The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-06


Int tj roads u vice and sin
Pennington, Iowa.
Locofoco Editors ana the Late WING
Party.
Il il avery common practice for Locofoco
Editors TO indulge in extrayagant praise Of
the old Wing Party and its great leaders,
Clay, Webster, &c. The editor Of the Lou
i~yl.e Democrat has been guilty Of this con
temptbIe practice, for which the Louisville
Journal handles him severely. We copy its
remarks for the benefit Of our L0cofoco
neigilbors. many Of whom have been mean
ana foolish enough to sci up the hypocritical
Y howl over the grave of Nhiggery Here IS
what the journal SAYS
"If the editor of the Democrat tells the
truth now when he says, thar he had a high
regard for the sincerity and patriotism Of
the " hig Party, and if he tells the truth
when he proclaims that he looked upon Hen
I ~ Clay bold and gallant champion Of
what he considered right, then for the great
/ or part Of has lfa MS an editor, he was habit
ually and daily end knowingly as vile n SLAM
drrer. as base calumniator, as shameless a
I traducer, as atrociOuS a yilifer, as infamous
a liar, as ever polluted Gods atmosphere with
/ the fsetil breath Of his mouth and nostrils
I It is q fact that III his black and horrible de-
nunciatons of the Wing party as the enemies
Of their country were uttered against a party
for whose ''slncerity and patriotism he had
"a high regard, and il it is a fact that oil
I bis atrocous and abominable abuse Of Mr.
! clay was leyeled against a man '.whom the
whole country" himself included, regarded
a. q bold and gallant champion Of what he
< considered right" then has ms editorial Gu
reer been one Of unparalleled and unap-
proaehabe infamy. When an editor ac-
kNwledges, that, during his whole editorial
iife I'll within the last year or two, he was
e:lumnlator and villain, what confidence
or shadow Of confidence can he claim, or ask
of expect from any human being for what be
may assert or asservate now or hereafter p
What fate doQs he deserve unless 10 be repu-
dated, and scorned, and loathed, and kicked
~ tho whole race Of mankind =
MGAeHEas ArosTRornE TO GoLp are
confident our readers Will peruse with pleas
urc the following eloquent extract from Mr.
Neasher's lecture on Australia, delivered in
st. Louis shortly after his return from thar
Island, whittier he had been ban shed by the
English Government on account Of his con-
nect.on with the Irish rebellion Ii is too no.
HE gem - be lost, yet is not superior to
the elevated and glowing tenor Of his whole
( discourse
'Gold which has caused many a brain to
ache, has blstered many a hand, broken
many heart, has wounded many a soaring
soul, and clingins toit has brought it to the
dust; gold, which has bought the integrity
q the statesman aud led his wisdom cap
tive; gold which has silenced the tongue Of
the orator, and bought the batteries Of the
poet gold, for which, in TN cay saloons Of
, fashion, many Il fair and noble girl has
plirlded the VOW which has consigned her life
70 bitterness, and locked upon her radiant
meek the snake which sweils her veins with
venom; gold, which has stolen into the eoun-
ellis OF the struggling nation, has bred dis
scntion among her chiefs, has broken the
seals Of her sacred secrets, has forced the
gates Of her strongest citadels, has bought
the evidences that hurried her apostles to the
scatfnld, has bought the votes which made
over her Inheritance to others, and her glory
- a strange people; gold, which has Led the
traitor to the garden, and with kiss betrav-
ed the Redeemer Of the world gold. in
which So many shapes have stepped with
steaithy tread AMI rioted among men-whch
has been the fever, the madness, the despair
has been in turns and in quick succession,
ts -Winlier, the spy, the perjurer, the as
sassin-the foe OF innocence. the blight Of
Il beauty, tHc Dane 0l genius g0ld has become
fountain Of life and JOY and freedom the
serpent has been transformed into blos-
sned wand Lucifer has become the morn
ing star. Lo! YOU citizen Of America, it
must be pleasing, indeed, to behold new
republic rising up to share with you the Ia
bors and glories Of the future, before which
the conceit Of the cid world shall be hum
bled, aud in the light Of which humanity
shall grow strong.
RECRUITS FROM MADISON County, n. Y
The Albany Journal learns that movement
u on foot in Madison county n. Y. to do
something for Kansas, Of immediate and
permanent advantage. One hundred men
are 70 be enrolled to 80 with Sharpe's rifles
il their hands, and the plough aud the sickle
among their baggage. They are to 20 to
fight il necessary, and TO settle afterwards.
They are TO be choice men, healthy. industrf-
Gus, temperate, and Of good reputation and
social nosition. They Will all be Young,
save q few gray boards, TO supply prudence
ana wisdom. Garrit Smith says that he
viii Stand in the gap for all the expenses
Ut this Madison county contribution to Kan
and freedom. This gentleman has given
largely to the frec-sol cause in the territory,
through Boston agents. His last remittance