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Year: 1863

IL Is with no ordinary feelings OF gradfcatton
that we announce to our readers this morning
the retirement of General Hooker and the ap.
pointment of Major General George G. Meade,
late Of the Fifth army corps, to the command of
the Army Of the Potomac.


With regard to the qualifications of this
officer for this supremely important position at
this crisis, the reader will be amply satisfied
from the simple facts of his military history,
which will be found in the special biographical
sketch given elsewhere in this paper. Dis
tinguished for his good and gallant conduct in
the Mexican war General Meade. in the
peninsular and Maryland campaigns of General
Mcclellan, and in the late eventful Rappahan-
mock campaigns of General Burnside and
General Hooker, has still added to his high
reputation as a brave, skilhl and capable
military leader. His merits are approved by
the officers Of the Army of the Potomac,
and we are assured that this appoint
ment as their Commander-in-C Chief on the
field will be hailed with unqualified salts
faction by the soldiers of every State and of
every regiment Of the army As we under
stand th. appointment in another sense, il is q
compromise which will be satisfactory not only
to the old soldiers of Mcclellan. but to his
friends outside Of the army; for, according to
our information. Gen. Meade has not been
mixed up and is not the creation Of any psliti-
cal faction, but the Independent professional
soldier, who has won his claims 10 distinction
and bis present promotion by HE sword.


We have no inclination now to deal harsAly
with Gen. Hooker In the all important fact
that be has been relieved ct bis own request
We recognize an act Of patriotism ON bis part
which disarms us Of any desire to reproduce
the evidence Of his experience at the bead Of
the Army Of the Potomac against him. We
congratulate him, as well as the country, on
The patriotic considerations which have induced
him to retire in season TO enable his successor
to move forward without delay upon the enc
my; and the country will feel grateful to Presi
dent Lincoln that an oficer whose record and
reputation give every assurance Of success is
now at the head Of the army upon which the
safety Of the national capital and the fate Of
the rebellion depend.
Year: 1863

THE question ia whether this war be wAged for the
purpose and until every State confirm the ethics and
political standard Of the Republican party Or as the
Democratic Constitutional Union party insist, for the
ptrpoe and until The authority and supremacy Of the
constitution is established the whole country, and
thereby the integrity Of the Union secured


The one we insist is subyersive Of the government
and is FeU0Hf0n The other is maintaining the supre-
macy And integrity, Of the government itself We in
woke manly. and respectful discussion Of this issue
blood and rcasure the well being Of the American pe0-
pie. and the abiding existence Of tho Republic"


This is the clear, logical reasoning Of a
man who evidently understands that he has
just written something What he means. or
what be would have done does not so clearly
appear. This is a fair sample OF the logic Of
those VINO always find fault, but never have
any thing to propose-who are ad pts in tear
ing down, but know not how to build up
He invites "a respectful discussion Of this
issue" Suppose therefore, he favor us with
a brief but pointed answer to the following
questions, which take it, will enable us to
judge Of the intentions Of the Democracy


/. Shall the war be pushed on with vigor :


?. If so, how are we to get the men, If not
by Drafting;


3. Can we oppose and trammel the Govern
ment without indirectly aiding the rebels;
Year: 1863

SOLDIERS VIEws.-In these days of Cop
perheadism and Of quibbling about the sup
port Of the Government witt out endorsing
the administration, it Is exceedingly refresh
ing to read the bold, upright and downright
expressions OF loyalty that come from the best
soldiers of the army. In a speech the other
day in Illinois, Gen. Logan said;


People may talk about Democrats, Repub-
licans and Abolitionists, as they will-say
what they will-there are but two parties
patriots end traitors-in this country at the
present time those who oppose the war and
the best interests of the country, and those
who support the country, There are but two
classes Of men. They are for the Government
or against it--for JEFF Davis or against him.
Those who find fault with everything we do,
and have no word of condemnation for the
rebels, are for them; those who do not find
fault, but detest JEFF Davis and his traitors
heartily, are for us ON our side. The besI
way to detect traitors is 20 take as such all
who are continually finding fault. The mex
best are those who say least against US.
Year: 1863




LEAvESwoRrH, September 81, 1863.


The Republican State Central Committee will
meet at the Planters House. Leavenworth. on
is requested, as business of importance 10 to be
transacted. CHESTER THOMAS.


