The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-13

On Wednesday evening, at 9 =. r., the
meeting, pursuant to cali, Vas organised.
On motion of Capt. KrrrLE, CapE. WE1-
srrR BA11assEs was nominsted Chairman,
but on vote the motion failed.
On motion Capt. s. s. SAMPLE was nomi.
mated for Chairman, but declined.
Col. D. B. HILLS, on motion of soldier,
was unanimously made Chairmen.
Capt. s. s. SAMPLE, on motion Of soldier,
was made Secretary.
The meeting being opened, Capt. BAILEs-
GER explained the object of the meeting.
On motion of Chaplain TErER, committee
of FIVE was appointed on resolutions pursuant
to the object of the meeting.
The Chairman appointed l. P. TErER, Capt
WEBSTER BALLExGER, Capt. LIT. Husros,
Major W. B. Collins, and Capt, C. F. CoSs.
Chaplain TErER asked to be excused on ac-
count of illness of his wife, and just then Col.
J. W. RANKIN entered the room, and on mo-
ton was substituted for him.
The Committee retired. Chaplain TErER
made most excellent speech. Colonel D.
B. HILLS made powerful and great speech,
that will long commend him to the soldiers.
The Committee returned and reported through
the Chairman, Col. j. W. RANKIN, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions. Col. X.
said the resolutions had been handed to him
by well known soldier, whose leg had
been pierced through by ball in battle:
WHEREAS, A meeting of soldiers has been
called to consider the questions pending in
the State canvass, and especially that Of ne
gro suffrage, and the undersigned has
been appointed Committee to consider the
object of the meeting.
The Committee after retiring reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
Resolved, l. That while we may differ upon
the question of negro suffrage. and while many
of US may believe that the adoption of the
4th resolution in the platform of the Union
State Convention, was unwise and impolltic,
vet we are not by reason thereof, to be driven
from the support of the great Union political
organization which has sustained the Gov
eminent and the army throughout the war,
nor will We allow ourselves to be driven into
the support of. or into any coalition with,
that class of pestilent politicians who opposed
the war measures of the lamented Lincoln, or
and disgrace of our whole army by declaring
its defeat and its great efforts failures, and
who to-day would if they had the power. re-
vive the infamous institution of slavery. and
shield the traitors of the Sonth from their just
punishment.
2. That as the question Of amending our
| State Constitution by striking out the word
white" cannot be decided prior to the year
| 1868, and only then by direct vote of the
people, we deem the attempt to force an Issue
| upon il now as premature. unwise and fruit
| less of results, and we will not consent TO any
division of the Union party upon it.
3. That when the people of the State man.
Tested desire to have any question submit
| ted to the people and these voters, we are in
favor of such submission. The voters shall
rule.
1. That we will stand by the Union party
of this State, and the Union nominees, and
that nothing will drive US TO an opposition to
our Union, TO onr old flag, and to our vic.o-
ries on sea and land.
| After the resolutions had been unanimously
adopted Capt. BAILINEeR' offered the follow
| ing resolutions, and to give him an opportu-
nifty to have them considered, the resolutions
| of the majority of the committee, on motion
of soldier, were reconsidered. His resolu
tons were read as a substitute, and on motor
were laid on the table, and the original reso
lutions We again adopted by tremendous
voice. The meeting adjourned.
Col. d. B. HILLS, Chm.
Carr. S. S. SAMPLE. Sec'y.
I'VE are unable to get Capt. BALLIScER'
resolutions in this morning paps.-ED.l