The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-14

cause OF loyalty and liberty. There was q
grand soldier meeting at Union Park, St.
Louis, on the evening Of the 1eth
AT the principal stand General Logan spoke.
He was received with great cheering. Gem
erai Logan said that the country had lately
passed through period of trial. Questions
were now presented whether the battle fought
with ballots was not to be fought over again
with bullets. Men who fought for slavery
are arrayed against Union men now These
men who helped the rebels in the field. who
insuited soldiers, are against us to-day-they
are more active than ever We are fighting
to preserve the fruits of our victories in the
field. When the war was over we had Ln>
coin for President, q man who loved liberty
and hated slavery. As the war drew to a
close the purpose of traitors had to be carried
out. They organized q conspiracy against
the Government and against individuals
They selected their man. one who had he'll
boiling in him. He killed Lincoln, and this
was the part of the treason of the South.
When Lincoln fell we had the misfortune to
have elected a man named Andrew johnson,
who had taught us to believe be was . loyal
man. who had been socially ostracised in the
South from this motive of revenge. he took
the loyal side, but not from loyal motives
DE had deceived the people by his proGes-
SONS, and he was Wee President Soon af>
ter he was made President he pursued q
course calculated to honor treason instead of
making treason odious. He made treason
respectable. We thought that the loyal men
who had won the victories should have some
thing 10 say about the manner in which the
rights of the rebels should be restored. but
to our modification We found A nd rev Johns
seh appointing Governors from men who
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no warrant IN the Constitution of the United
States. After it had been done Congress un.
dertook 10 say when the rebel States should
be restored TO their full rights. Andrew
johnson vetoed the bill He had pardoned
rebels, and we hnd them elected to conven-
tons and to Congress. They are treated In
Washington better than loyal men, We had
heard Of hanging JEFF. Davis, Lee, Beau-e
gard Co., but none have been touched
Why is this II is because treason or loyalty
has possession Of the Government He found
that military commanders were good enough
TO hang the small fry ike Wirz or Mrs. Sur.
raft, but not good enough to hang Davis. 1t
is because some OF our public men are too
thin skinned. jeff. Davis should be hung as
al example that treason is against the law
johnson probably thought the proper thing
for man 10 do was to please his constituents
and as one made him President he is now
acting TO please his onlY en.-Wilkea
Booth. Applause and Laughter '.-s-
" Gen. Logan then explained the provisions
OF the Constitutional amendment II carried
our the best law of the land. On the subject
Of citizenship, he said South Carolina could
not now have a member of Congress with
5000 voters, whereas Illinois was required TO
have 10000. He wanted white men In Iili-
nois to count for as much as a rebel in South
Carolina. II they wanted more members Of
Congress 1oa.. 's. ..E Ley must make more
voters. He was opposed to allowing traitors
to hold Office. No man who fought against
the flag willingly ought ever to hold an Office.
TAppl8uss. We won t be taxed 10 par the
rebel debt, and won't let the-rebels pay it
Now. who were opposed to the amendment
el is opposed 10 it, and a supporter of An>
drew johnson. These Conservatives who
hindered the war are against il.
he then referred to The Union meu who
had gone over to the Johnson party. They
were mostly seekers after Post Offices, and
some were Ignorant men who were attracted
by different things, and it was not strange
4 that some men should run after Offices.
These men changed their skins often in Hi
nois. They are National Union men there
and here Conservatives Soon they are to
hold a Speekled Progeny Convention in
Philadelphia, and then you will see model
party-Va lsndigham, Wood. Pendleton.
DICK Taylor. w u. Read. Chalmers, fran
Memphis, cries from the crowd, .Blairi
Blair y and Alexander II. Stephens. Now
be was opposed to these men. Under the
circumstances he wanted rebels excluded
from Congress, and if Stephens or Toombs
took the iron clad oath to get into Congress
be would introduce q resolution to expel them
for perjury. When States put themselves on
loyal basis, as Tennessee has, then he
would let their loyal representatives come in.
They deserved to stay out. Let these treit>
ors stay out not for one, two, or ten years,
bnt for life. Let them solioqnise awhile on
their treason, and repent. If they do this,
let us then tell them to bring up them. sons
as they should. and they should have equal
rights with loyal men. He Would apply this
doctrine 10 the leaders, and let of the men
forced into rebellion. Have these men acted
as if they desired recognition Look at Mem.
phis and New Orleans look at the action oil
Andrew johnson in New Orleans. These
were the fruits of the moderate policy toward
the South. But my policy must be en-
dorsed all ofhce>holders must submit. or else
their heads will 60 of. The people should
examine these questions and find man who
is truly loyal, who endorses the action Of the
head Of the nation. He knew no true sol
der could do it. Let every survivor Of the
war remember the graves of the hesDes, and
listen if there does not come-a voice 70 their
ears saying, Sustain the cause Of the Union
and don't let the traitors who killed ne ge,
possession of the country" IF you can for
get this you are no soldier, you have lost
your manhood
In Illinois he did mot believe Eve per cent
of the soldiers will co operate With the Cop>
perhead party. We must FIGHT these men 10
maintain our rights, and be willing to fight
them everywhere Let there Be no backing
down We have crushed treason and We
must keep it crushed.