The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-06
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

ne county convention VIII be held a.
Charleston on Wednesday, the 18th inst. We
call attention to it now to urge upon Republi
cans-upon Union men-throughont the
county the Importance of attendance.
10 those whose whole souls were in the late
war on the side Of their government. this
would seem to be unnecessary. Those whose
steadtast valor in the 6eld those whose pa
triotc conStancy at home was the shield and
safety Of the nation in the peril Of that strife,
should not now need counselling TO quicken
their perception of the dangers that beset the
cause Of the Union. They should need NO
reminders to be prepared to thwart the de.
signs of the enemies of the government.
The supporters Of the Chicago Convention
and its candidates, the apologista Of rebellion.
tie villitiers of our soldiery, the enemies OF
the government Copperhead Democra-
cy-are joining hands. in political fraternity,
with the rebels and traitors Of the South ;
aai together they seek to seek to gain con-
troll Of a government they each sought to de-
st-og- There is no safety for the republic. il
their schemes succeed. Union men should be
yigilant to preserve the fruits of the victory
logaltY won. As every community was con
ceepea in the struggle waged against armed
treason, so is it concerned in preserving the
Stae aad National administration from the
ascendaney Of those whose political record is
black with open disloyalty or with covert sym.
palhy with secession.
Toe Joneses and Dodges. and Masens re-
pnliated hy our people for their hostility to
the government during the war, now claim to
be. pr erceileaee. the friends Of the govern
ment-the champions of Mr. johnson. They
would cajole the people Of Iowa from their
allegiance to loyalty and liberty Let the
seal Of popular condemnation be again placed
upon them. Let the Union men of Lee
county preserve a bold front and solid ranks,
move together and move overwhelmingly in
the campaign urou which we enter.
How tSloN Msx Talk ~ TExAs-The
JFestelD Te1an, journal which appears to
be conducted by one of the old lynch-aw
rebels, wrote lately:
s'We believe the ticket presented. with j.
W. Jones. of Bastrop. for lieutenant governor.
is the instrument through which radicaliSm
can lie beat down in Texas, and its adrocates
ma}e 70 sseI shelter in cltmes more eoageaial
tban Hat qti1rtlea in Teras. We give to this
ticket our support, and will. at the proper
time, throw it to the breeze, and give more
fully our reasons for doing so,''
This sounds like return to the old pro-
scription Of Union men; but the Southern In
teilgencer, published at Austin, thorough
going and outspoken Union paper, replies:
+" The above little bit Of braggadoeia shows
the animus of the self-styled conservative
Union men of this State, III the present
warm. likely bitter contest viii such men
never learn that vigilance committees and
mob law are played out? The fact is, this
fellow could not even mob niger much
less drive out of the country the thousands of
Union men who smile at his venom. The
exodus at the present time is from the other
side of the house. conservative Union
men are the only persons exiing themselves
to Mexico Brazil and other hotter imperial
dominions.'