The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-26
DECEPTION, FRAUD, FOR.
gerry AND FALSEHOOD.
TIE LEAGUE TO RESTORE REBELS
TO POWER.
PerversiOn Of the Purpose Of
the Presidents Policy.

leaders in fraud and forgery, and is carried
on by falsehood and deception. 1t was called
a soldiers movement, aud their ticket is cal
led soldiers ticket, while the movement was
coneocted and manipulated by the Copper
head leaders Of the county, and the chief
part of the ticket is made up Of Copperheads
and suffers, instead OF soldiers-ooneeiyed by
sin and brought fourth in iniquity, the Pos
sum concern is nurtured by fraud and false
hood.
The Copperhesd leaders are anxious for
the restoration of the rebel leaders to place
and position in Congress and in the Execu-
tive Government and they write leading ar
ticles and make long speeches to prove that
such is President JoHSsoy's policy also.
They insist that the pardon which the Pres-
dent grants to traitors restores their politica,
privileges, in spite of State Constitutions and
State laws, and the laws of Congress. And
they assent that nine-tenths of the rebels
have been thus restored to their political sta
tus, aud that the rest soon will be so restored.
That is their argument, and it is their wish,
hUu tHtf CAsttu tLdt tiit SofultiS WIZ SuppOIi
their ticket are in favor of the immediate re-
storation of the rebels to power. Soldiers is
that your Interpretation of your league with
Copperheads Did you unite with them to
restore the rebel leaders their political privi-
leges and position in Congress, and in the
Executive Government. Your organ here in
the city, and your stump speakers in behalf
of your mongrel ticket assert that to be the
object and purpose of your so-called soldiers
movement. They say you whipped the re-
bells in the field, and now you have come
home to restore the rebel leaders to political
and civil privileges and power in the Govern
ment which they strove by four years Of war
to overthrow. Soldiers. is it true, that you
are fighting this political campaign in league
with Copperhead leaders on that issue.
The assertion that such is the purpose or
effect Of the amnesty proclamation, or the
special pardons issued by President JOHNSON,
is a gross falsehood, and bold attempt to
deceive the public. Let US test it by an in
stance or two.
The Laws of the United States provide in
substance, that no person who has held a
military or civil Office under the Confederate
Government, or under the State Governments
any Office created by the Constitution Of the
United States And the laws further provide,
that before entering upon the duties of any
such office, the party shall take an oath that
he has not held any such Confederate office,
or borne arms against the Government of the
United States.
Now suppose the President pardons such a
rebel, does that pardon abrogate the law OF
Congress, or qualify the rebel to swear that he
never was a rebel-of course not. Then it is
not President JoHssoS's purpose or policy,
to restore political privileges and power to
rebel leaders by amnesty or pardon. That il
only false Interpretation put upon it by
Copperhead leaders, who profess to speak for
the soldiers now in league with them.
But there are numerous facts which go to
show that President JOHNSON don't understand
that pardon restores to traitor either po
ltical rights or privileges. The pardoned
traitor is not entitled to the lights of suffrage
in Kentucky, Tennessee or Missouri; because
while most of them have the benefit of the
Amnesty, they still have to swear to fact,
which the amnesty has not altered and could
not any more than it can bring the myriads
slain in war to life again. Moreover, Presi
dent JOHNSON has not appointed single par
doned rebel to any Office created by the Con
sttution and laws Of the United States, who
could not take the oath preecribed by law.
unless we must except two or three inadver.
tent appointments, which were revoked wher
it was ascertained that the parties could no
take the oath.
Here is the act of Congress and the oath
and at the time of its passage it received ths
general and cordial endorsement Of all loya
men Arc the soldier leaguers with the cop
perhead leaders, opposed to that law and il
favor Of its repeal. Their organ here in
Keokuk is, and 80 are oil his copperhead con
federates.
CHATTER oxxvnu.--An act to prescribe ar
Oath Of Office, and for other purposes.
Be Il enacted By Ne Sen1ls aad House Of
Representatives Of tie United States Of ASse
rica, in Cbngress assemblsd, That hereafter
every psEsoa elected ee eeappeiats1to any oRe(