The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-05-22
10000


Costa Rica, 100000 San Jose.
Aggregate, 100000
I 70 give full idea of the territory and
fllibuster annexation, we will add their chief
Jewel the island Of Cuba.
The area Of Cuba, including small ada
cent islands, IS 3G,0l3 square miles. Proba-
bic population, whites, 564,s73 free color
ed, ALTO; slaves, G62, 599, making a to-
tai of ,446, 462.
cT Mat Ward, of Louisville, shot a Yam
kee school master in cold blood, and all the
first families in Kentucky united to defend
the criminal and procured his acquital at
the hands of a jury.
At Washington City, one Of the superior
race of Southerners, and member Of Con-
gress, wnntonly shot down an Irish waiter,
and with the blood of murder on his hands
and the guilt of him who sheds mans blood
on his heart, he calmly took his seat in the
House of Representatives the next dav as
usual. His Southern and Democratic friends
voted down a motion for committee to in
quire into the matter.
Had he shot the President or one Of the
Secretaries. or even a Southern member Of
/ Congress instead Of poor Irshman, the
III after would scarce have passed off so quiz
city, Notwithstanding the loud professions
of Democracy and love for the poor man
and the foreigner made by the Locofoco ora
tors.
The Jersey Blues failing info Line.
The indications are unmistakable, that
New Jersey is about taking the back track,
and preparing in earnest TO leave the ranks
of the slavery propagandsts. Her leading
statesmen are boldly placing themselves at
the head of the opposition, and speak out in
strong terms of condemnation against the
policy Of the Administration, aud in favor Of
union and harmony amongst the opposition.
Commodore Stockton, who has been for
many years the most prominent man in the
locofoco party, is ont in a letter, in which
he saws amongst other things, that he, - un-
eqaiyocally condemns the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and hopes that New Jer-
sey viii have an opportunity mot cmbar
rassed by other issues) to manifest their
disapprobation Of the indefensble violation
Of that compact Of peace
Mr.. Pennington, member Of Congress
from that State, and heretofore regarded ms
a :. NATIONAL" addressed a letter to the late
Republican State Convention, in which he
meets the true issue thus:
9 / indulge no sectional hostilities. have
no desire TO see the organization of sectional
parties | acknowledge most eheerfuly, and
as 4. patriotic duty, will maintain, in all their
force. every constitutional right Of the South.
will unite with no party which proposes any
assault upon those rights. The question now
before the country involves no constitutional
right of the South. and has been forced upon
the North by the bad faith of the South. 1t
is is an issue in which the South, with the
Democratic party as its ally, are united on
: one side, and the opposition in the North
must be united on the other or yield. coun-
SCI no surrender on the part Of the North !;
and rs there il no alternative but TO unite,
would say to Republicans, Americans, Wings,
and all, OF whatever party designation, every
where, who would resist the great wrong in
sieted BY the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise, who favor the admission of Kansas rs
IA Free State, and who desire 10 rescue the
9 Government from the heads Of the Demo
( cratic party, the common enemy of them all
and 10 restore TO the administration of our
, public affairs, the application Of the great
!. principles Of the Revolutionary period. -
ante unite ~