The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-29

Nasty is out in letter on the lmpese
ment. We give part of it. he bass dre.n
thusly:
At late hour retired to my sfca .a
couch, and fallin into the dsep 1872 -.
only Waits the pillars nv them Wno.e
achences sint bothered much, Nv wnom nM
.;ch- - nv conscience sheds convieksn6n
-r.,h ~ come ez duck does sprine ram, !
d,a..nsd ) most cnris dreem $3.50 J,
NethAwt the Presidenshel course wua rect
and troolya race courae, and the candidates
he'd TO run fha. course. the winner Nv the race
TO be- flori6ed. Al one snd ~ the TRACK Hez
: veishin stand, and ut the other the winner
nos, vhich wing the " bite House. Ihernn-
psrs rug 10 carry the candidates for Vice
presiden, and SIGH other weights ea the back
ers shood put onto EN-. Il
The Republicans bed Grant on the GROUND
nrouu,ly aud ready for the race. IL cone
rn ,niend,d. He wuzrl't 20 mighty immense,
hut he wnz ciean-lmbed. dee4n,iy ues1.oIs
iii over md showed frst rate IN me oscs snu
-. H;s ,,.;ners pulled Oh bis shoulders
. n1...,. Ia ueiehts wich enMe ~ his 10.
eM ~. aI.rs he'd ehuckt onto him, sposin
loooisnas %. everything. Wade yaulted on
ne uo .houIders and be wuz ready.
=. neop.e had some difficulty 10 Sslectin
-, u run sein him. Pehdieton wux trot-
led ont. but Belmont pernouneed him unat !
Mcclellan next, but Voorhees, objected. III
nallv. Chase WIZ selected to run the appsnted
rice. and he wuz brot to the weighin stand
To the naked eye hs WIZ = splendid speci-
men, and be come up to the stand 90 Rsihant
that notwithstanding be carried in his hand
silver pitcher wich the niggers Nv Cincinnati
1--WE him for defendin fugitive from Ken
lucky. our people cheered BIN vociferons.
Tall, strong and muskler-lookint in good
fleeh. deep chested, bread shouldered, strong
backt, he wuz ez perfect specimen ez evei
beheld and all felt confident thot be wood
nav no trouble in beaten his opponent ont u
site. He come up to the stand gorgeous, &C.
compan:ed By Trumbull, Fessenden, Grimes
johnson and SIGH, who he'd him 10 tow;
At this pint valiandygnm, Peerss, foor'
hees, Morrissey aud Wood. VINO ne0 cnarTs
nv our arrangements, took him IN hand, ~
mnst or, mare orr man. sed they.
Tsks off this abolisbn coat" Sad Voor
heea.
| And this imparahel outrage vest, sec
| Morrissey. the niger hezn't the mora
qualifications for the ballot
"And this free soil shirt sed Wood.
! I" And that antifngitire slave law wig,
sed yoorhees.
And them ekal iustis shouldef braces,
sed Peerfe.
And them humanitarian pants. shreeke'
i Wood.
1--WE cant abide none Of these things,
yelled the crowd Peel peel. All u
/ these VOC got from the abiishnsts, free soil
ers. and Republicans. well none Nv 'em.
The silver pitcher he carried in bis hant
ttey trampled into the mud. and one by on
the obnoxious garments wuz pulled off IRON
him. Heavens wat change. Ez they WI
removed he shrunk When the coat WIZ ia
ken off he wu7n't 90 broad and massive
when the yea. wuz gone he wuz positivel
Hat chested when the shoulder braces WI
removed he beeame bump backed an
shen the pants wuz snaked off he stoo
afcre us the msrest skeleton ever behefd-
weak, shaky. wheezin skeleton Oar folk
looked disappointed, BIZ. 1t WIZ tto late 1
change. A loose .wo,sided wrsnper wa
thrown over him, Governor Engliah clinnbe
onto his shoulders Yalandyeum jumped int
one pocket and Fernandv Wood into N
other. the brass band footed the crowd yell
cd, ba nede one eonvulsiv start, but in vsir
The stiffness WIZ all out Nv him His poo
back doubled up and he came TO the ground
every bone rattlia in him ez he feil, Will
Grant made the race serenely.
my God sed Morrisey, lookin at h
poor wreck. .'wha, he got from the abolition
is;s wuz all Their wuz OF him. after All y
At this pic. ! swoke and wuz saddene'
There's where our trouble lies. We hev
strip these fellows when they come to ss I
ali that give EN- ans strength. Chase witho
his ablishenism cant get Ablishen vot
and the Democracy will vote for their on
men in preference Names sint worth d
any RE, and men without principles Amt !
) the slitest sccount. Aud that1 what's q
matter with Democracy.
: TkFholhen y. SAsBi, h't