The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-29

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By order Of this COMMITTEES,
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Assassinations seems to be something
which is coming into fashion. There was .
time, . good many years ago, when il was the
rage. But that was when men we're less
wise, less Christianity, and less civilized than
they row are or, at least, they claim to be
superior to their ancestorsrof earlier days.
II assassination is murder, and the nost
brutal and cowardly of all murders, then is
there some doubt about the super excellence
of modern enlightenment.
OF those who arc doing good deal OF this
kind of work, are the Fenians. By this, we
do not mean all Fenians. But there are
some bad men in the Organization, rho are
not only justly mourning the obloquy of being
hanged as murderers, but they are bringing
the whole society into disrepute. Chicago
Times. :.
We copy the opening paragraph Of an edi-
torial Of the Chicago Times devoted to the
Fenian assassinations in Canada and in
England.
Our readers viii note that 1t was the Cop.
perheads y ho set the example Of assassins-
ton, and that the Fenians are but feebly i'm
i'ating their teachers-the Copperheads Of
the United States. The President Of the
United States was assassinated upon the ex,
hortation and instigation of leading presses
and leading politicians, North and South.
Scores Of Union men have fallen victims to
assassination in the South. Secret bands oil
assassns are being organized in the South
and in the North as we'll, under the encour-
agement Of Copperhead politicians. and as a
regular party fundamentally to promote the
cause by terror and by blood. And, while
but few members Of the party engage direct
ly in the murderous programme, many ap
prove Of it. and ehuckle over t,and few or none
condemn it in downright earnest.
Under these circumstances notorious
throughout the world, the Copperheads OF
this country fall under the structures which
the TYnss confines TO the Fenians, aud indi
cate by their resort to assassination the bru
talizing and barbarizina tendency Of the cause
and che principles which they support BY
such cowardly and savage means. And we
quote for the benefit of the Copperhead party
the moral which the Times draws in view Of
the Fenian assassinations:
In fine, there is no cause, however sacred
that can stand the imputation Of being . par
~, sven indirectly, to assassination. Il is q
crime 80 fonlthat it curses with deadly IN
lection whatever is connected with it.
THE Republican Press Of Chicago are max
ing desperate efforts to make the public be-
lieve the party was not shameiully defeated 10
that city at the late election.
The conductors Of the press regard il as
policy, no doubt, to mitigate, as far as pract
cable, the injurious influence Of such defea,
elsewhere. The Press OF Chicago did its du-
ty, We presume, before the election, and il
the snpineness. stupidity and Indifference OF
the Republicans caused the party an inglo-
rious defeat, let the press say so, in 50 many
words, and let the matter go at that. The
Republicans Of Chicago knew the conse-
quences of defeat, and made no effort to avoid
those consequences; let them bear the re-
sponsibility and the shame of their scandal
lous defeat. And let the Republican press
not eink itself 10 the level oil the Republicans
Of chics<o, by inventing false excuses for their
inexcusahle and criminal blunder, of which
they were guilty, in surrendering the city to
the Coppsrheads without struggle.
!, The Muscatine Courier makes . great hui.
labaloo over the fact that Judge Hubbard,
member Of Congress OF the Sixth Congress.
sionAl District Of this State, spends his spare
time in Indiana.
This complaint comes with an i'll grace
from the member Of party which has sup
ported Judge Mason Tor Governor, or some
other position in Iowa half dozen times
during the last ten years, although he has
not resided in Iowa during that time for any
greater period at any time than the exieencies
Of the campaign required. and during most
Of the time his name has been herslded as
Chairmaniof The Resident National Demo-
cratic Committee At Washington City.
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ANDREW JOHNSON has not made ripple
OF public favor for himself by his summary
and unkind thrussing aside Of old Ad Interim
and his domination Of General schof;eld a.
Secretary Of War. That's very cheap and
clsp>trap strategy on his part. Andrew John
son isn't upon trial for appointing or not ap-
printing either good or bad men. He il on
trial for violating Law and because he isn't fit
% be President. He will be pitched ont be-