The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-12
MIA. sEMPLE,s APPOINTMENTS
The AIMED conspiracy In the w.,

The order OF Sons Of Liberty What o,
itf LODGED, what OF it, to a people as &C.
customed as We are TO every form of score,
ASSOCIATION, that the vanity of office hold.
ing the love OF mystery, the cowardice Of
oisc"ntented politics, the orga niz alton o.
benesoence upon plans supposed to de
rive strength from the dark, and to b.
made attractive through the shelter of
the invisible? The Sons of Liberty
chaps 10 starehed, white cotton horse
callars; In blue, and red, ard yellow
paper muslin aprons. pleasantly depicted
with skulls and tones, with the inevitable
square Of the carpenter, the unavoidable
compass, and tho eternal symbol OF the
line and plumme.-ohiidren of a larger
growth-you don't propose to disturb
their play, do you? Play? valandipham
play, eh The political trainers Of the
Chicago Platform, play, eh The Demo-
cratic leaders in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
Delaware, Missouri, New York. Penn,vl.
vsnia, Kentucky, Mary lsnd-they pls,
WIN paper muslin and starched cotton ,
On you Americans who have no copoan.
tons OF the complete openness of Renubii.
eau government to conspiracy and vio-
fence, because you never see the force by
which 1t coheres and is maintained bos
little thought have you that under the
cover OF an association seemingly no more
hostile, no more Unlawful, than was the
dark was TIM dark lantern fraternity nj
the know-Nothings, the Rebels at Rich.
mohd have conspired with the Rebels in
the West and North, the seize the arsenal.
In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and
kentucky, to liberate and arm the Rebel
prisoners, to throw those States omen t.
to1nvasion and occupancy By Rebel ar.
mics, to hand them over man.clsa and
helpless to the South, and to par.lvz. III.
Federal Government and the loysl,v NJ
the nation. budden aud overwbelm;no
lark attack upon the region whence =.
ora" our food entirely, and largely recrui,
our wasted brigadesl This parridaI Grim,
was the business of Sons o, Liberty.
Clement l.. Vsllandiugbsr,. the enid.
Ing spirit of the Chicago Convention and
tue inau who seconded the nomination q,
Mcclellan is the C,mmauder.in. Ch;ef -,
tins order, and the Government, conscious
OF lis strength In the affection and COURAGE
OF the people permits him to 20 al large
anu make speeches urging Mcclellan 10
the Presidency! suppression If ~
hoer'y Of speech !" Why there il no,
sucn spectacle in the history of polite.
~ e'a'e msnship as the freedom of th;.
soil of Ohio. ''00ef on 'ht
kesd the sworn testimonv evot.a :.
open court, as to the bloody purposes Of
th's gigantic treason, srming in the d.,l
throughout the West, and WORKING v;,l
passwords and grips up to the n.t;"., 49,
throat. Read it-and then reaao, w.
the man whose finger moves :his oon.a:.
scy. and whose final order was 10 hurs,
upon his country. is the prime min;s,s,
OF McClellsn's political fortunes-and
tnat he Is at this moment STUNNING !.
western State In behalf of Mcclellan.
election.
:, we want words to express our sense o,
'oe cr'mlnsllty Of this dark lantern con. |
.P'.acy-ior the shocked sense OF the IN
oscious treason of the william who lead. !, |
and OF his permitted, praised and cay,es.
cd support OF candidate for IN. pras;
dency of the United States wa a. C..
No words The ration who votes far W.
iandlngham's candidate, isl nation tb.t
by already perished.-tAew York IT.;
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