The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-18

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Joh4sou, holding him justly responsible for
~ s6ls " ssareby ard ssoodsbed The
|slaaihtss;ng and nerdariss a Loyal eisiasasi
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rapidly eliminating in another civil war. de
aid when the President was called upon BY
those southern loyalists for protection Rom
these assassins, murderers, bushwackers and
cut.throats, under whose tender protection he
~ plsSed sAem, his relar hts Snflormiy
pe,a 1T taey had State Goysspn~ts 70
which thsy anst look for prstscdoh, &e. The
speaker had heard there was government
in hell and that the devil was the Chief Elk
ecutive. He left sAemto draw the inference.
A committee of three was appointed BY the
chair 70 drsf resolutions expressive OF the
ssntimsnts of the meeting. Tho following
are the resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Re,olved, That we, a. soldiers Of Lee coun.
IT.. Iowa, ass dsterminsA to stnad sow, - We
have in times past, in one united phalanx
aeaipst the enemies of our common country,
the enemies of universal freedom, Of liberty,
Of progress, Of psacs, Of God, and the most
sacred rights Of suffering humanity.
Resolced, That We enter our solemn pre-
test against . compromise with unrepentAnt
rebeis-s direct coalescence with per1ured
traitors, whose hands are yet reeking With
the blood Of our brother compatriots, and
for whom ~ have no adequate. wrds 70 ex-
nresa our contempt and execrstions for tneir
brasen effrontsry in Assuming the nEst nndei
| I recreant President TO coms back IN ou1
lesislasive halls to vote and . ruin-so sub
vsrt Government by the ballot wnicA they
utterly failed to overthrow BY the bullet.
Rescl,ed, That IL this cplmina6ng crisis Of
our country's history ve caa tssaSutes pul
tro parties patriots and trdffors. We Fought
one Of these parties during the var; u VA
represented 10 oar fost b open, brave, de'
iant and desperate rebefSs IL our rear 81
cowsrdly, covert. sneaking end stay etsh1Mt
Copperheads Since the war these synps.
thetic elements have attached and animated
together in Organisation and name - we'll 81
| in purpose, under the leadership Of Andrew
johnson. We most emphstically denoune'
It as the rebel and traitor party, containing al
the essential elements of treason, tyranny
corruption. brutality and inhumanity-
| Ksselred, That 49, a. soldiers, Who Tough
down the recent iniquitous rebellion, have NJ
| Inv with these, worse than rebel soldiers
the conservatives of the North, who are try
| ing to fght the rebellion up again, and tina
We view with alarm the present situation o
our county under the betrayal Of Juda
| johnson.
| Rssolred That ss soldiers ~ stand read
to 6ght for our country if need be, TO sas
our land from the control Of traitors.
Resolpei, That under God we triumphed, blu
under ''Moses' we have failed and lost tb
| spoils of our victory.
Resoired, That We heartily endorse th
Thirty Ninth Congrsss as it i, and Johnso
as he tcas.
| Resolved, That the GATR CRY b requested
| to publish these resolutions.
The meeting was . grand success, and th
enthusiasm unbounded. It would requir
several distileries in this vicinity 70 restor
the spirit Of Democracy.
| D. n. PurEaBAucH.
| CRoroy, Sept Is, 1866