The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-29

Legislature, and YOU now await in calm de-
liberation the issue Of Congressional action,
to learn If peaceful remedies are to be had :
and when all these fail and our ballot box is
again opened for the choice of another Leg
slature, with no protection but our own
arms - with what bitter seorn would YOU
curse the man that would not rather coollv
spiii his hearts best blood BY its side. rath-
er than see il again in the hands Of armed
invaders
We arc told that no peaceful remedy awaits
us; that the Congress OF this great nation
will coolly pass us over, to become the slaves
! of brute force, and that disunion must fol-
low any measure Of relief to us. The cry
of ''Disunionn' has become stale and dis
gusting--the wish is ALWAYS the father of the
thought and have always observed that
whenever il comes whether from the fanatic
Of the North or the nullfer of the South,
IL is accompanied by blow at the constitu-
ton, from those whose bad hearts prompt its
utterance. It'll vain and empty threat by
men who, Judging perhaps from the idiosyn-
eracy of their OWN organization. believe III
the efficacy of threats as means Of moving
men. Our Union has been too strong for
Northern fanatlcism, or Southern nulLhca-
ton; for the hllibustering after Cuba,
we'll as Canada; too strong to be injured
even when he weakness and the wickedness
OF pusIllammons and faithless chief mag
istratc NAV misdirect its energies and per-
vert aud debasc its uses and my word for it,
it will be too strong for the assailants Of the
ballot-hox. But if it is motif it cannot
secure to the citizens Of the Union self-goy-
eminent free speech, and free sutfrage--if it
has become SO h0ary In corruption and de-
cav that it can no longer subserve the emin-
ent and essential purpose for which the sa-
ges of the Revolution erected it, no threat Of
It's dissolution from the men who would en-
slave us, should compel US to bow our nccks
TO the yoke and give our limbs to the shack
les. Loud and prolonged applause.l
But this is rather II congratuatory meet~
ing than otherwise, and, as the sure reward
of honest and earnest effort is success, and
the degree of success is always graduated to
the character of the effort, | am happy to
congratulate you that yours must be entirely
complete.
Tomorrow night the first act Of the dra-
ma will have closed-when again the curtain
uses it will be upon other scenes. Thus far
our prospects have ut every step improved.
We know that our numbers have increased
our organization has grown IN strength aud
ethcacy-and our friends in all parts Of tile
Territory have emerged from "a state Of dis
trust and silent apprehension to the bold,
outspoken cheerfulness and willing, united
effort Of sanguine and determined men. En-
emies have become friends and friends have
become more united, cordial and efficient. Ii
needed the outside pressure we have received
to complete our organization and deyelope
our strength. That we are III a most decid-
ed preponderance of numbers over our OPP
ponents no opponent who resides in the Ter
rltory and values his reputation will pretend
to deny. All about us in every portion Of
the Territory. as YOU well know from the re-
port of the canyassing committees, our
friends are fervont III the cause, and those
who few short months age were pro-slav-
cry men, and some Of whom are shareholders
vet, convinced by the contrast presented IN
the creed and conduct Of The two parties and
awakened to sense of their own disfran-
ehisement, are ralying in numbers to our
flag and identifying themselves permanently
with our party.
The pro-slaycry men around Won who still
adhere TO their opinions, to d large extent, ~
Won know concur with US in repudiating the
acts Of the Legislature, and ayow their de-
termination 10 fight on the side Of Kansas,
and stake their lives beside the ballot-box
whenever another INVASION shall make it nee
essary. These are cheering signsindeed, and
eve us high assurance that Providence In
its wisdom has decided the fate Of Kansas
that our institutions are fixed far beyond the
power OF small demag0gues and their mis-
guided followers TO change or affect; and
that, in due time, instead of congratulating
each other on our prospects and hopes, We
shall be rejoicing over the contamination
and instead of my assurances to thefew hun
dred persons within these walls the shout of
thousands shall boom along our lovely plains,
and the blazing bonfire from every hill shall
announce that our WORK is done, and that
Kansas is free loud, prolonged and deaf
ening cheers.