The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-12
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events which have thiekly crowded upon %
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one that will Aass'S aa6Asd Influence spsa
all the future ofearssses5. aal thieh il 10
timassly connected ~ ~ ~ great cea>
test Of arms that - esswhsl The Nasisa,
/. has become i.szssivs thst shsss Who
stand hi liberty 80 losssty, Sartls night u
the Uaiol 70 sxiss asl asa y - frss, nsss
anil themselves Of svssy opportunity 70 gals
th. needed pokisa iaIssnatieA ssd guild
ance.
The purpossof htciag ssprsesassivs u
the Rebel States into Congress, in defiance
Of the lesd ~. ~ RrssidsatisI Eat and
Military power, i openly avovsd, with
threats that those who resist il shall BE- treat
ID as rebels, and civil war thus b k,ndled
throughout the North and Wsst-
We mint tdnvines, therefore, the SonsA
and the Copperhssds that revolutions 60
not bsckvard--stas Inaaeipssios is sa un-
changeable Aes-shat fs1s glorious Civil
Rights Act, can nsSsr be repealed; that
the rights Of Ne hueblsst A.ssiese ars
henceforsh gusrantesd ard shaded By che
Federal Cosstitdtoa, and s.ss b main
tanned againsf Al sainAAySrs - shas the
days wherein blacks had no riishls which
whites we're bound to respect Htnss passsa
away forever. Hs-Iis ~
The coming year il to b. n important sss
Ia the history Of Lee county and tie Stsss OF
Iowa. Our railroad prospects uhosil b
known abroad that vs may secure large i'm
migration here, 80 that our CREST State may
continue to grow and prosper even more rap
ialy than in the past
To this end, and that light and truth may
be systematically ditfused TO every neishbor-
hood and Preside, and that we nay aid, -
far Is IN Us lies, IN the eslishtsaing the pub
lie mind upon the real character and bear
inss of the political issues Of the day, ~ Of
fer the GArs err 4 the cheap rates found
below for the year 1857.
TIE Carr CrrY il one Of the oldest N.
psrs in the 6tats, 10 Published in the
Gate City Of Iowa, the entrepo& Of the Dss
Moines Valley TO Eastern and Southern trade
and travel. With these and multiplying "a
eilisiss for INSTRUMENTATION with oil the
markets toward which the commerce Of our
State tends, We shall il our full Commercial
end Financial Reports make the Carr val.
liable to Merchants, Farmers, Nanufactu-
rers, and oil classes Our Esvs Repor-
tory will BE- full and constantly mp TO
the latest dates and no proper sxpsass
viii BE- spared in extending cur telegraph
facilities for general md commercial
intelligence.
10 its editorial management ii viii still I'd.
vocass the fasdansntal Republican and
Union principles II has so long snd lssiously
maintained. and be . constant and ardent de-
fender Of Union, LibeNy and Justice. M.
HowrLL, % long and widely known u the
former editor Of this paper, under whose able
administration ii for years fought bsayely The
battle Of freedom and human rights, viii
sontribute, over his own sisnasurs to il
columns.
Oar Literary deparsnsnt ~ shall aim
to keep 6lled with choice matter. To
this end W shall lay under eoatriba.ion
Sketches, Esaays, Art and Science,
Poetry and occasional Tales.
For the benefit of our Farmers We ahall
devote portion Of our space to Asricul.u-
nal isens, sad nsstes Of interest 70 each
aud every ,iller Of the soil. thus making the
GATE CrrY 10 every respect 6rst -clae hmi>
" Ne~spaper-a paper that should b in
every household in Southern Iowa and
the adjacent counties of the nsishboriss
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Every citissa Of Iowa shoun feel :.
interest and take pride ia sustaining Stat.
paper in preference to one from abroad, and
We believe that most Of our Intelligent far.
mers, manufacturers sna mechanics SSrss
With ~ IN this respect, and only rsasirs 80
hc'tation TO subscribe for such paper q 20
sndeavor 70 make the Gar. ClrY.
Al IN the past, il will BE- our sndsuvor "a
make It essential to the prosperity and growth
Of our city, county and State, and in this efs
f.r We look to be cordially and generously
supported By the people. in order tia. L nav
fully and sufficiently second their efforts and
enterprises.
We are making arrangements ~ rspidly :.
possible 70 introduce steam power into Cd.
once. and = .sv Hss prsss cap.b,, Of
printing ten column sheet has been or.
dered from tbs manufacturer. When thi,
srrives the Weess- viii b. enlarged 70 ten
column shees king it the larrsss ed
sheapss paper p,,iilished il he Norshvsse.
and Asth editions %ill b. greatly Improved
II Appearance. ~ - -
S'multansousl, eth this ws shall CON.
nencs he publics,on Of SsnIwsixLY. for
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