The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-23

may Is, 1857.
In castin retrospective glance backered
over the pathway Nv the past, kin see many
mistakes wich hev made. hewitt allu7
made the most of.opportunities, hev doubtid
when doubtln wuz a crime, and l hev stood
shivrin on the brink and feared TO lanct
away, when on the lother side Nv the Jordor
wuz pelf and profit. Our foresite isn't allu7
en- good ez our hind-site. The great error
nv my life wuz in not plungin hedlong into
the war ez Confedrit Major General, dis
tinguishn myself for crooelty TO Fedrai priz,
ners, and bein at the close Nv the fratrside
struggle reserved and embraced ez q long
lost brother by the Northern people, (lettin
em kill fattid calves for mel, and Nv coorse
bein the objec Nv sympathy ez q marter by
the Southern people. In this sitooashen q
man hez two strings TO bis bow. DE brings
to his support the two extremes. he fetches
together Horris Greedy from the one side
and Genral Boregard from the tother-they
embrace, and standin onto both their
sholders he hez wat may be called a soft thing
Nv it.
| wuz led into these train Nv reflections by
the experience hev he'd with our sainted
cheef, jefferson DAVIS. | wuz sent hither by
the President TO see that everything wuz done
for the comfort Nv the illustrious man tina,
Good be done, on the occashen Nv his con.
templatld trip to Richmond. Particularly
charged to see that everything calkelatid to
jar onto his sensitive feelins be removed
everythin wich Good wound his sense Nv
hearin, seem or smeIlin.
The CRATE man had consentid to 60. He
he'd BIN, he felt, illegally deprived NV liberty
--unconstooshnelly in fact-and eff he
should consult his own feelins he would re-
name, but to forgive wuz devine. Newin
these preceedins in the lite NV an apology he
wood 90.
The day he'd arrived. The steamer wuz at
the Fortress carefully prepared 10 receive its
illustrlous burden. 1t he'd been thoroughly
cleaned and fumigated, the cabins he'd been
moody furnisht, and speshl alterashuns made
for the President and party. Their wuz 700.
nited States officers and soljers aboard, but
out NV respeck for the feelins NV their illus
trious primer ez he is technically called,
they kept themselves carefully out Of his site.
that the color NV their uniforms might not
awaken unpleasant reheckshens. so per.
feck, indeed, wuz the arrangement that the
rallins nv the boat which wuz originally
bloc, wuz kisered with gray cloth, and the
eagle hggerhed nv the craft wuz sawed off
This was seiested by eminent Conservative
nv Moo York, who hez a large Southern
VI 0oC NithH ItdH HiflOOQts Nv his course
dooring the war. The ladies' cabin wuz
originally assigned to the party, but a female
passenger he'd no more regard for the com
fort NV the marter than to die on the passage
and they were deprived Nv it. The Conser-
vetive merchant insisted that the corpse be
thrown overheard, but Mr. Davis, with a
magDanlmity which wuz aluz characteristic
nv him, reioozed. mo, sed he, sslet her
rest there. | kin endoor the inconvenience.
severe as it is. It is but one more attempt
TO break my sperit
All the way up there wuz most tetchin def.
erenee shown him. At every landn the PEG.
pie were assembled to greet him. wlch be &C
knowledged 1t with condesenshen | never
saw of the stage. He conversed but little
on the passage. Ez the boat wuz sweepin
fnaJesilcally past pints made historice BY the
events Nv the great struggle, his eye wood
brighten II they wuz such pints as q Confed>
crit Good take pride in, aud dim with teers
ef they wuz pInts at which Their had been re-
verses
The most considrt preparashens he'd bin
made for his resepshen. Their wuz no IRONS
onto him-the only guards IN site wuz them
wieh wuz detailed to keep the crowd from
annoyln him, aud carriage wnz IN readi.
ness, into wich we seated ourselves, and wuz
driven of at a dlgnihed pace to that resort
nv the aristocracy Nv Virginia-the SPOTS.
wood. Here more consderashen wuz shown.
