The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-06

in Circular No. 3, published by us som,
days agol
CIRCULAR NO. 8.
(Pripate.)
To The Chairnsaa of The Dem. Cent. Com
d County, Ioca:
Sra: Enclosed we send you printed
circular, reciting q part of the proceed
ingg Of the Democratic State Central
Committee, at their Davenport meeting
to the recommendations of which, we ask
your immediate attention. Please take
insulnt measures to carry them into FULL
EFFEcr within your jurisdiction. In ad-
dition to the suggestions of Circular No.
2 (snc losed) the Committee resolved,
lst, To prosecute bold, open, active
canvass, by district, county and neighbor-
hood meetings, barbecues, professions,
public speeches, resolutions and proceed
ings, continuously, from now until the
election. The public mind is upon active
and earnest enquiry, into The condition OF
our public disordcrs--the causes and the
remedy-"from the nsttle, danger, let
us pluck the flower, safety"
u. To ascertain from Department
Commanders what rights will be guaran-
tied to us a party, in the matter of the
soldier vote, and ifimpartiality is assured,
to take measures to obtain fair election,
if possible, saping the question of the con-
stituttonaiity Of the iap. On this subject
ice may soon comnssnieatc Nth you far
hsr.
Sd, To raise fund Of not less than
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, to pay sxpenssl
of meetings, speakers, documents, print.
ing, postage. livery, etc, by levy upon
the counties, in proportion to the Demo.
cratic vote of 1869. The amount assigned
to your countyis g.. Please procure
forthwith ~ much Of this sum "a can be
imme diatsly raised by individual contri.
button, and apportion the residue among
the township clubs, according to the Dem
ocratic vote, and transmit the whole to
the Chairman Of this Committee, at Iowa
City. Your actual expenses oforganizipg
the township clubs Of your county. and
of collecting the fund, will be paid by MS,
on bills presented and authenticated. En-
closed is form of notice for meetings to
organize township clubs.
4th, That m address, upon the state
of eur public affairs, be prepared and pub
lished. by this Committee, and in addi-
ton to the ordinary newspaper publica-
tons, Fifty thousand pamphlet copies
thereof be circulated through our town
ship clubs, to such citizens ss are not in
the habit of reading Democratic papers.
9Th, That the Chairman of this Com-
mittee be authorized, in the recess of its
sittings. to call public meetings through.
out the State, to assign speakers thereat,
and 10 audit and pay unavoidable expen-
SEES.
Such, in brief, has been the action Of
this Com mittee, to which We earnestly
desire you, and all our local candidates,
wheu nominated, to add every other To-
gitimate means Of success, that may sug-
gest Itself to our judgment. In this man.
ner. and BY these means, We call upon
you, to commence Immediately, and to
push forward vigorously, the patriotic
work of redssming this State from the
political rule of the worst faction of most
vindictivs and unscrupulous men that
ever dominated and destroyed free peo-
pie. If, sir, you cannot devote your
time, as herein indicated, please select,
with the advice Of your Committee. some
suita BILE person. ,cho uiH, Nth certainty,
accomplish the desired results, and his
bills for necessary sxp enses, as your sxb-
stitute. will be paid, upon presentation.
we especially desire the full name and
T. q. address Of the President of each
township club. so that we may supply the
township, through him, with important
political information. We shall also de-
sire the name and P. o. address of each
Legislative and County candidate nomi.
mated within your county, and if you are
superseded as Chairman, by your next
Convention, please be sure to pass this
private circular into tn, hands of your
successor. We must, if possible, have
the whole machinery of our organized
party under our eye.
By order of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee of Iowa.
LEaaAsD BYIsoroN, Chm.
Form Of notice.
THE UNION AND The CONSTITUTION.
All the citizens Of - township who
favor peaoe unon the hasis If a rastoeoI