The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-23

lit simply means, Dodge and Jones bac
IN the Senate Of the u. s., Hempstea
u for Governor of Iowa, HEM in the House
i Thompson, Walker d Go. in The Land o.
! fees, Knapp for u. $. District Attorney
and every other man in the Conventio
!, having ''nice thing of it, jeff Dayi,
Toonibs, Stephens, Mason and slidell il
the Z. s. souatc, "Floyd e. Co. in th,
, Cabinet. Lecompton Constitutions for tn,
people of the Territories, and a tArsa
. hanging over the ion, that if the peo
pie do not continue to submit 10 thes
things they must accept the alternative o
civil war. This is "the Union as it was
which is meant by these precious traitors
THE NOMINATIONS.
No one took any special interest in tho
nominations. There were but few can |.
dates, and no one seemed anxious to have
his name too fully identified in the pro.
gramme.
"Dick Sylvester of Iowa City, was
nominated for Secretary Of State. Asan
editor of Democratic paper and poll
tician lie is we'll known.
John Brown-ee of Polk Co, for Audi.
tor. This is the little Engishman i'm.
ported into this State by the Des Moines
Navigation Company as their book keep
er. The company claim heavy damages,
| believe, from the State for a failure Of
their titles to lands above this point on
the Des Moines river. don't suppose
that Brown.ee will ever be called upon to
audit their claims.
Samuel Lorah, Of Cass county, for
Treasurer. This man was on The Dama-
cratic ticket for the same ofiice four wears
ago. don't know much about him. but
was answered, when made inquiry, that
he was sort of "wooden man." ]
don't know what that means, but if it 10
any information to the public they are
entitled TO il.
Gotchalk, of Dubuque, va. nominated
for Register. This Is another attempt
upon the Germans. A poor compliment,
| vow, is such nomination, and one
which Gotchalk ought to appreciate.
Ben. Hall, of Darlington, for Attorney
General. This is son OFF. c. Hall, us
was announced in the Convention. We
all know the old man, and if Ben is as
good lawyer as the father, his selection
as candidate was certainly good one.
1t is late, but Dodge is to speak, and
We must hear him. The audience has
out and the 'Iotion man." from
whose crowd outside the Convention has
from time to time recruited, has blown
out his lamp and gone home.
Here comes the speaker walking Span
lsh. That cultural rattle in the throat,
that spraddhng of the legs, that Shaping
Of the hands. oil indicate the great "Span-
lsh Minister" With mich asperity no
repels the idea Of treason in the Demo
cratic party; tells ofthe Hartford Conven-
ton; avows the Republicans are their de-
scendants. The Mexican war, the acaui-
si!ion of territory and fugitive slave law
are his themes. It's the old song-the
Fugitive slave law" is the .Constitu-
ton; not to be favorable to its execution
is treason. He says the war has been
brought on 10y the extremists of both sec |
tons. lie speaks kindly Of "our mis-
guided brethren Of the South, driven to |
desperate extremes by the wicked Abo-
lltlonlsts of the North Ho speaks of
the North ferceiy; his words come hiss
ing hot. He speaks of the venom and
malice of anti-slavery men, who have at
last, he saws. brought about what they
have sought, ian opportunity to imbrue
their hands in the blood Of their Southern
fellow citizens, whom they hate and whom
hey would all murder. if their courage.
vas equal to their malignity" give
you very near his words; / can not rive
you the spirit Of kissing luminosity in
shich this miserable man repeated these
hings, and accused Northern men rs
nurderers. When he afterwards spoke
4 the soldiers, ne seemed to desire to
tbcir bravery and Their patri-
tism, but it was the Democratic soldier,
that he had in mind. Exactly
o what class of men his former denuncia.
IONS were intended to be applied, was
rot very clear. Dodge is always inco
lerent, and when excited there is but lit ,
10 method in his madness. Against Lin
oln and kirkwood he was very bitter.
nd seemed to make the matter personal.
looked in vain in his speech for single
rgument or word against the doctrine of
ecesslon. He indicated no policy of the
Democratic party in regard to the war -
ie seemed 10 have "whip-anj -lump-of.
ugar theory upon which he would mild 2
correct our "misguided Southern J
rethren," as he called them. But there I
- nothing tangible about this even.-
hat he said against Lincoln related
nieny to tho Mexican war, and not to i
as. Poor man, he seemed conscious =
nat no vas ''ingering superAous on the
lAge, and underworld to quit several Q
mes before his audience would permit 6
i'm. Bot at last he is done: and here