The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-25

There was . great meeting down in Geor-
gia the other day, which was addressed BY Her.
shell V. johnson, whom some of our old men
win remember a. candidate for Vice Presi-
dent on the Douglas Ticket, in the good old
dsys before the war. Hersheli spoke long
and eloquensly, and was very ''sweesr on his
colored fellow citizens, and full OF promises
Of good things for them in the future. A
colored speaker BY the name Of Richardson,
replied to him. and the crowd voted almost
unanimously for the resolutions presented by
R., no doubt to the great disgust and morsir
fcation of the palsvering and eloqueft
Rebel. He said: .
"Governof johnson advises you to accept Of no
party platform. He asks you to keep aloof from
parties. How you going to votef Are ysu
going TO rote for menf III you vote for men you
nust know what principles they represent"
There must be party. This must needs be ;
and In government like ours there must be tive
parties. Are yoa going to give your rotss to ths
party who got up thsse rssoin or 10 Governor
Johnson's party He 10 disffAaehissd aud has no
rights, and when be did have tAs franchise pririlsgs
be belonged to that party who adopted for us
priuciples the decision Of the 6sprems Court
which decided that black man had no rights un
der the Constitution. Six yesfs ago Governor
sohnsens party set that Constitution aside aud
frsnsd new one. They frsnsd . Constitution
OF their own. Now, he comes here to-day and
ssys that that Constitution which ves established
By oar forefathsrs 10 his platform and his prirci.
Pies. Has he right to come before you and I'd
wise you ~ he has to-dAyf Even nov, before he
hpsrdoned, he comes before you and offers you
.dvies 70 .ccspt Of no party. Ar. you going e
take his sdviceF tCries OF no, no.
IAN yea have 70 do 10 TO sccspt the priueiples Of
this party, 70 adopt iis platform for your platform
and all Of these blessings which this Gag rspre-
ssats shan b. given you.
III 0svsrasr Johnson really 10 yenr fsisnd, and
vishss 70 - oil the people prosper, Why don't b.
accept the Reconstruction and Supplsmsntsl bill
fhsrs n . reason that he shoulA - thnnkfui the,
he has the privilege o. eemins here to-day /.
spesk 70 yeu snd TO advise yoa.l He has reaset
to Be thankful because be has not been hung.
"Whsn eli your best mso II the Slsts declares
Wat the foundation Of the ocassdsrsey vas humsr
asvsrys Wy does no deny that the coufsdsrso,
Was established to perpetuzss sisvssys How ear
he dsry II in the face Of ths pssts He came, dc
ny Z whore free discussion u allowed
Tan dssaining yes tss loAs., What lie you
dstyf Tour duty 10 70 staad 81 thsa party vhcl
sivss you the most privileges, which extends t.
yoo the pvstsst ffssdom. II 10 your ds,y :,
stand By that party, no matter vhsshsr / sdvo
sats the principles Of that party, or Govsrno
johnson acss. II Governor johnson advocate
those prtnopies you are exyssted 70 DO th
same.
sThs sooner the white men do THE the soeps
they viii hare psaos snd harmeny; but il the,
psrssf In AlinG their bills and the Supreme Cosr
undertakes TO sarry Il oul there 10 the ruIf o
sonfscsticn cpsn to receive their property Tb
past 10 gone. do not wish 10 harrow the feeling
of any one. So long ~ I fssI ! disposition =
The part Of the people to do right I shall disp,as
fron sayiag or doing anything 70 hart the feel
tngs Of aay one. Nov lst tie black and what
shake hasds togsthsr. This beautiful seua
WITH its beautiful tree md green grsss ID
bright pet bat jos 80 bssk 10 the country an,
yos wiA Esd ksvsAs sDpaintsd and unattrsetfvs
cad people, i an sorry to say, aneduesisd.
II say the people, black and white, in the cssn
try, are mostly uneducatsd-sbost one in ssvsl
can rssA Thsa, what 10 the remedy, IL 10 q
essspt eevsnnsnt which win establish fss
sAasehsss ftss principlss, and Allow every man o
- ~ Prviisss Of trying Ais brother man vbs'
his bruth9 d 0sassd Of crime. 10 aliov Ill mel
tAas hevs TIE privilege Of voting y ~ on jsry
see. This Il he privilege efar nss, black AMI
whaeA - Il . coming soon. Asespt Whist IL Of
fsrs4 ~, snd Ill win b light I offer these res
eiusaoes nsv 70 ~ President asking him to asl
1sas vses mr. ~ against tAsa-