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

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In spite Of ths snhvsrahls vsailds, qsits
! large and enthusiastic aadieacs aGDembisd I
i the Court Room, last evening, 70 listen 70
IN addEsa from Orr. D. B. HILaxs, ~ pur-
suant tos resolution adopted q the last meet
nc, 70 organize Rspablicaa Clabl Col J.
n. SHxLLEY, Vas called to The Chair, and |
Capt. J. W. Moons Vas appointed Secreta-t
~. Mr. McCRAnY then, q the instanos Of |
the Chair, stated that the object Of the meet
ing vas to organize Republican Union
Club in Jackson township, for the campaign,
and introduced the following articles for
the government Of the Club:
We, the Republican Union voters Of Jack
son Township, do hereby form ourselves
into IN organization to b known - the Lin
coin Union Club Of Jackson Township, and
adopt the following articles for our govern
ment:
ARTICLE l. The officers Of this Club shall
be President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, and such committees - may
be appointed from time TO time.
ART. 2. The officers shall be elected 1t
once by reclamation, and shall hold their
Offices until after the next election
week during the campaign, and shall take
such action a. it may deem proper for the
advancement of the interest Of the Union
Republican party, and the election of it,
candidates for office.
ART. 4. The business Of this Club shall
be conducted according to the Ordinary par
Elementary rules governing dehberative
bodies.
| ART. g. The President shall preside at
all meetings. and in his absence, the Vice
Pfeaident The Secretary shall keep . record
ofthe proceedings, and conduct the CORES
pondence. The Treasurer shall receive all
the funds collected for the purposes of the
Club, and shall pay the same out as ordered
by the Club and shall keep and render an
account of his doings.
ART. 6. The Clerk shall appoint commit
tee of three on finance, whose duty it shall
be to collect from the members of this Club
and other Republicans Of Jackson Town.
ship whatever sum Of money they may deem
necessary for the campaign and pay the same
to the Treasurer.
| Art l. The Clerk shall therefore appoint
all Committees and take all such other action
as may be necessary or proper for vigilant
and thorough prosecution of the campaign.
ARr. 8. The regular meeting of this Club
shall be held at the Court House on Tuesday
evening Of each week, and the President may
At any time call special meeting, BY giving
notice thereof in the GATE CrrY.
| These were unanimously adopted.
On motion of b. S. MERRIAM, a Commit
toe of Ave were appointed TO report candi-
dates for officers of the Club, who reported
the following: dor President, Gen. T. |.
MCKINNEY; for Vice President, Col. j. N.
SHELLEY; for Treasurer, Gen. D. b. HILLS;
for Secretary, Capt ]. W. MOORE. Finance
Committee: b. 8. MERRIAM, l.. HORNE,
joins Mccoy, JOHN WATERMAN and Capt
IS. s. SAMPLE.
These we're elected unanimously.
MIR. LEIGHTON then made a brief ad-
dress, calling upon the Union men to awake
to the exigsnces of the occasion-dhe de-
mands of the Nation in her peril aud 60 to
work. doing their whole duty. Though brief,
his address was earnest and eloquent
Gen. Hills being loudly cslled for, re-
sponded at some length, giving fprcible
and comprehensive presentation OF the poll.
teal issues now before the people. He made
ascathng review of what is called the Cop
perl ohnson Bread and Butter party, show
ing that they were men who not only con,
spired together for the purpose Of destroying
this peaceful and prosperous country, but
who. after their conspiracy was defeated
BY arms, are still performing bloody acts and
executing their hellish purposes on those
who were true to the Government In her
ha, nf -
throughout the whole Wal we're the enemies
Of the Republic and were enemies not
on the battlefield alone, but in every word
they uttered, in every breath they drew that
they were men who encouraged treason and
discouraged loyalty; who obstructed and OPP
posed tine execution of the laws, and who
banded themselves together for the psrpose
Of destroying the true current Of justice in
TIE land; that they were men who escour~
aged assertions, who scoffed at the widows,
who turned up their noses At orphans and
trampled the flag and Constitution
under their feet. He said the re-
bellion having been crushed by the loyal
men of the North, the Government must re-
remain in the hands Of loysl and true men
tina. the great Union party must not fater in
their determination to stand by the principles
which they carried through the rebellion.
He then closed with an appeal to all loyal
men to stand by Congress, and let those loyal
men who had the right, perform the ere.a
work Of reconstruction and reorganization.
We regret that the lateness of the hour and
the lengthy telegraphic report prevents US
from giving as full an outline of this speech
as We at first proposed, as we cannot ID this
scanty summing up, do the speaker justice,
nor notice but a few prominent points.
when Gen. Hills had ended, Mr.. McGary
was called for. and responded briefly, in his
earnest and able manner Defining plainly
gress in the work of reconstruction and es-
I lbhshing the relations of those States lately
in rebellion to the General Government
On motion the special Committee appoint.
ed TO make arrangements for the speaking on
last Monday evening, and for the speakers
last evening, viz: Col. Bruce, Col. j.. A.
Vial, W. Barrett, J. T. Griffith and W. D. |
Cone were appointed for the campaign
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the
Court Room on next Tuesday evening, Of
which we will make further announcement |
concerning it in the issue Of that morning
Editors of the Gate City:
The following preamble and resolution,
which no doubt was intended to be passed in
the t'My Policy meeting held at the Court
House on last Thursday evening, has. by |
some oversight, been omitted in the published |
thereof. You will, no doubt
confer special favor upon the prirase.s Of
the Bread-and- Butter brigade Of thia city by
Publishing the same in your paper.
WHEss,s. Gen. Etz Henry Warren. who |
holds the office of Minister rom the Unifrd |
States to Gnatamala, is now running a. the
Bread and Butter and rebel sympathizer',
candidate for Congress 10 this District, and at
the same time 10 drawing q salary at the rate