The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-24

rAs Loyal People .f osA Lee /. csu.ei


" XIV Vees 70 oVr Ju0aAeot f0enoSs over
ths grand denosstrsties nsds By the
psopis Of Lss cosasy, At ths great msss,
ing % Saturday. In auubsn and %.
'hssissn il exceeded all expectations, and
sbs asivssa6l verdict from ail present vs..
that Il sas . gloeioss day.
We vsss sp % the early trais 10 con-
psny vith haadrsd or nsss. vbs "a as
early sasrs, asd vsrr % he ground in Cd
vance u The sroSd, and had an epportu-
nifty Of Witnessing the .srival Of tLs pso-
pie - shey esss 10 wheeled vehicles, and
o. ho'.sb.ek in losg proesssisss, from
the North, asd West, and South. west
Thss came the train from Madison, oon-
sitting OF ssvsral cars, and vith Aags snd
bsnnsrs streaming through the air. And
altar that saws the graadest sight Of oil,
in the heightened train Of open ears. ff-
teen in su.ber, from Kesksk. which -
they 6sss beosns visible in the diatAnae.
prodacsd gnnd and startling inprsss-
ion of = train on FIRE. But ss they nssrsi
The bsholder, the cosntlsss dAgs and ban
nsr., snd the hearty snd joyoos cheers Of
the happy crowd dispelled the painful
illusion, and cheer upon cheer welcomed
hem to their destination. The meeting
vas estimated to number from Eve thoa.-
aud to eight thou.and by persons present.
How many thoxaand. we're gathered there
~s oAnno cay. bu. il Was the lsrgsss coun-
~ meeting ve have ever seen in old Lee,
by al odds. aud everybody were nore
than Aatis6sd, we're really jubil.n, 10 ,iev
Of tho grand success.
The grouods we're very 6ne and the ar
rsngements made for the scconmodation
Of the meeting were sdniral 10.
At II o'clock the assemblags around the
stand vas organized by the appointment,
ef Gen. Hugh T. Rid temporary chair
man. And altar tho appointment Of va
rious eommittsss, the mass meeting sd.
journed for dinusr, and to Afford the Con-
vsntis. Of delegates ~ opportunity to
L.lJ .L~:. ...oio. ...J ...k. nsiioua.
The contrasting convention sgleed up
~ the following Ticket. and presented il
to the sufrsgss efths people Of Les Couu-
ty with q unanimous and hearty endorse
rnens. Of their loyalty and devotion to
The Union movement in suppsrt Of the
policy Of the Government in the prosscu-
ton Of the war for the overthrow Of the
rebellion
County Ju igs--Robt. A. Russell.
Sheriff --Isra<l Anderson.
Collector and Trsssursr-Wm. T.
Lowry.
County Sapsristends Of Common
Schosls-H. K Edison.
Ssrveyor-ChAnsy Pyle.
Representatives Il. Merrism, Capt.
w. Gall md Fsrdip.nd Airnsr.
This will bs sesn is not party ticket,
bot lsyL Union War Ticket, conpossd
Of persons Who sare not for party tie. ex-
oep, it bs 70 bind them with strong cords
Of patriotism 10 stand by their Country
and ,ust.iu its Govsrnmes in she hour oi
peril. and support the Aduininissr.tion
10 var. whether .gsins, domestic traitors
or foreign foe.
In the afternoon the Committee report.
cd Gen. Curtis for P,esidens Of the d j
Who made come appropriate remarks or
taking the chsir
Senator Grimes succeeded him in sv
sxcellest speech 40 hour Or so in length
| Gss. Reid vas then cslled out and en-
sersa ned the audience for soms time il
his iorsibls styisof thought and delivery il
vindicatiun Of shs war measures q .h.
Govsrnnent, and 10 condun nstisa Of thos,
~ho sssk to smbArrass the vigorous pros
ecssion u the war.
4 After shs General had closed, Colons
Bussey .ook she stand, aud made the mos
telling speech Of the day, as was yer,
evident from the suthusias,ic response
Of his hearers at his hard hits Of Copper
) heads, and h,s many strong points in sup
, port Of the war--con6 scatios, smsncips
, tioo. sabjueation and extsrminstion 0
traitors, il need be, to sastain the Gov
srnment and pr. serve the Union.
We hope to have something more :
say about the speeches At another time
but for the present must close BY tn
simple mention that the two or thre
bands 10 attendance discoarssd most ez
cellent music, but none moro 70 our tAss
, than the 6fe and drum. The Kevku
> Glee Club did their part 70 eulivsa th
Il occasion, 40 did also Mr.. CAamberiai
volunteer singer.
: The day vss 6oe, the demons ratio
: was magnificent, and tho Union mssses I
. Lee county. noswi.hssandinK the dsss1
J, ton Of sumo Of the County ofkoess slscts