The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-22

poseu by the Missouri Compromise; and vet
this right, so carefully secured, vas thus by
force and fraud overthrown BY portion Of
the people of an djoining State.
The striking difference between this Re-
public and other Republics of this continent
Is not in the provisions Of constitutions and
laws. but that here changes in the admins
tration Of those laws have been made peace
fully and quietly through the ballot-box
This invasion is the first and only one in the
history Of our Government by which On or
gained force from one State has elected q
legislature for another State or Territory,
and rs such it should have been resisted bv
the whole Executive power Of the National
Government.
Your committee are Of the opinion that
the Constitution and laws Of the United
States have invest the President and Cover
nor OF the Territory with ample power for
this purpose. Thy could only act after re-
ceiving authentic information Of the facts
but when received, whether before or after
the certificates OF election were granted, this
power should have been exercised to its full
est extent. 1t is not to be tolerated that a
legislative body thus selected should assume
orexercise any leg Islative functions, and their
enactmnnts should he regarded as null and
yold nor should the question of its legal
existence ms Legislative body be determined
by itself, MS that would DO allowing the Grim
ina to judge of his own crime.
ITO h. Continued.l
The lssuE.-Ths Times denies that the
Slavery question j, the true issue OF the day.
We have elsewhere quoted the Washington
Union. A while ago the Times certified to
the high Democratic authority Of the Rich
mond Enquirer. The Enquirer says:
1T is vain, tits folly longer to disguise
the issue, 1t is SLAVERY OR NO SLAVERY,
We pity the Tin IS, which feels compelled.
in order to save it, party from utter ruin, to
assume position which brings it in such
Hat conflict with n, recognised organs of
the party. II desire, to pursue the old tor
tuous and decei,ful policy; to
''Wire in and war, out,
Aud ,eave the people still in doubt
whether the sake that makes the track
ssls gong sIuth % coming back -
but the great leaders of the party have be-
come holder; they do not shirk or disguise
the 1854, thsy pla ny high game, and are de-
ternlned to win or lose all. II the Times is
rebuked by juxtaposltion with them, it can
not complain, for confusion and mor,iica-
ton must be expec Il by those who enter the
lists for the defer, Of Fraud, Usurpation
and Tyranny; Of organized Rufhanism and
Robbery upon land. aud Piracy upon tho pub
lie waters.
HERBERr AND kEAriSG.-The Charles ton
standard, the len ling Buchanan paper Of
South Carolina, speaks thus of the murder of
Heating BY Herbert
Any provocation that may have been CIV
on for the assault upon him by the body of
WATERS, was ut the most a provocation OF
words, ana such II provocation as servant
should not have the right to resent and, il
white men accept the Offices of menals, it
should be expected that they will do so with
IN apprehension OF their relation to society.
and the disposition quietly to encounter both
the responsibilities and the liabilities which
the relation impos 80
We trust that after this admonition from
Democratic autho,ity, il any body res orts to
the business of waiter, to gain an honest
living, he may un lcrstand that he parts with
all his privileges AMI rights rs man, and puts
himself in position where his Democratic
masters can display their nrstocratic inso-
lence, aad kick, cif, stab and shoot him
with impunity.
xNNiyth Con .rcss.-rirst Session.
WASHINGTON, July Is.
SfNArE.--Ihe senate discussed, without
coming to any conclusion, the bill extending
The patent of b. -. Hussey's reaping ma
chine.
Mr.. Ynlee reported bill providing for the
compulsory prep syment of postage on all
transient printed matter. Adjourned till
Monday.
uousa.--The resolution thar Mr.. Archer
was entitled to u seat in the House, was re-
lectel By 80 again. 81. An effort was made
to reconsider the last vote but Il Vas los, +,
nays. Resolutions were then passed. de-
claring that vac .ncy exists il the 9th Con-
gressional district Of Illinois, referring the
election back to the people, and giving Mr..
Archer constant mileage and per diem to
date. Adjourned.
The President ,-day sent the nominations
OF Jno. Forsyth rs Minister, AMI Walker
fearne rs Sec rotary Of Legation to Mexico,
IN place OF Gadsden and Cripps, recalled
Forsyth and Fearne are fr1m Alabama.
Those having tbs subject immediately un-
der charge, have concluded not lust now
to present the application Of the people
OF Utah for admission us State into the
Union.
During the progress of the Herbert trial
to-day, one OF the Jurors became so cxh aust-
cd and Frustrated by heat as to cause the ad .
tournament Of the court.
Tslcgr lphic News.
DETROIT, July ls.--The toal number Of
persons saved from the steamer Northern In
diana, and brought here By the Mississippi
and Republic is lag.
The number lost as far as known is 2G.
Their names are as follows: Sewell Turner.