The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-30

KEOKUK. IOWAs
TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 80.
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Coz s, A, NocaE, d Davis county, is an
nounced e. candidate for Lieutenant Cow
ernor. he is At present Senator from Davis
county. he 10 . gentlemen Of large expert
ence in Legislative business. and is possessed
of peculiar fitness for the place. disability,
coupled with his modest department, have
made him prominent msmbsr Of the Sem
ate. He seldom speaks in that body, but
when he does, he Is always clearsnd pointed,
and frequently eloquent.
His strongest claims, perhaps, grow out of
his military services. He entered theservice
a. Lieutenant in the immortal Second in.
fantry, and was terribly wounded by ball,
through both legs, at the battle of Pittsburgh
Landing. His wounds were thought to be
fatal, but be survived, and is now restored to
comparative health, though disabled to some
extent for life.
We know not what other names will be
presented to the convention, but we doubt if
q better man than COL Moore will be found.
PROGRESS OF RECOHsTRUcT IoN.
We have had great confidence, from the
first, in the project of Reconstruction, under
military supervision. We thoughtit the true
plan, from the beginning. We undertook to
coerce the rebels, and hold the rebel States
under the authority of the Government, and
in their normal relations to the Union, by
military coercion, and we ought not to have
suspended operations, in that direction, till
the work had been thoroughly done. 1t
could have been done, and been well done,
and done once and forever in ninety days af-
ter the surrender of Lee, had President John
son stood firmly by the cause of the country,
instead of entering into COLLISION with the
rebel aristeeracy, and aspiring to be the lead
err and chief Of the South. Had the Presi-
dent, instead OF engaging in pardon pedding
and panderng to the prejudices of the rebels,
in order to make political capital for the next
campaign, persevered in the work of restor.
ing the Union, we should hsye had no trou-
bic. The rebels we're conquered, were
thoroughly subdued, and we're inquir-
ing on ell hands, "What shall we do
to be saved" and we're prepared to follow
instructions. Johnson said support I" My
Policy" make me yourchief, prepare for the
next Presidential campaign in my favor,
curse Congress and I'll make it all right.
Aud, in pursuance Of this programme, he put
rebels in authority, connived at their mis-
treatment and massacre of Union men, and
''swung round the CIRCLE in most bitter
and vituperative political warfare upon the
party and the men who sustained the war for
the Union, and elected him Vice President.
Under his manipulations the rebels took fresh
courage, became insolent, naughty, and over
bearing, and proposed to rally in arms and
drive Congress from the Capitol.
The result of the elections, and the action
of Congress, took the starch out ofthe rebels
and brought their Presidential Chief down OF
bis marrow bones. Congress is the law max
idg power, under the constitution, and makes
spite of his opposition. That fact was effect
ually demonstrated last winter to the com
prehension of all rebeidom and now thel
are learning that the Presidents functions
are executive simply, and that il he dares I,
fail to enforce the laws of Congress, he viii
be impeached and removed from Office, an,
Ben. Wade will take his place.
Thus the rebels are now acquiring som
very useful knowledge under difficulties,
and are falling back into their early role @
repentance, and seeking to escape the wrat
to come upon all incorrigible rebels unde
radical rule, represented by Bea Wade an
Sumner in the Senate, and Thad Stevens an
Ben Butler in the House.
Southern leaders see it now, and they fea
they will feel it soon, and so they are begin
ming at last to make haste. Ex-Gov. Brown
in a recent speech at Savannah, Georgia, he'll
forth after the fashion following:
In the course of his remarks the ex Cover
nor said "Gov. Jenkins, in his recent &C
ton before the Supreme Court, was EVIDENT
actuated by the purest motives, but he ha
been mlsled. III the people we're indulgin
in the illusion that the Supreme Court woui,
aid them, they were sadly mistaken. As We
no progress has been made save issuing G
subpenas, and the permission to file the bill
Time will be occupied by the usual demur
rers, pleas and answers, which will take a
least two terms of the court He had bee
credibly informed that there was bushes
enough before the Supreme Court to occur
it for two years, and the Georgia bin woul
l~n a. l.. L.
cases would not be postponed to the preudci
three or FIVE years before . final judgmen
could be rendered, and then, be thought.
would be dismissed, with great expense L
A Georgia.
The present military bill was a compro
mise between the more conservative and tn
more radical Of the present dominant party
and its rejection would result in a blendin
of the entire party, which would be folowe,
by the extreme measures of general disfran
chisement and conhscation.
At the close of the war we had but tw,
alternatives-to leave the country or to asss
in restoring it. | would say to the fault
finders, you need not stay the ports Of othe
countries are open to you. have accede,
to the decision ofthe sword and have sworn t,
maintain and support the constitution Tn
parole Of every soldier demands his supper
to the country. We must take Acts as the
come, and look to our best interests. Peace
harmony and prosperity can only be obtaine,
by rapid reconstruction, and the consequen
development of our natural resources. w,
need labor and capital, but We never eau
have them until the prejudices of our people
which will not even admit Of cordially /.
northerners, are extinguished. Such cours
Is ruinous. Every man with labor and CAPT
tai IL the friend Of Georgia. Our only i'm
pediment to prosperity is our prejudices an,
passions. Millions of capital in the north i
awaiting investment in the south, but is with
held on account OF the unsettled politica
state. You must reconstruct upon the pres
ent plan, or do il upon a worse one."
Demonstration is our only relief; it 18th
only relief from general Acknowledgement
the relief from poverty, the relief from Il
nancial crisis in the North, the only relief |,
the entire country, and viii place us on on
march TO peace, greatness, prosperity an
power"
The following resolutions we're then adop,