The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-09-28

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of in the day dg(agmeut" There are
those whose conversation is filthy and
disgusting. Parents should guard their
children from such. They should them
selves avoid every iudelicate expression,
and check the first appearance of any
such thing in their children. Avoid
foolish talking and jesting Children,
let your words be always pure.
UNION SOLDIERS ADDRESS.
TO THE SOLDIERS OF Iowa:
On the 22d of August last, the under.
signed were appointed a committee by
the "Soldiers' Convention held 10 Des
Moa~e, ON <h~s day, 10 pr.pasa an adarsss
to the soldiers Of this State, for the pur.
pose of fairly presenting to them the
facts in relation to the Convention held
on the 23d of August, in the court house
in Des Moines.
In order to fully understand the object
of that Convection, it is necessary that
the preliminary steps thereto be known,
as we'll as the principal actors therein. -
All political parties and politicians in
Iowa know the importance of securing
for themselves the vote of the soldiers of
Iowa. For that purpose, and that pur-
pose only, was the Convention of the 23d
of August called. Sometime in the
month Of July, 1865, the Soldier, Of
Lee County held u Convention, to give
expression to their views on the political
issues of the day. That Convention was
fully attended by soldiers; and while
they did not entire y agree with the plat
form of the Union party, as laid down
by the Convention of the l4th of June
last, nevertheless, they resolved to sup
port the nominees Of the Union Conven
tion, headed by Governor VIM NJ Stone;
fully appreciating the fact that by so do
ing they would be supporting men who
had constantly and faithfully supported
them, while they were fighting the rebel
hosts during the Republics darkest days
in 1862 aud 1868
The CoPperheads Of Lee county felt
chagtined at this action of the Soldiers
first Convention in tIat county; for they
beheld Uuion aud Loyalty where they
had expected Disaffection and Dsloyalty
Another "Soldiers' Convention was
subsequently called in Lee county, the
precise date Of which tie committee
have been unable to ascertain, but which
! was held some time 10 July last. W
have been at much pains and delay to gel
the original call for this second Soldiers
Convention, hold in Lee county; for out
of this second Soldiers Convention grew
the Convention of the 23d of August -
The Committee have failed to get this
call 1t has never been published iu a
tQydi paper in the State. 1t is reported d
that it made its appearance once ia the
"Co"sf't"tto",' disIoysI paper edited
aud published by Mr.. Ihos. W. Clagett,
OF keokuk, who is SO obnoxious to SOL
diers that few sick and convalescent
ones, in the Hospital at that place, hcav
cd his press into the Mississippi River
as a testimonial of their regard for / im
At this second Convention 10 Lee couu
ty, a committee of three was appointed
to prepare an address to the soldiers and
loyal citizens of Iowa. That committee
consisted of Capt. Edwards of Lee, Capt
Balinger of Lee, aud somebody else,
whose Dame the committee have forgot
, ten. This second convention in Lee
, county was attended, not 10y soldier:
, alone, but by citizens, who are known t.
q belong to what is not lnapprop'lately call
| ed the Copperhead party. This commit
tee issued what purportcd to be an ad
dress, but consisted in reality of not>> y
but an appeal to the prejudice against
, the negro race. That address was the
basis of action of the convention of the
23d Of August, and not the original cal
! for convention. Repeated efforts wcr,
, made by Cap. Mcpherson and others, t
y get the original call Before the conven
:. ton, but to no effect. 1t is fully be
lieved, that if the oriyinai call coulc
have been produced, none but solei,cr
6 could have participated in the delibera-
, tons of the convention Of the pa ult
y, We arrive at this conclusion from th
, fact, that tho entire press of the Stat
, which referred at all to the convention
of the 23d uIt., prior to its convcning
called it the ".Sokdiers' convention -
Since the 23d ult that. convention ha
been called the ".Soldicrs' convention
| by everybody who designs to mislead th'
public mind as to its true character. Th'
Ioun Stntesmon a paper in the interests
of the Copperhead party of Iowa, and Of
that part of the convention which re
NAMED in the Court H1G.e on the 23d
ult., has in its issue Of the 30h Of Au-
gust nearly column devoted to "Th'
Soldiers Convention Of the 23a inst
, From this hasty review of the preimna
ry step, to the convention Of the 23d ult
the soldier will discover that there were
tuo conventions in Lee county, one a sol
diers convention, which adhered to the
Union nominees nominated on the ! iti
Of June last; the other convention com
posed of Copperheads and sore heads -
The true soldier Of Lee county suppos I'd
he had done enough when he DECLARED
he would stand by the nominees Of th'
, Union convention Of the l4.h of June
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