The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-06

publican Convention, at Charleston, and transact
ing such other business as may be brought before
the Convention.
BY order of the Townsphip Republican Central
Committe. GEO. w. McCRARY,
July 80, 1859. Chairman.
Eads Opposed TO Corrupt Leaders--
Eads Is!
DR.. Eads, the honest and pure, seems de-
lighted with the favorable prospects of the
Democracy under Dodge in this State. He
says:
"From every quarter OF the State we hear
the most encouraging reports, all going to
establish more firmly our belief that the days
OF Black Republicanism in Iowa, are num-
bered. The no mination OF Gen. Dodge and
the others associated with him on the ticket.
fell like bomb shell in the Black Republic
can camp, while the nomination of that po-
litical turncoat and jugglcr, Kirkwood, and
the balance Of the ticket was made without
exciting the interest of the party.
"The Democracy, on the other hand, are
In earnest, and confident that one more strug.
gle will witness the downfall of the Black
Republican party and its corrupt, weak and
intriguing leaders,"
The Doctor is evidently rejoicing in the
hope OF the restoration Of his friends to pow
or, and especially is he pleased with the idea
OF defeating those "corrupt Republican lead
ers" who have been prosecuting him about
that $40, 900 default in the school fund.
We make an extract from the editorial OF
the Fourier giving On account Of the discus
sion between Dodge and Kirkwoo cd at Ottum.
va. 1t would seem that D lodge was not quite
so rampant as at Oskaloosa, but still exhib-
tied enough Of his plantation manners' to
call forth fitting rabuke from Mr.. Kirkwood
The editorial from which we copy, having
given an account OF the preliminaries, pro-
eeeds, with the appearance Of Dodge on the
platform, as follows:
Was this Dodge, the veritable Augustus
Cesar, whose sledge hammer logic and
thoughts that breathed and words that burned
were to gather again the lost sheep OF the
House OF Locofocoism, and to scatter to the
four winds the victorious legions Of Republic
canism! Alas, what a fall was there my
countrymen! Never did great man appear
90 small and it wasn't embarrassment eth
er--that might have provoked sympathy but
ii was sheer incapacity, accompanied with
the most disgusting vanity, arrogance, NAL
Ice and manner compounded OF sbig In
dian" and "Bombastes Furiosoo lie strut
ted back and forth on the stand, stamped the
floor with hiss heel, made the most uncouth
gestures, giving utterance the while to a mess
OF disconnected fustian and mixed up SEN
...to 4
coming out, that would have disgraced a
school boy. We have no hesitation ia saving
that dozen or our Democrats, pot including
the smartest, can make a better speech The
only points recollectable were, that he had
come back to Iowa, and mirabiie dictu, found
that things hadn't stood still in the interim ;
but the people of Iowa had proceeded to build
railroads, adopt new constitution, remove
the Capitol, and form the Republican party.
and do sundry other thlngs, in his absence
and without his consent. He had n good
deal to say about the great things BIO would
do If elected, leaving the impression that he
would take the control of public affairs into
his own hands, dispensing with legislative
departments, courts, &c., as needless incum-
brances be didn't like Grimes, of bis town,
pretty we'll, nor Harlan any better, because
they had stolen the affections Of the people.
and one had COS into his seat, and the other
into Jones's; he thought the South much
abused, that it ought to be paci6ed, and didn't
wonder that they should want 10 take their
property TO the Territories Henry Clay was
apretty clever man after oil, ank once shook
hands with him; had considerable to saw
about agitation, fanaticism, abolitionsts
&C.; and 80 went on for about half an hour
when his ammunition manifestly began ia
give out, and he appealed to DIR. Wood in q
manner which every body understood 10
mean, for Gods sake say time il up, but the
Doc. was too obtuse to take the hint, and
gave him twenty minutes more. Gillaspy
who had all this time been endeavoring &c
alay his nervousness, now handee a note tc
the Gen. but he couldn't read it on accoun,
OF obscure vision, as he said thought ther,
might be other topics TO treat Of, but tim,
was limited, and sat down after expanding
just fifty minutes upon, we are free TO say
one OK the poorest speeches that man, biz
or little, ever perpetrated in Iowa. Demo
Gratis present did not attempt to conceal their
chagrin and III notification.
Hon. :. }. kirkwood now took the stand
and was greeted with applause so deep, earn
est, and full Of soul, rs to satisfy the mos
unprscticed ear that he had the sympathy oil
that crowd and he felt it, as we'll be nigh.
~ ii Was the best evidence in the wsrld thu
the hearts Of q majority OF that assembl
beat responsive to his own, and in sympsth,
with the great cause Of which be wns the I'D
vocate; and thus encouraged, thus cheeret
on, II is no wonder that, in an easy and grace
fal manner, with voice pleasant and har
monionsiy modulated, he proceeded deliber
stely, systematically, eloquently, and to ,h
entire tatisfaction and unqualified admira
ton OF his political friends present, to de
fend and advocate the principles and meas
ures OF the Republican party, and Co expos
and hold up to merited ridicule and contemp