The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-05
Tens o. LHI COUnTY.

Tens Or LHR COUNTY.
At meeting Of the LIscoLx Club q club
named for the victim Of Wilxgs Boorn, on
Tuesday evening, Sept 2eth, the following
resolution was adopted:
ssResolred, That the follo~ing named SOL
diers, 70 Wit: Gen. D. B. Hills, Major W.
B. Collins, Capt s. s. Stmple, Capt Glenn
Lowe. Sergt John Finnery, Sergt +.
SCHUYLER, Sergt. G. Shultx and Capt. John
Mccormick, be appointed, by this club, com
mittee whose duty it shall be to prepare aud
publish . brief address to the soldiers of Lee
county, presenting the claims of the county
ticket nominated at Fort Madison on the 22d
inst, and that said address be printed Aod
generally circulated. !"
In accordance with this resolution we briet.
ly address you, not as county committee, but
as members of truly loyal body, devoted to
the country, to patriotism and human liberty.
We have been soldiers and attempted TO dts
charge the duties of the field and the battle
in soldierly-like manner, risking our lives
for our cause and trusting to Almighty Ged
for our preservation. When We we're in the
service voice of encouragement and good
cheer came TO Us from The entire North.
Glorious Old Maine, Vermont, Ohio and
great and big hearted Iowa, ~ we'll rs
other States, pointed w to the future -
csoxned WITH rewards for military exertioa.
We have returned home and oar position
must be defined. Soldiers OF merit must NOT
be overlooked 10 the great political struggles
of the day. They saved the country the
Constitution and the fsg in war, and they
must be permitted to assist in uphoiding the
country in its integrity, and defending aii the
fundamental elements Of she Government in
time OF peace. Men of political celebrity
declared the war failure, but stout arms
and brave hearts placed the seal Of condemns
ton on the falsehood.
Hundreds of thousands pf brave men said
that the Union should be preserved, and to-
day 1t is presented to the world ~ the Hen.
ment Of States, and the pride Of great PEG
pie The men thai said that the war wns q
failure and refused TO aid the cause Of Law,
liberty and civilization, are on the scar path
Of soldiers il time " pesoa
We beg leave TO be brief and explicit
Action, brevity, qoicknstaIfo soldiers, words
for stump orators. On the I'D OF Septsm.
Der the loyal Union men 9f this comfy de
termined to elect soldiers fbethe Offices TO be
filed this Fall. The oficsb are two in mum
Der and the best in the county. George
RoLLHrT, OF Madison township. was non,ipa
ted for clerk of the District Court He Is a
candidate against CHARLES DoEas. Which OF
these men should be elected? RoILErT was .
member of the Seventh Iowa infantry and
served through the war. Doskg remained 1t
home and went to the Chicago Peace Con-
vention. RolLETr went 70 the war convention
down South. DoERR said The war was fail,
ure and RoLLsTr said We will fight ii out
DoERR gave nothing for the war, lis widovs
and Orphans, bat RoLLEfT preaepted his
body to bullets, Of which ID beass the make,
"ss willing sacrifice RoLLETr shot the
rebel color bearer at Corinth DoERR did no
such thing. RoLLr7r captured the Gag !;
DoKkR was not there, bot At that time was
discourAging enlistments and trying 70 pre-
vent the filing up Of your deesmated rank .
RoI.IETT has the flag az = present from the
gallant General RICE DoERR has no flag to
show to the people, except the Chicago peacs
failure flag. IL 10 said that DoEKE is compe
tent; so is RoLLErr. 1t il said that DoERa
has had experience, and this il true. He
has been SO long in Office, SO long fed from
the public treasury, that he cannot keep out
without sickness. RoLLErT accu stomed him
self TO bullets, bayonets, cannon, blood and
liberty, while DoERR used himself to qnills.
foolscap and peace.
For the Recorder, the Union men named
NOBLE WARWICK, of Charleston townsaip.
He il q man of whom this committee i
proud. He went into the service p mem
Der Of the 18th regular infantry
old regiment-And became one of SHERAAs's
s'bummers." Al vicksburg he lost leg.
Wh<A ise returned hs,me he did not come,Eo
town and hang around The courts and the
court kosse for little loba or become Brad
and Butter brigade man but one legged ~
be MAS 10 cbfHsAsed the soil for the support
Of himsS sud his aged parents. Farmers,
this0ne lfnsbed soldier has raised crop.
Whit noblx tribute could be paid him Z TIE
cultivation ofethe soil is the nobiest task to
which man can appropriate himself
NUM- like DoERR, has supported himself
around tie court house. He has swung
around the circle Of the court house Offices
until he Is Office fat, while poor WAavacx
has baea getting . new leg for losing an old
one.
People, yos told US. while in the servics,
that you would remember private soldiers
alter e 20 "a. w yoyde ~ Here i y9dE
chaQerk La no nan h&&aDls symoacky -
be soldiers hereafter unless he will vote for
HIN. Choose between = man deprived Of his
leg in battle for his conntry, or the peace
man of Tho court house ~ .EGke s6s dag
defender and the rebel Gag capturer, and not
1.-The court house fecsiver Of Ne -ppppleS
money, Who 50 6nely enjoys the rents Of those
large brick houses 10 Fort Madison. We
present you two we'll qualified private soldiers
for the two u1icsoos6ieae svee $1,000 A6mc
men desire 70 Gil: Boys il blue. coma to
the kelb Abyss - ~ 49, cans
didates--and make poiitieians repember that
The soldiers must h9Se c6nsiderAtfdn. ..e,ss.
IN conclusion, fellow soldiers Of Leecoun-
ks, x 81 ssst NJ . - ~ 81. sssss1
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