The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-09-10
The 7th iowa On Tuttle,s Ac.
ceptaMce.

At a meeting of the non-comni sion d
officers and privates of the 7th low. In ant
ry Volunteers, held at Moscow, Tenn, on
the 26th day of Acgnst, 1863, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the politi.
cal aspect of affairs in Iowa, the following
proceedings ensued: After Mr.. John Akers
being called to the Chair and Mr.. Frank
Constantine appointed Secretary, general
discussion took place Of the most harmoni-
Gus character, with speeches characteristic
OF the day. When it was announced that
Gen. Tattle had accepted the Copperhead
nomination for Governor burst of general
indignation arose, and a disposition to draft
resolutions condemnatory to the Generals
proceedings soon became manifest. A
Committee of twelve was at once appointed
one from each company anG two from the
non commissioned staff, to frame resolutions
and present them for the action of the
meeting on the following evening. when the
meeting adjourned. y 4,
In pursuance of adjournment the meeting
assembled on the evening of the 27,hs
when the Committee reported the following
Preamble and Resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted. "A
WHEREAS, There is party existing in
the North whose sole and avowed purpose
is to embarrass the Administration inlts at.
tempt to put down the rebellion who open
ly d. clares :heir ittentiou to forcibly. resist
the operations of the Conscriptiou Act, and
have already, in few instances, resorted to
the most outrageous displays or finsubordin--
alton who are secretly and reasonably or
ganizing and arining themselves for the
purpose of preventing the vigorous prosecu.
ton Of the war. and in this and other way
encouraging the armed rebels. And where
as the leaders of this party ia our own no.
BILE State have nominated Gen. Tuttle as a
candidate for Governor Of the State of Iowa.
And whereas he has accepted said nomira-
ton, thereby pledging himself to the sup
port Of their disloyal policy. Therefore be
il. ~"
ResolUed, 1st, That while we have at all
-lmes hid full confidence in Gen. Tuttle and
justly appreciated his egorts as a military
man, fo: the suppression Of this rebellion,
this is no guarantee that we should be blind
to the error he has committed in connecting
himself with and aspiring TO- the leadership
of party Numerically opposed to the Ad-
ministration and everything approaching
justice an d honor, thereby encouraging evils
we are seeking to destroy and which so
much endanger the stability Of our Govern
ment.
I'd. That he, Gen. Tuttle, has so far COM
mittnd himself by accepting said nomination
as to forfeit all the confidence we had in him
as fellow soldier, as a citizen, as MAN,
and has by his apostacy become an object
only fitted for the scorn and contempt of an
outraged community.
Sd. That we consider any man who, after
having received from his Government fire.
quent tokens Of thankfulness for services
rendered, together with the preservation of
an honorable commission who, clothed
with these honors, seeking the favor of its
enemies, as entirely unfit to become the
chief executive Of the noble State Of Iowa
and not fit subject for the c@mtcnance Of
even one other most depraved political in