The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-16
TELLING THE TRUTH.

~ koo0 UNIV Ast foiiObB Ms own
instructichsi" so demagoguery would cease
II the truths which are uttered by politicians
and even derusgogues we're to control polti.
cal action. But politicians frequently stul.i.
fy themselves; they profess more than they
propose to do; they handle edged tools and
get hurt. So did General JouH A. Dix in
his address 10 the hermsphroditic rnonerel
conventicle at Phladelphia when taking his
seat as temporary Chairman.
"We are here said General DIX. ito assert
the supremacy of representative Government
to all who are within the confines of the
Union" Is that so, Gen. Dix? And the
conventicle, rebels and ell applauded him.
Farther says Gen. Drx,-"a Government
which cannot without violation of funds.
mental principles, be extended over any bu.
those who are in it, [Applaussl over those
who by virtue ofthatrepresentatiou are en-.
TITLED to voice in the administration of pub
nc Affairs [Applsuse. That is right: Hur.
rah for Gen. DIX! That is the best kind of
Radicalism. Wonder If this is Radical Con.
yention after all This is encouraging. Let
us follow DIX further, Gentlemen, we are
not now living under such a Government. u
lApplsuse.I Again, most truly spoken Gen.
DIX. But here our orator runs Of the track
and brings up in the Butternut camp where
we can't follow him. Here is his statement
OF the case the sole burden of bis complaint;
"Ihirty-six States have been for months
governed By twenty-five. Eleven State have
been wholly without representation in the
Legislative bodies Of the nation" Who KEEP.
them out durng four years, General Dlx2 q
And Why we're they not represented2 We
read through all his speech and We find thu.
1t is . one sided justice that Gen. Dix sdvo.
Gates He wants representation for rebels
but not for loyal men especially if they be
black.
According TO the census Of 1860. South
Carolina had total populatiop of 7os 7os.
VI these 29l Sss we're whites the remainder
were black or Of such color as slavery and the
chivalry bad made them. The whites we're
rebels the blacks we're loyal. Gen Dix
wants the latter, not represented, but misrep-
resented. He wants those two hundred and
ninety thousand South Carolna rebels to have
as many representatives as Ioxa's loyal PEG
pie. he professed IS We have seen that the
Philadelphia Convention was ito assert the
supremacy Of representative Government,
to ell who are within the confines of tn.
Union and Jet be wants the majority OF the
people of South Carolina, and the loyal Dor. |
lion ct that; to be disfrAnchissd and unrepre. |
scented.
In 1850 Mississippi had total population
OF 7sl sa6 Of these 1853 soI are white; the
the remainder are colored Yet General Dir |
claiming representation for all "sithin the
confines Of tie Union" wants the majority OF
the people Of Mississippi 70 be disfianchised
and nisspssseated, and he wants the Js6.
Davis rebel minority to be represented and
70 rule. So he would divide Louisiana half
aud half; give representation and rule to
It's largely rebel white a67 629, and di.fr.n-
ehise cod misrspresent its loyal ssl 72s.
40 ueorgia With its Andersonvlle, with iu
Oh eSs whites, lsrgely rebel he would nv. .
\
mucn larger representative deleessiou than
TO loyal loves 800 600 because he would dir.
franchise and mis-represent Georr,a's 4s2.
1ss loyal freedmen. So Of Florida, With il.
~ 747 whites end 81 745 freedmen SD Ala
bsms, with its b26 4si rebel whites, and ls5.
oso freedme1. This Is Gen. Dr. idea Of -.
ser'na the supremacy of representative
e0'efamen, 70 sll who are within the con,
hnes OF the Uuion' His creed 4 the Dem>
eu '.'', S''s.0e'a'ic. siaveocrs6c one sfter
~. 81, : = on'' !" give rule to rebels. We
, 49, -. INA. hprrsh we gave in til. COM
meneemen' OF orr article. Argument. e.,
,nlusace and the exsliations Of rebel. u,t.rsd
y uea' pik are Just as danserou. and =.
penens,oie as If they came from V.rt.xn,o.
Ham or JEFF. DAVIS. Nv