The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-19
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

| RICHMOND, Va, August 18th, 1866.
DEAR SHELDON Il was very much gratis
fed to have the pleasure of perusing a copy
Of the DAILY GATE CRY, of the 9th inst, and
to see by it. enlarged and interesting columns
that prosperity seems to attend your efforts
at establishing live, earnest, able paper-a
aredi. to the city OF keokak, and the already
highly respectable and influential press of the
State. Commend me to the press Of lows, al
ways, for ability, energyof style, honesty efpar
pose, and general stesdfastness in the cause
Of sound kepublicanism and good principles.
There is no danger that any species OF de-
funct political or other idea will take root
aud prosper in the soil Of the State, while il
has to combat the intelligent opposition OF
the Republican press
l was glad to see the unaniminity with
which Mr.. Wilson was re>nomnated for
Congress, in the old first District. His elec>
ton will be almost as WAREHOUSES; the nomi
nation. Being a resident of that District my
self, and having had hand in carving it out.
| take pride in the success of its candidates,
and especially in the fact that 1t never has
been known to give majority on the wrong
side of any question. Mr.. Wilson has dons
great and good service to his State and the
country IN Congress, where his ability places
him in the front rank. We cannot spare his
service and experience now, when there is
greater need Of good and true men than ever
before.
Things are little changed here since you
LEFT, except in the. growing hatred If the
Yankee Government" The people of the
South talk of accepting the situation in good
faith" and insist upon their loyalty, when at
the same time they also say that "God knows
they did all they could TO keep out of the
Cnion-that they are in it by force, and not
OF choice, thst it is . loathsome Union--to be
endured only because it must" You, who
havespent some years in this part ofthe foot
stool, need be told nothing IS TO the real SEM
timents prevailing here, on these questions
among the people. They have not the honor
to say that they thought they had right to
secede under the Constitution, but since the
people of the United States, who made the
Constitution, have declared and decided that
they had not that right. they accept the de-
cision and abide by the will of the people"
They hold fast to the old heresies of State
sovereignty, and State alegiances, and to
these effete theories they seem determined to
cling, until they get Grant End Sherman at
ter them again. Imagine if the job has to
be undertaken again by the people of the
United States, 1t vii not be left unfinished.
nor in such state as that it can be revived
by the tender manipulations of the Copper
head policies.
Gen. Terry will soon relinquish command
here to Gen. Scho6eld. The former goes
West to be assigned to duty under Lieut..
Gen. Sherman. Heis glad to 90 to any
sphere OF duty where the air is not tainted
with the continual breath of treason. The
rebels here are exceedingly happy over his
departure. They regard it as a triumph of
their own. send you copy of the Rich>
mond Times, of this date, which expresses
their satisfaction in classic terms. The Gen>
eral takes with him to his new command
Brevet Brigadier General E. W. Smith and
Col. c. H Graves, who have commended
themselves to the army by..ef6cient and gentle-
manly services, as you will no doubt remem-
Der, to say nothing Of their gallant record in
the field. Should Iowa be included in Gen.
Terry's new command. as it is not improba.
BILE it may be, you will find him sound.
Yours truly. T. II. s.