The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-11-18

DrsrSios.-Mr. r. B. Rhett il an old Dem
ocrat, long of good standing and in eminent
position in the party, member of Congress
for many years, aud we'll known throughout
the country. lie has written letter which
would make full FIVE mortal columns in our
paper, in favor Of iisunion. Mr.. Rhett, is
Buchanan man. Unsupported Mr.. Buchanan
for President. But he did not support him
to prevent disunion. He only supported him
because he was the man most favorable to
the South, the man who would make things
most agreeable to the Slavery Propagandists
while they remain in the Onion, and would
furnish them the creates. facilities to spread
the institution. He was in favor Of disun-
ion all the time. Bully Brooks supported
Buchanan, too, and made public speech in
which he expressed the same sentiments as
are contained in Mr.. Rhett's letter. When
that speech was made, Mr.. Butler was pre-.
sent, and did not dissent from such senti-
nsnts, but appiauded and sustained Bully,
thereby in effect committing himself to the
same policy. Toombs was there, and he
sapressly confessed the same sentiments.
So that Rhett and Brooks aud Butler and
Toombs 1.-TWO Of this number being United
States Senntors) may be set down as adyo-
eating, openly and earnestly, the dissolution
OF the Union; as being in favor of il as well
since rs before Buchanan's election; as not
supporting Mr. Buchanan because his cleo
tion would consolidate the Union and pre-
vent dissolution, but as being in favor of dis
union separate and apart from all that
Well, the New Orleans Delta, the special or
gan and advocate Of jeff. Davis, cabinet
ofhcer, comes out in an article of the same
tenor with that of Mr.. Rhett's. The
Charleston Mercury and the Charleston
Ndndard do the same thing. Now these
men and journals seconded By many others)
are all Black Democrats They supported
Buchanan. They were in favor of disunion
before his election: they are in favor OF it
now. Ills election has not d:ssuaded them
from the idea OF disunion. And vet !: was
She fierce threats of these men, the leud en-.
them, and the fear that the tenure OF the Tn
ION would be impaired by refusing to accede
TO every request of theirs with respect TO
Slavery, and TO elect MFR. Buchanan. the man
most favorable to their plans and interest. |
winch induced the people to elect him and |
surrender the public policy into their hands. /
The Republican party exposed the unwis-
dom and nonsense Of all this. But their ar /
guments did not prevail Another decision
was rendered. And now let us ask, What
has been gained? You have elected Buch-
anan to please them, TO render them placa-
bic, TO induce them to stay in the Union.
And now they tell you they wont stay in the
Union after all. And by your favor they
have had the control of the public policy
placed In their hands, hands of men
confessedly plotting treason,--so that they
can, by the exercise of this great power,
make secession just as easy and certain as
possible. Now is that cause for felicitation
Does this argue in favor of the wisdom of
he decision just rendered.
But there is another point or two to /.
which we wish TO direct attention. These !
iisunionists, these men who boast that thew q
Mediate treason, these men who would ..tear I
he constitution in tatters,'' are all Black :
Democrats. 1t was to appease these fanat- =
cs, disunionists, traitors, that you hive o
surrendered up Kansas as to the South and 0
o Slavery; that you have elected their best
friend, the man whom they demanded, Mr.. q
Suehanan; that you have assented, rracti- |
ally, TO the spread of Slavery over a.l the e
'n5'ic territory, and to the prevalence Of a !,
'erty that proclams the doctrine that Slavery a
Toes wherever the constitution goes, and the 4
sAtes have not prohibited it. You have
lone ell this TO appease Black Democratic :
lisanionists and traitors, who wont be ap- =
ceased after all. r
Again: We wish it TO be noticed thtt il
'ot only are all these di.union. traitors p
slack Democrats, bat there is not in all !,
his broad land single Republican who b
advocating disunion, or who con- b
esses that he is meditating treason g
There are none Of them who favor that poli !"
y, or who can be shown during all this hit
er canvass 10 have favored il. We were de- ii
Iouncei as disunionists. But among the 81
aliions Of Republicans there are no dis :.
nionists. The disunionists are Black Dem ),
erats, or Garrisonian Aholi,ionist.. both ~ 4
Ihich parties equally revile Republicans is
IL mostly they are Black Democrats, who
loved heaven and earth to elect Mr.. Buchnp :,
D. III
Election is over, it is tyae, bu, We DO no. tn
resume that in consequence Nil interes,
lost. in pabhc Affairs, and these things ~
re worthy OF calm consideration. Are thew m
OF tii
al
sT& The vote in Kansas at the October IN
lection was 10 favor Of Constitution. By m
ie provisions Of the Statute enacted by the ry
3gus Legislature. that body will frame a - -
institution, aud send It on TO Congress this ~,
inter. ,o
II 10 probable that this Constitution will II
" nothing in regard to Slavery, and there y
! fnrnish the donghfaees in Compress a r-e
nee for voting for II, and then thls sam. IN