Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-09-01

I THE sohtfrvs no the nscantime with,
drew to on other hall, ana organized "a
meetinssappointing Capt. M. L. Me-.
|PhersorysC hairmah, wI.o, on taking
the char, made n speech, Stating the
circumstances under which this Con-
E1cntion -isesi-erisirseea5 that the $500.
called Soldiers Convention had exclud-
ed them from its deliberations, and vir-
tually declared that soldiers had no
rights that white men we're bound to-
respect. He further stated that he was
not willing to give his countenance or
encouragement to any asscmblage con-
trolied and advised by such Copper
heads as Tom Claggett. ssa VIZ
a Committee, on resolutions was APP
pointed, who reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolped, That we. the citizen soldiers Of
iowa iowa, never have affiliated and never viii Of
innate with the Copperheads OF Iowa, in any
political capacity whatever.
Resolced. That, leaving the question OF negro
suffrage IN allegiance, We viii support the
at Des Moines, on the Hth Of June, 1866.
Several strong speeches were made,
and the following synopsis of one of
them will serve to show the tenor of
them all :: "a .a a.r-ss 50 aaazs
Mr.. Barker was the next speaker
After speaking of matters of political
history, he stated, he had heard men
who We're running the Court-House
Convention to-day abuse Lincoln, and
fl,h sn,. III, Id
were the men who were behind the
screens, and pulling the wires while the
puppets dance. Some soldiers, Who had
unworthily worn, the blue, might go off
with them. But he believed the soldiers
of Iowa We're different from what they
are supposed to be, by these men. He
believed the spirit Of rs had inspired
the men who had gone forth in defense
of their country. Is It supposed they
will sfeakup to the polls, and vote q
Shiny, snaky, Copperhead ticket ?W ~ u
Who called the Convention of June
l4th? Was 1.-THE men who opposed the.
war? who opposed giving relief to SOL
diers' families? No. Who were those
who assisted soldiers, and voted sup
plies to their families? Was it the par
ty who are behind the screens to-day?
The speaker then culogized the late
Union Convention and its nominees
Were soldiers excluded from that Con-
vention.? Every loyallsoldier was well
come, there. Why was that resolution
to-day voted down in the other Conven-
ton. Because they wanted the snake to
crawl in. He was in favor Of bruising
the serpents head, and making him
eat dirt, according to scripture. He
was afraid of the snakes, because when
you think he is playing you tune with
his tail, he is waitinga chance to bite.
Why, this snake tomorrow will swal-
low up this Court-House Convention
and it wont take much of a snake to do
It. He urged unity among Union men. |
What hope have these disaffected men |
OF success? Who are encouraging
them? They are followers of Vallan- |
digham who invite the soldiers to unite
with them. A powerful secret organi-
Zation exists, determined to bring out
Copperllead nominations on the eve of
election, and the puppets of to-day will
then see where they played the fool
The speaker closed by urging soldiers
to avoid association with them.
The next day the Copperheads held
their regular Convention, and decided
to make no nominations, but to support
the nominees of the previous day. Our
readers will remember that this is just
what we predicted last week. We have
reason to feel prouder than ever of our
Iowa soldiers, for having spurned the
overtures made them by the greasers.