The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-15

to headquarters from every part OF the State.
and you can form no idea Of the
condition of things. They cannot be
exaQeretsd., TAsfs have, bsen. over three
huhtke)dd coldr1d men Md women killed, in
cludipg ,eme vhisAe, snd npt single con-
visaeSS dv'an instances gilmore thsn three or
four arre,ts. A day Of reckoning will come,
and MINT b islt ~ ltnd lltp many sup
pose. There are some bold spirits among
the colored men, and it il idle to ppose Eve
hundred thousand can be treated so INDUS.
manly great while without retaliation, par
ticularly wien bodies are so nearly equalliu
ndmb6f.
An INDICATION 81 1 CHANGE ALREADY
One Of the expelled colored members, Who
in ceay eiag II se4ptf ed paking speech
81, I sa1 1 few hours 40, who related to me
the following circumstance I'm one town
whsee 10 went 10 spsak 70 . collection Of Eve
or six hundred colorsd people, she white
demoeRass ccmsAencaA asssobhng, and soon
indicatisns OF disposition on their part to
create some distarbAaes. He stopped mo-
ment and addressed himsef to the 'shsm
democrats" soma Of the most prominent and
wsaatAiess men in tho place being present
AodAams ihe number, he said 'Gentlenen,
W Ire here 70 hold 4 political meeting-
pesceably if We can, but we intend to bold
osA any way, - % have right to. w
.ioas fo mind. yaar own business, ~ ~,
ipisad % curs; apd HI, IT, !, esay to you We havs
no intention Of har.ing hair of your heads,
and W don't expect you to ssraishten or at-
tempt to do 80. Ifyou do, remember that
We haven't any. brick or frame mansion in
this town or country; that our wives, chr
chhdr9n Ind OBJ yielvSs can sleep 6ut door, in,
the woods, anywhere, as we have been doing
all our lives. You can't do that and anoth-
-rAAng: ~ intend 70 bsgn to swap BY and
| bS. Apd We intend 70 have two for one-thas
II, when yot take one Of our one thousand
dollar dogs, we intend to take two Of yours,
and the best We can pick out. Now, you are
sensible men and can understand what that
means, if not, just go on little longer, and
you will understand. We are willing to let
bygones be bygones and commence anew,
l
wrong direction
| He said they did understand it, for they
soon began to drop away one after another,
and they held their meeting quietly and
peacebly. He probably has limited at The flu
ture line of policy they intend to pursue, and
l am not sure it will not be more effectual
than ell the military that can be sent into the
country. The truth with the military is. that
when they are sent out into tbs troubulous
districts tho leading men get around them,
treat and flatter them till they win them over
to their views, and nine times out Of ten they
conduct themselves in such way the color
ed people become disguised with them, and
in some instances denounce all Yankees.
This have seen with my. own eyes and just
50 With the Freedmen Bureau agents, When
they get located The leading men of that To-
cality cousin around them and practice all
kind Of imposition upon them till they ruin
the influence Of the agent among the freed
men and Republicans too, and it would seem
as II it was the effort Of the. Government to
make it as unpopular as it possibly can be.
BUSINESS IN. ATLANTA.
The business season is considered fairly
opened. Whitehall street makes q great
dlspisy # dne stores, we'll filled with goods
Of every description the streets are crowded
With every variety of vehicle for toating cot.
ton and other products. They have here the
| one. and two oxsearts, the one and two mules
cArts, the ons md Two horse-csrts, and th
the sams in duplicate. Wagon loaded With
ono, two and thrss bales of otton each !;
viii. corn, corn-foddsr, apples potatoes
chickens i large quantities, eggs, and other
farm prod .c.ions. It is no uncommon thing
to pee from fifty to one hundred carts and
wagons in the streets, with buyers around
tfhsn Is thick Is bees around the hive, and
this they expect to continue through the
season.
| GRAND DRESS PARADE AND MILITARY REVIEW.
1t the barracks, one and half miles from
TIN center Of the city and upon one of the
thirty hills Of atlanta, grand dress parade
and review came Of. It was q splendid
sight There were ten infantry, one cavalry
aad two or three artillery companies. Gen.
Meade aad ssaff, Gen. Sibley, and scores of
other officers, fair turnout OF fashionable
laales from the city with their besux, oil
nosntsd on fine stssds, With any quantity Of
carriages and hundreds Of footmen. The
Bafyacks ere within an enclosure Of twenty
[0; tkirly acres. Uis.s'hs four sides Of the
square No about En- ]. sixty 6ne buildings,
I'll puilt the in ,ear, booking much like q
miitary torn, and ~ indication that Gen.
Meade viii be needed here for some time to
como. Hs haa. yitAi4 the Last ionr da. lad
quite N accession 70 his force, and the effect
spop The county, viii trust be salutary-
but it looks too much like locking the stable
aft1.' Tia horsl has been stolen.
Truly yours, VIRGIL H1lLrEa.
ns1oxs - CslefeA lawyer