The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-13

Th0Fe.
from the Nashville Union, 4th.
The mails brought us the following
news some days ago:
indianapolis, Jan. 29-SrEATE.--AF.
Brown of Wells introduced resolution
demanding that Congress shall provide
for a convention Of all the States that In
the event Of the present Congress falling
to provide for such a Convention, the
Stste Of Indians viii invite every State
in the Federal Union, including the 80
called Confederate States. to meet dele
gates from the State Of Indiana in Con-
yention, at Nashville, Tennessee, on the
LIST of June, 1858; each State to send IS
many delegates to said Convention as shall
equal the number of Senators and Rep
resentatives to which each State is emit
tied in the Congress of the United States,
and providing for the election. of dele
gates to said Convention from Indiana,
on the First Monday of April next; also
the delegates to have IS 90 per day mile
age out Of the State Treasury, &c.
The sbove comes to us BY telegraph
Nashville has had quite enough of Urea
son, enacted within her limits in the hast
two years, and desires no more, and. God
being willing, intends to submit 10 no,
more.
Now let Mr.. Brown, of Wells. and his
Copparhssd brothers, come en- to Nash
Vile on tho LIST of June, 1868. Let them
meet here as Representatives. such fell
lows a. Vailandigham. Cox. VOORHEES,,
Goudy, Merrick. lessee Bright-Way-
ward Sisters-Van Buren,, Powell. Brooks,
of the Express, Salisbury Fernando
Wood, Isham G. Harris, Sterling Toembs,
Cobb, Rhett; in short, invite the Rich
mond Congress. This last could be safe
ly done without serious damage to the po-
litical reputation Of the whole body, aud
would only be an addition in numbers and
talent, not in treason or political mean
ness. Let them al come. we have scve-
raj regiments of loyal East Tennesseeans
here just now, that would be glad to meet
such an assembly, as would the Union
men Of Tennessee. These loyal East Ten
nesaeeans, who have been driven from
their homes whose wives and children.
left behind, have been insulted, their prop.
erty pillaged, their farms robbed, their
homes dssolated, their friends sent off to
Southern prisons, where they now Ian
guish and die, fed upon rotten pork
Many Of their companions died while
wandering through. the mountains, going
into Kentucky, many hung upon railroad
lines to be seen by passengers, themselves
prescribed and exiled, never again to see
their mountain homes, save by the sue
cess Of the Federal. arms, or some such
ignominious contriyance, rs this Coaven-
ton could efect--lerms that no man who
had one particle Of self.respect could &C.
cept. Rather than such terms, better far
would BE- social and political hell. Come
on, gentlemen. these mon would be ip
good mood to entertain you ut the CAPT
toll OF the State. Now, after long alb
sence, they have been enabled TO get thus
near home. You are fortunate in the
selection Of Nashville, as suitable place
at which to hold this Convention. The
graves of Jackson and Polk being here,
doubtless aided ynn greatly in selecting
this place, and then, too, We have large
number of Union refugees from various
counties OF Tennessee, men who have Wit
messed CONSUMPTION, who have hesa tried
before Vigilance Committees, whose prop
erty has bean the prey Of narauding cav
airy, whose houses have had guards pla-
ced over them q sec that the women did
not communicate with the husband or
son, Who bad fed to the woods 70 avoid
death or Southern prison, many Of these
men have been robbed. too, Of their mon.
~ and watches, whom they ysntussd be-.
yond Federal pickets to catch : glimps.
Of their homes of receive message from
their wives and daughters informine thes
the last robbery-ths last threat o. ths
restitution to which the family we're daily
coming. These would constitute an AZ.
dience worthy Of tAe gandsss orator
among you. -
Such . Convention would be more mem.
orabls IN the history Of the nation than
any assemblAge Of traitors that eyer nat
at Nashville or elsewhere, and va. aoub,
not great good would come Of il