The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-05-09
Correspondence of the Gate City. !
Things at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, April %.

WAsmsGroN, April Is, 1856.
Ems. GATE CRY The political excite
ment here is deep and intense. The Admin
istration party are rather inclining towards
Mr. Douglass within the last few days. The
friends of "Old Buck" have been too impru-
dent. Like young hounds, as they are, they
have opened too loud and clamorous, and
overrun the track, and are now sadly at
fault. Their too fierce onset has had the ef-
feet Of driving the hordes Of Pierce and
Douglass together, for mutual protection.
Ii is thought by some that Douglass viii
reap the final benefit Of this alliance. Others
think il a ruse, and that all of the strength
Of the Little Cor after the manner Of the
fellow who was said to be so ignorant that
he always spelled God with little j = the
strength, then, of the little will be trans
ferred to Pierce at the proper time On all
hands it is supposed that the usually harmo-
Nous Democracy will strike some jarring
chords in attempting to ''play on harp Of
thousand strings" at Cincinnati. New York
will stick fre-brand between the cunning
| foxes and send them with flaming, fiery
tails, into the Democratic harvest fields
! For myself / believe that the South will
stand firmly by Pierce, or his representative.
There is comparatively little said about who
shall be the Democratic nominee for the
Vice President.
AS for the Republicans, there is less excite
ment, but no less action. 1t seems to be con-
ceded that Mr.. Seward is undecided whether
TO permit his name to be used by his friends
in connection with the Presidency or not
The question is often asked, will he accept
the nomination if profered him And no
one can be found who can answer the ques-
ton positively either way. This ought not
so to be, He has many friends who would
rather die fighting for him than TO conquer
under the banners Of any other man.
In the meantime the friends of Col. FIRE.
mont are every where active, enthusiastic,
and sanguine. His stock is improving every
day. II is felt that more of the elements of
opposition to this accursed slavery extension
policy Of Pierce, Douglass & Co. can be unit
ed upon Fremont than upon any other can
didate yet named. He has no old political
sins to wipe out, no old party antipathies
to combat, no old feuds to heal up. If his
past political history is not voluminous, its
pages are at least clean and virgin wbite.
The only question in regard to him which
your people wish answered, is this Is he
right ON the great issue2 | am satisfied that
he is. What evidence? 1t will soon come
out 10 the satisfaction Of the most radical
free-soiler. There is correspondence which
was had months ago, and in which he places
himself upon the Republican platform, as
square as brick You may depend upon
this. You would be astonishcd If | should
give you the names Of Senators, Congress
men, and high political men who have com
mitted themselves to the Col. They are
many Of them men who have not even seen
him. 1t is not out of personal regard, there
fore 1t is not from self-interest. Ii is only
because, as said before, they believe that
under him more than under any other man,
can be united all Of the elements Of opposi
ton TO this slave breeding Administration.
OF course they have every confidence in COL
Fremont rs a man. q great man. The
venerable and extremely just and candid edi-
ter Of the Intelligencer bears cheerful testi
mony to his qualifications. He pronounces
him one of the greatest men Of the age as
pre- eminently a wise man, equal to any and
every emergency
| Dan. Mace, Of Indiana, Is perhaps more
talked Of than any other in connection with
/ the Vice Presidency. Some speak of him in
connection with the first Office. He will
probably be nominated for the Vice Presiden-
cy. The West could not be better suited.
! He is u noble fellow, and has nobly done his
duty as an American and Northwestern man.
He is one of the most popular men in Con-
gress, and well deserves it.
am writing this in the Hall of Repre-
sentatives in the midst Of Republican eau
Gus. Hale is now speaking. He says :
| Friends, don't use my name the same day
in which you speak of candidates for the
\ Presidency" lie is also u noble citizen. He
will go for Fremont if he thinks he is the
man for success. Seward has just spoken.
| He saws: 'sWe cannot say who should be
the Republican candidate until we know who
will be the nominee at Cincinnati ~
fear that it is q fatal mistake on his part.
Delay indecison, often loses the battle
at is too late," said the voice in the French
Chambers. / confess that my sympathies
are MI with Seward. But my judgment is
at present with Fremont. The talk in this
CAUCASUS chiefly confined to the prospective
action Of the House in regard to Kansas.
There il great deal of embarrassment