The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-08

TIE nsn that supported Grant IN tho held
suppeft him now. Sherman, Slsnoaa,
Howard, Sigsl, Kilpatrick, Dix, Enae
nsads nearly every oficer Who any
accouut, support Grant and Loyail3 nov,
.-.;..a aevnour, Blair and the Sow Spbel
Ec. Il, he great Soldiers Coassatio6Aaw
!. .eae,;oa q Philsdelphia. letters from ~
t;nsuished Generals and leading Repaf
I'll over the eouatry have bsen read.S We
rive here tKS iSttses u Sherman, hoSSrd,
sisel. Noble and Sheridan:
LETrER IRON GEN. sHERAAH.
HEADQUARTERS MIL1ARY Disisios
or Ins MISSOURI,
st. Losis, No., Sept. u, 1868.
General A. II. Barnum, Washington, D. G.:
DsAa GENERAL: Ihave just received your
letter Of September sth, inviting ne to sttend :
mass convention of the war veterans sf Pnliadei-
phta on the LIST and I'd of October next, IN the
interest Of the Republican party N the present
canvass.
reatons, asd ksow no one to whom can I'M
part them better than to you.
First. have too much to do In my proper To-
climate business, which keeps mo west of the
Mississippi.
second. am required BY summons to At
tend called meeting Of the Indian Peace Com
miSsion 1t Chicago, on the It'll Of October.
Neons trust. desbts ~ respect ios, sna se =.
hlrnsclf does mot, and extract for your informa-
ton from letter Of the Generals, dated wash
instos, June 1ls1 1868:
ftDeAa sHEnnAs-Your kind letter, written
from New Mexico, IL received. You understand
my peaition exactly.
I feel NY TrAaful 70 the seIeefs Of our army,
whose military achievements made their reputa-
tion - well q my own, to know that they sup
II me In this new field. I do not expect 70
vant active support, but merely the satistaction
| al knowing what your letter assared me Of on
YOUR part Of,cers who expect to make the army
their homo for life hare g ssrve under successive
administrations and should mot make themselves
obnoxious to any party likely ever to come into
power. ].
| This covers the whole ground aDd viii, feed
assured prove perfectly satisfactory to you win
| great respect, your friend,
| LETTER IRON GEN. HOWARD.
WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU or ReruGEEs,
FRsyDxss Ann ABANDONED LANDS,
WAsRrsoros, Sept. -. }
fenerat H. A. BafHam, New York City:
MYDnAa SRI have received your invitation
I'd be lresent at q convention OF Soldiers and
Sailors, to be held in Phiadelphia on the lst and
I'd Of october next / have just returned from
= inspection tour throagh the Southern States,
lad dutiss press me 70 hard at my Office that |
1 mar will not he able to comply with your res
quest
| am glad the convention is to be held. / car
never understaod3how men who were, during tho
war, willing to present their bodies rs 4 living
sacrifice for the preservation Of our institutions
can POSSIBLY hsse their heafeg wrong even bsfsre
1h pef II lddaphf ~ psse1 atay., IN. fe-
| lpt@l Inst - npny Ao1ss uith Nd AAal 9tall
f1eve no feass iofthe future Of coaAtFvif the
men who fought will exercise every energy to pre-.
serve pro, ,er public sentiment, and will give all
their influence and their votes 70 the cause of lbs
erty and justice.
Let him who led US to the completeness OF yicto-
~ during the war lead US safely to . complete
triumph In peace. Zach believe ~ be the ear
most hope Of every true-hearted Union man, black
and white, throughout tho land.