8. F. ATWOOD, Sec'y. Chairman.


We are not aware of any important business
the Committee may have. aside from that which
to this time. And that was the selection of .
candidate for Chief Justice. in csse the decision
in the contest still pending was given in favor
of Cobb. the sppointee of the Governor. a
A decision in this case must be made within
seven days. or else it will not be legal time given
the people previous to the election. provided .
vacancy is made for them to fill. Hence, We
must wait until the very last day before knowing
what 10 to be done. 1t don't look reasonable to
Us that whole years time is necessary to make
such decision The man will hold his Office
just as long by giving decision the frat week
or month as if it were given the last day. a
If the decision is such ~ to give the Committee
this duty. We hope they may lay aside all
notions of reward. and select from the rank and
file of the party, some one whose soundness and
ability may recommend him. It's generally the
case-and for any ordinary position the system
is good enough-that men are put forward ss &
reward for services rendered the party but fo
such position that of Chief Justice. it is i'll
becoming that boisterous party leader should
be chosen. One should be taken from the pri
vate walks of life, free from the chicanery o
political leaders, and who has the disposition Il
keep pure from political intrigue.


We would again suggest D. P. LOWE, of Linz
county, for the position. He has legal abilitie
which eminently fit him.
Year: 1863

We printed in our last an interesting letter
from Mr.. Stanton treating Of recent compllca'
tions and ordinations in the Custom-House.
Leaving that statement to speak for itself, with
the simple remark that no one who knows Mr..
s. will believe that he has either done or con-
nived at any fraud or intentional wrong, we
propose to use that expose to point moral.


Mr.. Stanton has been widely known these
twenty years as citizen Of blameless repute
and lawyer Of decided ability. He is OF the
sort of men who need Office neither to confer
distinction nor to secure them livelihood.
We happen to know that he was offered private
employment at q salary of $4,000 per annum IN
an honorable position whereof the duties were
not too exacting. lie declined it in favor OF his
present GustOm.hOuse position. Now, we can
comprehend the honorable ambition that led
him, years since, to seek and win seat IN the
Senate; we should be very glad to hear that his
decided abilities had been required TO represent
a district in Congress: but how such man
could choose subordinate position in the Gus
tom house, which wins for him envy and'hatred
but no honor, in preference to employment in
private life at $4,000 per annum, we cannot


imagine


We can only presume that the expectation of
large gains is the Indictment to this preference


in most cases if not in this; an expectation,
which. 30 far as we can learn, is almost always
disappointed. The farmers son thinks $50 TO
SO per month for plowing and chopping beg
carly sum compared with tide-waitership at
$2l per week or a clerkshp in Department at
$1,000 per snnum; but let twenty average
young men try the farming at farm wages while
twenty other such clutch the tIde-waitng or
clerkships, and watch their fortunes respectively
for the next ten years, and you will learn that
the former chose the good part But especially
to boys or very young men is public employ
mcnt misleading and pcrilous. The lad who
gets $40 per week through Winter a. o page
in a legislative hall is unified thereby for chop
ping cord.wood or digging potatoes for every
tenth bushel evermore. The rewards of every
day labor seem too meager and patry; so that
a majority Of those who obtain easy and lucra-
tive public employment in boyhool are ruined
by it for life.


Shall not these truths be considered
Year: 1863

ry As there are great many stran-
gers, as well as citizens, in our city who
are at loss to know where they had
better purchase their fall and winter
stock oil boots and shoes, we would say to
all such, go to A. Stewards. corner Third
and Main streets, where you will find a
full assortment of Ladies', Misses and
Childrens' wear of every description. He
also keeps splendid stock of Mems


Boys and Youths boots of every style
and grade, and is fully prepared to manu-
facture to order everything in the shape
of boot or shoe Give Stewart a call
for he is bound to sell as cheap as th,
cheapest. lw.
Year: 1863

EF At the meeting tonight of the
shareholders of the Library Association,
the committee will be prepared to receive
further subscriptions to the stock.


