The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-20

Poossa oosOossse Justsces - Piaoo Ox 0onoisp
dsosaesd.
Col. Titus had arrived 1t st. Louis en-
roste FOR Nicaragua.
Twenty-Five iron farnsces have stopped
On the Tennessee River in consequence OF
the negro troubles.
A later arrival from Europe brings little
additional news. An insurrection hsd bro
ksa est il Italy. Enslsnd had given her
soqpsat 10 the rs-assembling Of the peace
eoaxrsss ct Paris. There we're runors Of
disssasioas in tAs British Cabinet. Markets
unchanged.
fAs ssusAern Cssvensisa.
This body has adjoarned. Among the
most interesting Of iss proceedings was the
elssine scene, provoked BY resolution to
revive ~ slave trade. Pike Of Arkansas
nads n eloquent speech against 1t, on the
ssore 81 hananity. Freedom for the whole
world was his ultimate hope. His native
NostAsra spirit and youthful teachings show
- thsnsslvss 10 his speech. Baker Of Ala
bana replied TO him, drawing comparison
bstvsea Northern and Southern society, IA
vorahls 70 the latter. The Northern slave
sAatss objected, and the Southern supported.
The rssolatios Vas Saally nsgasivsd, 81 to
-, Alabama, Texas and South Co, olins vo-
ting II the aGrnasivs, the delegations from
ethsss Of the soathsrnmost dave states hav-
iax vetss for . revival Of the trade, bat mot
majority il either. Al We predicted would
be tho case whsa tho nsttsr came to issue, il
vssa question Of interest between the slave
bsssding end slave-consunisg states. The
sosthsrnnost slave states waassd cheap mig
esss, aad wished to open the door to Africa
in order that the supply might BE- increased.
The Northern slave states, raising niggers to
cell, stuck By the high prioed domestic arti-
ole. Dear nigssss from Virgins carried the
day, bet sasap niggers and free trade IN the
article 10 the sentiment that 10 gaining
grouad. II wss altogether . commercial
question, like the pork or cotton market.
The convention adopted resolutions Of
sympathy with Walkers movements, and
those movements are now known to the world
- aiming ct the detachment Of tine Southern
portion Of this republic and the erection Of
nsv government, including Central Ameri.
@, which - to be . slavsholding military
dsspotisn. And these be the leaders Of your
'sUnioa-ioviag" party that elected Buchanan
On . presenee Of peculiar anxiety Of saving
the coafederacy!
4 Legislature .ygisAe~s Lobby.
Oss Of the editors Of the Chicago Press
has ben stopping st Iowa City, and wonders
st - exhibition new to him, and, perhaps,
unparalleled in modern legisl ativs history
Viz: Legislature without Lobby. The fol-
Lowing paragraphs will show how high On
estimate he pats upon or new Republican
Legislature, and the reason which be gives
FOR the absence Of tina. modern clog to hon.
est legislation, the Lobby:
Within few days we have actually seen
. Legislature in session which was not acting
9adsr lobby influences. In fact there vas NO
lobby presenter il present, il behaved IL
self % ssenly that Ne were enable to recoe.
mise its ordinary Characteristics. We refer
90 the Iowa Legislature now in session q
loWs City. In both branches there are but
six or eight members Who nave had any pre-
vioas legislative experience. They are nos
only fresh from their constituents, hut they
are actually Of the peopae. In listening to
their diecussions il vas quite manifest that
they regarded legislation ~ very serious,
Weighty and responsible matter. Said .
> friend, There 10 no farce about these men /:
they are IN earuest." They compreheuded.
in al it nagnissde, how important was the
!. wo:k in which they we're engaged, and their
0Assss, thsiR lAagsage, their very tones and
.eesturss gsys svi4sace Of strong desire to
meet IL disabilities OF their position
uosthily aa1 uisely. We know not ret the
1all nsasase Il eagacify which will inform
asd disest ~ labors Of that body this win
tm. We hsiisve, however, that il this regard
i will compare favorably With other Lesis.
latarss, while IN the gsaa1 sasneas Of con.
science il sseas 70 looa fae shove them.
After staying two o. thres days at Low,
City, We ceased to ~ondsr on account Of tb,
shssnee Of the ssThird House." The labor
Of . lobby wosld have been thrown awav
and bsibss sparnsd with an honest indigns
ton. Would that such men were more fire.
quently called into public life. Why shat
they not bel
o. II 10 thought that severe politica
struggle is on the tapis between Gov. Wis
and r. N. 7. Hunter for the Senate. Bot
are old Wings, though jast now leaders 0
two factions Of the Virginia Black Demo
cracy.
AceryrrxD.-6aanel Butler, charged vi,
the murder Of Patrick O'Connor, about
year ago in Linn county, has been foun
s'not gsiltyr BY the District Court Of tn,
county.
"a They we're crossing the river on d
ice % Thursday, u Burlington. l. had I
be done with care, however, - the ice v,
not sssy strong.
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