The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-23

mun'cation too long.
Our PATRIOTIC GoykRBoH,
OF whom havs but little to say his sots
and do'ngs show his patriotism lin ssssufs
large and ~eil-proportionsd; IN physical de-
| velopD sns there are bat few bic equals; 10
person neat and orderly; in manner bland
and courteous prompt and systematic in all
bis business; quick in perception; ready q :
momeDt's notice to grsppis With difficult Law
points, and to execute with y little delay
indeed, to say he 10 IN express man. "a
he is called BY way Of derision, tells tho
whole story, and 10 my judgment, for 90 az
ecutive officer, no better recommendation
could be given than to sAy he was sssscess'
tul manager Of one Of the best Eszpvefs Com
panies in the country. 1t i perfectly Won
derful to see the amount OF business he &C.
composites daily, and the ease with which he
goes through With il. He is : man about
as years old, and destined TO be one Of the
great mon in this country.
Ex-aoyxanoa nAowy,
One Of the great men Of the South, and the
worst he-lied. Just now. Of any man in the
Union.
formed the ex.Govefnor's acquAinfancs
the second or third day after arriving in Al.
lanta, and since then have been on the most
intimate terms With him, and knosc and I'M
derstand wha. say Of him. Although one
Of the bitterest secessionists during the var,
and till whipped or the cause WAS lost like
good christian man he confessed his fauits,
end IN good faith promised allegiance, and i
row ons Of the strongest Radicals in the
Southern States. He is small in stature,
slim built 9 fine head black, 6ne, straight
hair, but thin; high forehead j; ehsven, leav-
ing little black beard under the chin; unss-
snming in bis manner; conntenancs beam'ng
with gentleness fearless and out-spoken on
all occasions, keeps nothing back, yetthere u
none Of that fre-eating, brsGgadocio, ranting,
manner about him 90 generally pertaining to
Southern statesmen. His real character il
DOW fully illustrated BY his gentle christian
dsportn ent in his own home. A short time
since BY invitation, aud in company with
few Senators, took tea with the family as
bis mansion. One or two hours we're spent
on the front piazza with the family and
frieds in socia! cen-crsation-tea vasanounc-
ed ALI assembled in the tea room and in
order around the table; silence reigned for ,
moment. and the Ex-Governor with the sim
plici.y u 4 child, invoked 9blessing. OF
counsel. did not surprise me to see that recog.
nition OF an everything Prudence. for to
ny mind, il was in perfect keeping with his
gentle character aud tho air Sd arrange
ments pertaining to the whole household.
The Ex-Governor is free in conversation, and
compl.t. encyclopedias on all national top
lcs. No ore can be in his company Eve min.
a,es hardly without feeling instructed in
some matters, and | enjoy his company very
much There il something very peculiar in
ones intercourse with ex> Governor. Brown
something in tne very touch ofths hand that
seems to fasten one to him. But am string
ns this out too long, ws have other grea,
uen hers, and the best in the State belong
ing to tho Radical party, but II il not my pur.
pose to speak of them in this communication,
rnn eosposrT,os OF The aEoaoiA LEatsLA.
The House Of Representative. is composed
Of liz members -two counties notrepresanied
who are entitled to one representative each
and with a full representation, il would be
LIS. OF the la members, So we're elected
a. Republicans and So - Democrats. The
So Republicans were composed Of 20 colored
men. 81 white and true Republican,-frae to
their principles and their profession; rs Who
we're elected almost entirely BY the colcred
votes. aud on their profession Of being Re-
nuhlcsns and The colored man Z real friend,
bat az soon A. they got here snd and sworn
in, went ever TO the Dem crsts where they
IN truth belonged before, and voted with them
against every measure that vas in the leas,
calculated 10 benefit the colored RAGS, and
,hen joined in the combination TO unseAt the
% colored members, and succeeded in accom-
pIishiug their intoerant and unlawful pur-
pose and seating 30 Democrats with white
skins in their stead, (of this sill speak more
At length before I closet so that. they
have now i42 sham. Demoera ats. leaving US
81 Republicans that We can depend upon.
but perfectly po~erless in accomplishing any
good. Democratic members embrace Jaw.
rers, doctors. few ministers end few
farmers.
The Republican members cemposea few
lawyers and doctors, but mostly farmers and
mechanics. The eolQred members Who have
baen expelled, we're mostly ministers, some
.wo or three mechanics, two fsrners-a!l
aould read and write-Porter, Sins, Turner
and Cos,ine, men of good education. Por>
ter, Sims and Turner made the leading
speeches in their own defence. Turner's was
powerful and convincing. Some parts Of their
speeches l suppose will be published. The
Democrats in their speeches had good deal
10 say about the ignorant, unintelligent jar
gon of tho "niggsr." Mr.. Turner when be
got the aoor. proposed to the Democrats to
select the most learned and best educated
man they had on their side Of the House, and
if be could read the Bible in more Languages
than he could, he would agresyo leave the
House without another word, butif he Turn
ner,) could read it 10 more than their chosen
champion, he should leAss. Il was aot &C.
cep,ed. He then said he could read it in
foAr ueH, and stammer q little in German.
and hoped they would stop their nonsence
about possessing eli the knowledge, talent.
morals and virtue III the United States; he
aade the proposition because /. ~ we're con-
stsntly blsbbing about the igno, ,nce OF the
'inigger.' 1.-The imbeciies,' .sdid they not
know that they THE Democrats,) we're the
cause Of their ignorance Do they expect
men to step from slavery and from under the
lash and become educated men st once 7
Shame on you. : Thank God they have
60. little, good, hard common sense, and
if let alone few years. you viii see Who i.
the in}srior race.