Let all those who have the matter under
consideration, and those that have not
been waited upon by the committee, be
present TO subscribe.
Year: 1863

~ Thcre has been a decline in tho
price of wood during the past two days.
The weather has been such that our peo-
pie think that perhaps they have been
mistaken in regard to winters being SO
near. Yesterday was beautiful day and
almost as mild as September, and every
one had made up their minds that winter
had about "played out"
Year: 1863

& The public are much indebted to
the energy and public spirit of our friend
VIM. Wins. for bringing our eastern mail
yesterday and the day before, across the
river at peril to himself. Without his
efforts the mail would not have been
received for distribution before the Office
closed, as it has to go to Warsaw and
come up on the last trip of the Eagle


which is not made now until after dark.
Year: 1863

n@- There is great deal of com plant t
among the merchants in our city on &C.
count Of no efforts being made to cut a
channel through the ice on the opposite
side OF the river, thus making passage
across for the ferry boats, which both lie
up high and dry on either shore, no
efforts having been made to run them
since Saturday last.
Year: 1863

MORE ETHIEvING.-On Tuesday evening
the residence Of Major Floyd, on Second
street, was entered and two overcoats and
a ladies' cloak we're taken from the hall
The amount taken was worth about sixty
dollara- Ii seems that there is a gang of
thieves about who are in great need of
clothing at present
Year: 1863

SD- If person would form some, idea
of the amount Of business done in Keokuk,
he can crafty his curiosity by looking
over the registers at our ho tells, some OF
which average nearly fifty per day, and
has frequently exceeded one hundred
This is very good thermometer from
which to form an opinion of place.
Year: 1863

aM- Since the close of navigation on
the upper Mississippi our Muscatiue.
Davenport and Dubuque papers do not
arrive until several days after they are
published. The same complaint is also
made there about our mails. We would
like to know the reason of this, ancl why
they frequently fail altogether.
Year: 1863

1t will be the object to furnish the latest news
that can be obtained by Telegraph, in addition TO
giving summary of


state and General News, Armv Core.


spondcnce and Local News.
Thus making the DAILY GATE CITY of;nvsIp-
aoe INTERESTED every reading man or woman. who
IS tan interested in the Of our Country in
'nis VAT. hecoi'ect that loyal newspapers arc ac-
complishing much in suppressine the rahalI;on
ana that person is generally judged BY the tone
OF the paper which he reads
Year: 1863

In this department we shall endeavorto rive 70
liable information. Our home Market quotation :
VIII he corrected each day by careful and
responsible Wholesale Merchant. The markets of
the leading Commercial cities will be reported by
Telegraph.
Year: 1863

The Financial Committee OF the Austrian Richsrath h
recommended loan Of sxiy.nine millions Of aoriDs
cover the deficit. Twenty millions Of the loan are to
devoted TO relieve the distress In Hungary.
Year: 1863

TROUBLES III MIssoURI.-The feud in
Missouri is u painful character. and it
. stop can in any way be put to il, it
should be doue. Some of the parties Pc
tition that Gen Butler may be put in
command of the Federal forces there. -
We should heartily rejoice to see such 8
change. If be could not compel order
in that cruelty distorted State. no one
0eeld We hope the President may set
his way clear TO try the experiment. A
| it is. We do not exactly know the root Q
the bitterness, bat of its existence Their


can be no doubt, and if possible, thing
ahpdld bs rsconciled- If this is nos pos
sible, the country should know it,
Year: 1863

Or and after the first day of July next, letters
deposited in the Post Office for mailing on which
the postage is short, instead of being sent forward
as now, will be kept and treated as if there was
no stamp on them This is an important fact,
which the public will do well to remember. Az
ter that time the postage on drop letters will be
two cents instead of one, as now.
Year: 1863

BUSINESS LrKE.-A justice of the peace not
twenty five miles from Weavervlle, and who is
better versed in law than gospel married a cou
pie in this way: "Hold up your bands. You
soemIly swear that you will faithfully perform
the duties of your office, jointly and severally
according to your best skill and judgment, 70
help you God that's all fee five dollars"
Year: 1863

Far from the noisy, busting city of San Fran
cisco lies the city of the dead. Secluded among
the rolling hills, cmbowcred in shrubbery and
perfumed by the wild lilac IN Lone Mountain
Cemetery, the Land Of the Great Departed -
Lone Mountain Is there not something in n
name and what name could be more appr0pri-
ate--what n musical pathos, with rythm of sad
ness blended Herewith.


