The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-02

end OF the road are sure. NC ook'''
the Junction. and the ending, - far ~ W.
are concsmed. 10 Cedar Rapids.
TIE SOUTHERN PMnne OF THE
from III. Riohmoud va ExAminer.l
The question il simply: friend or reg Inc
Republican party in she uniteo o's,es
und en;,bIy and far less honorable) our
enemy. an the ba,ialions which General Grsnt
commanded. Our eondision is var-ra war
In which all things are fair" million OF
| dollars will be raised to corrupt Virginia
! Presses will be subsidized. Radical orators
| will pour in among US 81 the hrst election.
| Tba, n.cullsr,y Northern institution, bal
| lot stutiiua,f has been provided for by act
| az CONGRESS-. and eAerasz de Jrtse OF oaths
has been constructed TO resist rebel assaults.
Acains, al! this, ve have nothing 10 propose
but unffp Bot that is . sun and shield
to An honest minority. With 1t. W shsii I
vet triumph Withsus it, We shall ee--ien'
nessee and loyal
fFron The Wilmington ~. CT Dispatch.
The very stick which the Radicals would
use against us will ba the one With which We
will bre Ak their heads. They seek to destroy
the political strength of the South byIgivina
the be- OF 20 the negro. We Will use thai
very ballot 10 recover our lost position We
think hat il the better class OF she southern
people will 10. tho Albinoes and negroes form
. constitution and do all that il necessary for
recon, .ruc,ion, and ihsn pitch 10 and control
The negroes afterwards, ttss j, will be found
easy O, accomplishment, and 10 10 tie best
policy foE our section. ~
Igretn ths Macon iGs) Telegraph
We have by no means yielded the hope
,t,s,. |r..a.
ures of the Radical Congress may not be put
into practical operation against the Southern
! people. 1t 10 our duty 20 test every peaceful
experiment for their overthrow and No be
lievs if our people resolve 10 be united, ths7
will yet accomplish IT.
TF.osn the DauviIIe (vs.) Register.
We believe that. il let alone with the lay
as il nov stands, the Southern States can and
will WORK themselves ols OF the difficulties
that they ale now surrounded With. They
can remove the military. regsin admission u
! Congress. aud secure PERMANENT civil
government. Let Congress only keep It's
own terms, and carry out its implied prom
ises, and the people will mansge the rest
[Prou the Atalant. GA. Cpinion.
Why DOT yield, gracefully as possible, 70
what 10 lnesitahle7 We cannot avoid. but
must accept and endure. Wisdom dictates
this tits necessary to our future welfare;
indeed tie course IS demanded by power
we cannoh Withstand Shall We thus bring
total ruin apon our heads by our own obsti
| nacyr
fProm the Charleston Courisrl
The question therefore is not one Of appro
val or disapprovsl, Of consent or rejection,
but simply whether those who have been the
hsretofors voters, and who are not inhibited
by the neY bill. shall cast their ballots for
those who will best promote the cause Of or
der, and lessen the chances OF anarchy and
mis- rule, shether they shall remain pms siYe
and permit the State to pass into the hands
ofthose y no have no appreciation OF a we'll
regulated government, or but little regard for
the care o. onr industrial pursuits. and the
fostering OF those arts OF life By which alone
q msteris prosperity can be secured 10 the
future. j, 10 q question neither OF advocacy
or rejection, but simply Of common sense
Prom the Houston Teass) Telegraph
There is not single element Of American
faith, relig oas, moral constitutional, polit-
cal, historical. social, personal. prophetical,
that b as los been violated by those no voted
for this military bill. IL 10 ia violation OF all
that 10 due % God all tina, is due TO man
all that 10 due w the history Of the country
TO tbs Constitution and spirit Of the govern
ment; all that is due TO the inalienable rights
Of the States; all thai Ia due to the rights Of
life, person ana property all that Is due 10
the memories OF our national heroes, and
statesmen, and saints; all that is due To the
interests, and hopes, and history Of the coun-
try; all tast 10 due to the memory OF the
dead and the Welfare Of the living all that
10 due TO 40 honor Of their friends, snd to
msgnaDimiV TO their enemics all tina. is dae
to the truth OF the Bible, to the redemption
Of Jesus Christ, and 10 the hop, OF heaven
There is poss crime known in history or pos.
siols 20 hu nan nature which is not justified
BY the principles involved 10 the passage Of
this bill.
fBk VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
The Uou. Robert Ould, Of Richmond, Va,
spoke IN the Virginia Senate lately against
the bill to call Convention. The Enquirer
compares il to some of lhs 6pesi efforts Of
Clay and Webster, and citea i, A. an assur.
ance that the spirit Of Fn2isiss once boast. !
ed glory hss not taken its eternal departure
from her Legislative balls. hut fingers YET
awhile to echo back, in the golden eloquencs
OF truth pnd honor, the teachings of her
statesmen s,ns. The Hon Il. L. Daniel, in
n letter 20 80 legislators OF that State, coun-
selling aga. - the call of convention in ae>
cordsnco ~iih the late act OF Congress, no
bly, sA5s. believe | knos my osn heart
when | ssa do, thai sooner than aid in
any way to 1x thls damniua, inetfaee able |
stain on n .eif, aud those who will GENE sf
ter me, y IA 20 forth homeless and house.
less TO mor.rs, nay, would rather be led be,
fore file fi soldiers and shot to death"
tF,7is The Chsrlsston Ssws.
We can. Nth perfect self respect, consult |
with those freedmen whose intelligence and |
r sr e.t1 L. ih..rs IN
influence among their own people. We all |
know many Of them whose names have bsen |
familiar 70 W. from boyhood, aud there 10 |
not southern gentleman, not q man Of con- |
alteration il any walk of life, Who does not |
feel sure that they will recognize his right to |
advise, and treat his advice with Difference. |
Many OF them have been for years amonaus. |
leading blamelsss and useful lives, and if they |
naturally rtJoJc- at that elevation which the |
full privilege Of citizenship gives them, it is |
no matter Of surprise, indignation and /
sneer. They know better than We do the |
wishes and the prejudices Of their own PEG
plc. They ieel ss fully We do that univer- |
sal suffrage - unfair to their characters and |
dangerous 10 their interests, and If the OBJ
pertanisy Is offered they will act with We res
pec,fsiiy aud cordially.
n ,sm ,hc Atlanta Opinion.
lhe Nofs VI fceonsiruciioD IS now in the
hands ofihs Congressional majority, aud the
sooner We r-alirs this fact the better. That
the policy q the President has faded, no
sane man need longer doubt. The failure
may be depr Gated. bus the fact cannot be de
MED. lie hes yielded shs point, aud will
nov cxecut. niost scrnpulously the Sherman /
get 80 passed ever his veto. All hopes Of i,
mitigation nd favor from the President are |
now over. The people of the South need be I.
deceived NO longer on this point. Abandon
Cd by the Prsriaent, ~s must now look TO /
the Law NAL ing power of the Government |
tor terms. Propositions from any other |
quarter ART snprseticsble. 70 entertain |
them would b. amply waste of time. The /
oesf terms tbs, csb nov be had from Conorsss /
sre the tenn for to consider. Hopes from /
she Supreme Court are equally groundless.
The younger member OF that august tribunal
may die FIRST Sb,le. in the course Of nature, i
three Of the cf5sAi members must die soon.
Pin shs Macon Telegraph
To be candid. re have no hopes OF the
South getting her riahm for years 70 come.
and until tie whole country has pasaed