The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-20

| CtaReu On Mason aEd Neal.
We clip from the Journal a portion of
communica ion by Judge Clagctt IN re-
ation to Mason and Neal peace candidates
| for Governor and Congress:
! Independent of Judge Mason's eccentrici-
ties, heretofore manifested in his political
| life, some of which have been SO ably set
| forth by Hon. w. +. Coalbau. b of Burling-
shree months he had d .clared that he could
4 settle our national troubles in twenty az VS.
| and when requested, by Democrats, to state
| how be would settle them, he answered So
trould tcithdfa,c the army from the field,
and acknowledge Southern Independence -
| The ack Acknowledgement OF Southern independ-
ence by The National Government, is disso
luton Of the Union. Hence, Judge Mason
is disunionist. To be disunionist il to
| be disloyal to the National Government and
| to be disloyal f. to be 10 Democrat. Dem
ocrats, therefore, nre under no obligation 10
| vote for Judge Mason but, on the contrary,
| by voting for him for Governor, they will
endorse his disunion sentiments, and will
| thereby be Justly chargenbie with being dis
unionists themselves. 1t ID unnecessary to
dwell longer on Judge Mason. | therefore
dismiss him for the pres mt, and will con-
clude this communication by bri fly paying
| my respects to my friend Jairus +. Neal, who
a - tha rallal l1amnar1tfr candidate Tns
/ Congress.
l. he n 10 7al citizen? l. be Democrat !
In speech which he lately delivered in the
city of keokuk, his whole effort was to array
the people again-t the Administration. His
appeals were Of the most violet partizan
character. He declared himself in favor OF
peace. lie den unced the war IN which tho
Nation il struggling for it's existence. III,
denounced the men who arc conducting tht
war. lie h. Id them up US thieves and rob-
bers Of the peoples money. He charged
them with stealing the clothes and victual,
from the soldiers. He denounced the clio
sing Of the Mississippi river by the Federal
Government. He denounced the Tax Bill K
raise money to pay the soldiers who are fight
ing for their country, and appealed to th,
! lowest and most mercenary feelings Of th
people against paying their taxes to defen,
and preserve the Union.
All this was done while the cannon of tn
enemies Of the country and the Union wer
laundering ut the capitol of the Nation, an,
while patrio ic Democrats, as we'll rs others
) were falling, daily, all over the land, lik
autumnal leaves before the early FROST
: Would any truly loyal citizen do this, and a
such time, even if all his charges agains
tina Administration were true? The loya
hearts of my readers will answer, "No''-
but rather, that be should have endeavore
&c rl.ly L.is oua.-yiicf = TIC Iasous Vi gu
/, beloved land from the bands OF the traitor
7 who arc engaged in its overthrow. 1t is true
: Mr.. Neal praised the valor Of the soldiers G
j Iowa, and passed high eneoniums upon then
But TO test his sincerity in this respect, "
have only to look at the record Of Mr.. Nea
during the late extra session Of the Legislr
G ture. II will there be found that Mr. Neal vote
against raising money to buy these very 50
dier's clothes to cover them, or food to fec
them, or money to feed their wives and ltt
0 ones, while the husband and father WEI
) periing their lives on tho battlefield in d.
Tense Of that very government which MI
Neal now asks 10 represent in Congress
How lang there would be Congress or
National Government 10 represent, with
majority Of Meals in it, i leave the candi
y reader 10 determine.
Determining the question BY Mr.. Neal
Q speech, there can be no doubt that lac is mo
ally traitor and ii he should induce 4 Vii