The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-04

At q meeting of the LiscoiS Club 70 club
named for the victim Of wn ks BooTH) on
Tuesday evening. Sept. 10th, the following
resolution was adopted
.sResoired That the folloslng named sol
diers, to.wit: Gen. d. b. Hills, MAJOR ".
b. Collins, Capt. :. S. Sample, Capt. Glenn
Lowe, sergt. John Finpery, sergt,. +.
Schuier. Sergt c. Shutz aud Capt. John
Mccormick be appointed, by tliis club, Il com
'nittee whose duty ii shall be to prepare and
publish brief address 10 the soldiers Of Lee
county. presenting the elaimf OF the county
ticket nominated al Fort bad son GA the I'D
inst, and that said address be printed and
generally circulated.
accordance with this resolution we brief
/ iy address YOU, not as county committee, but
as members oi truly loyal uody, devoted 10
| the country, TO patriotism and human liberty
We have been soldiers and attempted 10 DIS :
! charge the duties OF the field and the battle
/ IN soid,ehy like manner, rfsking our lives
] Tor our cause aud trusting to Almighty God
| for our preservation. When me were IN the
servire voice OF encouragement and good
cheer came 10 Us from the entire North.
g Iorious old Maine, Vermont, Ohio and
great aud big hearted" Iowa as we'll rs
other States, pointed us 70 the future as
crowned with rewards for military exertion.
We have returned home and our position
must BE- defined. Soldiers Of merit mnA not
| he overlooked in the great POLITICAL struggles
Of the day They saved the country. the
Constitution and the fsg ID war, and they
must be permitted to assist 10 upholding the
country in It's integrity, and defending All the
fundamental clements of theI Government IN
tsrsn OF peace Men of political celebrity
de AIRED the war failure, but stout arm,
), aud brave hsasfs placed the saal Of eondeulna
tinn on the fafsehood.
Hundreds ~ thousands Of brave men said
that The Union shostd be preserved and to-
tlay it i presented 10 The world as the ligs-
ment of States. and the prIdd OF q great peo
,le Il,.. s,..ts iisat ssisi sbai the war was
iaiiare aud refused 10 AID the cause Of Law
liiberty and civilization. are bn the tcdr patti
Of soldiers in time o} peace.
Ne beg leave TO be brlei aud explicit
Action. breyity, quickness FOR soldiers, wordi
for ssnmp orators On the 22d o. septen
Der the loyal Union men OF this county de
terrnined 10 elect soldiers for the Offices 10 b
ti.led this Fall. The offices are two in NUN
Der and the best in the county GEoRGi
RorLErr. o. Madison township, was nomina
ted for clerk OF the District Court. He is
candidate against 9HARIss DoERR.. Which o
these HEn sUDlfA bt tltNAtN ikOlifii Nb'
member Of the Seventh Iowa infantry. and
served through the wsr, DuraR renamed a
home and went To the Chicago Peace Con-
vention. RoIlETT went TO the war convention
down South DoksR said the war wassa fail
ure: and RofLKTr said we will hight II out
DoggR gave nothing for the war, lis sidowl
sod s 10 aals. of Of ~eh he bsss he marks
i.-as q willing sacrifice RoII.LTr sbbt til
frehef color bearer at Corin,h Dogra did nj
such thing RolLETT captured the flag
DoggR wac not there. bat ut that tame "
diseouraging enlistments and trying to pre-
vent the filling up of your decimated rank
!, RoLLETT has the flag MS present from b.
gallant General kicg DoggR has no flag t.
show to the people, except the Chicago peace
failure flag. II is said that DoEag is compe
teut so is RoLLErT. 1t N said that DoEHr
has had experience. and this is true. HI
has been so long in Office, SO long fed from
the public treasury, that he cannot keep gu
without sickness. RollgrF accustomed him
sell 10 bullets, bayonets. cannon, blood ant
llsbsrtv. while DogRR used himself 70 quilts
iooscap and peace.
For the Recorder, the Union men named
NOBLE WARWICK, OF Charleston towns1 alp
He is man Of whom this committee !.
fproud. He went into the service is d mem
4 Der Of the 18th regular infantry -SH RsA An
old regime Mt and became one of SHEgMkS'
s.bummers At Ficksburs he lost a leg.
N hen he returned home he did not come t.
town aud hang around the courts and the
court house for little Jobs, or become Bread
aud Butter brigade man but one legged al
he was hs cultivated the soil for the supper,
of himself and his aged parents. Farmers
this one limbed soldier hY raised a crop
What nohier tribute could Je paid him? The
cultivation efithe soil is the mobiles, task te
which man can appropriate himself {
/ Mean, like DoERR, has supported hinfsel
around the cont house. He has SWUNG
around the circle of the court house Office.
until he is office fat, while poor WAgwlcs
has been getting new leg for losing an ole
one.
People, you told us. while in the service
that you would remember. pfiyhse eoIderl
AFTER the war. WiH you do ~ Here is youl
chance! Let no man express sympathy fol
the soldiers hereafter unless he will vote fol
him. Choose between q man deprived of hi
tlee in battle for his country, or the peace
man OF the court house life. Take rhe ia,
defender and the rebel flag capturer, and mo-
1.-THE eoars house veesixsr Of shsPxaG1e'l
fnfoney, Who 80 finely enjoys the AAts Ut thbs.
large brick houses in Fort Madison. W.
present you two well qualified private soldier
for thcswo of6ces vhish AEcg yAEat-homt
men desire 10 IN. BtyS III Blue, come 4
the help Of your sssociates-t soldier can
didates- md make p0iit;cisas remember cha
the soldiers must have consideration.
In conclusion, fellow soldiers OF Lee coun.
ty, we ask you To. remember that If GEORGE
ko1fEff aud NoBLf wik1Ick IRE defeated
i il viN % ~ the ,setes. 81 lbs pAnhep II
that party which have nominated tGS
stay-at home poificiens. D4ERR and MUnA
and who last year, - well - thiae paUfessed
great consideration for you. Nov tAsy havt
! teh@to pt inf pee9sit edtst t1sF Sto'