The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-05

clcs OF war-yes, these tories, profess to be
in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the
war. And yet, IN the same circular, they
denounce the Administration, pile up the
agony over the blockade of the Mississippi
ri. by the Government, magnify our enor-
nous taxation, and announce Jairus f..
Neal as the genuine candidate for Con
gress. This, their Democratic candidate,
is the same Neal who Coolbaugh said,
opposed alalAr measures at the last scs-
sion of the Legislature, and voted against
providing clothes, subsistence or pay for
our brave volunteers. The same Jairus
whom Judge Cagett has denounced as a
vile traitor, and whose speeches and whose
heart is as full Of treason as an cold cheese
Of ,naggots
We have copy of one of Meals speech
cs before US, delivered last summer and
revised by himself, in which he appeals to
his hearers and everybody else as follows:
Make an effort to stop this unnatural
strife, this fratricidal war, this unholy
work of devastation and destruction, stay
the effuslon of fraternal blood, rescue our
beloved country from impending ruin.
preserve the best and freest Government
that ever arose to bless nkind, and let
fraternal feeling, peace, harmony, pros
perlty, civil and religious liberty, once
more prevail throughout the land =
And yet this ''peace man." who urges
the Democracy to stop this unnatural
war and "stay the eifuson of fraternal
blood, = is endorsed BY Garry Lewis & Co.
AS the candidate of the Democracy, which
is declared to be in favor of vigorous
prosecution of the war" &C. In the same
speech from which We have quoted, .Jairus
argues In favor Of negotiation and peace
tul division of the country, insisting that
to curtail the limits of our country would
promote the best interests of our people
And this Neal, with the Mormon appella-
tive, this advocate of disunion, is the
Democratic candidate according to the
Central Committee of Lee county, for
Congress in the First District of Iowa.
But Jairus tells his auditors how to
stop the war He would call Conven-
ton, he would, right away, and ask the
traitors in. Hear him:
"Now, what can be done? | say call
convention of all the States; but | am told
the seeding States would send no dele
gates. Welllet them send commissioners,
then elect men fresh from the bosom Of
the people--men that have heart to feel,
a conscience TO appreciate, and Judgment
to know the past greatness and glory, the
present interest and immense responsible
lty that deyolyes upon them
And yet this man, who would stop the
war and plead with traitors for peace, and
even divide the land, purchased by the
blood Of our fathers, with them, and destroy
she Government founded by Washington
and his compeers, is the genuine Demo
cratic war candidate for Congress.
And finally, this Democratic candidate
for Congress commended to the ..ygor-
Gus war Democracy of the Mahony stripe
IN Lee county BY the Central Committee
in their Circular, closes what he felt to be
the reasonable portion of his speech with
the sentiment that be, and of course every
patriotic peace Democrat of his stripe,
would never take up arms in defence OF
the stars and stripes and the Government
OF the country in such a war as this.
We quote the whole paragraph, with hi
concluding implied admission Of It's trea
sonable nature:
Il trust that in the assertion or drfenc,
OF our national rights against the encroach
nient or invasion of a foreign foe, | hay,
as much courage, resolution and patriot
ism, and would be willing to make az larp,
sacrifices as most men, but when / am re
qulred TO STAY my brother, ruin and de
stroy my country and subject it to a mill
tary dcspotlsm, eating out the very sub
stance of the people, and the vitaIs o
liberty while, AS "a loyal citizen, | shall
obey the laws of the land, | shall claim
citizens right 20 enter my humble protes
against such course. IF this be treason
make the most Of it,
And this brave man, who is ready /
light foreign foe, but would scorn to sla
his Southern traitor brother in arms aeains
our Government and the flag of our coun
Try, is the Democratic candidate for Con
gress, and the Mahony Central Committe
Of this county exhort the Democracy +
vote for him. How dare they ask homes