The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-09
Conxress..ls. District.
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2ei7 1918
Halls majority in 1854 was ITO. Now
Curtis runs against two candidates, and his
net gains so far amount to 557.
FiRsr CONGRESSIONAL DrsrRrcr.-W have
returns from the following Counties in addi
ton to those already given. We believe
they are nearly correct:
Wapello gives Hall liz majority.
keokak gives Hall 81 majority.
Jasper gives, so far as heard from, 45o
majority for Curtis.
Poweshiek gives Curtis 100 majority.
NORTHERN CouSrKs.-Linn County has
given 600 Republican majority,
Jones County gives 200 Republican ma
jority.
Cedar gives go Republican majority.
Dubuque County gives a small b. ID. ma
jority.
TnE HISTORIAN SrRryK.--Gustavus Struve
and Lorenzo Brcntano, among the most en-
inent Germans in this country, have joined
their countrymen Hecker, Hassanren, and
others, in counseling their brethren to cast
their influence for the Republican ticket.
Brentano publishes letter in the kalAma-
ZOO (Mich.) Telegraph, in which he cautions
the Germans not to be frightened by the bug
bear Of Know Nottingham, which is the
principal stock in trade Of the Black Dem
ocracy.
Struve, who for the last few years devoted
much Of his time to writing Universal His
tory, several volumes Of which have already
left the press, has addressed letter to the
German citizens, dated Dodds Ferry, July
Is, in which he urges them to aid the cause
of Republicanism by voting for Fremon, and
/ Dayton. lie says:
''It is a fact that Fremont and the Repab-
lican party strive TO make Kansas Free
State, whilst Buchanan and his party arc la
boring to make it u Slave State. The fate
of Kansas will be shared by Nebraska,
Washington and Oregon. Should Slavery
gain Kansas, the other territories will also
be lost to Freedom, and tho preponderance
Of the Shareholders will then be 50 great that
/ the Southern arstocracy will be able to DOM
ineer over the North rs they now do over the
/ South.
'.Be not deceived, dear friends. In the
pending contest, Slavery is the paramount
issue. True, it is not to be decided whether
freedom or slavery shall solely exist in this
country, but ii Is question concerning the
restriction or extension OF Slavery.
"for the extension OF Slavery no real OPP
ponent Of DcspOtism can vote. The worst
form in which despotism appears is Slavery.
Louis Napoleon and the Austrian Emperor
do not deprive their subjects Of personal
iiherty--tney never sell men, women and
, children at public auction
These are calm, wise words. They shout
have an Influence with his countrymen, aud
with everybody. Aud they will.
Co Mr.. Brooks was afraid to 60 through
''the eneIny's country" to fight with Bur-
ingame. The excuse is fetch, everybody
understands. lie challenged Burlingame,
and then refused to fight him although the
acquisitions Of the 'scode duellov were in no
sense violated. There is a secret about all
this. After sending the challenge, Brooks
heard that BurlingAme was nm unerring
mar sman with the rifle. Burlingame named
the rifle as his weapon. The intelligence Of
this struck terror to Brooks. lie wasn't hall
AS much afl aid Of s'the eneny's country" as
he was tina. Burlingsme's rifle would accom-
plish what the Frenchman was afraid of, viz:
/ that it would make 'svon leete hole RICH,
through him."
Ine Iowa THrSpER.--The result Of the
election in this State il calculated to exer,
much influence in the canvass. The Chicago
Tribune speaks Of the reception Of the
news from this State as follows
presenting them with q free ticket to
Heaven, upon which they could travel with.
out the necessity OF repentance, would not
have nstonished the Buchanan leaders in Chr
cago half rs much-thuugh such q gift, ".
presume, would BIO wholly unexpected-as
the thunder claps from Iowa, which come
rolling, booming and crushing through the
air. They were not prepared for the sound,
and they shake in their boots now that they
hear it.'