The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-15

re sAbAld areept sacA , pesccNa Reaee tnft
contains wrong and is triumph OF traitosat
a peace which God caanot sanction nor loyal
men approve.
" - 11IE1 PAsF.-z
That is the formula Of reconstructed ccnS'
fession Of faith. DANIEL +. was there; be
Vas head setter Of the iecubatoty force that
Matched up the reconstructed State platform.
DANIEL F. also made speech; it was his
boast that he had been Wing; he had also
been Republican he left the party when
no didn't get JudgeshiP. He didat say
this; he intisnated that it was because,
Heaven save us all | because the Republican
party had got TOO bad for DAxlEL F. to stay
in il. Angels and Ministers Of grace defend
us IL that be SO. One Of SHERxAS's bum.
mers would be apt to say " How are you,f
Old Jaundicel How yellow everything must
look to be sural' And DANIEL +. aforetias
Wing. Abehionia and Republican, Chair
man Of the Committee on reconstructed
platform announces his determination, in
IA msseal al faa1e. - II lbs pest" to
adhere to the reconstructed faith to be de-
voted unto the Democracy. That announce
men. must be immensely gratifying to his po-
litical brethren when they consider his past
record.
HEsEr CLAr DaAx, The great pssambula-
tory muddy, who could not be taught loyalty
blythe boys IN blses who has been travelling
East and West addressing the faithful, and in
such crowds, beaa and sahesi.Asine ia the ut.
terance of his hostility to the Loyalty
and patriotism of the people; who
vas an aferetme Wing also comes up to the
reconstructed altar and swears allegiance tc
the Democracy in the present and future a
ia the past, He win keep his vow he is .
very consistent Butternut, and very deter
mined in his Butternuusn. He wss stronel,
in favor of fusion with the wax-6ggers At The
Convention. Now yea know this HssRY wa,
one Of the mouth-pieees Of Democratic 10y
atty 4 the Chicago Convention, The Chi.
cago Times reported one Of his speeches thus
He said in the presence Of the face o.
| Camp Douglass and all the satsAps Of Lam
coin, that the American people were ruled By
felons. Lincoln Rad never turued dishoD
est man out of office or kept an honest one
| in. A voice-.What have you to say o
Jef Davis.'I have nothing 70 shy abou
him. Lincoln is engaged in controvers,
dogs. Al this point in the speakers re
marks, an Abolition rowdy shouted Dry up
you old tory when there was cry to pu
him out. Dir. Dean resumed: Tor owe
three years Lincoln had been calling Tor men
and they had been given. But with vii the vas
| armies placed at his command, he had failed
tatted II FAILED II EAiL.EDl!!! Such
| failure had never been kaowa. Such de
struetion OF human life had never been know
| since the destruction of Sennachersb by tn,
breath of the Almighty. And still the mon
ster wanted more men for his slaughter pens
Loud cries OF he shan't have more. Tn,
careful husbandman, in desdening the fores
was always careful in preserving the younl
growth of timber, aud in selecting his svsos
for his slaughter pen. he pFeservssthe young
despot who ruled this people to destruction
paid no regard 10 age or condition. He de
sired TO double the widowhood and duplicate
the orphans. He blushed that such y felon
should occupy the highest gift of the people
Perjury and larceny were written over him ii
1 ufen as was .ene dollar on the 0he dollar bill
of the Bank Of the State Of Indiana. Cries
l o. the Uh viilaiaal The Democracy we're
for peace. The people were for peace, but
the contractors, and army officers and satraPz
| Of the Administrator Weaied il net Great
| applause. Ever since the usurper, kaitor,
and tyraat had occupied the Presidential
chair, the Republican party bad shouted wal
| to the knife, aud the knife to the HIT Blood
had flown in torrents. and yet the thirst Of
the old monster Was not quenehed. His cry
was for more blood.
This is the Democracy Sin the past o,
HEsnY who purposes in The present and fu-
tare " to continue on that line. He it is that
courts the support Of those Republicans and
Union men who are supporters Of g Ny Pc.
icy;' he is one OF the delegates that that
Democratic Convention, on behalf Of itse
and the JOHNSON Republicans, u Iosa, send.
to the National Union Convention of sympa-
thizers and unrepen.ant traitors at Philadel
phia. Union men how like you Tie leader
shipf S&A*
CLAGErr, aforetime Wing, bat doing eff
cient service for the reconstructed during the
| var, also pledges. himalf, alosga With his
brethren, that he twill adhere in the presen,
and future, as in the past, with unfalsering
fidelity and frmness to the organization Of thu
Democratic party and to its ancient and we'll
settled principles If by sowing devotion
to the Democracy AS in the past these
faithful brethren mean to refer to the time
when they we're Wings, the pledge certainly
we're not very gratifying 70 their life long
| Democratic associates
| But this vow Of 6delisy took all the recon.
struc.ed in conventicie assembled. They can
all keep il in good faith. That in the past y
refers to their record since their organization
under the vAtLAkDieHAn fire-in the rear reg.
ime, in hostility to the firm purpose Of the
loyal people Of the Nation, to ppt dosn re.
bellion and save the Union. The loyal c,ti-
zens Of Iowa overwhelmingly condemned that
record during the war; are they prepared to
endorse It nowf We think not.
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