, 1865-08-24
FROM DE MONIES.
T1sc Soldiers Iowa Stotr Convention
Copperhcad Trtck-Whnt Gomez
Of II.


couple ct Secretaries appointed A. Clark. o
5od1ron county, william Kinsey, William o'Dono
hnc, William larger, OF Lee County, and N. c. Nor
ton, were appointed committee on credentials.
Nj. Edwards, Of Lee county, read the csI, which
be, Bolliuger and somebody else, in Lee comfy
Issued. in lhe shape Of letter address
and proceeded 10 remark that tic Convention va.
open to citizens aud soldiers, but that none bui
snt-Stoue and anttnegro suffrage men were entitled
10 seals IN the Convention. Edwards said he used
to he Wing, hut did mol sar what he is now. He
said there scrc but s11 Coppcrhcads in this State
and ore Of lhcm had lct1; and that j. B. Howell,
cditor OF the Keoknk Gate City, ri. enc Of tho six
This Eduards used to BE- one horse lawyer In
Keokuk before the war, and according to the Adju'
liant Generals report, he fpent i've months and
eight days In The 6ery5ce from the time Of his mus.
tcz.in 10 his nsterout. he distinguished himself
By the rapdy wifi which he got out Of the service
and ought 10 be hssyetted.
MoseE l. AicFhezsou Of Madison county, said thai
The call read BY Edwards, and Issued by Edwards,
Do'lingef and soEqehody else, OF Lee county, was
Lot ihe origin.l call that tho original ca1l waa ad
dressed 10 all tho soldiers OF the State, and none
Others, 10 hold State Convention this day. At
tits cries of tthis IL not Soldiers' Convention
wese ralsed by The coppeshcaa delegatett and
msnlpulatofe. Mcpherson eald that tie soldiers In
a number OF the counties, in pursuance Of the
original CALL in good f8th, without distinction Of
party, rent up delegates 10 this Convention. com
SN rossa a, y, so'ts.a' aua ~ "e.'a 80. 800,
iramplc upon the eoldtefs and would oppose an5
attempt Of the The coppesheads To use the aoldiers
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.ets" ieso,uuon tna' noae nal soloie1s " aali.
| tea = Hsemoets o' Inc CONVENTION, ano INA. non'
"no atc oe4esa'.s ~ .nu eopps..au ota's Son'ea
W. .o.tot.o" ~ ~ W. 4ua','tee ~ ute
A"on na4hct Mo'fs1 10 aoo an an'snainent. -
! follows: Ant all members Of tais Convention
| ,ra n.cr, r,,o+n,o fnr co..,po,S
!. -. 5isos5os e.,,EI
conF.ce1cuH 7SA.4 .'io"eu INC ant9odoeuol
and t1,e rrnnr of tbc Committee On Credentials was
! cs,1-ti for m; banded in.
a,r- Mnr4,r bcfa ..,e door. and insisted upon BIZ
-. ,rto.h,, III. ,t,os ~ ,ve. mi so,d
iers Convention. He knew that rebels and t1altoss
men who had staId at home and kept up tho M
In The rear upon the army, and said upon Tue stnHI
! and through the press, that they Woul6
| not vote mau OF dollar for the support
Of the country In time Of Nnr, when he anu othc1
soldiers were sustaining the Ting On the deld-"ets
here with credentials as delegates 10 the convcn-
tlon. So help him God alwnys, he never would st'
IN council with the rebels and traitors Of Iowa
and lie Utshed 10 know, betorc going farther, whe
| ther kuch men were 10 be admitted. The remarkt
! Of Mr.. Murray we're received with npsoaftoas sa
| plsuae, and attempts to pul him down 6y hlsses
| wtoops md threat. Ncrc Intellectual.
| MI. Edwnrde, Of This county. IN his feeble way
opposed The resolution. fYells, hfsses, applause
! e1iet Of Orde4," MI. Chairman" !" Nj. Presi
! dent" and Other sounds fllcd the hau.]
| Col Ijppe.ro1, Of Mndlson county, obtalntdths
floor. and cur1ied the Copperhead tneeks who wers
cndea,or1nc to run this Conycntfon, and eaid thu
tho soldiers Of The Western portion Of the statt
| wanted to know whether or not they were 10 be ex
!
consent 10 .{t In Convention rith Coppcshc7da 7n1
traitorr. They demanded to know whether III.
delegates which hey sent here were 10 h cst1udet
| or 10 be heard
Ar- EdWatda and othc1s, Of Lee county, SPOKE
amid 5elle- hiEsee, &C.
linen iolo"cd iello" IN u E1ea. taS' EcSttca
Iaiirs wildly. ne 6ald ne "es SOLDIER, out 1est
dent of 1eunsylsann, but Claimed r7shs 10 sotc
and pitched INTO Murray md esefs one e'ee "as
said cnsth'ne against Corpefheaas.
Atse1 sescral sescre shocks Of confusion and tells
cnd eese1at sreethcH oy Eo~1fus aod otnefS Q! Aet
county, Eallingtr. Of Ice eonnty. actanS Us l1css
dent. declared Au1ay'a resolution out ol order
| Whercupou the soldiers from Madison and othel
| western md CENTRAL counsies> w11hafe" rom Int
consrotton ND proceeded ~ bod5 TO one1faa1
1len to hold snldtefe' CONVENTION
As sooa as the CONFUSION INCIDENT 10 INC "lta
draNhi Of inc oleseaune foioie1s "as o'ct' o1se.
Of Iee county, read tae report 0! Inc Non'o1"ee =.
| Crrdecti7le, which ~B adopted VI course, "a
warda and othffs of Lee comfy ioiio"ea Win
great natne1 q enau mouons, Enlcn "ese atae
adopted Or lost IN the confusion or N'nd "naeh en-
| scleped the President ialhnee3. Of Aec County,
At this junctHe, Edwards, Of Lee county, moFet
fte or stz amendments 10 MnHhys resolution, ant
kemettf1r or otaG passed. ,
Then Edwafds, Of Loe ca. mo'cd the appotutmen
Of Committee On Resolutions and the Chairman
{Balhnees, Of Lee county,, appointed the commit
tee, With Edwards, Of Lee county, chairman.
tits but jurt to say Tint several counties beside
Lee were represented On The committee While To-
committee were ont. ecvctal speeches were made
here @ sa,,cnccd % d hts principles aaa sustained hi
couutry. .uc said he always had been a Democrat
'ff Te eees ns s9ea es VA "a s s aspst