The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-10

nation ~ ,over, by his open sympathy WIN
point'hs pba enough protracted War iouRn1
the men VII This treat republic ya.u p his
| TO Z, oes..e; conduct on the dsy OF his NAugu.
| nssFsce,adi =, various times sincs has merited
.a'iou, ~ and it is our solemn conviction
IN H. hest interest and gosd name q thn
! .ua. .a demand his removal from ths Nhign
l na;se which he has disgraced, ana we sear.-
~ ;odorge the action OF our kepsesentaHsss IN
Congress on this subject, and
| Resolre ifirther. That we expect ms SPECIFY
conviction.
| The repor, Of the committee was adopted
without debate or dissent.
On motion Of Mr.. Tracey, the nom'nat'oo
Of Elec;or in the First District Vas deiegsIsu
IA the Coneressio nal Conventien Of that D.s-
lrict. Mr.. Tracey mosed to renom'na'e 'ne
State officers by reclamation.
Mr.. Brown. Of Van Buren,, opposed snas
wholesale measure, and moved to nominate
..a,as.;,e,v for each Office. That was done,
~ he present inenmbents we're nominated
= follows. For Secretary Of stAte, Ed.
Wright: for Treasurer, 8. =. Rankin; for
Auditor, Jno. A. Elliott. for Register OF
Land Once, G. c. Carpenter; for Attorney.
General. Henry O'Connor.
Loud calls for Henry O'Connor brought
him to The stand, and he spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Conrenfion You have
| placed me in a very embarrassing situation.
| | am naturally very deferential to authority,
| aud especially to age and merit we antici-
/ rated. somewhat the probable action OF THIS
| Convention with regard to the State officers,
L isftla mn
/ with our chief man at our head General
Wrieht.1 We concluded that the man who
ranks ia time in Office. in age suppose, and
| perbaps in merit, and who is the most dis
/ ,ippuisbed orator of our fraternity, should
| make the speech in behalf of our State OFF,
cars. before this Convention. / had expected
| IN hear YOU all agree with that decision, and
call for our friend, John A. Elliott, Auditor
of State.
| am very much embarrassed in being
called to fill the place, which am 30 poorly
able to fill. | thank you sincerely for the
undeserving honor which you have again con
ferred upon me. | have no promises to make.
particularly | have to say, gentlemen, and
saw il sincerely, heartily. that have some>
thing to congratulate you for, for which feel
much more thankful, than any action in re-
gard to nyself and the other officers you
have lust nominated. You have again re-
echoed the sentiments enumerated, by the
State Convention, in this hall three years
ago, stthat whatever others may do, wherev-
or others may tread, Iowaa march in this
great battle Of human progress, is, and ever
will be, upward and onward. - Loud APP
plause7 We live here in Iowa. who goes
back in nothing, and at least upon her ene>
mics. We are not battling for the rights OF
Iowa, or for any profit or honor to the State,
much as we love her not for anything that
may inure to ourselves, but rather as pio-
neers in this great Mississippi Valley, this
great field Of freedom, AS we have been for
the last thirteen years, since the Republican
party was formed. A frontier State, still
rising by honorable action higher. higher, in
serib,ug upon its flag, in words OF bright lus-
/ tire, that 'sail men are equait and we mean
to make ihst declaration, e1unciated in l7i6
i practical question that every man can un.
e derstand. al least in Iowa.
By your enumeration today you have but
echoed the unanimous sentiment of your
Q Representatives assembled during the past
j winter in your Legislature you but re echo
the sentiment that is recognized as justice,
right, and truth in every bounty, township
: and school district in this State. You echo
l. here, in this sentiment, thatIyou will, though
the Heavens fall, see justice done TO all men
!, sentiment which finds lodgment in tbs
), heart of every honest man, woman and child
}. go far as they understand these things. Ane
!. as was denounced last year by the Demo
cratic press for bringing children into tn
!, political ring, will say here, that il eve
:. | speak outside Of my profession and the rins
I, OF politics, it will be the rights oil chill
dren. who should not be treated as dead logs
+, but be treated as intelligent human beings
n, whom you wish to raise uplto follow in you
a, footsteps Then they will but re-echo th
IF nrerv ipt al 1a ~, -,
r, woman OF Iowa
g Youutter such sentiment fellow citizens
that it is emily wonder thai any man shout
H. have been found who is ashamed of them
n: Applause You utter truth so vital, s
It, heavenborn, 80 eleyatinE in all its Gle
ments, that no man who has ever lived upol
tie the earth, or in the civilized world, has bee,
able to answer in conscience for holding
contrary doctrine. [Applause.
10 | congratulate you that YOU brayely step GU
re on this one doctrine of civilization in thi
last grand half Of the nineteenth century
made more glorious by the chapter of Amer
. can history which We have Just passea
; through. Don't you realize, don't you fee
= as do, some times, blush of shame com
;, ing to my cheek at the thought that shou1,
have dared to debate upon the equal rights @
= the whole human brotherhood.
= thank You for that. thank you agai,
| eclOe0
common sentiments OF the people of Io.a
not of the Republican party alone, bat Il,
their honor be it said of the he--.s Domo
a | Gratis OF iowa, when you hafe said BY resoIu
q ton that the human wretch, who has bee,
!. faithless to every thing, fathless to ever
% pledge that he has made, and faiihless alik,
!, to the high and the low, the wretch withou
= one redeeming quality in his execrable char
acter, you have echoed the sentiments of ey
=. cry honest man in Iowa, without distinctio,
d Of party, when yon cay that he ought to b.
J. hurried from the office he has disgrnced, al
= office in the nation that be has SO foully dis
honored.
n em no sushine politician, worshipper O
n no man. Rnmors fly, or rather are carried
j, on every eastern breeze, of the hesitation an
)" dorbts in the mind of one of the representa-
tiyes from Iowa. speak of men. neye
Of was believer in this humble doctrine !
,n measures, not men. Measures are as nothing
e. unless yon have men wath the soul, con
science, and will to carry them out,
n Rfeezes from the East come laden viii
n whispers Of doubt in this great struggle i
nd which representative Of this glorious State
ne that has shed so much hood, has desolste
be so many hearth-stones, left SO many widow
or desoiate. and filed the land with orphans
en- one-arned men, one-legged men who hay
nd given oil but their lives for their country
d that Les made name that has gone to III
$, u,tefinest parts Of the civilized world, has
e, doubt ns to what is his duty in case wher
the evidence is mountain high, in a cas-
at where, il you took band Of twelve counter
" feters and put them on the trial of the tbir
IS tteen'h. they could not fail to convict him.
st Fourteen years ago this spring. at low
10 City, where my old friend before me lives. b.
y would have had no doubt under such circum
re stances, when the Democracy ruled Iowa
er and We were battling them, when Consery.
OF ism trenillled, these Conservative men Womb
g let steam engine rot for fear you would bre
O. It IN using. When was battling in nv feebl
ne boy way for those principles mixed ia. a
OF much as | dared, with my original neer,
I'd equality as you call it-whcn we locke,
r, around for candidate we could flnd no ma,
TO mn / found candidate and he Va
y nominated on the sole condition that shonl,
.. pursnads him 10 run. After considpr.bl
trouble accomplished my task. That bsnne
y be raised and carried1riamphan,ly especisll,
$ through this part Of the State, and Ne achieve:
=, our first victory under that man.
Is i feel myself responsible for having don,
something, and havs always creditor mysel
Of with great honor for having presented Jane
!. W. Grimes for that position. He has fillec
the position of Senator at this Stats viii