The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-25
VOICES FROM READING,


Reading is a hardshell town in the noto-
riously hardshell county Of Berks. in the
State Of Pennsylvania 1t Is the home of
CLYxEs, the Butternut candidate for Gov
ernor against the Union hero, Gen. GrARY.
During all the war Berks county uttered no
decided voice in favor of the Union, of the
cause of the country, Of the triumph Of the
Government, and the suppression of rebel
lion. The Chicago Convention and platform
vas very mild type of Berks county Butter
nutism. II had no support to give Mr.. LIN
COLIN, and yet is clamorously devoted to s'My
Policy" Yet we are told that "My Policy
is indentical with Mr.. Lineoln'sl
The Eastern Copperhead journals are filed
with reports of the proceedings of q my
Policy" Philadelphia Convention favoring
the Butternut mass meeting held at Reading
last week.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR was there aud pro-
claimed a new alliance with the democracy
with great JUNCTION, and displayed the usual
fervor of apostates in abusing the party and
the principles from which he is renegade.
The main resemblance of his speech to
Copperhead speeches during the war, was its
abuse of loyal men and its clear purpose not
TO abuse traitors.
AuGusr BELMONT, of Chicago Convention
fame, was not there, but be wrote letter.
ArGrsT, with his Chicago fcuryears-offail-
ure platform before him. and the memory of
the disloyal utterances he heard when presid-
ing over the Chicago Convention, has the
effrontery to say, in referring to Democratic
action at the commencement of the war and
during its continuance:
Then, again, the Democratic masses, for>
getting all former party divisions, rushed 10
the defence of the Constitution and the
Union, and poured out their blood and treAs-
ure in support of the Government and the
| laws. They stood with unwavering unanim-
~ and devotion by the administration Of Mr..
Lincoln, though they had no afiiation with
the party or the doctrines which had placed
him in power.
History cannot point to nobler instance
of enlightened and self-sacr6cing patriotism
than that evinced by the Democratic party
during the fearful trials through which We
have passed.
And this from the President of the Chi.
cago Convention, and addressed to the fire.
in-the-rear democracy of Berks county Oh!
AUGUST, if the ancient oriental laws were in
force, which plucked out the tongue of liars,
you would be speeches. eYermore.
GEORGE H. PESDLErox was there ard made
a speech, and taught the faithful the Gospel
OF democracy, according to PExDLEros, and
the Berks county reconstructed cheered him
to the echo. He put himself upon his con-
c'latory record. The Democratic party is the
party of compromise; the party Of State
rights, says Mr.. PEsDLErox, against the
Radical consolidationis,s. Mr. PEsDLerox's
views on this subject were not unknown to the
country and the reconstructed faithful in
Berks county. 1t is known that in his place
in Congress, in 1851, when his Southern
Democratic friends we're kindling the fires of
civil war, he proved his loyalty and devotion
to the Government by saying to the Congress
and the administration
Sir, the 1hole scheme Of coercion is i'm
practicable. II is contrary 10 the genius and
spirit Of the Constitution.
Sir, the enforcement of your laws, within
secsding State, in opposition to its will, is
coercion ofthat State, and coercion by armed
force IS war These terms, collecting the
revenue, enforcing the law, maintaining
the Union, captivate our people They
smack OF law and order, to which our people
are very much attached. They are not un-
known in American history. Our fathers
heard than N sod in tho tno =.
and for the same purpose, as we hear them
now. In l76s, when the colonies were re.
joicing at the repeal of the stamp act, Charles
Townsend, then member of Lord Chatham's
cabinet, pledged to cancellation and peace,
rose in the House of Commons, and declared
that n was expedient TO collect revenues from
America, and that he would himself bring in
a bill to accomplish that result. His declar
alton was received with tumultuous shouts Of
applause. &c"
My voice to-day is for Cancellation; my
voice is for compromise; and it is but the
echo of the voice OF my constituents. beg
you, gentlemen, who with me represent the
northwest; you who With me represent the
State of Ohio; you who with me represent
the city Of Cincinnati-I beg you, gentlemen,
find Cancellation impossible; If your differ
reconcile them, then, gentlemen, let the sc.
ceding States depart in peace; let them es-
tablish their Government and empire, and
work out their destiny according to the wis
dom which God has given them.n
And Mr.. PESDLEroE plants himself upon
his record, and is one Of the National teach
ers ofdemocracy. He is in favor, too, of the
Philadelphia Convention. And SO by reso.
luton adopted was the Reading mass meeting
and so in his letter was AuGusr BELMONT
aud SO is ALEXANDER q. STEPHENS and Jrr.
PERSON DAVIS.
We CLEAN the following items from the
Eldora Ledger:
a HARD DEArH.-We are informed thai
William haskins came to his death under
peculiar circumstance. He resided near
hazel Green, in this county, snd had served
With credit through the late war in oue Iov.
regiment. Last Sunday week, while ,taend.
ing the wedding of some neighbor, he made
foolish bet about drinking beer. We =,
not informed Of the quantity he sx.llov,d
but learn that in one hour after be had c....a|
to drink, he bad ceased to live.
Willie Gourlay, aesd ten years, son at J
D. Goariay Of this place, met viii pa;,f.i
accident one day ~ vssk. he ~ ai.nd;,,
on stone chnza, and reaching % / ahslf a.
sooe ccnsrahsnd conmisnrsss, vhea -
supports were driven IN and The boy fen dow
orsadAs his srn bstwsaa - Win -
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