The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-23
The Cei.msus Convension.

The correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, Under the heading of "out.
side speeches and the general appearance
of things says:
While the Convention was in session,
Colonel Moody held regular patriotic
camp meeting on the east front of the
Capitol. He made rousing speech him
self, aud stirred up the people with his
eloquence. as one rarely sees them moved
lie kept up running FIRE Of comment
and ,epartee the whole afternoon. When
the nomination Of Mr.. Brough was an
nounced, there was call for Gov. Tod
and he came forward without finchnc,
and made the noblest speech OF his hfe,
although it was short.
He confessed be hsd been disappointed.
but was not chagrined by the result, and
returned thanks to the Convention for
the Handsome vote given him. He pledged
the ticket his hearty support. During
the campaign he would support it with
his voice and purse. He closed with an
appeal in behalf of the Presidents procla-
nation, calling for $4,000 militia from
Ohio, The speech made the crowd mad
with enthusiasm. 1t was like the scene.
after Pugh's speech, last week, and Tod
came near being borne of on the shoul-
ders ot the people Captain Hawkins, Of
Tennessee, was called out, and made q
strong Union speech, as East Tennessee
ans never fail to do. He was followed
by Col. Lee, who read the Presidents
proclamation for troops, and inquired if
they would volunteer. Numbers prompt
ly responded, "We will p He said
company Of 100 had left Bucyrus, Craw-
ford county, and within week VIC should
have 5000 or 10, 900 in camp. The old
enthusiasm had been reused, and people
we're responding by hundreds TO the call.
Speaking was kept mp TO late hour. II
WAS the oid, pstriotic story of the Union,
one and inseparable, now and forever
There was less said about men and more
about war, snl the tremendous conse,
quences of the effort to preserve tie
| Union, than in the Democratic Conven.
ton. 1t was cheerful to hear such talk
after the malignant growing of last week.
w. d. Bickham, editor Of the Dayton
Journal, was called out and made an
earnest speech in which he sketched the
career Of Colonel Anderson. in the army,
and made many strong points in his ia.
vor. The speaking was over before dark,
and the people began to disperse.
The day had been unusually hot and
dusty, and all were glad that the child
was born, and that his name is John
Brough. The boys are already singing
songs about him in the streets, and every
where the cry goes up. "Hurrah for John
Brought We shall hear that music till
October, and will grow louder and strong
er as the campaign progresses.
D'IsraeIi and Some of his Coaempo.
raries.
The man in the House who, perhaps
above all riveted my eeye, was D'Israeli
This, then. was the author of "Venitia"
and ''Coaingsby" 1t was only Of late
that | read Miss Shepard's ''Rumour."
in which this Opposition leader had fig
ured as hero. 10y the side Of Beethoven
and Louis Napoleon, under the name OF
Diamid Albany. / had to \ certain ex
tent yielded to her, and got an ideal in
my mind of a morbid but powerful man
But my disilusion came, Here was tall,
wiry, reddish man, with thin, curled lip,
a narrow forehead, and an expression
4 which could never trust. 1t was the
most eold-blooded physiognomy have
ever seen. He has that kind of elaborate
stiffness about him common among ami.
mails which leap on their victims una.
wares. He has the air Of man always
lying in wait. His brow and nose iudi
cate avery vigorous. bis head a very subtle
mind. Tt is, however. q mind to creep
about and find little flaws and weakness
es, one which would never be able to
grasp or estimate any great or excellent
man or movement.
One gladly relieves his eye by turning
it to the seats Of the independent support
ers of the Government, who represent
more the people than all the other Sec
tions. Here one sees with thrill OF
gratitude and pride the noble front oi
John Bright the long, shrewd head, en-
veloped in red hair and whiskers of Fors.
ter, and Peter Taylor. the member for
Leicester, the most radical man in the
House, the devoted friend of Italy, Po-
land and America large forehead and
genial face, lit up with an eye in which
fire is mingled about eqaully with hu-
NOR.