The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-14
THE GREAT AP0sTACY

AZ iaSt thtsCuOUQ anu frHuu nave eXU8uBtSU
their powers of deception and President
johnson and Secretary Seward appear before
the country ~ brazsn apostates from the party
which elected them, foiled in their presis-
tent efforts by fraudulent pretences and open
bribery TO demoralize the Union party or cor.
rupt any considerable number of it's members
these forsworn renegades and traitors have
finally openly gone over with few purchased
minions to the camp ofthe enemy. The bold
demagogues and the diplomatic dodgers have
united their fortunes in scheme of base and
infamous treschery without parallel in its
enormity on the pages of history. And the
few honest and honorable men who for
months past deceived by false professions
have given a hesitating support to the admin
istrsiiou have at length denounced the doubly
dyed treachery to the party and the country
which its leaders concocted with such ineffa-
bic peridy and have carried out with such
Systematic effrontery.
The resignation Of Postmaster General
Denaison. President of the National Repub-
hcan Convention which nominated LlxcoLx
and Johnson, and the open denuncistioa Of
JOHNSON and his venal crew OF purchased
renegades, by even Southern Union men
will ship the move ment Of JOHNSON and Sxv-
ARD into the cepperhead ranks at philadsl.
phia Of all power and influence over party
politics or public opinion.
The call for the johnson Convention vsa
got up by a clique of rebel claim agents, par.
don procurers and Office brokers and polisi-
eiaps vino sold out some time since 10 JoHS.
Son and his copperhead and rebel followers
for the promised consideration OF the posi-
lions ia tie Cabinet or other official stations
nov occupied by better men. And the call
Vas put forth Ut the instance of JOHNSON and
SEWARD for the express purpose Of furnishing
them and their followers bridge over which
10 walk into the revived old party of copper.
heads and rebels, which CHARLES Mason and
ToA FLoREScE have been healing and
cementing BY the potent powers Of plunder
and rosgut whisky. The fact that JOHNSON,
sEvARD and the corporals guard Of theis fol.
lowers john this combination Of rebels and
eopperheads urged to meet at PHILADELPHIA.
viii not make the party party Of reneeades
any more than the presence Of q skunk in I
earnyard would convert the chickens into :
deck of skunks by the mere SAVIOR of its pres.
ance.
The black hearted and bloody minded trai-
sors, and their sympathizing copperhead
friends who will meet at Philadelphia will
outnumber the renegade Johnsonis.s bv ten To
one, and viii constitute the convention !
body Of unrepentant and unhung traitors,
backed up BY anti.war copperheads, under the
lead OF VALLAspiGHAN, VOORHEES,, FoRr
LAFAYETTE JONES, CLAY DEAx, and men o,
their stripe with the McCLELIAx's. Slocur,sl
TURTLES, Frz JOHN PoRrEa's and other
renegade dunderheads of the military persu.-
non. The party convention at PhiladsIphis
will Substantially represent the sentiments of
those who fought under the stars and barr in
the South and those in the North who re-.
joiced at their victories and mourned over
their defeats. And wherever = rebels heart
hsass OF . trAitor's voice finds uttefAnce, feel
ings Of sympathy and words Of encour.se-
ment will be expected for the Philadelphia
convention. II Is 50 in the North, and 90 il
10 likewise in the South. The Nev Yort
ners. vALLAxDIcHAx, CLAY DEAx, are for
sne fhiladeiphia convention; Joax MIroR
BORIS, Horace MArxARD, Governor HAxrE.
TON end Governor BRowxLow are ae.inst Il
: No consiasnt and persistent Union nan from
the South would be delegate 70 soch = CON.
vent'on if he could, none such would be Il.
lowed to represent the South in such = con.
ssniion if be would.
The object Of the convention or ia ;ne,;t.
soie result, q least, is to form party which.
with the power and patronage Of the .ov.,,'
y neas Welded By Joaxsox, may b4 enabled 70
"fsss The control Of public affairs from lov,l
hand. We Avsd the Usioss and place 1 /,
the hands Of those who lately ~, =,
tos. Destruction Of the UEo,
y var, and failing in that have s~orb K tIx-
hearts to scecHplish their purpose bv Ii.
erateges Of peace snd politics. Du.a, !.
Proclaimed that there were but tvope,4;I :.
u vsrJ opening Of the var, and % 81 -.
esysa him befbrs its close. The esllank Den
-. Ioan true discipsesf DocasaI :,
= q ueAsr proclsims thsE IL, - -,
sso pGsia nov, ara IA. shst =, 'lsl 4. q.
yasss . a iussfssss ana p.spuuss fS..Iss.
vefs during -thsr~as, only th.I - n ~.
sfn wing Of oas Of the psr>;n ~, 1ssasl -
ir am, 70 help It's Nosskaslir .;;nas ~ u
s4sss' conveeoons and 1sahay ssS8l;asa