The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-11-22

Poor DopoE.-We said that Indiana De.
titioned for the privilege Of holding slaves
that q committee, consisting two-thirds OF
slave holders, reported unanimously against
the petition, which was ultimately rejected,
etc.
The Ecening Times proceeds to draw what
IL considers parallel, by instancing petit
ton for local government from the American
Colonies to the British Parliament, which
was rejected, and led to the war of Indepen-
dence, which established the right Of s'popular
sovereignty; and adds ssThere were those
found then in the country who opposed the
doctrine OF popular sovereignty-so there
are yet, The difference is only in point of
time Then they were called tories-now
they are STYLED black republicans" Waiv-
mg ali argument upon the lack of similarity
IN this case, we will simply say that this Pc
tition was presented to Congress in 1904.
when Jefferson was President. jefferson
was opposed TO its aim, and Randolph. the
ieadsr OF the Democratic party in the House,
'he most prominent supporter Of Jeferson's
Administration in that body, rs chairman of
the committee alluded to made the adverse
report So, by the logic Of the Times. Jeffer-
son and Randolph were $ tories " and ..blaek
republicans
In i'eU, IN Congress, Mr.. Madison sup
ported the exclusion of Slavery from the
western Territories. SO Mr.. Madison was a
tory : black republican, an ..enemy Of
the Union and popular rights
llr. Franklin was President of nm ,hoE.
ton Society in Philadelphia which petitioned
congress to the same intent. and SIGNED his
name to the paper presented. And Dr.
franklin, too, according to the Times, was a
tory and black republican, Indeed
there We're scarcely any of those old time
patriots who were not "tories - and :. blook
republicans" according to the logic Of The
Times.
NO, sir; that dodge won't do.
anu as 10 sovereignty, the whole American
People are sovereign as regards nroner,v N
Inc territories, of which they are the exelu-
slVe proprietors, and in all the public policy
Of the Territories, which it is their right and
their duty 10 control so far as II materially
Affects the general peace and welfare so
thought Madison, and Jefferson, and Ran
aolph,- Democrats, all. So saws the Con-
sttution itself, and those who would aenv tn
TIE American People, through Congress. the
right Of governing the character of nnll;c
pohey IN the new Territories go far as il af.
fects the general interests, under the snec;ons
plea Of popular SOVEREIGNTY are them
serves the true subyerterS of the Constitution
" The EreRing Times said that the Re-
publloans boldly ayowed" their ..hostil;tr
TO the Onion,a etc., unqualified a falls.
hooa az ever was uttered. Wedenied it, and
called for one single ''avowal" On tho con.
trarN, we quoted AN extract from Dana,s
speech TO exactly the opposite purport. The
Times faiis to furnish the required proof
but proceeds to show that Rufus Choate sa;d
that the Abolltlonists made war son the ins,;-
futions of the South, and arraigned the CON
sciences OF slayeholders,'' and proceeds L. er :
nit over Its conclusion. That is To saw rho
assertion Of Rufus that the Abolitionists made
war upon Slavery proves that the Repubu.
cans boldly arow" themselves in favor of q
dissolution Of the Union o. sapient loc;.
cianl
The Times quotes the go votes Of the Re-.
publican party in Boston TO show that Mr..
Dana was diseredted at home. Well. the
Republican vote in the State was 36.3S3
against Democratic vote Of - .3so. which
by parity of reasoning, shows him to have
been somewhat better credited than the ma
ilgners Of his party.
strange that such difference there should b.
isiat t~eedle-duiu and tweedle dee ~
Judge Kane sentenced Passmore william.
son - PRISON Tor perjury and contempt, be-
cause his sworn answer to a writ If bahea.
corpus set forth that the said Jane johnson
ahn her children was not in his custody
After williamson had remained IN ,r;.on
i'ree months, and the burning glare Of pop
uAaf IMAGINATION and contempt had taken IN.
starch out Of Judge kane's dignity. he nrof-
iered 10 receive amended answer from
Illiamson, and did receive such amended
answer precisely the same as the original with
only simple variation in phraseologv. The
original answer stated that he could not lr;na
fhe prisoners into Court, .sbecau Sc thev wer,
not ~ bis custody" The amended answe,
says he did not bring them '.because ii wa
impossible to do sos
For the first answer he was imnr,so,ea
and Tor The second be W. snt ~ 49,.