The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-19

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IT is a nameless party that calls a nsmeless
convention to meet in Des Moines in August.
But the men that issue the call the men that
met in Davenport IN nincubAsing the crude po-
Itical embryo; the men who must claim the
paternity Of the movement; who will attend
| the convention when Il sits, and give it life
and tone; who win support its platform (if il
makes any and its candidates, in private cir
cles and on the stump and through the
press-these are not without name and q
record. 1t would doubtless be better for
them if they had not either. They could bet
ter cajole soldiers and loyal men into consent
of political action with them were it SO.
The Butternut who supports the movement,
in pursuance of which this nameless call is
made, to anticipate by three years the negro
suffrage question, is just as coppery as when
he supported the Chicago platform and nomi-
nations. He is just as full of political un-
soundness talbeit better posted as to the
power of the Union masses of the loyal
States) now as when he shouted himself
hoarse with the cry of ssfour years of failure
and echoed the craven cry of his pusil llani-
nous standard bearer for the Vice Presi-
| dency-"My voice is for conciliation Ny
voice is for compromised The utterances
| of Mr.. PEyDIEToN, Cox, VALIANDIGHAN,
| RICHARDSON, RYSDERs, and the other Copper
head satellites of a system of which JEFF.
DAVIS was really the center, that Illuminated
the faithful at the Chicago Convention, are
certainly still good Democratic doctrine. In
canyassing for soldier support Copperhead
stumpers should quote largely from the
speeches of Democratic members of Congress
| as they appear in the Congressional Globe.
and from the speeches made by members of
that grand JEFF. DAVIS and Southern Con-
| federacy ratification meeting-yclept the Chi
cago Convention. 1t would doubtless have a
marked influence in opening the eyes ofony
soldier or loyal citizen disposed to be caught
| in the 'antinegro suffrage trap set by the
| Cops in this State.
A Copperhead speaker could remind his sol
| dier hearers that in the dark days Of the Re-
public, when the traitors were marshaline
| theX hosts for the overthrow of the Govern
with their loyal comrades from shops and
farms and stores and Offices all over the North
and West to the Governments defense.
Mr.. PENDLEroS stood up in his place in
Congress. with the heart of a craven and the
animus of a traitor, and said:
My voice to-day is for Cancellation: my voice
is for compromise. and il is but the echo OF the
voice of my constituents beg you, gentlemen,
who with me represent the Northwest YOU Mbs
with me, represent the Stale Of Ohio; you w no.
with me, represent the city of Cincinnati; / beg
you. gentlemen. to hear that voice III YOU will
not; if you find concliation impossible; if your
differences great that yeu or viii not
| reconcile them, then, gentlemen, let the seeding
States depart in peace; let them establieh their
government and empire and ork out their destiny
according to the wisdom which God has given
them.
Letthe Copperhead speaker remind Grant :
and sherman veterans that the party run
| ming the nameless antfnegro suffrage machine
| made Mr.. PENDLEroS their standard bearer
| but last year that they made speeches for
him and gave him their votes; and let the
speaker note the extent of those veterans
appreciation and admiration of him and his
candidates and his record
The memory of Mr.. LINCOLN is sacred to
the soldiers. Let the Copperhead speakers
who affect the boys in blue when dwell.
ing upon the character of Mr.. LINCOLN, give
large expression to the elaborate viliifcation
| of the slain President, in which the Chicago
orators indnlged. Let such speakers remind
the soldiers how BAKER, of Michigan, said ::
Let us hurl the usurper from power. Never
till that day comes when the usurper and his
victim meet at the Judgment seat. can he be
punished for his wrongs, for his conspiracy
| against American liberty" How KorSTz. of
Pennsylvania, said with profane expletises,
that We, in part, omit
I" Mr.. Lincoln is a dA---d thief and leader Of
thieves. Lincoln was now played out the oppo-
sition to him was going to be bold aud powerful;
there mnst be no underhand work. sud IL Demo
Gratis catch any of Lincoln's satrap spies smong
them, they must cut their throat, that AIl. II
| should like to see.the noble George b. Mcclellan
as President. lcheers and that great Democrat
Horatio Seymour. should occupy the position of
Secretary OF State. In the Cabinet I would see
the name of Voorhees,, and the brilliant galaxy of
gentlemen statesmen who cluster round the Dem
oeFAtic bAnner.'' afs sas ii 9sS 8N 81 4 9
How FULLER, Of Michigan spoke of Mr..
LINCOLN as "the perjured wretch who has
violated the oath he took before high HEAVIER,
to support the Constitution and preserve the
liberties Of the people" How Mr. O'BRIrx,
of Peoria, 1llinois,s a16
Accused the Administration of attempting to eaS
the press, putting down trial by jury snd euss
pending the writ of AaIeas corpus. But when
abraham Lincoln retired from the Presidential
chair they would renew triai by jury and try him
for the ohenses he had committed against the lars
and the Constitution. He would be provided with
eepusel, and protected 6yr good Deinocsatic law
yers. [Cheers.] They would try him as Chsrloe
l was tried in England, and the verdict Of The
jury might be the same, that he had been found
guilty of being tyrant and a traitor. Whatever
they would do would be under the Law, and If. .thev
found him guilty they would find mcs to carry out
thu law" [Cheers. 80 5 x, Sr.11
How, as ths report appears in the Chicaeoa
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