The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
Copperhead State Convention.

! coliclaNe aJ l'eS MONIES on the -ttH. L ne
hard shell fossils ofthe Fort Layfayette"
JONES and Judge MCHENRY stripe run the
machine. We give our readers as much OF
the Des Moines Registers account of the
Convention as we have space for:
| The regular Copperhead Convention was
caled.tosorder at 10 o'clock yesterday by
Judge NJ. ID. McHenrv, who nominated
Dennis Mahony Harris of Guthrie county
rs Chairman.
Mr.. Harris went othe stand and thanked
the Convention for calling him to preside.
| lie was Immediately seized with rapid
darrhea of language, and said n great
many nice things about the flag, the Sol
diers' Convention and the soldiers, and the
white. mans Government, and there was
but one question-and that was the ques-
| ton of negro suffrage-before the people of
| the State, aud he wanted the Democrats to
be very considerate of the feelings of the
soldiers. ut is about time.l
j. L. Hull, of Polk, and Sam. Fairall, of
Johnson were appointed Secretaries, on
motion of Judge McMenry.
Williamson, of Warren, Brown, of Cass,
pointed a Committee on Credentials.
motion was made toappointa commit
tee on permanent organization, but Mr..
George Gillaspie objected to it until they
could hear from the committee of creden-
| tials, and find out who were members and
it was Withdrawn.
| Mr. George Gillaspie then moved to call
out the Hon. Daniel O'Finch to make Il
speech, and the motion prevailed.
Dan. modostly declined, and said he
wouldn't, and then he did. He said dem
ocrats always knew what was i'm their
hearts. And then he opened big on the
Niger, leaving his hearers to infer that he
had not only niger on the brain, but a
darkey in his democratic heart. He then
went in for the soldier. He said some right
smart things about the men he used to call
Lincoln hirelings'' last year. Fort I.afa-
yette Jones cheered Dan. W tn enthusiasm.
Dan also opposed all local excitement of
mems passions.
Then CLAGGErT of the Keoluk Constitm-
ton made a speech and pitched into every
body and everything generally.
The committee on credentials made re-
port showing thirty-three counties repre-
! scented, of the ninety-seven counties in the
State.
1t was moved to appoint S. II. Fairall,
Finch and others, Il committee on perma-
nent organization.
Mr.. George Gillaspie thought their was
no use in going through with that labor
He wanted to get through quick, and 9TH
err members wanted to do tho same, and
get home. So Mr.. Gillaspie moved to
make the temporary officers the perma-
nent officers, and to add a couple of Vice
p residents, which carried.
1t was moved to appoint committee of
twelve on resolutions, composed of one
from each Judicial District.
Edward Johnson, George Gillaspie, G. G..
Smeltzer, J. d. Test, w. II. Merritt, JAS.
w. Cones, John p. Irish and Judge Baugh
were appointed. but the twelfth man on
the committee was left off for the reason
that there was no one i'm the Convention
from the Twelfth Judicial District.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The regular Copperhead Convention re-
convened at p. NJ, Dennis Mahony Har-
ris, of Guthrie, in the Chair.
For the space oftwelve minutes there
was silence unbcoken, but by the hum of
sad and AID snRpEefsaa Yaees, III. The ~, ~. :.
Benton had declined! the honor!!
The committee on resolutions, headed by
Gen. Geo. w. (Fort Lafayette) Jones, came
in, and Ed. Johnson presented the resolu-
tons, which
LIST. Heartily rairice in the suppression
Of the r.beIliom.
I'd. Indorse Andrew Johnson's recon-
struction policy.
Sd. Indorse the Monroe Doctrine.
4th. Are for economy and against the
men who are in office when Democrats are
out.
9Th. Opposed to military law and the
9th. Against negro suffrage.
7th. Feel proud of the sailors and SOL
diers.
Sth. Welcome the soldiers home end
promise them offices and care of their fam
lilies.
9th. They take Gen. Sherman into the
protecting coils ofthe Copperheads of Iowa.
And they were unanimously adopted.
And then resolution condemning the
assassination of President Lincoln was
adopted.
Then Mr.. Ed. Johnson moved the adop-
ton of the following.
WHEREAS, The convention which met
at Des Moines, on the l4th day ofJune last
adopted a resolution unanimously i'm favor
of striking the word "white" out of the Ar
ticle on Suffrage in the Constitution of
Iowa; and
WHEREAS, Said Convention unanimous
ly nominated VIM. NJ. Stone as the negro
suffrage candidate for Governor; and.
WHEREAS, The soldiers and loyal citi-
zens of Iowa, at "a State Convention held at
Des Moines, on the Odd of August. 1866.
passed resolution unanimously in oppo-
sition to striking the word '.whte'' out of
the Article on Suffrage in the Constitution
of Iowa; and.
WHEREAS, Said soldiers Convention
did place in nomination an anti-negro-suf-
frage State Ticket, composed of gentlemen
of recognized integrity and capacity; and
WHEREAS, The issue of negro-sutflrage
and anti-negro-sutfrage to be tried at the
next October election, has thus been sharp
ly defined and presented, and is the only
prominent question new before the people
of the State; therefore
ResOloed, that the delegates to this DEM
ocratic State Convention, deelning it of the
highest importance, that this new negro
agitation shall be determined against ne
gro SURFACE as soon as practicable, and be-
ing unwilling in any manner to embarras
the action, ar divide the efforts of the op-