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

we publish below q communication from 4
Fairfield soA1ier Of anil -coppefhaad proclivi.
ties and sympathies, giving an account of re-
cent political movements in that town, fol.
lowed BY the prsceedng Of the only soldien'
meeting worth mentioning held in the place
on that day:
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August, !, 1865.
Editor Gate Cxtv-I notice in the Keokuk
Constitution, published by Clagett, history
of the soldiers meeting held in this place on
Saturday last. send you the minutes of that
meeting, as written by the Secretary; also,
the resolutions passed by the meeting in the
afternoon, which alone was the soldiers meet
ing. The one addressed in the morning by
Captain Ballinger was an out and out copper
head concern, not dozen soldiers endorsing
it. We expected to see the matter misrepre-
sented by Clagett, but such monstrous lies
surpass even what We supposed Clagstt capa-
bic Officiating any one in the State of Iowa
lying; for it Is a base misrepresentation all
through.
The efprt that clagett and Ballinger are
making 10 organize soldiers ticket meets
with no approval or endorsement here by the
soldiers: They look upon it as an invention
to play into the hands Of the copperheadl par
ty.and as soldiers We want 1t xpressly under
stood that we give no countenance or support
TO such an infamous movement.
He states that in the morning meeting but
eight soldiers opposed the meeting, while
some sixty favored it. Reverse the matter,
| and add eleven to sixty. and you have the
truth. He says he heard }. +. Wilson speak
and declare so and so. Now at the time VIII
son was speaking in the Court House to a
large crowd of soldiers and citizens, he tClsg-
ett) was blating in the park to not to exceed
seventy five faithful coppetAesds. They mad
mass meeting on that day. called together
by bills published many days before. under
the title - White Mems Convention +" and to
judge Of the people by that call, you would
have thought very few white people lived in
his county-white Gvered would be better
applied to his meeting. His mission here
was complete failure; and his article OF
treason, which he peddles cheap, he carried
! back with him. Neither he nor Bub BALM
ger could impress upon the people here An
idea of greatness, but revealed the fact that
treason Is still rampant, and that the copper.
head party is now end4Avoting to hattsr and
kiss the soldiers into opposition to the Union
party and and against their own interests.
We hope the soldiers of your county will re-
pudiate such course, and as of old prove
themselves faithful to the Government, and
the enemies of treason.
The list of names published in the Consti-
tuition some time since, calling for snch an or
ganizatien from this county, has been terribly
| repudiated. The most of them signed il
without understanding it, believing it right
from the TACT that an old comrade so repre-
| sented. Since. they have demanded their
names erased, and swear it d-d imposition.
Some of the names were forgery. and al
| together it is an indirect copperhead move
ment If the soldiers are to be duped much
more by such Internal and treasonable lies,
| they will send Clagett after his press. and
| others to a scene better calculated to satisfy
| their morals.
Hoping you viii give all credit TO Claget;
as the B.ince ot liars, close by appealing to
the soldiers: he not deceived by these scul-
lions, who but few months ago rejoced
over your defeats. and cursed the Government,
yaa were lighting to sustain; that voted in
every particular against the soldiers interests,
and branded you as thieves and robbers