We approached the silent city for the first time,
not with feelings Of curiosity but rather with
feelings akin TO that experienced 10y those who
pay their pilgrimage to the tomb of the Prophet,
Tor within its enclosure sleeps Calrorniu's hon
ored dead. On the highest point, as if to watch
over and guard the interests of Caifornia's dead
as he was wont to guard the interests Of her
living citizens lies the murdered Broderck
Above his head an admirng people have reared
massive yet beautiful monument, not to per
petuate his memory, for that will be handed down
from father to son for generatons-but as n token
OF their regard for one, who, while living, they
honorcd with their confidence. With the blood
OF Broderck was California sealed to the Union


Close by the last resting place of Brodetick,
with his martial cloak wrapped around him,
ddrs dfdrs AfRetheEr FRI hernQ6le nQ6 lest aD2rGa cH9pb
Baker, whose eloquence was mighty to move the
hearts of the people and whose sword was u ter
| ror To the foes OF our common country lie fell
in the van, while leading his brave men to the
charge, another sacrifice upon the altar of Free
dOH. BrOutIlck icll, the llfSt martyr pierced Dy
the bullet Of traitor, ere the fires OF secession
had burst forth. Baker fell pierced by rebel
bullets while attempting To turn back the tide of
treason in arms, 1t is well they sleep side by
side. that between the two honorcd shrincs, Cali.
fornia's loyal sons may kneel and swear anew to
defend and protect, with life and property, and
their sacred hOnors, the Union for which they
died, while Old Ocean in the distance shall re.
spond deep toned " Amen!'


In visiting Lone Mountain one loses in great
degree that dread OF death which all feel more
or less. To know that when our change shall
come, and we be called npon to add one more to
the population of the silent city, that our long
home is to bc made so lovely, while everboom-
ing flowers will shed their rich fragrance around
our head and crown our bed with beauty
watched by the loving care of friends, and I'd
mired by the stranger that visits our grave
We're it not for the inverted torch and inscrip
tions that tell Of death one might suppose that
he was wandering amid the beauties Of some
fairy grotto, where


The tender volets bent IN smiles
TO elves that sported nigh
Tossing the drops OF fragrant dew
To scent the evening sky


They kiss ID the Ia love aud mrth
And its petals lairer grew
shower OF pearly dust they brought,
Aud o'er the lily threw.


Plant flowers DER the graves Of the loved and
lost ones, aud make their resting place an en-.
blem Of the beauties of the Paradise OF souls
Rel Bluff independent
Year: 1863

The Charleston Courier impresses its readers
with the Importance Of producing something to
eat, in the following aphorstical uttcrance


"One grain Of corn in the earth is as a bullet
in the heart Of Yankee and ridge Of poiators
is worth any mile Of breaslworks from Vcksburg
to the RappahannOck."


Corn and potatoes will doubtless make good
fight, but we prefer planting caunon.-LOuisUHie
Journal
Year: 1863

A LINCOLN ANECDOTE.-A gentleman who has
been waiting around Washington for three months
past. in vain pursuit of pass to Richmond, ap.
piled last week, as a dernier resort to the Pres
dent for aid. "My dear sir" said the President,
81 would be most happy to oblge you if my
passes were respected but the fact is | have
within the last two years given passes to more
than two hundred and fifty thousand men to 90
to Richmond, and not one of them has got there
yet in the legitimate way" The applicant with
drew with rush of blood to the head
Year: 1863

THE Red Bluff Beacon says: "Recall the
Proclamation, aud the war will end in three
months" You must give us better security than
your assertion, for it was tried eighteen months
without emancipation and there seemed to be no
stop Yrekd Journal.
Year: 1863

CAN THE YANKEES RIDE ?-One year ago the
Richmond Wing, in speaking Of the Northern
people, said


"And yet they do not possess one gentlemanly
attribute, not single talent that qualities them
for war. or the very first elements they are
destitute. They don't even know how to ride
horse-a talent only to be acquired in youth ~.'l
Year: 1863

