Year: 1865




1t is but one week from to-day till the elec.
tion comes off in this State And, 90 far u
the State is concerned, we are happy to say
that the skies are bright and the Union ticket
assured of an overwhelming majority. Blu.
it is the election in this county in which we
have the deepest interest and the most i'm.
portsnt duty resting upon US. And, to speak
frankly, our friends are relying too confidently
on our immense majority of last year, and
therefore failing to take effective measures
to secure like majority at the coming elec-
ton. In this over-confdence and consequent
indifference lies our danger, and from it, IN
less our friends arouse at once and 20 to
work, We cannot but apprehend serious dimi.
mutton of our majority, if not partial defeat.


Our friends throughout the county, and
especially here in Keokuk, ought to profit by
the lessons of experience in this matter; for,
owing to a similar state of confidence and in.
difference last spring they suffered the copper
heads to carry the city election, notwith-
standing we had carried the township by a
majority of four hundred and twer ty-two for
Lincoln last fall. Many of our friends who
failed to 60 to the polls or to work to get their
neghbors out, were mortified and chagrined
over the result then, and if they would avoid
similar disgraceful defeat now, let them 20
to work and do their duty. That is all that
is demanded to secure the election of our en-
tire ticket


tlnr los N 4 uptw
from six hundred to seven hundred, including
the soldiers vote, and there have not been many
changes since. Some few have doubtless
been humbugged into the support of the Sol
diers' Copperhead Ticket; some Missourians
who have moved to Iowa in the meantime
will vote against us, and some of our Union
voters have left the county. Besides, we
never have as good . turn out ut an ordinary
State election as at Presidential election.
Hence it is clear that the general tendencies
have been against us since the last fan elec.
ton, and it stands us in hand, therefore,
throughout the county, and no less in Jack
son township, to be up aud doing. Organize
thoroughly and secure full vote and we are
safe, and will be triumphant as usual but il
that ia delayed or neglected, whatever disas-
ter befalls US will be the result of on own
shameful apathy and Incidence.


We have voters enough in the county to
carry the election; all that is needed is that
they shall turn out to o man and do theis
duty. There must be no swapping, for you
will be cheated, and may sacrifice the whole
ticket, and besides it is not fair, and we have
ticket composed in every instance of bet
ter men than the Copperheads are running
against them, every one of whom can be cleo.
ted by strong pull and a pull altogether.


Let us exhort our friends in our strong
townships to poll their utmost strength, in
order to Offset the Coppsrhead majorities in
their strong townships and in our veal
townships let every man be at the polls and
reduce the majority against us; and where
the townships are close, let our friends dc
their best to roll up handsome majorities, re-
membering in all cases that they have the
soldiers, who have been fighting rebellion in
the South, At home now to help Iswhale out
the Copperheads in the North.


. Citisens and Soldiers who faced the enemy
in the army and the Copperheads on theil
peace and war-failare platforms at the polls
it viii be . burning and lasting shame if yor
supinely surrender Lee county TO them now