The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-04-19

plains partially the character of the rela-
tions between Col. Fremont and Gov. Robin
son
''All in good time this will be known by
every body, and the administration whippers-
in doubtless know SO well now, and are 80
much afraid that Col. Fremont will be the
choice of the Republican Convention, that
they would give their ears to have him ma
tive Of some State north Of the Potomac. A
mares nest which they have lately found
against Gov. Robinson, of Kansas, is kelly
! to prove revelation in regard TO Col. Ere
mont which it would have been for their in
terest to have suppressed. Gov Robinson,
they saw was q ruffan in California, headed
the acrarian squatters in Sacramento against
the land claim Of Col Suffer, and after be-
ing sent from prison to the Legislature, he
| trayed his squatter constituents by voting for
Col. Fremont as L. 5. Senator, though
u greater land claimant than Col Suffer.
History will straighten all this very east
!y. Suffer was one Of the fllibusters who
were endeavoring to make California a slave
State. Opposed to that project, for life and
death. were both Robinson and Fremont.
Robinson, with equal bravery and Judgment,
fought the battle with Sutter and other prop
agandists under the most popular banner he
could find, and thanks to him and Fremont,
California is free State. The slaveocrats
may bestow their special blessings on the
means or the end, as best suits them. Their
unforgiving disposition towards Governor
Robinson has been recently manifested very
significantly in Congress, and has called
forth from Col. Fremont evidence which, if
published, would leave no doubt Of his en-
tire sympathy with Governor Robinson"
THE RACE OF ClrEs.-The three principal
river towns iniowa, ARE Burlington, Dubuque
and keokuk. At the recent charter elections
held IN each Of these places, the number of
votes polled were respectively as follows -
Burlington, 500; Dubuque, 1908; keo-
kuk, So. Taking eight persons as the ratio
Of each voter, the population of these cities
would be rs follows
Burlington, 800 poters.) $4,000
Dubuque, ,296 yoters) 10 348
keokuk, (S75,l 5000
II has been said that Figures can't lie"
consequently the above requires no COM
ment.- Burlington Gazette.
If figures can't lie, the editors Of the Ga
2ette can. More than half the population
Of Burlington are foreigners, and large
proportion of them unnaturalized. Yet they
all vote at the charter election, as do, also,
all other male inhabitants of the city over
twenty one years Of age while in Keokuk,
On the contrary, non naturalized foreigners
are excluded from voting, and our charter
requires residence of Sir months in the
city as qualification to vote. Make the
proper allowance for these differences and
heokuk would not seem TO be so far be-
hind Burlington in population.
PROPOSED DIVISION OF THE SPoms. -The
Southern Nnow Nothings and the National
Democracy united on Mr.. Aiken, of South
Carolina, last winter, as the candidate for
Speaker of the House of Representative s.
still more important fusion is now under
discussion, for general fusion of those par
ties in the Presidential election, which if
not eonsummated at the election nv the peo-
pie, probably will be, should the election Of
President 20 to the House Of Representa-
tiyes.
The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, very
Jealous and influential South American
journal, in the course Of an article appeal
ing T. the Democracy in behalf Of the
overwhelming Importance 10 the South Of
success upon the Slavery issue, says:
For ourselves alone, we are willing to
give your patriotism (if YOU have AMY one
more chance to vindicate itself before the
world. L is this: Suppose for the sake Of
trying yon} The dmericons promise, that, II
you ,r}H support Fillmore, htcg uM bride
the offices. share and share alike, with YOU !;
would such treaty find favor in your eyes !?
Could you possibly put up with only half
| the SPOTS? Or are YOU bent on having all
or none? Couldn't YOU, By desperate ef-
Fort o. magnaulmity. bring yourselves to
agree to a fair and equal diyision% or are
i YOU determined either to have all the corn in
the public crib, or give it all to the Infamous
Abolitonists? This last Is n question YOU
Iaust answer % yourselves and to Your coun-
trv."
SENATOR TMLAN's SrEkcH We had ex-
pectcd to have published Senator Harlan.
speech III fall ere this, but failing to receive
copy We now content ourselves with the
following very favorable notice of the speak
er and his topics from the editorial cores
pondence Of the Tribune.
Mr.. llR1AS, Of Iowa, obtained the floor
for maiden speech to-day. He Il tail
muscular, strongly -buit man, with a counte-
nance expressive of earnestness and resolu.
ton. The anticipations of his friends were
high, but think his speech more than full
fixed them. Yet he has no oratorcal grace,
-at all events displays none-and he begar
rs speak so low that feared the audience
would not be able to understand He soor
warmed TO his work, however, and spoke loud