The following incident was observed
on the cars by a gentleman while on his
way East to Pittsburgh, Pa. Our lady
readers will not need to have the moral
appended. On one seat was pale SOL
der, wan and weak, returning, as it
proved, tr0ri service in Arkansas, to be
nursed hy his mother, near Pittsburgh,
whose only son he was. At Wcllsville
most of the passenSers got out for re-
freshments. Some passengers carried
food along and ate it in the cars; but
none offered anything to the soldier,
who, either too weak to walk: or not
having money to spare, sat still, silent
and alone As the train was about
starting, two midde-aged Indies came
in, and opening basket began to eat a
bountiful lunch From their CONVERSE
ton they appeared to be from New Eng
land They were richly dressed and
Judging them to be aristocratic the writ
er was not favorabiy impressed with
them. After little while one Of them,
eating her eye forward, saw the soldier.
She stopped eating, and whispered
y Hhilc to her companion, who nodded as
sent, she went forward and oonversed
pleasantly with the sol lier, and returned
for her basket from which she supplied
him Literally with the best it contain cd.


After eating all he desired, she wrap
ped in paper and gave him enough to


last him home. After eating the REM
nauis in the basket herself, she sat down
by his side aud talked pleasantly with
I him most of the way to Pittsburgh. -
The writer conceived there were few dry
/ eyes among those who saw what passed
| Was not that woman ore of the true ar
istocracy Whether the needed food
or the kind manner aud conversation OF
the lady was most refreshing to the long
time homeless patriot, or whether both
were not equally 80, We leave tho reader
to decide.
Year: 1863

Having found General friend in the


head physician of the military hospitals
q Riga, accompanied him one morn
ing on his visit thither On the way


he told me how difficult it was to elicit


from the men the real seat of their com


plants, as every aling in the upper
part Of the body, whether in the the


head, back, or stomach. they call pain


in the heart: and those in the lower


part Of the body, pain in the leg. Ilav-
ing arrived at the hospitals, all the pa


tients that were able to do so arraycd


themselves in a row, tum b and stiff as
on military parade. "How do you feel


to-day, old man?' asked the doctor Of
the first "My heart pains, was the
expected timid reply. Tongue out"
said the doctor, and out it was. Turn


ing to the next, the same question, same


reply, and same tongue operation
More than thirty in tho row underwent
the same medical inquired and plo ocoss


| was obout leaving when my friend
told me to look round. TO my utter
astouishment saw the whole lot still
standing in military attitude. with their
tongues wide out. We looked on a.
while, when the doctor gave the word.
Tongues in and all the articulating
organs vanished in an instant. My Wis
ihle facu tiles were so excited by the lu-
dicrous scene, that it was some moments
after we were in the open street ere
could, rather reproachIngly, ask my
friend how he could play such trick on
the poor fellows. You must no Judge,
said he, by exceptions | merely wan
ted to show you to what extent the blind
spirite of disipline prevails among the
Russian troops. Nor are the fellows,
added he, tie worse for the joke; on
the contrary, they believe that the cure
is greatly promoted by keeping the
tongue out in the presence Of the doctor
The longer the better. "-Travels an
Russia.
Year: 1863

This insect is friend to agriculture, al
though it is considered to be disgusting and
poisonous, and many there are that will start
back and screech at the sight of spider, as
if they were venomous reptile. This, pro-
badly is, because tradition and superstition
have got posessian Of our senses. We have
been bitten by spiders and received no
more injury than from a flea: yet there may
be some spiders whose bite is poisonous.


The spider has eight legs and eight eyes
it sheds its skin like the shake; it sometimes
survives the winter in torpid state; it is
like other beasts Of prey, capable of cndur-
ing hunger a long time; its food consists Of
flies and Insects, which otherwise would &C.
vour our crops. Look at the multitude Of
webs in tho morning after the fog has left
the air, and you will sec your field nearly
covered, and all these little nets are set to
catch insects. How many thousands are
daily destroyed? Yet prejudice has got such
a hold on our minds that we frequently step
aside to crush them and destroy their nest
is guilty Of doing so is not &C
quainted with the history of the spider, or
they act against their own interest.
Year: 1863

A pretty sinner may chance to be more
attractive than an ugly saint, ard persons
sometimes find it out. A good story is told
of Yankee divine of advanced ago who
married, for his second wife. damsel young
and handsome. When the elders Of the
church came to him to inquire If the lady
was suitable person to make a useful fig
ure as parsons wife, ho answered frankly
that he didn't think she Was. But added
the irrcpressible doctor, though dent pre-
tend she is saint, she is pretty little sin
ner, and Ilove her" And the twain became
one flesh.