Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-09-28
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HON. REUBEN NOBLE,
GrylsaDELIyBREDrATi THE DindAi
Union Mass Meeting
~ Held at West Union, -,
On the 18th Of September, 1866, on accep:
" ting the nomination. for Congress. HE

''' Held Mt West Unipn, -,
On the 18th Of September, 1866, on accep
ting the nomination. for Congress. lie
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FELLOW C1TIzENs-I return tt
you my thanks for the honor yo,
have just acqpferzed pponywe II
accepting the nomination Tor Con
gress of tbcAThird Congressiona
District of Iowa, a,YrI have to say
that up to the present time hay'
unifofnly declined to- % atanGdst'
for that Or any other Office. ID know
not precisely why the fact exists
and claim no credit to myself that
it is SO. Nevertheless it is a fae'
that ! have always had an aversion
to Office and Office seeking. Though
l have lived in Clayton Count,
twenty three years and during 1 4 e tt1sss' 1
time took an active part in politics,
| have been a candidate for office
before the people but once, and then
had severe struggle to get my con-
sent to run. My enjoyment has
been in; the excitement Of the b,ussi.
ness of my profession; the society Of
my friends in private life;S the COM
munion with my family, and the
companionship with the plants,
shrubs and trees planted with my
own hand. There I,haye been safe
from the machinations of bad men,
and the foul tongue of the slanderer.
Those shrubs and trees never have
in any Jinstanae; breathed an uncer-
|tain sound Of faith and friendship to
me; there gentlemen, I wish you had
let me remain. But as the Apostle
|tleclares we should not live always
exclusively unto ourselves, [ an
willing to make the sacrifice anc
become your candidate for Congress.
provided al conservativdmenSi the
District are satisfied.
I.sce naay republicans present
who voted for Lincoln and johnson
II too voted that ticket, and in 81
far as relates to the principles which
brought that party into being, I an
as much republican as I ever was
from my earliest ma nhood: Il fought
slavery in every form, and to th''
extent of my ability, and l deny th'
right and defy thelpower of a con
gressional directory to drive m'
fromsthat party; and I will be great,
" disappointed if-iu the, end the re-
publicans Of the United States dc
not by their votes show their. .condem-
ma tion Of the rule or ruin policy q
the men, who having failed t. show
capacity to rule, eyince a desper
ate determination to ruin.
is pn1LADELpHIA CONVENTION.
The Philadelphia Convention
wisely left parties as it found them
Fit simply drew the line plainly be
tween the radicals and the conssr
vatives Of all parties, and it is plai,
that you and l and all other repub
licans who coincide With us, may &C
Iwith'reference to+the issue presented
by the convention, without affectin,
in the least 4our status in the repub
tlican party. The principles lai'
down by that convention meet m,
unqualified approval, and commenl
themsslsssto W Judgment; bsnd
see no place for those who desire tn
restoration Of Union, order, pros
perity and equal rights, except il
the support Of the Administrator
as the representative Of those prin
ciples. .2EHsPG3 szaN.l-.
| STATEMENT, NNy,olrj or THE He POSITION. =.
1t seems to me the; mere state
ment Of the position Of the Con
gressional party carries it's own ref
iutation. 1t assumes that the lat
rebel states shall not be allowed
Representatives until they have CIV
en- pledges of security for the fu
ture. Bst coegrsssS Sbas failed u
inform us what those pledges ar
to be- or how the states are to Civ
them. If, in answer to this state
ment, it is claimed that the srebe
states must adopt the PROPOSED
Constitutional c amendments. then
reply that the claim is false and de
4 |ceptive, for Congress hasin no man
ner indicated to the country thos
states would be admitted to repre-