The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-05

The following communication was sent to
us by soldier from the upper part of the
county, one of family of Democrats, whose
war record was recently boasted Of in the
Copperhead organ of the county. as a valua-
Bile heirloom of hODemacratic party of old
Lee:
Mr.. Editor: I noticed an article in the
Constitution criticising what Colonel wooD
had done, and pitching into him generally,
simply because he is the nominee of the anti
Copperhead party for the State Senate at the
coming election. The grave charge brought
against the Colonel is that of peddling pills
and fighting the rebels, or trying to get po-
sition in an Iowa regiment. Now, because
the Colonel don't come out and join the Aid
Society, and help Copperheads to office, the
wrath Of Ton must be ventilated As to the
pill peddling, l will freely admit it-but the
kind of pills, and how used, you failed to
tell. The Colonel did peddle pills, yes sir,
and ''blue pills they were, of about an
ounce weight. On the battle-felds of Fort
Donelson and Pittsburg Landing the Colonel,
with his regiment of boys in blue, admins
tered doses of these pills to your dear South
ern brethren with viii. That's what hurts
the feelings of some seeesh bipeds up North.
That's what's the matter.
As to the charge of getting office, / know
of man who tried to be District Judge, but
the people couldn't see it. Thus you see
men often fail to do good when it is no fault
of theirs. Your charge of the Coloners
living in Fort Madison is serious affair. in
deed. suppose it is in consequence OF the
great scarcity of colored population in this
city but Tox S paper makes up the de6cien-
cy admirably. The thing comes to our city
every morning, fresh from its makers hands,
and as the inhabitants peruse its columns
they see nothing but niger niger nigger
1t is nigger for breakfast, nigger for dinner,
and niger for supper. Well, suppose it is
natural for an editor to think and write o
great deal about the kind of people he was
born and raised among.
Now, as Tox told US what Colonel WoOD
did do, will just state what Colonel Woop
didn't do. In the FIRST place, Colonel WooD
didn't call anybody grandfather that was a
tory in the Revolutionary var. He didn't
descend from Southern negro driving fami.
ly. He didn't sell plantation Of men,
women and children, and invest it in the
west. He didn't 60 With the party that fred
in the rear when our brave boys vent forth
to defend the Government against Southern
traitors. He didn't 60 with the party that
cried s'no coercion He didn't 70 with the
party that denounced the war as an "Aboli-
ton crusade against the South" He didn't
90 with the party that called the President
tyrant, an.imbeoile, cut-throat, thief and rob-
Der. He didn't 60 around the country getting
up petitions for six months armistice, when
our brave boys had the rebel army surround
ed at Vicksbarg. He didn't 20 with the par
ty that called the soldiers 'sLincoln hirelings
and hounds. He didn't 70 with the party
that voted to dlsfranchise the soldiers While
fighting the rebels down South, He didn't
and shot down Provost Msrshals in the dis
charge of their lawful duty He didn't 20
with the party that got up the most disgrace
ful riots ever known in order to resist the |
draft. he didn't invest in the party of Cop
perhead traitors that met at Chicago who de-
clared the war : failure end demanded an i'm |
mediate cessation Of hostilities, and some Of |
the chief speakers Isaiah Rynders)d eclsred
II they could not get rid Of Abe Lincoln by
the ballot they would BY the bullet. And
finally, he don't a6hato vi4h the Copperhead
Boothitss whose words, aolfons and Practices
have disgraced the histousof our coantsy and |
damned TO eternal inGuay oace great politi- /
cal party. This II wAat Colonel WOoD didn't |
do. nor isn't going 70 do, but viii stand BY
his country and tie boyslA blue, Arst, last and
oil the time. RArISPLrrrrR..