Mr.. Davis bein averse to walkin up stairs q
suite Nv rooms he'd been prepared for him on
the fast floor, and the presence NV General
Burton, nv the Federal army, bein obnox.
shus, he wuz assigned by the ex President
room at the further end Nv the corridor His
nerves being very sensitive, heavy mating
WIZ laid down in all the halls, and the serv.
ants Nv the house wuz especially directed to
wear list slippers, and to walk on their tips
toes
wuz invited to his room, and wuz favored
with few minutes conversashen with the
6rst NV Amerikens. Glancin out NV the
winder, his fine, soft. grey eye restid on the
roof Nv Libby. Lies lies - said be, an.
gnly
Wat speshel lies hey 700 reference to ~
askt |.
Them wich wuz published 10 the scurril.
Gus reports Wv the COMMITTEES Nv a uncon-
stooshnel Congris regarding the treatment Of
primers in Libby. They asserted that the
officers died becoz they he'd but ten feet by
two for sleepiu, washin, cookin and eatin.
They he'd that space, and wat more wuz ne
cessary2 Why give EN- room 10 cook when
they hednt anything TO cook? Wherefore
room to eat, ef they hedn't anything to eat |!
No, its false II wuzn't the crowdin that
perdoost the mortality.
Only wunst wuz his buzzum wrung. and
that the Government Good not prevent He
wuz standin at the winder, gain out upon
Richmond, his mind revertn to the time
when i wuz the Capital Nv his ConfedracY,
when procession passed with moosic and
flags. and banners Wit shreek NV anguish
be buried his head in the curtins, and wept
aloud. rusht to the winder. 1t wuz as
feared. Film slowly by wuz a procession NV
niggers, who had past that way perposely.
Merciiul Heayenl" sed he, chez il come
10 this ? and he wuz very reserved and de-
prest the balance NV the day.
The next day the President wuz taken to
the court. Ez he entered the room and
glanced proudly over the hwjence, it wood
hev bin very difficult TO hev decided whether
he wuz goin to try the court or the court
him. But repressin hissef he took his seat
Iechin solssitood wuz displayed in the court
room for his comfort A crack in the winder
casin let in a draft Nv cold air; he shuddered
and shudder run throttle entire assemblage,
The shudder NV the Conservative merchant
from Moo y ork wuz trooly artistic. Cotton
wuz called for, when the Conservative mer-
chants wife tore off one nv her buzzums and
kufft the apertoor. Wuz Their ever more
kechin sacri6s9 The President wept ez he
heheld it. On assertanin the temperatoor
Rich best sootid his system, a thermometer
luz brot, and the room wuz kept at that pre-
Use degree
There wuz sum triAin legal formslities gone
through with, and the Presidents counsel
made motion that he be admitted to bail.
here wuz stir in the court. s'Mak it a
nllionln sed one, so thatthe craven NORTH
shell see how we kin take keer Nv them we
Lowell but Judge Underwood fixed il a
500, 600. and brisk ez bees, Schell, Noe
York Dmocrat, several Richmond Dino
Gratis aud Horris Greedy slept forrerd snC
signed it,
Never shell forgit the shout that assemble
ez Horns wuz a signin his name.
" Three cheers fer JEFF son Greedy aut
Horris Dayis-one and inseparable, now sne
forever SHOUTED one enthusiastic con
fedrit.
Immortality is yoors - sed another
seezin him by the hand corjelly. JEFF sol
Davis is the big dog the age, and 700, m,
deer sir, are now the tin kittle tied to histale
Wat Joy Wat happin.s When posteritl
speeks Nv Him they II speek Nv Yoorf
coodent restrane myself no more, Bustil
into teers fell onto Greeley's buzzum an,
we embraced. Ez he hedn't his spectacle