The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-30

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itself has seen fit to maintain silence II reference
to the fendish outrage that was perpetratsd IN
Hamilton on Saturday night last, upon persons
returning home from the Blair meeting IN TINS
city, by which ono lady lost her life, and several
Others were seriously injured.
The CARS CRY has made no reference to the
occurrence, whatever. A Newspaper that will re-
frain from all notice OF such act, merely to
shield the villainy Of rufians who happen to be-
long to its own political party, Is ut object oil
nublic scoru. II can devote columns to an ex-
preston OF its 'ioyap' indignation over an al
legged repetition Of Tho Bonnie Blue Flag, on
our stree, corners, but has not a word Of csnsure
or reproof for the d.blooded murder Of helpless
women BY r6fhanly Radical mob !-Coass'thtios.
It is false that the GATE CRY maintained
silence, for it published the proceedings Of q
public meeting condemning the outrage that
occurred in Hamilton Saturday night
1t is false. that ono lady lost her life, for
the lady referred to was travelling about yes
terday, having partially recovered from the
effects Of the injury received on the occasion,
Two persons were arrested upon the
charge of throwing missiles on the occasion,
and were discharged for lack Of evidence
against them.
We have had little to say on the subject
because we could get no reliable particulars,
except q fiat contradiction of the Cohstitu-
ton reported murder Of . helpless female,
who couldn't maintain her nartyrdoul BY any
amount Of persuasion till after the election.
What terrible condemnation the Consti-
t,ttion administers to itself, and al the DEM
ocratic papers of the North, in the interests
of Seymour aud Blair. For weeks past Re-
publicans have been nassacred by scores.
and assassinated. one, two and three At .
time, by the Democrats Of the South, and
these Northern Democratic newspapers have
studously refrained from oil notice Of these
acts, OF have boldly denied them, because
the perpetrators belonged to their own polit-
ical party. Such newspapers are fit objects
Of public scorn indeed, and the editors Of
them are morally particeps criminis after the
fact.
Since writing the above the following COM
municatioD has been received, giving oil the
facts in the case which have come to light up
to the present time:
HAMILTON, H., Oct, 70, 1858,
Mr.. Enron In view Of the undue prominence
given in certain quarters. the disturbance which
occurred here on the evening Of the Gath inst, We
deem it but Just to ourselves aad to tho public,
that plain statement Of tho facts in this esse
should b made. The alleged disturbance took
place on Saturday evening Of the 34th, but up to
the Monday noon following our own citizens wsrs
ignorant Of this affair. But upon the rumor
reaching the sars Of our of6cialA they Immediate
" set themselves to work to search ont the party,
and then for the 6rst time learned that breach Of
the peace had been committed. Warrants for the
arrest Of the guilty parties were issued, and u
Tuesday morning said warrants usre duly re-
turned before Justice Cushman, BY the Aarshal,
together with two Of the parties charged with the
oEense, the other having absconded. Now ths
facts from full examination Of the casa are sim
ply these: Some half dosen Of our boys, not yet
voters, had been attending the Blair meeting in
Keokuk, and while there we're grossy insaltsd, in
various ways, BY some Of the young Demooes&s
1t that gathering Then while returning home In
thsevening those same intsmpe demonstration
were kept up BY both parties, until they were pas.
sing through town, whom the excitsmsnt culmi-
mated in the throwing Of few stonss q one or
two wagons, containing both men and women, and
very unfortunately An innocent young lsdy vas
severely injured. This comprehsnds the entire
diileulty in our streets. No tsens were STOPPED
and NO othsr persons injured.
It 10 further proven that about this sams time,
o. soos ssssr, these Lsys OF others, - Il /, not