The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-08
GEN. JOHN A. s.OGfN,s
GREAT SPEECH.
HE REPEnVSTES mcCUp,~
sAs.Ls NDsGR DEuDchA
" asD DaDysCATE LIN.
SOLS And JFlE UNION.

AS our readers are aware. Major Go,
erai John 4. Lhgar recently left his con
mand in Georgia for visit to his bon
In Carbondale, in the Southern mar, {
Illinois, which he reached last week u
the Invitation Of his old friends and neie
oors at arbondale. tie spoke publicly d
oAtuid day, making most able and tcllin,
argument agsinsg the dastlrdly and hypo
critical course of the Democratic part
and lis candidates.
Ii @lii oe remembered that Genera
Logan was Senator D1uelas' especis
ffieud-his confidential advisor. ard use.
to be called douglas right.hand man !,
as indeed lie was-aud in view of nj;
fac. the political friends of Douglas viii
not fail . give due consideration 10 H.,
views ana advice OF the gallant Logan :,
this time.
After thoroughly dissecting the rlat-
form adopted at the National Democratic
Convention in Chieago, aud exposing its
fsiiaeles aud absurdiies, he couclude Il
his great speech as follows:
MIN or rRIAcIpLIs.
have examined The pl.;orp, and oiyen
yoa uy views ~ rel.tion 10 It. And if
there Is Democrat ierc to-day le, bio,
'eli ne Il ihs' Is lie kiud Of Il.tfurm he
wants % vote Tor. II he is 4 Deuucrs,
pc Nli npt vote tof It. TteY viii tell
You thai 'he platform is nothing, that II
i 'he men Aon are 10 vote tor-tltat tho
'4o'im Was meant for noiliuu-eh.uo no +,
li't i to say, " meet here TO Lay and
announce Wat We ave in favor ot W.
IRE nv ia 'aVur # prosecuting lie war.
out j" lew Gays We came |. g.ther acsir.
ana - 'imes are ehspging,se We will ci,anue
onf f'ioe4'es also, aud be ia favor q,
something else
After they had adopted these res,lu.
uons they went home sinring II ,ae-
i'Jth lae' al expected 10 b. elected
t'erlaeht. fhey nominated George B
Msoieiin Tor President and far shat
pnT ose Was il Tor lie purpcss y, al-
N't1ong 'he principles oi that platform
Us or any othef man, " hu ever drew =
sword III his cpuatrl' : csuse, who wnulj
Consent 70 take any position on a tlatl,r,n
OF ihat hitd, l. unworthy 10 be called 3 n
Aneii-a solder Whenever [ bscon,.
SO .recdy far o,5ce, whenever have eueh
an l'ehtug desife 10 obtain l,ttle power
ior = sh"ri tlms, as to stultify uyrelf in
4 Il q
ol ny E's,t ilie, hore Oioi. in HIS il, IL
nite mercr, may t,ke NE home from, thi.
earth. Npw, as t. General ii C eilap.
have lit agaiasi him personally A.
solder | respect hiu ~ pentlem,n
respect him bat upon tha, plall rm as a
po'iiielan, have no respect far him
Applause Ii General MeCl-lhn had
been eiviitsn vhen nominated ifhe had
been taken ifon the walks % private lie
could have ysused bim. could have
satd that he was simply mistaken, decev
ed, perhaps. bat having been soldier
having fought under the n,g oil the
American Uaion, ha,ing hard the soul
stirring sounds Of tattia Ia the Union
csuSe, thefe / 10 excuse on earth f,r him
none ha.esvr on the top cf Gad's
elrth-t K p hat he is 81 cfavin, and
anxious tor liille power tha: he is will.
ilg u aceept It eyen from traitors g.
The maa whe nom ns.td him we're no,
IN favor of the l .on. They SAID to them
selves, we viii pat him on this platform
We atc 40, IN fyor of the war, it is tlae:
We do not Ike the soldiers; We hete the
c"lor o blae eleta, and we despise brass
hoito'ss; tut We have been out OF pow, r
ior some time; our rati rs are getting
l'tlle short, atd II is Necessary that we d.
something az other TO get around the
ump and gan lille position. Now
wAai ehali W. d. ? | lieve The eorle
who went - The Convention from til.
part OF tie could not have been Induced
t. vote Tor any man in favor nf the war
unti! ai'er the Convention But these
men at Chicago, although they did not.
Ike The soldiers, were rather in favor of
getting their votes 80 they said, we will
pat Mcclellan ou the ticket and make he
head IT II for the war; they would put
ham III and sisrt hm Ike a railroad train.
running dasn tie ;raek with steam nm
aud every thing all light. Bat they rut
the braEes on the car- before it had gone
Tar, y putting at the Il y the ticket
Ger,e ii. Pendleton, WHOM I ey knes
te he "a intam ,us trai-or. Tacy cone'ul-
81 10 run a nixad Ticket, nei her fish
ii 'sh or i)~l Thty put Z lion at one
eni an! tie son at tie othsr
PtSDLEroN-iis RgCGNr aRuCgxcE
Teere Is ,ueh thing, yoq know, as
P.eslienfs dying Il me Union en- of
this a bef shou!d dic, the treas N end
w'uii aee It's Ilsce Ii they s.oud
elee' McCisIlan. aud hi. eleetinn shouia
surprise bin 50 much as to lill him
which Is not uniilely-ihen Pen,,eton
woud take bis place aud run the coacero
ascending to his own ideas
TAey Ak you 10 yote for GEORGE n
~ Ciellaa Oh such a platform a. this
siy Won't do il. Applause They
ask me to vae for G. :urgc IL pcadl.ton
aud L say | should not vote for INN o,,
that or any other platform, Tor Vice pre,i
dent or any other oih e, ii The devil were