The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-23

We clip from the Journal portion OF .
communication BY Judge Clagett in relation
to Nssen and Neal, peace candidates for
Governor and Congress:
Independent of Judge Masons eccentrici-
ties, heretofore manifested in his political
forth by Hon. W. f. Coobaugh, of Bur-
lineton, it is we'll known that, within the last
three months he had declared that he could
settle our national troubles in twenty days
andwhen requested, by Democrats, to state
how he could settle them, he answered: u
,could mithdrdic the army from the field,
and acknowledge Southern fndepcndencefn
The acknowledgment Of Southern independ
ence by the National Government, is disso.
luton Of the Unioa. Hence, Judge Mason
is disunionist. To be q disunionist is to
be disloyal to the National Government and
TO be disloyal is to be no Democrat. Demo.
Gratis, therefore, are under no obligation to
vote for Judge Mason; but, on the contrary,
by voting for him for Governor, they will
endorse his disunion sentiments, and will
thereby be Justly chargsable with being dis
unionists themselves. II is unnecessary to
dwell longer on Judge Mason. l therefore
dismiss him for the present, and will con.
cIude this communication by briefly paying
my respects to my friend Jarius E. Neal,
who lie the so-called Democratic candidate.
for Congress
Is he loyal citizen2 Is he Democrat? 2.
In speech which he lately delivered in the
city Of keokuk, his whole effort was to array
the people against the Administration. His
appeals were Of the most violent partizan
character. He declared himself in favor of
peace. He denounced the war in which the
Nation is struggling for its existence. He
denounced the men who are conducting the
war. He held them up as thieves and rob-
bers of the peoples money. He charged
them with stealing the clothes and rictuals
from the soldiers. He denounced the Gloss
ing Of the Mississippi river by the Federal
Government. He denounced the tax bill to
raise money to pay the soldiers who are fight
ing for their country, and appealed to the
lowest and most mercenary feelings Of the
people against paying their taxes to defend
and preserve the Union.
All this ives done while the cannon of the
enemies of the country and the Union were
| laundering Mt the Capitol of the Nation, and
while patriotic Democrats, as well as others,
were falling, daily, all over the land. like
au,umna leaves before the early frosa
| Would any truly loyal citizen do this, and at
such time, even If all his charges against
| the Administration were true? The loyal
/ hearts of my readers will answer, .Non-
but rather, that he should have endeavored
to rally his countrymen to the rescue of our
beloved land from the hands of the traitors
who are engaged in its overthrow. 1t is true
| Mr.. Neal praised the vaor of the soldiers Of
Iowa, and passed high enconiums upon them.
But to test his sincerity in this respect, we
have only to look at the record of Mr.. Neal
during the late extra session of tho Legisa-
ture. 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Neal
vo,ed against raising money to buy these very
| soldiers clothes to cover them, or food TO feed
them, or money to feed their wives and little
ones, while the husband and father were per
ling their lives on the battle field in defense
of that very Government which Mr.. Neal
now asks to represent in Congress. How
long there would be Congress or a Nation
al Government to represent, with a majority
of Meals in it, leave the candid reader to
| determine.
Determining the question by Mr.. Meals
speech, there can be no doubt that he is NOR
ally traitor; and if he should induce sim
gle individual not to volunteer, or not to pay
his taxes, who otherwise would do SO, he
would be guilty of an overt act in aiding and
abetting the enemy, and could be convicted
and hung for the offense of treason. His
whole effort was to weaken the hands of the
National Government in its struggle against
its enemies. If he failed in his object, it was
no fault of his. lf& man intends, in his
heart, to steal horse, and fails only be-
cause no opportunity is offered, he cannot be
convicted of horse stealing, yet is he not
morally horse theft If man by his APP
peals TO the people, at such time as this,
prevents soldier from volunteering int be
army, or induces the citizen not to pay his
taxes to keep the soldiers in the field, is he
not morally traitor? II he fails only be-
cause OF the loyalty Of the people, is he any
better man or citizen because of his failure !?
| leave these questions to be determined BY
every honest voter in the district. When he
goes to the polls to vote, | beg him to re-
member the warning of Douglas. to wit:
He who would appeal to old party issues in
times like these, is not worthy of the vote Of
any honest man r
| THos. W. CLAGErT.
Coal IN SIrKA.-The Mercantile Gazette of
San Francisco remarks:
is generally believed that valuable mines
OF very superior quality of coal exist in the
newly acquired territory Of Alaska. 1t is
TACT long known among those interested in
the coal business on this coast. that the quat,
ity OF coal improves the further north it is
obtained. A mine of good quality Of an
thracite is known to exist on Queen Char.
otte's Island, bnt few miles from the main J.
land, which has come into Cur possession.
There are few objects of greater importance
to the future welfare of California than the
| discovery of an extensive deposit of good
coal. II, as tits reported, such deposit ex>
lists IN the territory just purchased by the
Federal government, it would be worth the
whole amount of the purchase money.