The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-08


commenced. He has never voted a soil
'afy dollar, nor single cent 10 favor Q
prosecuting the war. no matter how tn
money was to be expended, whether 70
iood tor the soldiers or for any hing else
Not one dollar was voted that could b.
,pent in any way against the rebellion
end In favor OF the Government Idef,
his frietIds to-day TO point me TO one liu
or one syilsbie ever written or uttered b,
him IN favor OF restoring the g ,vernmen
/ o7 putting down the rebeIion-not
word. But II you will read his speeches
you Will ind that he has preached seces
sion you will find that he has advocate,
state kights,and .aidihat he believed tn,
people OF the South had right to secede
and The uovernment had no hight to CO
cree them back into the Union. This i.
the doctrine he has advocated. and II nor
thai record le pie ak me to vote for him
AGAIN, defJ any nan to show me hi,
tier accepting his nomination on the
Chicago pia'form. Where is it? VII is
it thai TO maa can find t9
lie has never accepted ,ha. nomination
except by simple acqu,eseence, and b,
l'is b-tng put on the ri.ket. Why is ,hi-,
say Becsnse The Caicag, Conventian
Knew when they ad,pied that platform
that HcClel IN would write soft tetter r
sort OF Tor war, saying that be knew h.
Contention was Tor war, bur they f1r 20,
To say 50. L us"ter They have N
vented George IL. Pendielon from writing
letter, aud l venture to say that he ne r.,
viii wrne ono. Because II ,hey wantI.s
d letter from him-unie>s tiey wrote !,
them, ,eises-he has been So much In ,be
haait oi speaking treason that he con1
NJ; wfIte anything Else. l. would damn
hiin before tne people. and they kaes
A oY YJonSsoN-rAE Difference.
R.sd Aads Johnson letter |, breathes
no'fihs h1i devotion TO the Union He j.
also Iennes>ean. He answers the mar.
iy that nominated him. laying aside al;
hiS political predjudice, aud wiling to do
wat IL can 70 save the c8u..try. Con
tfa.t him with George II iende,on. who
A. L sad, Ia, den unceJ ILc war Ia the
hats ot Goagress. aG / voted against car
fyln. toa. f5-day VI. Pen llrtoo ..8pl.
i.and II hani with Fai.ndio ham. " ,od
sad other \ ,fihern ,r.itoss, denou.cfny
every man counr rctel with the war. an.
throSing every cog in iha way of tn.
Aorth-aoing his very hest to hinder t H.
pr 'gre.s u the armies OF the United
States WHAT has Andrew johns m been
! ipg! lie lived IL Trnnes> g aud was ~
The United Safe. Senate when thai tSi.h
'eceded. What did lie d.? lie told thp
traitors the State might seeede but An
drew J 5hnson neve,. Ues,ood there an, |
JEFF Davis, S!iieli: Mason. |
b NJ MN and the hole crowd Sid he
III | sers President OF the Ua.te1 S.a - |
Would arrest yoo as traitors try you ~
-raiturs and haag you as traitor. = IL /
% taem taat treason was raaklinr In
-helr hearts. aud ~ they wera determined
. oreak az this Government, 20 long a.
lived they would inl HIM for war
" hen Tennessee seeedsd old .Audres
lolnson vent home. They drove him
from bis Sale because he would not take
sides With tie rebellion, but be told The II
be weald die art. lie went u Ohio and /
rom there 10 Warrington. When onr
'Fey weut 10 Tennessee driving Mr.. |
3fsss out he went with it. lie has been
'chns the pari OF a p,!fiot and statesman /
sver since. punl>hing treason aud t.ait,f.
HheneveF they sfulked abroai In the land |
lstsie !, dititience ba,ween these men |
Aud yet am aske 10 vote FIR ii C,al,a |
snd Pend eson. G.utlcmea | won't d. /
I. Appl'n.e J,hnson and | ion1h,
again,5 seee><seys tni secessonls.s when
he var bu,ka cut We are ii him
'gainst them nos. We stood toyather |
Ihen, aud - sfar.l together nov. aud tsr
his we are called Abolitlooists.
WHO THs ELEgLs FAVOR.
Ne" ny - reanltymen, can sas /
70 y"u t. d., that o. rcbels afe adv ~.
ins the ei. ion II George b. NJ C.etau
and GEORGE Ii Peniit,n. | esn prove it |
And they have goud reason for i. to. II
Ion { sly tais becsuse | believe George |
= III Z cilsu 10 be a traitor, fsr | don, /
NSt'S' y 81 euNd tisiHE ID III L baIIe Vt. f
hat he is used Tor the ve.y purpose have
statsd. and II eEct,d Psesi eat he would /
gather around bin su h men a. Valaa- |
bingham, Richmond and Is,aelite Bill
niont. He would be only tool in the
hands ot theso men, through wpieh they
would act i. order - give the Sontbern
conieracy rs Independence. Applause. |
Nj long ago there wss a speech made |
y Southern Alab N by L. r. Curry
Hs VS. member Of Congress when
,erT~d, an a very lal ned man. After the
} 'uih seceusd, aud when this rebellion
VS. commanoe1. he was elected mem
Der 81 the Canfetlerste Congress aud .erv-
ca there with credit to himself, as far as
nan c'uil Ia "a Congress OF that kind I
L'usht j He returned short time
aso, aud m'de speech to his fellow ei.-
z'ns | hsppeued TO b. tar d Dwn in
Dixio at tiiar .lmc. found one If the
papers cont4ialns this speech. It was
made to his How citizens NDw da van
Auos whoa 9 Cin.res~ s~ran fellow w-cltiz rs
afc IN the southern Cpniederacy ? The /
soldiers OF the army are The only fellow
ciizan. lie has. Every man is in the ar |
my who Is mol too oil to carry a gun, or |
- young that he cant leave his IN .ther |