The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-08
kEoKUK, IOWA: SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1854.

tons on earth may assemble 70 MORO,
and nominate whomso soever they please
but when | am asked to clst nv yo.e
viii examlne his platform frs. and Ga,
out where be stands on the great issue
which swallow up all other issues of IN,
present day. do not helieve [ can b,
coerced into the support of any pol,tica
organization or any party whatever. d,
MT kno" that have long TO live. au
Ia the army and may be killed any day il
the discharge Of a soldiers duty. have
40 reason for tying myself /, any party or
ofgsniz tt'on unless | think IL best adapt.
ed 70 the interests of my country.
don propose that any Congress shall
assemble 10 Washington with Jrtf. Dy,s
and his crowd to get up another revoIu.
tlon. These gentlemen are lordiny j,
over the people of the South now. If We
ever get hold of them We will settle ,he
4aestion 50 efectuaIly with them a, to
leave them unable to make any furrber
disturbance. | don't propose any par
hcuiar pisu, but do propose that they
are not sent 10 govern the canatry apy
more, mark that. (Applause
1Hs PATRIOTS DUTY.
Fellow citizeas, | tell you that ths bes,
wy ior You ali to do is IN a,lvo.ste ths
cau's of the country. When tbe arms
needs troops. send them, 60 Yourselves. Or
II you are not able to go. encourage thp,-
who are. Doa't talk aboa. resisting ,h-
dfatt. Il taxes are lesied. p,y the N like
men. Pay them because yoar Govern.
meat dem ,nds 1t aud it is necessary. d.,
'hi' sni til up The armies. II YOU refuse
70 pay taxes, If You refuse to oirry on the
government. u you wsll lose all The Gov.
eminent VII BE- DESTROYED, and then in.
stead Of gnerriila numbering in the Suu,b
you viii have lheb here ia Iltaoi. and all
ovef the North Y,u vii have the same
state OF hugs in the North that they
have now in the Slnsh.
Ine Iiea OF q man in this country talk
log about "irbijr,ry ARE st.. u.urn,ti.o.
anf' e1trhvagaat use Of 20 ser. AMI al TIN,
sort OF th'ng. whsa The people are per.
united 10 harvest wien ,lisy ease. In
meet when they plea>s TO disc.i.s p9gt,cs.
10 discuss q le,t'0n, OF cDnst.;uiiYIisi !as.
II DISCUSS ;ae risht: anl Interest. of ras
Il ulvernnen', IN The dilieren. States, ani
then talk about oppression. WAY, nv
friends. the very fict that n - are allowed
= ho~l as they do against i.iitcsl, d..
po''an an Linosln tyranay de vers
fact that they are allowed H. meet in en-
Feuli9u and pa, aii -orts OF 4i>.ota i aud
tre sonAble re-ola'i9ns, Is suffi :i-nt p-oof
70 any rsssoaaoie Iniu that the OPPRESSION
tAey comp ain of d. MT exist. II they :
wsre very b''ily oppressed you would
not hear OF Vali4ndi-hau aud suel m n
revlhg abon; tie e5uury advising resist.
pace 10 the draft, aud denoanein. the war
a. he'lish bntshrry AID tie mea VII,
carry II OF a ba'chefs AMI i4sp7ts. II
Sou wan 10 see oppression 20 down South |
wherc 4 DAVIS ard hi, miaion. rule
With the iroa hand o. tyranny. e. where
~ MN can r. ak unless - peaks IN ii /
vef OF Fl. DAVIS. e. whofs the arm
rules suprern-, aod where 20 man ex ,ept
IN army man TAX. lave yoa heard of
any public iulg' alton m4et,n = ag,ins,
Ieif Davis in the Ssah sinee the var be-
gun Have you ie4ri any Southern man
advise resisteoea to JEFF Davis i con.crin.
ton! ~. S @piy becaa.e .ssg d .re 40,
10 l'--hecarse ihey dare not talk asains /
j II DAVIS, muah les If, their hand !
a-sinst him aud all i',is because .hey
have dsspo,i>R ia lbe Sluth. There /
oi VII see y RAINY ani oppression. N
man oo-hi = talt al b5u, oppression 10 tAi> |
cauatrY. S,ne sreag. ave been done
no ioab'. hat tley have been jlsi suon -
nave alw s. oecuyred IN every c,in.ry il
rev 'litionlry times. You eill had tia,
the peoples ri.,h's have rays been more
or les festrctel jut,ng peflo : OF p,llti-
cal anl na'ionsl conval>ions The peopl-
Il 'hs North have ,uif red ,tss in this re-
speet ihan any oi,er people that ever ven,
N ou'h what We are goIog through now
Giles, "fnas's SOL historians know
iaat to be 80.
Looz INTO the FUTURE
NDH, my follow 1untryiuen. in address
IN you tt-asy d, It with 70 vie " uf *
eI,,os any OF your pveju licss or opinions.
hy ooJeet has be4n merely 10 ak 10 You
4nd give you tie reasons whica prompt
ue to take the course hays ini,cs,el in
this political contest. | know that will
be denounced probably aIloyer the coun-
Try Tor what have iaii to das-hut II
lon make auy difference 10 me. know
ia.t men wit say have changed my poll.
ncs and deserted my party 1t them
,ay It, il it does rhem any good say 10
these mea thls: |, Tie time ever does c,ps
that | ain permittei to return home to
p icAia pursuits If the hour ev-r does
;'ims last the soldiers now d htiny the
battles ot yoar country for i.ie purpose of
storing " 10 peac. ani harmony the,
are ever permitted t, return home yo,
wall then hear the voice ol the Americao
psopie IN thunder tones. They will no.
= sose who have been fighting for their
e1uatry-ssk man what hss been his
poltlsal faith in spythin, Of that kio5