The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-12
SOLDIERS coNyryrIo-

At meating of Soldiers, held at the Court
Hoase on Saturday. August 9th, 1865, on
motion, Capt J. I. Mccullough was called
to the Chair, and George II. Case appointed
Secretary.
Upon taking the Chair, Capt, Mccullough
acknowledged the honor conferred, and stated
the object of the meeting ln an appropriate
address; after which DR.. r. r. Hall was call
ed upon and responded with neat little
speech in his peculiar style.
On motion, committee of four was APP
pointed to draft resolutions, consisting Of 1t.
NJ. A. McCoid, cap,. j. Il Woods. Capt.
uso. heaton aud W II. Hampson, during
whose absence a telling speech was made by
Hon. j. +. Wilson.
The committee on resolutions entered and
reported the following
Rssotrea, l.. That while we may or may not h
opposed to negro suffrage in Iowa, ut Ne dissp-
prove and emphatically condemn theSection Of the
meeting held at this place, this dan, under the
pretence Of being q Soldiers meeting and w
hereby declare that said meeting did not repre-
sent the v;ess Of tho Soldiers Of this county
"that weare strongly opposcd TO afliatfng in party
relations with Copperheads, men who, while We
have been fighting the battles of our country,
branded the war as 1sn Abolition var an uuholy
| crusade against the rights Of the South and the
soldiers ss Lincoln hireIings, and he'll hounds
and our glorious Gen. Grant as . q man 81 blood
and Sherman ~ cr.y,' and who have also endcav-
| ored to deprive citizen Soldiers of the right to
vote.
2. "Thnt We recognise the fact that the people
Of cur State are capable Of self government. and
We will never oppose the submission Of any ques
tion Or Copstit6 6onAl AaaeGdnept fdr their direct
ded by the Constitution, and 70 their decision on
| such questions We viii sabnit
3. That We would anuonnee 70 the world ouI
conviction that the whole soften Of the Copper
head party, during the last four years, has been
disgrace TO the nation, and that By encouraging
| words, aad BY placing arms in their hands and
rstions In their knapsacks, they have upheld oui
foes in tbs Aeld Of battle and that their hands to
day stained with the blood Of thopsapds of on
br4vc comrsdes who have fallen, and that the hleot
! of those, our fallen heroes, cry out to not L
a@liate Or in any way or manner give aid or com
| fort to their murdercrs.
4. That had the Cepplshseds suocesdsd il
been cut Of from oil snppaiaa CHARMS, rations d
pay, and been brought back lfUm the Gsid Of homo
In disgrace, and tho names Of our fallen 6fAve
would have been sent down to posterity in dfshoh
or, - victims Of n snnhOly and cAusaless mar.
and isstead Of the gosiqns results, sf the eeusic
nov terminated, our eyes would rest upon broke,
and disssvered Union, trampled Constitution
| and sucressfnl treason.
| 5. That the se-called Democratic party
| from the course pursued BY its leading men, i
largely responsible for the death of the belove'
Lincoln. -
| g. THAT If traitors down South, who hav
fought the boys in blue for four years. and staxve
to death thousands of them, and shot down other
whsa Prisonera, se permitted to vgts stseiedeisns
then ws think that loyal black men down thers
who fought for as, who pilotcd to safety escapes
| prisoners. who fed the hungry soltlieys and vh