The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-15

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As98t 1872, r. lhs purpose = devils
fissJ NJ patsing in operation nsasures t.
provide the quota Of the Empire county,
in tho late call Of the President for 600,
600 soldiers, to defend our rights and
libsrtas ID tho preseAt emergency. I ]
H. w. Sample, Esq, for the COMMITTEES
of arrangements, announced the following
lit Of olbesss:
FqPnsi1snt, Hon. Ed. Johnston.
H. Vice Presidents -Jlckson Township.
Ool. VIM. Pa.tsrsea; llssl q 06ver
Rssvss; Jef.rson Tp, W. Gould; Charles
ton 1p, A. Bah; Harrison Tp. z.Andrews;
franklin Up, A. Orm; West Point TIP,
w. K. Stewart; Green Bay TIP, NJ. H.
Rodgsrs; Marion Up, Ed. Ceurtright;
Wssbisgtsn Up, Leonard Eof; Denmark
Up, 4, Turner; Cedar Up, D. Merritt:
Plseaapt Ridge Up, Jol1 Hart. I
6esistaries-O. g. Hale, Of Keokuk,
Dr.. 40. Roberts, Of Fort Msdisoa.A
e. Marshal, H. w. Sample; Assistant
Marshels, Isaiah Hale and Harry Fulton.
: The President on taking The chair ad-
dressed the assembly, explaining the OBJ
ject Of the meeting.
On motion committee on resolutions
was appointed, consisting Of The following
persons:
VIM. Alexsader, J. C. Walker, II. Scott
Howell, 9arwin Hamiltos, g. w. Brown
ing.
1hs meeting Was ably addressed, by
NJssi1. John Van yalkenburgh, n. W.
ssnpls, Henry Strong VIM. Alexander,
=. IT. sullivan. ea A
The committee on resolutions, By its
Chairman. VIM. Alexander, Esq., made
the following report, which wss adopted:
Resolved, That the oiIissas Of LII
county, ignoring oil party and other dis
trasting questions, solemnly pledge them.
selves to the support Of their Government
in ito efforts - ssppna tie present grsat
rebellion, and thu. every NAN and dollar
necessary Tor that purpose shall b.
prumptly and chserfaiiy provided.
/ Resolved, That oil salle upon Lee coun-
II for soldien have bean, and win BE-,
Supplied By voiuAtesFy that drafting il
wholly unnecessary. and resort 70 & il
hsrsby srosgly deprecated; and that :
committee b appointed 10 correspond
with Governor Kirkwood, and tender him
the fun and entire quota OF troops from
La county, under the two recent cails Of
the Government.
The Committee appointed ior the above
purpose ooasistA Of s. +. Miller. r. Hsser,
H. W. Sample and J. N. Anderson.
Resolved, That ample bounties shall
Be provided for the volsatser soldisn-
$50 for : single and e75 Tor ! married
pefscn-that it II right that the property
If tAs county shsald bsar III charges Of
this character, and thst committee be
appointed TO can the immediate attention
Of the Supervisors Of The county to tha,
subject, and urge their Dspmpt action IN,
providing liberal bounsiss for all volume
tesrs from Lee county during the present
crisis.
The following cousutute the committee
to carry ont the foregoing, viz Samuel
Boyles, 3. P. Lowe. Frank Semple. Tim
othy For and n. H. Rogers.
Resolved, That it u hereby understood
and desired that whatsver provisions for
bounty i made BY the County eupervi-i
soss shall b sufficiently lasgs 70 Isinbsrss
all bountiss paid or advaacsd 70 Be paid
to volunteers from Lee county under the
recent calls q the 0esefamsnt. ID
word, is ID intended that the county beun-
tiss shsIl take the place Of corporate and
individual bountios.
Resolved, That there ass but TIVE par
tiss IN this country, Pairtots and FRAT
ors.-aud that il il the duty Of III good
cit.zens % lay aside poliaical distinctions,
to csass ordinations and TecFiminations..
and 70 discourage and diseonutsnance al
covert treason, and to abstain fran IL
criticisms upon our civil and military Of
fioors. which NAV t..nd To vAsknn nuhl;r