The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-08

Mr.. w. Van Dyke, Of our own goodiy Guy,
is clerk. and an efficient, fit one be ls de-
serving the same commentator we have
given Capt. jerks never too busted to be
other than courteous and affable, or too hur-
ried to be other than prompt aud accurate as
an officer, the company are fortunate IN nav
ing him in their employ. With these in com
mand with our experienced, skilled ana
pleasapt friend Mr. Devoll for pilot, and
with the superb accommodations OF the eie-
CANT new steamer, giving capital entertain
ment, the public, going northward 70 ~
Paul, or south to St. Louis, will not desire,
and cannot find more attractive quarters than
are found upon the Z" Muscatne
Were We writing for Eastern instead OF
Iowa readers, there were matter to write
nbout in but one hundred miles Of travel up
the Father of Waters. But we are going
swny from home for wonders, aud 50 deserlp
ton is banned to US. Yet is there, We ven
ture, a proportionally great anumber among
i Western as among Eastern folk 10 whom such
4 description would be aew.
The good hotel OF Muscatne is a sensible
hotel and fronts upon the river, and has
balcony that in the evening is delightful.
New quarters will be chosen when Musca-
tine becomes metropolitan, and the dirt aud
dust Al d mud aud confusion and mules and
men OF universal drayage reign. in rattle and
upl o II Infinite, upon the levee. Bat that
ism now So one taking. ike FalsiaH, his
tease IN his inn, looks out upon the river,
with its up ,isias. and down vistas Of any
body knows definitely what yistas are, We
don't, only that they are found as irontis-
pieces ia illustrated . Animals, and may be
indefinitely extended views interiorly, Of fur
long after furlong Of perforated egg-sheilsl,
, and sees the quiet ripple Of the waters IN
: the sunlight, and the ingitingly green
, woods across the river. That IS IN
e the day time In the evening there shall
chance be boats upon the rlyer, and unload.
] ing at lhe wharf with cleaning lights and
! in coming in or going out the datkies viii
e give you hoalmen's song with seuseiess
b words and a musical chorus that shall have
$ more OF melody and music that you and we
shall ike. than all that banging and twaneing
Of deienselcss piano keys aud that operate
squawkng That kept US wide awake ior two
u hours only last night
. Now to craver topics For rs in American
, going lolIics are a universal theme how
=" shall we avoid them? Even If we were dis
posed, which we are not. That quefy that
: we heard upon the boat yesterday as We came
:, IN, marked tue wonderful change Of ;he re-
cent years. There was crowd OF passen
gers, one man OPENED paper, and his sur
prised neishbor asked "Nhat do ypu reaC
q democratic ,neaay o. Tie boat Ten year,
ago the surprise would have been that ht
should read anything else. We notice tha
"Iowa," tae intelligent Washington CORES
= pom dent of the Journal, whom you. deal
4 CATS, are not without knowledge of discour
ses in his last of the Presidential situation
il viewed from Washington. He mento ns Col
n fax, Grant, Howard, Sheridan, Thomas
e Stanton and others. as possible candidates
il He don't think it will be Grant Says tha
2 Cola2 is doubtless looking toward the place
I that We might have worse men easily. aud
J. better men easily. Deems Colfax wordy
light, sharp, quiek>seeing, parlor man, but
. not positive nor great. And while he pays 4
I'll high compliment to Price, and especially tc
q our own Wilson, which we endorse. We
s doubt shether he does full Justice to Colfax
e IN his estimate. We are not nominating
It presidents we don't expect any man 10 be
a taken ni our suggestion, but there are plenty
Of men 10 lie talked about, and even IL the re
be reasons why they cannot be chosen; or IT,
h without reason, they fail to be chosen,
d let US d. The worthy and able and faithfully
b serving he justice OF at least recognition
h OF then .erYices. Then, if We were making u
), PresIdtut 90 the score Of merit. We have i,
& IN mind Lad Edwin NJ. Stanton would be
n nomina ed elected, and inaugurated, straight
f. way, as he man. Of all in this country NOV
I that Nh. Lincoln IS deadl in either civil on
military place that has done more than any
other man, in saving this Government From
!, the time that he drove the traitors from Blu
channsn sEabinet, and kept that imbeclc
: old traitor from completely surrendering the
~ manu- fi'o tHe hatoS VI Ahe toUSpHhOfs
: during the dark days of trial in which he or
ganized our armies for the victories ihs,
closed 10 the complete overthrow of the re-
bellion from the time when he wept like .
= child over the dead body Of Lincoln, who
!. had loag trusted in him next 10 his God
i until nos that he hasihwarted Andrew John
! sons h.lal policy, and got the rebels in such
n safe military keeping as that Of Sheridan
II Sickles, Thomas, Schofield and 0rd--durilf
n all this liuc ne has beeu the firm, trusted
. unyieldinr, friend and lover OF the Union aud
OF she itrrg thai saved it, lie kept in the
!. Cabinet ~i,en exposing himself to traduc.ior
m from h. e~n friends through his patriotism
he and his devotion to thnse friends. He go
U, the country AID the Union party out OF Ii.
- reach o. ANDREW Johnson TO destroy either
Of and Is still so trusted by this Radical Con
it gtsss that il really adiosras. 70 meet st hi
word. 10 ability he is, along with Bism 81 X
n. they are fhetro great War Ministers ofthi
It, age. Ai,er all his services it has not bee.
:, heard iI#t has hiiasdf ;doue one thing q
es whispered one wurd locking TO the Presider
eyrv shncss hsN dozen others are NOR
he likely q get IL but this shall not prevent OF
ed giving our indi viduai opinion that he has d,
re served I S. NJ C.