The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-17

gate for every hundred votes fractional part OF
hundred atty, cast at the last election for
Hon. I'd Wright for Secretary ofststs
All who supported the nominees and principles Of the
Republican party the last general election are CDR
daily invited part In sending delegates to this
convention.
By order Of the Republican state Central oommittss
April 90 1867 ". +, CUTS, Chairman.
The fact is patent, that we are going TO have
regular old fashioned fight between Democraeyan and
treason. - Bentonsport Signal.
That will. be something new for the present
generation to wonder al. Democracy and
treason have been identical, or sympathised so
fully for many years past, thatth rising gener.
alton have not been able TO point out any dis
tnctiye difference between them. If they
have separated and fallen out and determined
10 pitch into each other, il will be rare
sight, but their records and sntecedents have
been so much alike, that honest men and
true patriots will not care much which
whips.
We must confess, however, to entertain
very serious doubts as to the truth of the /
Signal announcement. We see no indica- |
tons Of the coming FRAY in the political hori |
Eon on the contrary, Democracy and treason !
seem still jog on together in entire hsrmo
ny. The Signal rejoces with'Jeff. Davis, aud
enlogises him, and the Democracy every
where seem 10 regard JEFF, Davis interests
and iwelfare in the light Of partisans, and to
hold him as one Of their most renowned
chiefs. In KENTUCKY and Maryland, the
rebels aud the Democracy are one, and in
Dixie the same state Of affairs prevails, while
in the North there never was a stronger man
Hesitation in favor OF their Southern brethren
than al the present time. The notoriouslv
bold and open sympathisers with the rebels,
are now once more taking the lead of the
Democracy of the North, in almost every
State and locality and the Signal itself ad-
Yocates the claims Of Henry Clay Dean for
the nomination for Governor.
There will never be any fight between
Democracy and treason till that blessed time
when "the lion and the lamb shall lie down
together and democracy and treason,
shall be least into the pit prepared for the
devil and his angels, and all such workers OF
iniqGity as traitors and Democrats of the
Signal type
JOHN {. BRECKISRIDOE announced his in
tention, some time since, to return to the
United States as soon as JEFF. Davis should
be released. He will come now, Of course,
for There is no place in the world where
rebel and traitor fares SO well as in the
United States and there is no part Of the
United States in which a rebel is so highly
esteemed as IN Kentucky
Andy johnson would like to make Brock.
inridge member of his Cabinet; and Post
master General Randall and Thurlow Weed
would like TO have him in their new party.
So there is ample demand for Breckinridee's
return to the United States, and it will be the
mere wantonness of modesty if he longer alb
seuts himself from country which he tried
so persistently to disgrace and ruin.
The telegraph, we suspect, ADDED its touch
Of absurdity to the JEFF Davis release farce,
by reporting the amount of bail nj $40, 00os
instead of 500, 900, which we presume was
thought it necessary for him to make spe.
cial trip to Richmond for. In6eed, we sus1
pect that Greeley would never have felt any
inclination TO go bail for JEFF. Davis, as long
as he belonged to the Northern mudsils II
Is only since be has become wealthy that the
philsnthropis, of the Tribune seeks such ex
pensive Injuries.
THE President has sent Senator Doolittle
TO Russia, on business Of Diplomatic char
acter. OF course there is not the slightest
necessity for such proceeding. Our Min
lister, resident at st. Petersburg, is entirely
competent TO attend TO the business of the
United States, and if he is not he ought TO be
recalled.
The fact is that the Treasury Of the United
States is charged with ten or fifteen thouss nd
dollars, simply to pay Doolittle for the aid
and comfort which he has rendered Preside nj
johnson, in the "My Policy programme.
Just that and nothing else.
TIE two cases brought by Sharkcy
and others, before the Supreme Court,
have been dismissed. But Sharkey
has got case and he is bound to stick to il,
80 he has fled a second amended bill, and
persists in demanding his rights from the Su.
preme Court of the United States.
SERIOUS reports prevailed very extensively
for some time that many persons we're con.
fined in the Asylum at Jacksonville, under
the charge of insanity by their friends. from
sinister motives, and that the officers Ct the
Institution connived in the practice frou
vanal considerations.
Tng Constitutional State Convention, Q
Miehigan. ssse nbed at Lansing yesterday
IL is highly probable that the Convention vii
not only submit the question of Universe
Manhood Suffrage, irrespective Of color, 10
vote Of the people, but will add female sud
frage likewise,
Tbs Rebel Democratic majority in Ken
lucky, over the aggregate vote OF the Unto,
Democratic and Republican candidates, i
forty>two thousand. The majority is ampl
for all practical purposes, within the limit
Of the State of Kentucky, one would think
TIE fruit prospects, we are assured b,
competent authority, still continues good j,
this section, and now at last, we trust, ,her
is no longer any danger TO be spprehends,
from frost.
The eisht-hour law enacted by the Ne,
York Legislature, last winter will take saee
in that State in q few days.