The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-10-18
BROOKS on DISSOLUTION.

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This man Brooks has been defended and
beprased by all the Buchaneer presses and
politicians in the land The Times, here In
keokuk, has done that. Gus. Hall says he
"neser knew more perfect gentleman"
and he sayered him over generally as pa
triot and true Democrat. Why shouldn't
all this be? Senator Sumner (they say, like
liars) is 10 favor Of dissolution, aud il is
RICH. - bslabor, cudgel, crush out, sssas-
situate disunionist. Ii il noble act, IA pa
triotc act, to do that. Well, now let Us see
what Brooks himself, this perfect gentleman
this noble patriot this true Democrat, says
about the Constitution and about dsunion.
And We quote from the official copy of the
speech, directly from the Charleston Mer-
cary. These arc his words;
1.-The Constitution Of the United States
Should be torn to fragments, and Southern
Constitution formed, in which every state
should be Slave State [Cheers. The
only hope OF the South is in herself. Let US
cut the bands which hold the two sections to-
gether, and take our position as full
EIuW0 uAtiDu III i1unilt VI uWt1uus. | ap-
plause.l have been dlsunionist from the
time could think"
This is one Of the fayorites Of the Con.
ssitution-iosing party! the party that look
upon the Constitution Is paramount TO the
"hsgher law, the law of God! the party
who are SO terribly troubled at the mere
mention Of d,san,on,a the bare ghost Of
,hs idea tina. IL is not the most sacred OF ell
auman or divine things
No QUESTION Bcr siccERs
Bat the "nigger question" they say 10 .
subordinate thing they are as much oppos-
ed to Slavery as any body; Bully Brooks
and his friends do not ask, are not fighting
for, its extension; they only ask to be sslet
alone Well let Bully speak for himself
and friends on this point
I'VE have no politics but niggers, and il s
impossible 10 speak OF that question without
going into its history. | have shown you
The power YOU have lost. You have lost the
power VI power. Now. these aboiitionists
and freesoilers tell you that they do not wish
10 Interfere with the internal regulation OF
the Southern States, they tell you that thev
are in favor of Southern rights, and vel
wish to force laws upon yan under which YOU
must decay and witheI, They will reduce
Vou to tins exiremity---you will aavs to run
away from your negroes, Or Won will have &c
pat them to the sword in order to live.
They would put Gordon Of FIRE arount
the Southern States, II they could, and fore,
Slavery, scorpion-like, 10 sting itself Il
death. | hate hem, as | l,atc tins moccasis
AID the ratslesnhke. And they are like unts
the moecasin IN nature. for while the rattle
snake gives Us Warning VI his presence an.
attack, tAs .aoccas ia inst1is It's poison sliy
II they proceed 10 they coarse, we shat
have left but SINAI corner OF tue govern.
meatal domains ID ~nien 10 keep our slaves. :
They shave no politics bat ni.geas q
they wont stand 10 be simply ies alone, x
hare Slavery eon6asd to il, present limits, =
to have simply their preseas legal rights in.
sured 70 them,--is ~ hedge IL Slavery AZ.
doom ii 70 self destruction, they must sx
pand the institution, extend Tvs domain, 10
crease IL power, refresh and i0sagorate !.
or ii will die, and 30 they demand nes