The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-09


Gen. Tutsle DissectsA.
In speech made at Libertyville last
weak Senator Grimes thus applied the
scalpsl to General Tuttie:
When intelligence Of the prceeedingsSf
the CON vention and of the action Of the
Cantral Committee reached Gen. Tutlls
No man could be more bitter and ont-
snoken ia his denunciations of both
than be was. He denounced the plat
form, he denounced the Chairman Of the
Central Committee, he denounced the
men who are now his associates on the
Democratic ticket, and not only declared
that be could not be used Is candidate.
but that be could not be induced to afil-
ate with and support the candidates on
the ticket. He then professed to under
stand the true motives Of the managers
who were attempting to make him their
tool, and indignantly declared that he
would not become their instrument. For
the truth of this appeal to the members
of his staff, TO the officers with whom he
conversed at Vicksburg, and to the off,
GERS and citizens 9TH whom he talked
along the wheie line Of his journey be-
tween Vicksburg and Keosauqua.
Gen. futile had hardly reached his
home before be was subjected to the pro-
cesses Of the same manipulators, from
whom Mr.. Eisher had just bsen relieved,
and their efforts we're AGAIN crowned with
Success. The Generals virtue was of
short continuance. ia an evil hour. for
his own reputation, he consented to be-
| come party to cheme of ledgsrs de-
main, BY which it is attempted to secure
an endorsement by the people of the
State, of the Vallandigham platform, and
to promote the election Of men whom be
knows, or ought to know. are opposed to
the further prosecution of the war, and
even opposed to the support OF the very
men over when he exercises command as
military officer. At the suggestion OF
his advisers, a very shallow device was
resorted to. Upon their persuasion he
was inouced to publish letter addressed
to the people of the State, announcing
| himself as candidate for Governor
without approving or disappearing the
party platform, should stand as sort OF
| postscript to it, they sbsurdly supposipe
that whilst the other candidates can run
on the platform, Gen. Tnttle can hide his
head under his postscript. Such Wisdom
is only equalled by that Of the pursued
ostrich.
| make these comments on tho course
of General Tuttle in sorrow rather than
in anger. have desired to think well
of him, and as military man do think
we'll Of him. / have acted toward him
hitherto the part of friend, and he knows
it. | would not detract in the slightest
degree from his wsll-esrned military rep
utation. But must speak the truth.
see him lending his influence to promote
the success Of men whose election would
tend TO depress the friends OF the Union
and to elate and strengthen its enemies,
and must speak plainly. There are two
alternatives before me. / must either
conclude that he has renounced his pro-
fessed principles, repudiated his friends,
and Intentionally thrown himself into the
arms of the men who believe that all our
| soldiers are "bIoody butchers and who
would at once recall the army and make
peace on any terms, or, that he has been
unwittingIy beguiled by the shrewd and
interruptions men by whom he has been
surrounded. | adopt the latter as the
most charitable conclusion. How could
it be otherwise ? How could it be possi-
BILE for Gen. Tuttle, unless he were labor
ing under some mental haliucinatiop, or
were influenced by some great enchanter' s
spell, to elaborate an address announcing
himself to be candidate for election 10
the Office Of Chief Magistrate Of the State,
without taking the slightest notice of the
platform Of the party from which he -ex-
poets support-a platform that contains
no word of cheer for the country in this
its great hour of peril, and which virtual
ly condemns General futile himself and
his brave associates in arms. Unless he
is afflicted with some terrible delusion,
how is it possible that he can suffer him.
self to be nominated aud engineered by a
State Central Committee who, BY SOL
emn resolution, have denounced the
"sbomlnsble inequalities of the uncon-
stitutional consumption act, by which
democrats are sought to be forced into an
abolition war which they detest,'s and
who since he became their nominee have
recommended their followers ia this State
to become subscribers of that we'll
known disloyal newspaper, the Chicago
Times
But whatever may have been the infu-
ences under which General futile acted.
or the purpose for which he became !
candidate. our path Of duty is plain be-
fore us. 1t is enough for US to know that
if elected he would be an instrument in
the hands of the men who have made him
their candidate. thought to be sufficient
for us to know that if elected, Duncombe
might under some circumstances become
his successor. 1t is enough for us to
know that his election would be hailed as
a triumph of the Vallandigham platform
in this State, and as an endorsement of
the atrocious resolutions of the Central
Committee that nominated him. It is