The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-30
Israel Anaerson,s CARD.

returned from the army entertained th
same view Of principle. While in the dr.
my l was unfaltering to my trust and pte
served my obligation sacred and my homo
untarnished. Every duty tha, devolvet
on me was performed with promptness
or at least according to the best of m,
ability.
When the Presidents Proclamation
was issued thought it unwise and mex
pedlent, and my views remained lo1e
unchanged. 1t was my great desire Il
see the rebellion put down and the condi.
ton OF the people Of the several States d
to prospects preserved. l believed tha,
the proclamation would divide public Sc
tlment at home and entirely unite the
people Of the South. This idea was held
BY many Republicans, as we'll as Demo
Gratis. When the arming of colored peo.
pie was contemplated, l began to dread
the force of such movement, having
long been led to believe that they would
not fight, and that they were treacherous.
In common with many others, began to
believe that too much attention was given
to matters beyond the rebellion, and per-
haps this fear was largely attributable to
certain newspapers that had furnished me
political information for years. When L
was disabled and could no longer ride a
horse, and applied for discharge on the
Surgeons certificate, felt mortified that
| could not secure it, when | could not
perform cavalry service.
About this time Erie j. Leech, who
had left the service when in perfect health,
a man who professed great friendship,
wrote me that | was fool for remaining
IN the service; that some certain persons
thwarted my applications for relief, and
that | had been badly treated when John
W. Noble was promoted over me tha, |
could get nothing from my State authori.
ties, being Democrat, and that if I did
not come home all my friends-Demb.
Gratis and Republicaps-would desert me.
lie being my correspondent and friend,
and attending TO my business here, may
have written him improperly, or msy
have used hasty expressions, snarting
under the force Of bis representations i
lie advised me strongly to quit the ser
vice, that my self-respect could no longer
permit me to remain in it. Whatever /
wrote, was written privately and in con6-
dence to supposed friend, but in truth
treachefous man and an enemy.
The same Erie J. Lesch was one of the
first to urge me to run as an independeh:
candidate after | came home, yet he wls
bought up by ghostly chance of nom
ination for the County Judgeship, and
so changed did his feelings become that
when called on him to see the talked bf
letter, not recolecting what / had writ
ten, he would neither let me have the
letter, nor give me copy. l have not
seen the letter, and canno. recoIlect its
contents. 1t was hastily and iuconside er-
ately written when greatly exasperat4d
by false representations of my wrongs,
consequently, cannot give its terms.
However. man that will betray private
friendship, advise friend to be a candi-
date for an Office, and then use the con-
tidence IN betrayiug him, could, with
bold face, add to or detrsct from letter
for his malicious purposes. Having
been prevented from seeing the letter, or
getting . copy, | cannot make state.
ment as to its truthfulness or falsity. If
every man bad to be measured by every
private letter written, there is no man who
would have the stature of perfect man,
but l thank my Creator that there are
put few men mean enough to disclose the
con6dsd letters Of friends.
Whatever may be written. whether
written BY me or not, feel that l love
my country above all count, and love the
Union Do my life, which / offered for its
/ believe that the Gov.
ernment is right in using such means as
lre in its power for its preservation.
When I see such Democrats a. Andy
Johnson, Wn. 3. Hdssernss. u. s Grant
md sstess AlsQed, and many OF my iiatA-
lisent Democratic friends ss home, laying
aside party feeling aud standing W the
Govenmsnt IL ii its great efforts 10 crush
The rebeliop, / feel that /, N humble,
unprsseadisg man, con keep aside from
party md 60 with Union msn. / hav4.
no views mot ia common with the great
Union movement have seen that the
colored man will fight, and that many a
white man from Iowa il alive to.day BE-
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