The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-05-29
Correspondence the Gate City.]
Politics IN nIisAIsan.

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Of the Democratic party Of the State Of
Michigan has, this day hold it session
at this place, for the purpose Of nominating
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention
There was large and full attendance, anl
it was subject Of general remark that ne
previous State Convention had for many
years gathered together the same number oi
men Of experience, intelligence, and ability,
as were in attendance to-day. Here were
gathered men long known a. able, efficient
leaders Of the party, and wise and discreet
men in their councils, who had been, for Z
time, laid on the shelf as old fogies by Young
America, and would have remained there,
had not the people in mass decided it was
time 70 assert their right Of private judg.
This spirit has been thoroughly aroused
throughout the country, and must candidly
say that was much surprised to sec and hear
this doctrine SO freely and decidedly enunci-
ted as was done to-day in the Democratic
Convention. Many Of the servants of Mr.,
Pierce we're present, and zcalously endeav-
ored to frown down such men as were indie
pendent enough to speak for themselves and
their constituents, but their efforts proved q
total failure. These untrammeled men bold
Fly refused to obey the mandates of the
kingly prerogative Of our Executive, and
with equal manhood claimed the privilege
to speak for the right, and warn against the
wrong in the day of peril to the party and
to the country.
ltau.urs favorably for the welfare Of the
Republic, when the Democratic party, in
their individual assemblages, assep. their
freedom from the power Of setof Office
holders or Office cxpectants, apd freely ex-
press their individual OPTIONS. To show
that this was the stamp apd character Of the
men. assembled togethgon the FIRST meeting
Of the Democracy Of the State preparatory
70 the approaching fall campaign, will give
you aresolutiou offered by one of the dele
gates in attendance, which was received with
loud, long, and laundering applause:
Resolped, That !" we thank God that thu
AdYdnistration of Fr0nklin Pierce is draw.
ipS to close" This resolution, after 9
warm support, was laid upon the table BY
its friends, upon the ground that it was un-
generous and uncivilized to trample upon .
mans head when his::whole body was wallow-
ing in the mire. 1t has long been matter
OF serious and growing solicitude 70 the
friends Of the Republic, that great ma jori-
ty of our best citizens have declined taking
any action in the primary meetings Of po-
iticL parties, but left them to be controlled
by political gamblers and tools. But the
disastrous results attendant upon the selsc-
tion of an obscure man, have become so ap-
parent, and the stulti6ed, humiliating Pierce
Administrations go obnoxious, that grey haired
men are coming forth from their we'll earned
shade of retirement to fight over again the
battle OF principles, and share the heat and
burden Of the day, in hopes that they may
be able to warn their friends back into the
good old way Of choosing known and tried
man for President.
All parties here are highly indignant =
President Pierce's veto Of the appropriation
bill, passed by both Houses OF Congress. 70,
the improvement Of the navigation Of the
ST. Clair Flats and the mouth of the Missis
sippi; his action has to-day received con.
demnation, without stint or measure by tn,
Democratic convention. One Of his apollo
gists asked" any member Of this Con
vention read President Pierce's veto mes.
sages" The reply of Mr.. A. Sherman. O
ontonagon, was eyes, Eve read it in the fac,
of almost every man on the Streets which
was the most happy and conclusive answer
that could have been made.
The appropriation for the improvement Of
the navigation Of the rapids Of the Missis.
sippi 1t Keokuk will unquestionably NEE
with the same fate, and doubtless all othe
bills for the improvement of the navigation
of western lakes and rivers. 1t appears Il
be subject Of small matter, that the peopl
demand the Improvement for the protection
OF commerce scarcely second in magnitud,
to the whole foreign commerce Of the United
States. Our President Pierce, in the exer
else OF his high prerogasive, only regarding
his supreme will, quite pliable upon consti
tutional scruples, and with paltry shifts ant
expcdients, tribes with the commercial inter
ests OF the Great West, and forbids the i'm
provenent by "Veto, Vsto!' in hopes t
secure few votes among the jugglers o
the Cincinnati Convention. r.
XXxIvsA Cengrsss..Rirss sessisn.
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WAsHISoron, May &c.
SENArE.-Mr. Pearce stated that the spe
A cial committee to investigate the assault o
\ Mr.. Summer found i impossible TO pursu