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


dlence that they '.lad met" He sal
something about the preservation OF u
Government dep, nding upon the actio
of that body, which ! thought at fri
was intended for joke. but as no or
laughed, / conclude d had misunderstoe
him.
! On motion Of j,et1W nee Tnio
candidate Tor Governor DENNIS MAut
NY was appointed Secretary. This, {
course, was accidental ~; besides,
was clever hint that the leader of th
Union movement didn't appreciate til
difference between himself and the EN-
bodiment of Iowa secession and the man
ager Of George Wallace Jones.
A committee ON credentials being ap
pointed, Merritt made, at different times
three several motions for committee on
resolutions, all of which, on suggestion
of Thomas and Gillaspie, were considered
out of order until the Convention was
permanently organized.
committee on permanent organlza-
ton reported Thomas" of Buchanan
county, for President. This gentleman
having already quoted the :" Charleston"
Convention as authority upon some
points of order raised, had entitled him
self to the consideration of the Conyen-
ton. What pleasing associations the
mention of :" Charleston the seat of the
last rational Democratic Convention,
must have awakened in thu minds of the
members! charleston" the citadel Of
treason The man who first pronounced
that magic name today was entitled to be
made the head Of the Democratic Conyen-
ton of the State of Iowa.
The Committee on Resolutions has been
but Merritt was iryi cut. His
nomination Of Mahony did him no good.
The Aahonyitcs couldn't give commit
ZEE man for clerkship. The Jesuit
lon't do such trading, he takes every
hing, but gives nothing.
The main men on the committee were
dahony, Dodge, Negus. Elwood and Gil
aspie. all of the virulcnt stamp. If jeff
Davis was rs liberal with his commissions
3 Artemus Ward, what fine company
1 Brigadier Generals he could recrui,
Iere!
During the absence of the COMMITTEES
re haye had speeches from Turk, Clay
IT, Thurston, Merritt and Cole. The
most bitter was from Clagett. He
harged the war as originating with the
Abolitionists and Republicans. He said
hey had given the proyocation, and il
vas human for the men of the South to
efuse TO submit. He said he was asor.
y, extremely sorry" they had taken up
rms; but il was nafnrol,--i was no
more than We might have expected: it
vas what we had been warned would take
,lacc'
How Jeff Davis must have softencd if |
lie had heard Clagett regret. -" regret
extremely that he (Davis) had taken
such course! He then said that this
a administration of Abe Lincoln had been
guilty Of more internal oppression than
any despot Ct Europe
How gladly jeff Davis must have heard
that from a northern Democrat. Ii il
the same he feeds secession on in Dixie.
Cole was the most reasonable, and
gave some indications of loyalty.
Merritt made an argument against the
right Of secession, which made part Of
he Convention look serious, but spoiled
ais speech and rendered himself rsdicu-
Gus In some arithmetical calculations on
he amount of the public debt and the cost
IT emancipation.
Bill Thurston how shall any one
onvey an idea of the rambling, diarrhct-
l}ill He started off on an exhortatiou !
galnst nncbaritableness toward political |
pponcnts. He contentod himself for q
'h'ic with an attempt to make an argu-
aent against secession, but finally he got
own to his sphere as township po,;tic-
10, and treated us to hash about Den
mark celebrations, and related an inter
10" between himself and one Parson
'urner Of that hmous place, in which
ccount Bill evidently intended to renre-
ent he got the better of the Parson, The
ndience didn't come to time on the an.
iause. and seemed to think it unfair to
ec'de upon such delicate questions until
hey had heard from the Parson and had
Is version of this "keen encounter Of
IT'S" So, after few more vain efforts
enlist applause, Bill emphatically
dried up
noou' thirty counties are represented
tue 1oyent'on, and these very partially.
. enthusiasm exists. but great anxiety
2 Inc part OF the members about their
latiorm Particularly the few men in
70 convention who imagine they have :
ture before them, seem anxious that
9 resolutions shall not too far commit 4
EN- against the policy of the Admins
atom IN putting down the rebellion.