The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-16
THE GATE CITY.

For the Gate City.
mahsny Convention In vaA Ruren
Nh. EprroR:-The "Democracy' as
sembled at the Court House on the SIT
inst, and appointed, delegates to the State,
Congressional and Judicial Conventions.
A few things in connection with this
meeting deserve to lie generally known,
Il was thoroughly under the control OF the
most violent and notorious sympathisers
with treason in the county. 1t affords an
other striking proof Of the fact that the
democratic organization in this State has
fallen into the hands, and is now com.
pletely under the control of the clique,
who last year, under the lead Of Mahony.
Jones, Neal 4 Co., drove thousands of
loyal men from the Democratic party. Let
me give you fact TO illustrate what |
say and one which know your neigh
Dor of the Constitution cannot fail to APP
preciate It will be remembered, l pre-
sumo, by most of your readers, that last
fall, at meeting of the Democracy Of
Jackson and Chequest Townships in this
county, series of resolutions were
adopted, which we're so reasonable in
their character, and SO very obnoxious to
loyal men, that they excited good deal
Of attention, and called forth from your
neighbor, Judge Clagett, . very severe
letter denouncing the resolutions and their
authors and the meeting 10 most unmeas-
urel terms declaring that the resolutions
manifested weakness oil. Intellect or a
dislcyalty of purpose, and that no man
should be imposed upon by either Now
these resolutions we're passed at the house
of one Weatherington, and were prepared
and reported BY committee consisting
Of Messrs. Petit, Allen and Neathering-
ton. AT the late Convention, Petit was
made Secretary. and aHMree Of the a.-
thors nj these iatamoas resolutions soere
appointed delegates to The Democratic
'Ssote Contention. How can Judge sClag-
EFT, who made us such good Union
speeches last fall, and who denounced
these men as disloyal then, now act with
them, and help them to carry out their
evident design to weaken the government
and aid the South? All parties in this
county, except traitors. we're for him last
iaii, but We are now compelledto believe
that he is POT 10 be trusted. His paper
Is now the organ and mouth-piece of the
very men he then denounced. What
knd OF man is it who can join hands
with the enemies OF the Administration
ana the government in such time a.
this By the way, wish you would
publish the Judges letter on the Petit
resolutions, and in reply TO nr. Bailey
last fall Our people want to use them
IN the coming campaign.
The Convention adopted the same +.
oiusions previously adopted by the De
mocncy of Lee County, which amo mt /,
simply nothing 1t all. OF cour Sc frs
and foremost, they are opposed to Abol;
sionism that is No. in all Democrat,
Platforms nowadays. Secondly, The,
are opposed to secession $50, and in favo
OF putting it down By the use of all prop
er means. TINS yor. see, leaving eacl
man to Judge for HI mself what are prope,
measures for su,.ppressing the rebellion
Twin be seen that this is platform upor
which the most intenses pathiser coule
readily stand. He would only have /,
say IN h,s heart Gas many of these scoun
drels do,) that the whole war Is improper
and ne may stand on this platform ane
work hard for JEFF. Davis. The tim
was. Mr.. Editor. when the Democracy q
this country. under the lead of Andre,
jackson, we're not afraid, nor ashamed /
say exactly ,ehaf measaresthey believes
to be proper for the suppression of r.
bellion against the Union. But tha
good time has passed, and truly loyal me-
can no longer find home in the Demo
cratic party. That party has, As Clag.,
has we'll said, "its back broken" and
may add, it has. especially in your county
rotten and diseased uConstitut;onn he
sides. Yonrs.
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