The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-13
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the soldiefs' vote On the Presidential can.
didasss which havs appeared IN our eol-
umBs htslyi Fint, We have ths voc in
the Seventh Street Hospital sevsaty
votes for Abraham Linoola to b Presi-
dent Of the United States for second
term, and not one vote for the Grave Dig
ger Of the ChickaAoniny.
Then We have It the same Hospital an
arrival Of company Of patissss fresh
from the army Of the Potomac. 81 which,
/. is claimed that Mcclellan i the e.
pecial favorits, and Of that company, thir-
ty-two 10 all, thirty one voted fof Lincoln
and one voted for the CopperheAd candi-
date.
Next in order is the Sixth Street Hos
pital, and out Of one hundred and thirty
nine votes we have for Lincoln $50; for
Mcclellan 8: for Fremont 2; fot vaIlan-
digham l, which last was evidently for
buncombe.
At the Estes House 18th Street, Hos
pital. out of three hundred and sixty.
seven votes cast. three hundred and 6f.
ty three are for Lincoln and fourteen for
Mcclellan.
At the Sd Street Hospital there were
cast one hundred and ffty-siS votes for
Lincoln and one for Mcclellan.
At the Provost Guard House, forty
four votes for Lincoln; one for Nc Clellan
and two for Fremont
Thus, out Of eight hundred and twelve
votes cast BY the soldiers in the Hospitals
here, 7s4 are for Lincoln. o3 for McClsl-
Ian and four for Fremont And yet some.
body has talked about the enthusiasm oil
our soldiers here Tor the nominee Of the
| Chicago Convention. Talk to the soldiers
about it and they will tell you they
"can't see it." No, the upanimify with
which the soldiers support Mr. Lincoln
is wonderful. aud yet not wonderful eth
er. 1t would be strange if they should
do anything else. Wearing Uncle Sam
uniform, Offering up their lives as sac
rifice upon the altar Of their country, Ell
posing themselves TO death in a hundred
different shapes, meeting their enemie'
and the enemies Of their Government up
on numerous hard fought fields, suffering
frem the loss of limbs and from wound,
received in battle, with the memory fresl
upon them of hundreds Of their brave as
soclates whom they have seen fall in tn,
strife ''ere the red field was won,' pierc
ed with rebel bullets; thinking Of al they
have done aud all they have endured ant
the settled aud abiding love Of country
try which has led them TO 90 as they
have, it is not strange that they support
the man who, as President, is governed BY
feelings and sympathies kindred to theil
own. and who is tryiag to make the cause
for which they are fighting a success. II
is not strange that they refuse to supper,
party which has arrayed itself against
them; which ri ,ices when they suffer .
defeat, aud is depressed when they are
victorious, which undertakes their labors
and depreciales their achievements
which discoursges the enlis.ments neces-
sary to fill up their depleted ranks, and
charges them with waging an unho.y
crusa de against their brethren; which
would make for the country dishonora-
BILE peace, and render vaia and useless
their own labor and their comrades lives.
Nor is it strange that they include in
this condemnation the standard bearer Of
this reasonable party, even if he has
been General in our army. as the name
less graves in the swamps Of the Chicka.
hominy are evidences, and bear witness
at the same time to his imbecility
and ineompeteney.