The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-20
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ThesAvalMcf qonartulMe M nphi-
ans on the beneficial effects of the mob, and
amongst other favorable things accomplished
itmentious the following: Il r Ir~afrs.r
Id our social status, neither the black.
hearted fanatic Of New England, nor the
black-skinned fanatic Of the South, can rule
tn the white =. map e tbs part Of the niopss
There is 40 efstandihg this; and We al
not hesitate to avow our joy that the Radicals
have learned at least that much Of selfgov-
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Another lesson still has been taught the
white fanatics, at least 1t is that we want
none of their ..school marine among ady a
our population, white or black It is said
they have all left in great fright. A happy
rlddance we have. They were nuisances -
Women who could come down South to teach
negroes are unfit companions for any but ne
gro society. The South never learnt any
thing from New England. The Pharisaical
religion. the morals, the ssisms'' OF that land
OF hickory hams and wooden nutmegs, have
never obtained foothold among us. and never
will. The s'isms' are sprouts to be planted
among US by these "school marms," ..nd the
South will rejoice when the last one of them
has left US. ~ ags4
The loyal Post, in reply to the Avalanche,
says:
Perhaps this jubiiant negro hater will mod
crate his ecstacies when he learns that the
"school marms are coming back with re.
enforcement, and that orders to Government
officers here are, to protect them with all the
force at their command. The colored school
houses are 10 be rebuilt without any delay, one
hundred laborers being engaged for the pur.
pose. The coiorea churches are also to be
reconstructed, and the city of Memphis is to
bear the burden Of expense.
And the Post adds by way of offset to the
boosted beneficial effects of the riot tina,
northern capitalists have been deferred from
investing in Memphis property or business.
Besides, it says: sesss
We we're yesterday informed by a gentle
man. whose business enables him to speak
advisedly. that he knows Of over twenty
building enterprises which had eenprojected
previous to the riot, but have since been sus-
pended IN consequence of it. When we re-
hect that this is only very small portion Of
the injury done to our business, we can esti-
mate the magnitude of our loss in consequence.
The Bulletin groans over the burden of re.
placing the burnt buildings imposed upon the
citizens of Memphis by taxation: and is down
on the franchise law which it holds as some
what responsible for all the troubles and
crimes of the Memphis chivalry.
The Rebel Press on the Davis Trial.
Tie manner in which the reconstructed
look upon the proposed trial of jeff Davis
is shown by the following paragraph from
Mondays Richmond Examiner.
''As will be seen under our regular tele-
graphic head the Grand Jury of the United
States district Court, in session at Norfolk,
have found true bill against Jefferson
Davis. This does not surprise us, when it is
known that such men were Gu The jury az
Wardwell, Gel Inman, Trustworthy Dudley
and somebody calling himself b Davis, aud
two other creatures-William y. Tanslev
and ". Fay all known here in Richmond
as members of the FIRST Club, sworn to hang
Jefferson Davis. if possible. These creatures
were ordered to Norfolk by Judge Under
wood, for the occasion. and to accomplish
the purpose. The Infamous deed being nc
.ompiished, the coneave dispersed, with the
notice that they would convene in this city
on the 18th prexmo, when doubtless the
trial of Mr.. Davis will take place. Since the
days when courts and iuries we're first insti,u-
ted. no case on record will excite so much
interest as the trial of this Representative
man of the South. Tie eyes OF all the civ.
ili4ea world viii be turned to that jury box
The impeachment and trial of Warren Hast.
iugs will fall into insigniiicance in compari
son to the interest it will excite in the mind
of the world. Many yearnng friends in the
South and abroad will be drawn insiincivey
TO him. with the contdeuce that should he be
brought to trial by his enemies and persecu-
tors. he will bear himself as becomes the
great man and late ehiet,ain of. the Confed.
crate States. We have no fear Of the re-
suit,
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN THE TERRITORIES.
The bill passed by the House to day amend
ing the organic law Of the Territories of Ne
braska, Colorado, Dakotah. Montana,
Washoe, Idaho, Arizona, Utah and New
Mexico contains one section of general in
terest, and of special significance, which was
agreed to by q vote OF 20 to % and IS as
follows:
SECTION 9. --Aad be 1t further enacted,
That within the Territories aforesaid there
shall be no denial of the elective franchise TO
citizens of the United States because of color,
and all persons shall be eqnal before the law.
and all acts or parts of acts, either of Con
gress or the Legislative Assemblies of the
Territories aforesaid. inconsistent with this
provision are hereby declared null and void.
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The spring elections in Michigan do not in
dictate the dissolution of the Republican party.
In twenty. six counties heard from the Repub
licans have made net gain of seventeen SUI
peryisors There are twelve counties to hear
from. but it is believed they will rather in
crease than diminish the majority.
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Solitude gives boldness. 1t enables us to
see and calmly contemplate great truths at
the thonqht Of which We might in society