The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
VOL. III.

mated Gen. Mcclellan, We make ex-
tracts from the report of speeches mad'
during the session of the Convention.
Judge H. s. Orton, of Wisconsin, /.
Mcclellan speaker, said:
''In 1860 he had not voted for tha,
great and good man, Stephen A. Doug.
las, but for Bell and Everett. One o,
them had gone to abolitionism and the
other to secession, and he did not know
which was the worst. Laughter aod
applause
Judge Orton. looking through Copper
head glasses, is unable to see any differ
eoce between Mr.. Everett, the earnest
and pure minded patriot, and the rebel
John Bell.
George Francis Train said be should
lmpeach Mr.. Lincoln upon the ground of
perjury upon six different counts. The
public safety did not require that the best
blood Of the land should be bastiled when-
ever Mr.. Seward rung the bell. Lincoln
and his cabinet had usurped our liberties
under the tyrants plea of military neces.
sity. Cesar had HE Brutus, Charles the
First his Cromwell, and Lincoln had bet.
ter take warning.
Fernando Wood talked peace. and for
. leader of New York roughs and Five
Points rioters, he talked it very pious-
ly. He said:
"Now, my friends, l counsel peace
lChsers] counsel peace in the Demo
cratic party that we may restore old rights
to this distracted land We must have 4
Union Of the party that We may have
Union Of the States. [Cheers.l Plant
ing ourselves firmly upon a peace plat
form. That's right. and cheers, I with
. candidate pledged to restore peace and
harmony, cheers, some great lion. heart |
ed Democrat. the Union shall and will be |
restored. ["Bully for you" and loud |
cheers
"Now. my friends, We have war had. Va |
have had administration, dssolation. eman. |
'ipa'lon and damnation. Loud cheers
And now we propose to apply the rem.
,dy-to administer the antidote-peaee
" call for peace. God of our fathers
frant US peace, amen, peace in our
hearts, and at Thine altars; peace on the
ed waters and on our blighted shores
,eace for beleagured cities aud the hosts
hat wait around them peace for the
widow and fatherless, for the SHINING and
he sinned against. Grant US peace. O.
Tod, for all, and for . distracted. torn
nd bleeding land. Speed the great time
+ peace" Immense cheers.
'1saiah Rynders said he had always
cen for peace even before the first gun
las fred. He bad denounced the unholy
rusade against our Southern brethren
ven before the first regiment moved
He saw the inevitable re.
nlt OF war-the waste, and blood and
ears 1t would entail, and t6 this dsy .hr
ould say, and he said it with price, that
e had never said one word against the
rave. the noble, the generous, the chiv-
Irous people of the South, aud he trusted
, God be never would.
"Nearly half million of those noble
len had fallen in bloody graves, but they
smain unconquered. [Cheers They
an never be subdued, as they are q part
/ our own flesh and blood. Loud an.
lause. Millions more men may be torn
ON their homes to fall in the fight, but
ne task will fail, as it ought to do. The
'ar is carried on for the nigger, and in
'od's name let the abolitioni.ts 6ght it
ut. We shall nominate our candidate
Monday, and place him squarely upon
Platform of peace, and sweep the nation
lie whirlwind. Those who count up-
n division of the Democratic party.
NIL be disappointed. We are one and ali
'r peace, and with this magic word upon
ur banner We shall sweep over the course {
nd roll into oblivion the black. negro.
wing, negro-hugging worshippers Of old
be Lincoln"
That will do. We will give our read,
rs some further specimens hereafter.
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