are not of the profession, may be inter
ested in the proceedings of the meeting OF
the American Medical Association just clos
ed, | send you few jottings of things seen
and heard while sojourning III this monu-
mental city,
The first object of the association seemed
to be on the first day, to appease the wrath
and Indignation of the secession element from
the several States which have been aroused
in the expulsion, last year, at New York, of
Dr. Montrose A. Pallen, of ST. Louis, a noted
rebel. who had been charged by witness in
the Indiana trials of being implicated in an
New York. The Doctor proved an alabi. by
the certificate of the Vice Consul at Montreal
and presented a request from General Grant
that the disgrace thus attached to him by the
moved Within ten minutes ofthe assembling
of the association. and before it had become
organized, at least half dozen motions has
been made by men hitherto noted as Of the
Copperhead or rebel persuasion to have the
action of the New York meeting summarlv
rescinded. It was only by careful manage
ment that general explosion was prevented.
Indeed, loyal men were asked. and even al
their tongues while Copperhead Doctor
from New \ ork and another from Baltimore
insisted upon the Convention getting down
upon its knees, and with uplifted eyes and
clasped hands implore the forgiveness of the
nest foully injured rebel as shev would have
IT, 1t made loyal blood boil almost to over
flowing several times. to hear their remarks.
and witness the spirit manifested. The re-
port of the committee to whom the matter
was referred, the same consisting Of Drs.
Hooker, of Connecticut, and Davis of Chi
eago. was digniaed and appropriate, asking
that Dir. Pallen be yindicated and regretting
the seeming Injustice done him. This, how
ever. was not sufficient. The former action
Of the convention was construed into gen.
eral reflection on the surgeons OF the rebel
army. and something must be done to concl-
;a.a them or they and their Southern friends
would not take part in the meeting Of the
association neither now or at any future time
One gentleman, whose relatives are mostly
Southern. said he was willing 10 get down
upon his knees and ask the forgivness of the
Injured individual, though he was not at New
York when the expulsion took place This
was for buncosab clearly, and for effect. Hav-
ing an excuse to force the loyal element into
an eauivoeal position. they were not content
until the whole convention should bow in
meekness and repentance with their faces
covered By their hands, and their hands In
1 ~ IL, h.,
rebel The motion prevailing to recnd and
restore him, committee was appointed to
notify him of the fact, invite him to the stand,
ana introduce him to the convention in form.
He responded in the usual tone ofreeonstruct-
ed rebels by justGying his course during the re-
bel.on. ard rather priding himself on the
fact of his having baen a surgeon in the rebel
service. When lie closed, he was loudly ap-
plauded by large number Of the members.
On Thursday Mrs. Jefferson Davis passed
through the city on her way to Fortress Mon
roe to the rebel chief; and. stopping at Bar
NUNS Hotel. received large number of calls
from the sympathzing elements, both male
snd female. Of the city. The tone Of many
of these was somewhat subdued, but at the
same lime coupled with expressions of ulti
mate triumph of their cause, and OF the good
time coming. One gentleman was very par
ticular TO assure her " that all would yet bs
right, ard "to be of good cheer"
Some of your lady friends may be interes
ted III her personal appearance and genera
demeanor, aud may possibly have fanciet
that she is small, delicate. we'll formed. fine
sorrow and disappointed ambition seeking
retirement and aplace that ike the "Maide o
Innistore," s'she might weep on the rock
of soaring minds" until her eyes reddenee
with the gloomy currents of her life, and he
tears riyaled the sea spray IN its piousness
and there bewaii the misfortunes that hat
betallen her and those near to her. But oh
how far from the fact. Let these immagina-
tons move in the opposite direction. as Il
form, feature and spiritas they may, and the.
VIII hardly reach tie reality as seen in the Bal
tmore parlor. The Queen Zenobui was prous
eet subdued and beautiful in her bondage
and he. household, in the bitterness of deel
greet and symfsthy for her calamities, wep
with head bowed aswn and wringinp hand
for the misfortunes that nad oyertaken her
But there were no such manifestations here
On the contrary, there was pride coupled will
the scarcely concealed hope of ultimate sue
cess in sll that transpired. There was N,
humiliation, no seeming regrets save that Q