The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-26
The Spirit of Mississippi.
REBELLION STILL RAMPANT.
The People not Fit for the Unior
Addresses of Rural Candidates.
he Voters Of U1akTnson Countu /:


FELLow-CITIzENs Since the address al
General W. l.. Brandon. to the voters OF
Wilkinson county, has been published. |
deem 1t proper that should also make known
to you through the press my platform of prin-
clples, that you may compare them with those
of the General
The platform upon which | stand is as fol-
lows, viz:
list, If elected, shall go for the immediate
repeal OF the ordinance OF secession.
"a. L snail advocate the return of the State
INTO the Cmon with the pre-eXistng right Of
me citizens to slave and other property. Ii
inns cannot be gotten entire, ] will consent
TO gradual emancipation. and would prefer il
IN connexon with their transportation 10 a
foreign country
90. shall oppose every effort for the edu-
cation of the negro whilst he remains AMONGST
us.
4th. | hold that the idea of giving them the
right to vote is most horrible.
rellow-citlzens: rs most of YOU NAV not
have IN your possession the platform of Gen.
Brandon, so as to compare his views with
NINE shall attempt to make known TO Won
what conceive his platform to be. Should
4, however, iaii to do so correctly, assure
the General that 1t will arise from a misap-
prehension of his views, and not from any de-
From the Generals address I can deduca
but two propositions:
ISL The General, if elected, will advocate
that the State without DELAY. go back into the
Cnlon' and that subsequently TO that event
efforts should then be made to recover slavery
back to the State.
"a. The General makes promises to do
what Le can, generally, and thinks the people
should repose every confidence in him.
The comment which make upon the Cen
erals first proposition is, that should the
State be admitted into the Union without
slayery-siavery wonld never be permitted
thereafter to become feature in it.
The comment ON the second is. that the
General does not individualize what he will
do. Why not state what he will do: which.
II acceptable to the voters, will be the means
OF obtaining their votes for him? The intro
ductlon OF personalities into a platform is
improper. have not introduced them into
mine-l desire no man to vote for me indie
pendent of my political principles
The General, during the course of his adj
dress, aliudes to his record during the last
four years-for what purpose | knew not.
tie certainly did not intend to use military
record with which to establish reputation as
a statesman 1t Is useless for him to refer to
IT, to inform the people of his patriotism and
10 you, fellow citizens, have not word
to say. / feel assured that You will do vopr
duty. j. ALEX. NENTREss
TO The Toters Of Wilkinson Couaty:
FELLOW CITIZENS: When consented, some
days ago, TO be candidate for the State Con-
vention, | confess that with some of NV per
sonal friends, | was vain enough to believe
that | was sufficiently we'll known to the peo
pie OF Wilkinson county to make it unneces-
sary for me to publish my political creed. But
TO my surprise, II is rumored, to the prejudice
OF my humble claim upon your suffrage. that
am an :" unconditional immediate emd,acipu.
tiontst-on obolifionist."
In the freedom of casual friendly copvarsa.
non, 1t Is certainly not unreasonable that I
may as any other man. be misunderstood. /
cannot think any Of my fellow citizens cana
we " incorporating me purposely But
Se,.ath l, Is, am misunderstood If any man
believes me to favor the nol;cv tb,t n,u a.-4s.'
ana impoyerishes my country. 1t does occar
10 me, fellow-citizens, that the cdar;t,, -,
least, II not the good sense of those who Inv
me, would contradict any such ins;nna,;o,,
lrue, only claim to have done INV IT..
but my record for the last four vears 7 ~,
as suiiicient proof of my fidelity to the ;nter.
es's OF the South and all her institutions
ca', any man believe me now in favor Of and
Ieauy 70 advocate the abolition of an inst;
tuition for which I have contended en- lona
and which am as fully persuaded TO-DAY -
ever Was the true status of the nepro9 $50 10
not. "urely
But, fellow citizens, what | NAV j. 49,
mon nor with you all, have to submit to. i a yarv
different thing. Slavery has been taken f $o,n
US. ne power that has alreaiy pract;oaIl,.
'a99isneo The institution, threatens, tot.n,.
anu forever, TO ato,ssh it. But does il co,ia,,.
that an. ~ favor OF this thine? D. by"
me mea MS AID certainly You who know me (. %
not demand Of me any further ass,rsa n.e will
my anteeedents afford, tina. viii than
ae9 should On elect ms your
an ana tbs secure Cure al Gould for the be 90 all,
free peoplc ao sue riehts anu ~ terests of a
we thought, and have sail 81
--peat, that my honest convict m : ~ no /.
accept the situation as it is, nil We ". ,nuss
more, control Of our own State aea se'' ou me-
cannot do otherwise and get our nlaoa go "s
in the Uuion, aud occur : posi,,on- as Az, !.
an inluencc = that viii protect as as,;ns,
further and greater evils which threaten ' 10
must, as any other II ian who votes or hoiJ,
an Office, submit for ne time to evils / canna
remedy. 80 - : =
want u distinctly understood that do no
run Q" . No. B,aruss' platfmrn,u or an,
other mans saue my o,cn. ''
Should you send me to the convention
will 20 committed Is think an hone.t :.