The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-30

pRvArE AssuRANcEs.--Scnstor Adams OF
OF Mississippi is one Of the most ultra OF
the Black Democracy Of the South who have
taken the policy Of the party into their own
hands to regulate according to the peculiar
interests Of the Slavery Propagandisss. He
is 6re-eatcr, an absolute fanatic in the sup
port Of Slavery. He was member Of tho
committee which informed Mr.. Buchanan OF
his nomination. He has written letter to
some of his Southern confederstes, in which
he reports some Of the language made use
Of and the private assurances given when
the communities waited upon him. In re-
spect Of the Slavery question We quote Mr..
Adams, as follows:
Mr.. Buchanan said in the presence OF Oil
who had assembled, and they were from tho
North and South, the East and the West,
that he stood upon the Cincinnati Platform
and Endorsed every part Of u. He ros ar
piicif in his remarks on its slavery features,
saying that the slavery issue pds the absorb
ING element Of the canp0ss. lie recognised
to its fullest extent the overshndowing i'm
portance of tho: issue, and if elected, he
would make it the great aim 81 his admin
tstration to settle the question upon such
terms a. should give peace and safety to the
Union and SECURITY TO THE SOUTH.
And in respect Of Cuba, and 6llibusser-
ing sentiments generally, Mr.. Adams thus
reports him.
Gle was not opposed to territorial exten.
sion. All our acquisitions had been fairly
md honorably made. Our necessities might
require Us to make other acquisitions. He re.
yarded the acquisition Of Cuba a. rery de.
sirable moo, and II was likely to become q
national necessity.
And with regard to both questions this is
doubtless, a faithful report Of his sentiments
1t is consistent with oil his other avowals and
professions. He adopts the whole plat orm
with the endorsement Of Pierce's policy
slavery Extension, Cuba stealing, and all
Let it be fairly understood. Take him fol
Just what he is and look ut him just where
be places himself. That is oil We arc anx-
ious about,-to remove oil disguise, All sub
lerfugs, all Misrepresentation, that the PEG
pie may see the naked facts and render clca
and intelligent judgment.
TIE WooLLY HoRsE.--It seems sngula
what slight things men will sometimes catci
AT for popular effect. 1t 10 . favorite slur
for instance, with some Of our opponents, I,
silude to the "woolly horse" humbug in con
| n.ction with Mr.. Fremont, and some Of tn,
lowest slang whangers designate him by tina
name.
10 those who never charged their memor,
with the "woolly horse" affair, it may be o.
item Of passing curiosity to know something
Of its history. Onpages $40, $50, and ISL
of the Life Of Barnum, that gentleman gives
an explanation Of it. In brief it is as fol
lows He (Barnum) found "woolly horse
at Cincinnati, in ls4s. 1t was freak Of
nature, something of.a curiosity, foaled in
Indiana. He purchased and took it home
with him to New York. The next thing wa.
TO create an interest TO see the animal. Col
Fremont was at that time in California, hac
been heard Of in perilous circumstances, ant
much interest was excited to learn farther
particulars. Every mail was watched with
cagerness. Taking advantage Of this cir.
cumstance, on the arrival Of the next &C.
counts, Barnum got inserted among the new,
q statement of the capture Of "woolly
horse," on the ella River, BY Mr.. Fremont's
men, and soon after advertised and exhibi-
ted the animal he had been keeping until
some such event furnished him the means OF
creating notoriety for it. The humbue
succeeded 80 we'll that he thought he would
take it to Washington and "wool' the poll.
ticians. This be did, and succeeded o. we'll
there rs elsewhere, till Col. Benton, on the
alert for every thing in connection with his
went to see il, pronounced il
q humbug, said Fremont mover saw nor heard
Of it, and had the agent Of Mr.. Barnum ar
rested for the imposition. The facts being
very soon established, Barnum sent his
;iHoolly horse" hume to Bridgeport, where
D. boon gave his last kick.
And that 10 oil there is about the "woolly
horse," which Fremont had nothing to do
with and never saw.
NORTHERN MIssouar.-Some of our old citi-
Eens have just returned from = trip through
Clark county, Missouri. We arc told that
this county contains some Of the finest lands
in the West. The price Of lands in Missouri
are so much below lands in this state Cat
leAst 100 per cent. that they arc NOW being
purchased BY free state men, who are making
their farms and introducing the customs and
habits of the Yankees.
1t is also y fact worthy Of record, that
there are any farmers along the dividing
line between Missouri and Iowa, who have
purchased and are working farms in Mis-
souri,, and yet own and occupy . small