The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

sERENADE BY HIS
FRIENDS.
His Views ON the Question OF the
Hour.
He Would Rather Trast an Ignorant
Loyal Man than . Wise Rebel

large number ofcitizens of Iowa, resident
and sojourning in Washington, together with
other friends of Secretary HARLAN, repaired
to his residence and complimented him with q
serenade.
WILLIAM DUANE WILSON, ESQ.,, on behal
of the Secretary's friends, informed him that
this was done in view ofhis distinguished ser
vices as citizen Of Iowa, while officially en-
gagged in Washington, and his recent election
to the Senate.
Mr.. HARLAN, in response, said:
Fellow citizens of Iowa, IN expressing my
gratitude for this call, it may not be inappro
pirate to respond to the kind allusion made by
one of your number to my public services
Heretofore | have not done anything person
ally to enttle me to this distinction, unless j,
was an endeavor faithfully and persistently tt
discharge the duty of representative Of your
State while occupying position In one OF the
branches of Congress, and since that period
to devote myself with equal zeal, vigilance
and fidelity to my public duties as member
Of the great Union party OF the whole. .couR
try.
/ presume am indebted for this compli
ment to the recent action Of the Legislature o
Iowa in giving me the legal right to anticipate
the acceptance of seat In the United States
Senate some year and half hence. | car
only say with regard to that event, l am moi
foolish enough to disguise the fact that 1t il
personally gratifying to me as an endorsement
of my official services at the capital, and lm
poses upon me additional Obligations of fdel
ity to principle and vigilance IN the performs
apea Of my public aat.es. a" ti.f u
You viii SCARCELY expect OF me, on this oc
casian, Ia address yon on the general suelec
of national affairs; but there Is one grea
question to which | will briefly allude, no"
agitating the public mind and moving the
public heart, and that's the terms on whicf
our brothers who reside IN the districts re
con.Iy - rebellion shall te permitted TO aiul
late with her brothers ofthe other States.
The rebellion has been permanently crush
ed, and the fact is admitted BIZ AL; and tht
terms on which they shall be admitted Va iul
fellowship with the representatives OF tbs
other States of tho Union is the only gres
question which occupies the mind OF tbs
American people.
In some States the question is attended
with difficulty, in consequence OF the grea
ineoncruity cf the rcpulancr, on5- ha.i :
them having been in bondage and ab,ect sin
yefy while Some doubt the possibility O
their assuming and wisely discharsllg tss
duty Of 4@essran ettizeas lapprehend tina
none will now doubt that they must foFeve
remain free. [Applauss.l There are mons
who suppose they can be SHIFTED from thi
country to other climes. If this four miilion
must forever remain free, and they and thei
posterity remain in this country, presume M
wise statesman thinks that, f9r 9 lons tune
| they can be Deprived Of citizenship Til
time al which they should be admitted is L
question to-be decided by the Senatqrs anl
Representatives Of the United States.
4 partial recognition of the State has takel
place. The leaders In the Feballion hav
given up the struggle AS worse than futile
and they cannot hope in the future to seve
the Union and must, therefore, remain i
it, and as citizens render obedience to tn
| laws.
We he'd no right to ezpec, tney would a
once scauiasce and admit those who Yer
once slaves to equal rights of citizenship
But the safety of the Republic is more impoi
tant.
Many of our wisest fnanciers doubt yer
| much whether it would be safe to admit ther
in their present condition, with nearly one
half of the population excluded from citizen
ship, and that half the most loyal part of tn
population. They fear that under the rrsser
orgaslzatlnn, vita the local goyerhmsnt i
the hands Of those who have RECENTLY been i
rebellion, the Union men will be in yer
lean minority, and think it no more than rist
that thoss who recently had their hands re
with the blood of the loyal people Of tn
country should not fully manage the local q
fairs of those States.
Some doubt whether the liberated rae
have sufficient knowledge to participate in q
| the rights of American citizenship for myse
| have never doubtedit is much safer to !ru:
an ignorant loyal man than wise rebt
rApplapse.l 1'would prefer to secure II
loyal minority by uniting them with those wh
have heretqfore been in bondage, but are 10
! free, in order to SECURE, if not majority,
strong minority at least, to exact Just tern
of reorganization.
need hardly say that during the brief p'
Rod may remain in my present position
shall not fail to discuss these opinions or urt
my convictions in the proper quarter. NJ
am | disposed to say tonight that such view
: would be distasteful 70 the great and goe
maa who is ,he Chief df the Republic. Her
tofore he has had the capacity to speak f
himself believe it has been his purpose
leave the great question Of admission with Il
houses Of Congress. Applause. thar
you, gentlemen, for your compliment. al
now invite you to walk in and make the a
quaintance OF my family.
Outrages upon Freedmen I'm Mi
A4 sissiPpi.
J At Shangolo, Mississippi, few days ag
, while party of negroes were engaged in da
cling at house for which they paid rent re
ularly, twenty white men, residents of Il
town, surrounded the house and set fire to
An official report made by order of Gener
, Wood, recites these facts, and adds:
. Notwithstanding so horrible fright al
excitement, some had presence OF mil
enough to endeavor to save some bundles
5 clothing or other property. These we're sei7
r by the white men, and throvp back into Il
4Smes. One man, In escaping, called to
woman, saying: Follow me there is no da
, ger this way 'D-n you, I'll show y
whether there Is danger, said white ms
! He shot The negro fell. His dead or woun
4 / el body Was picked up and thrown iato I
8 flames. To further show the desperate a
petty mahgnity of these incarnate fends, th
, caught and burned the poultry of these pc
/ peopla, and shot their fat hogs in the pc
Without shelter, without food, without clo'
. ing-except what was on their persons
{ took refuge in an old abandoned ehurs
! This, too, was burned. Being fullyposDess
. of the devil, to complete their iniqnito0s G
j nival, they caught an uuo6ending and favor
q servant boy, and cut his throat, with intent
Q kill. But, ~ II to be . living ssoaument
y these internal deeds, he still survives, and
l ghastly wounds are slowly healing
p The civil authorities went throaGh I
y terms Of a ipysstessiqp, hss ths Corons
jpU rendered . yenlict Of death from 70,