The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-10-03

on THE APPROACHING ELEcTIos OF PRESIDENT,
AND rH1 CANDIDATES.
NEW YORK CRY, Sept. Is, 1856.

uonuent H., and yenr editorial comments
upon il Of the 10th inst, seem in common
courtesy to demand n reply. Your CORES
pendent does not err in saying that desire
the success OF the Republican Party anu the
election Of their candidate, and THAT am
ready TO contribute any honorable EFFORT 10
bring it about. This is not the result OF any
preference as to men, but IN spite oil y.
With Col. Fremont am unacqaalnted. i
have never seen him, nor had any communi-
cation with him. direct or indirect, verbal or
written. On the other hand, my feeling Of
friendship and admiration for Buchanan, as
"A man, are OF no ordinary character, and
are strengthened by wears of friendly in,ima-
cy and reciprocal acts OF kindness, uninter-
rupsed 10 this time by single misunder.
standing or unpleasant feeling and would
at any time defend him promptly and indig-
nantls against personal attacks upon his rep
utation | believe him TO be n man OF DIS
tnguished ability, OF high integrity and val
liable experience. He is surrounded, too, In
Pennsylvania, by many political friends,
whom, personally, love and esteem, and to
whom am united by ties of long cherished
political and social intimacy, and the loss OF
whose friendship should regard as great
calamity. For more than quarter OF Gen.
] tn Y have steadily labored with the Demo
cratic Party, and never doubted but that
should do 80 during my life For years
have exerted myself to bring about Mr..
| Buchanan's nomination. In lo4o and 1852
| was one Of those who carried for him tho
! delegates of our district, and was his jealous
and ardent supporter. On each occasion
/ was in the National Convention as one OF his
delegates.
Inese ties are exceedingly strong and hard
! to sever, especially with one who is naturally
| of conservative cast, aud SLOW to change
/ old habits Of thought and action; and have
resisted for months the convictions that were
urging me TO my present declaration.
1 have diligently sought reasons and argu-
ments to save myself the PAIN OF breaking
up Old associations and alternating myself
from my old friends, but all IN vain. My
love of country and hatred of oppression
would not allow my feelings and inclin ,tions
either to dclude my judgment or still my
conscience, and am compelled to forfeit my
self-rcspect BY committing what believe
| TO be palpably wrong, or else to enroll
myself in opposition to the Democratic Par
ty.
| can sec no reasonable hope Of justice
aud sympathy for the people of Kansas in
the success of the Democracy. In its ranks,
and with the power to control its action, are
found the Border Rutians OF Missouri and
their accompliccs Of the South, who have
trampied upon the Constitution and all the
essential principles of our Government,
robbed Kansas Of its civil liberty and right
of suffrage, laid waste its territory with hire
and sword, ana repudiated even civii'zation
: itself.
la It's platform ! find the enunciation oil
principles which would put the rope about
the necks Of men for exercising the Constl-
tuiional right of petitionlng Congress for q
! State Government, as redress OF grievances
i far worse than those which led to the wal
;. Of the Revolution, and declaration stlg
matizing as EARNED resistance 10 law,
G the moderate and iustiiable self defence o
e men shamefuily and UNANIMOUSLY oppressed
i by rutfan violence and outrage, beyond al
human endurance.
> find the whole party OF the nation as
+ sembled In National Convention with but on
individual dissent, expressing it's sunqaali
fled admiration" OF an Administration
i which has lant itself as the tool and nc
o compliee Of all the wrongs inflicted npo
y Kansas, and by its yenaiity and ilnbeciltt
brought the country to an intestine war
lind all its representatives in Congress
with three individual exceptions, laborin:
o in earnest zeal by speech and vote, t
/ cover up the ln,quties OF thus Admins
tration and the Border Rufiians OF Missouri
and to suppress fair investigation OF tn
: outrages which shock both humanity and re
( publicanism, and defy the Constitution am
laws.
find these same representatives, after tn
truth WAS elected in spite OF their efforts
still refusing TO relieve the people from a cod
Y of laws imposed upon them By a foreign ar
/ my, and refusing to admit them into the In
ron. for reasons which, in the cases OF min
existing States. had been declared untenabl
: and OF no account.
find them disregarding free Constitu
y ton adopted in legal, constitutional an
q time sanctioned manner, tand which no ma
u can doubt to have reflected the will of Il
9 peorle,l and supporting a Law to produce
9 substitute, which it j. easy 10 show woa
10 have perpetuated in the State oosernme,
;. the usurpation which had by force nlreat
u seized upon the Government of the Ierrit
10 ~.
40 | find them refusing to make appropri
tons for the army unless that army is to
used to enforce code OF laws yioiat.ye,
their face, Of the Constitution, enacted
d. legislature in violation OF the law OF I
er United States, and imposed by foreign for
n upon conquered and subjugatei Amerci
citizens
In fud them. in "A word, steadiiy aiding
X ali their Congressional action 10 make
Of Slave Sta in Northern ATTITUDES, and thu
Or too, against the will of its inhabitants.
find that one member who more tn
- any other stood out against the ensaveme
.. OF his white fellow citizens, is refused
O. nomination ~ the Democratic party OF 4
District. ~
IA ! find in the canvass now gong on ia
"A the whole tone Of their party press il in I
: same direction. When the first startling i
!, telligence Of ou,rages in Kansas reached I
"a States, the editors denounced the foul wrol
10 in terms of fitting Indignation. II was b
a a spasmodic effort, however, AMI IN deferen
=, 10 the South aud the prevailing scntlmcns
On the party, they have dropped OF, one aft
Va the other, until now So far as have been nj
a. TO ascertain. there is not a Democratic pap
1. which dares boldly to Justify and defer
"A the Free State Party, and denounce tbs
4. invaders. In place Of encouragement al
- sympathy for their outraged fellow ci,ize
a from the North, there's little less than jee
&. and ridicuie for their oppressed and suite
/ INK condition misrepresentation II thu
II motive and conduct, and pretended incr
!. dnlily Of the statements and appeals viii