The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-15
speech Of Ex-Postmnster General nent.

speech Of E1-Portmaster General n@ni-'
son.
We make the following extract from the
speech of Gen. Denison delivered at Column
bus, Ohio, on the 10th inst
plsLoyAL oBJEc1 or THE PHILADELPHIA cor
vENTloy.
In my letter OF resignation | mentioned my
opposition to the movement for the conyen>
tion to be held in Philadelphia on the l4th,
as one OF my reasons for Withdrawing from
the Cabinet. did this under the conviction,
strengthened by events that have since tran
spired, that the object of the convention is to
overthrow the Union Republican party. and
to place in power and IN the control of the
Federal Government, the opposition, OF
which the Democratic parry at the North and
their rebel allies OF the South, will be the
controlling parties. In other words, the con
yension was called to restore the democratic
party of the country to power under some
name without requiring IT'S pnrgiug itself al
Its disloysl antecedents and ats cemmitaais
and pledges TO the South for the retention of
aii the incidents Of slavery possible under the
emancipation Of the freedmen.
am NOT misead BIZ the terms Of the call, |
however interpreted for the public eye, nor
BIZ the automatic truths il contains, found in
where at least seeming respect for the loyal
sentiment Of the country Is required, nor Am
! deceived because of its not opposing Sn
words the Constitutional Amendment; the
names Of its signers, Senators Doolittle and
Cowan, who voted against the amendment,
giving me oil the information | need on that
subject.
Ne know tina, if intended to be in the in
terest Of the. Onion party, the Convention
would have been called. not by Senators who
left that party months ago, but by the regu
larly organized National Committee, appoint
ed By the Baltimore Convention. that nomina>
Mr. Llncoln and Mr. johnson, whose ca.l
would not have needed the endorsement of
Democratic members oil CONGRESS- to commsxel
i TO The ioyaiIsts OF the couetry.
No. my friends there is no necessity for
our being deceived as 10 the objects of the
convention, nor hy what il may do. II is
called in the interest Of the Demecrar
tic party which iii the darkest hour OH the
war pronounced it failure. and thus declared
its readiness to surrender TO the demands
st the rehehsa, anu which. because CT thai
and its opposition 10 the Government when
struggling against treason for its existence,
has become so discredlied in the judgment Of
the levai people of the country as to feel the
necessity OF meeting in convention, under no
party name, or the assumed and, to It, I'M
meaning one of Conservative
There is, however this source OF gratihca-
ton IN this movement of the Democratic par
~. 1t assures u Of is conscious weakness
and decentralization, aud It's conviction re-
suiting from its exclusion from power while
the country was in peril. and loyalty needed
champion. ti.ai lis Gully hope of restoration
to power is under some other flag than itS
own, on which Is inscribed political senti-
ments not absolutely repugnant to the loyalty
offhe country.
neighbors, at the opening OF your canvass tor
one of the most important elections ever held
in this State. am not clear that the defeat
the Union party at the approaching cleo
ton will not be followed by greater disasters
to the country than have attended It's defeat
at any time during the war Then we could
have relied on the Administration. under
Mr. l4ancGin, 70 have saved the nation as taI
as possible, from the dangerous consequences
of our misfortune. Now the Administration
has no sympathy with The Union party, but
will bail its defeat as approval by the
people of its policy IN respect 10 the rebel
tlous States, aud of the distribution of Its
patronage TO the advocates OF its policy, IN
GLIDING :ke whole Democratic partt.
FATAL CONSEQUENCES or ceFfEK JOHNSON
Be mot deceived Think no that the Dem
ocratic party OF this State is the only politi-
cal enemy you have to encounter in the CONS
ing election. The Federal Administrative ia
not less opposed to you, nor less anxious for
your defeat. It's only hope of controlling
Congress and compelling it to accept its poll
cy for the reconstruction of the Southern
States is the defeas of the Union party in ell
the coming State elections. To this end it
will spare no effort. Its patronage viii be
used. and its promises made, whenever or
however lite purposes may be best accom-
plished.
will not attempt to describe the ntAl oon-
sequences, 70 the country. OF the success OF
the Administration and Democfatic pQrey.
may do SO on some other occasion 61Ejng the
canvass, here or elsewhere. ~ fusent
will venture only to ask that in 60 ~ the
restoration Of the Democrats pGs1y 10 the
control of Congress, what security viii the
nation have for the preservAtioa of It's faith
TO its public creditors? What security will
the soldiers and sailors, Who saved the Gov
eminent from overthrow By armed treason
and rebellion, have for the payment Of their
pensions and their bonnties What security
will the four millions of blacks In the South,
whose loyalty was not the least hope Of the
country in the gloomiest hour Of the war.
have tor their practical freedom ~--
But With all the opposition against it ! de
not look for the defeat OF the Union party
The memory OF the struggies through which
we have passed 70 save the nation and free
government, and of the blood and treasure
expended in that holy cause, is too frssktv
permit one 70 doubt Of the Hiumphsr1t So
cess Of the loyal sentiment at the coming
elections. The issues we have to meet are
not new. Some Of the qnestsoas sre-nev.
but thes form parts Of the same isssss %
met, and upon which We conquered A. the
ballot box during the war. They are com.
prehe ended in the angle prspssi1ra: Shah
loyal or disloysl men control the Govern.
ment I? ~
We demaud the ,rati6nation sf ,tAeyC ons>i,
tutionai Amendment, thAt traitors may b
excluded from ofIlce ard loyalty stimulated
and rewarded in the rebefiiuus States. III
resi- st che return Of the Democratic party Z
power, under xhateysr Renew auiaaeesAA