The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-04

ihc iocoloco ila lOIits ~ VIII DC secu, mas
been reduced one-half since last spring,
when il averaged about 500.
Why IS IT To-day being the anniycr-
sarv Of an occasion dear TO the heart Of every
American, an occasion of the highest politi-
cal interest TO every free thinking, right
minded, Intelligent man wherever he may
be or whatever may have been the country
Of his birth, we desire to bring one fact to
the mind of our people, in the hope that it
may have q salutary effect in the moments Of
sober rejection. Wherever our countrymen
are assembled to-day to celebrate the occa-
sion, without reference to politics, no man
can expounl and advocate the clear and
emphatic doctrines Of that Declaration
which has rendered this day immortal, with
out giving offence to a great portion Of the
audience, and in most cases creating positive
Indignation. That is glaring fact indeed.
There is reason for it. Will rejecting
men consider
CO The Times alludes very frequently in
the most low-fung language to the high
toned speech Of Senator Harlan speech
to which they can bring no other objection
than that It's arguments were strong and
convincing. At the same time its takes Of
fence that we call Judge Hall "poll-book
thief" Its consistency on the one hand is
very plain. Its Indignation on the other
might be appropriate, except for the fact
that the epithet is true.
BrTLrR's CorRrEsY.-"I appeal to the
Senate that have always been courteous in
debate. - Senator Butler.
In a speech of the oath and o5th of Febru-
AIRY, lS54, he told Seward that be was sc the
T" condor that scars in the frozen regions Of
. ethereal purity, yet lives on garbage and
"putrefaction -
And IN the same speech. alluding to n late.
speech Of Mr.. Sumner, he pronounced il
/" the flaming speech Of serrle orator.
AANsAs IL CoSaREss--We have not re-
eeiyea the proceedings Of Congress for Mon
day, but on that day the vote was to be
taken on tho Kansas bill, under q call for
the previous question. We infer from the
proceedings Of Tuesday, published herewith,
that the bill was defeated.
y The Weilsburg (Va.) Herald. IN do
hnng It's platform, has the following
/" rs 10 what some Of our Southern
trends have been pleased to term the free
soil feature of the Herald, we have nothing
70 say, other than that we are somewhat in
diiierent about names and that our course in
TINS respect, ns in alhothers, is that Of indie
pendendence. We are in favor Of gradual
emancipation in Virginia. from an old fash
Toned regard We bear for the prosperity Of
the white citizens Of the State. and do NOT
fecl disposed 10 be driven from our conyic.
tons Of right BY either ridcnle or dennncia-
ton. We DO Mt antlclpaln that VIC shall
continue very long the sole occupants Of this
field in Virginia, but that, when the storm of
fanaticism now raging is alayed, many more
OF like sentiments with ourselves. will nlncl
ur courage to cry out against the incubus
that rests like a dead weight upon the best
energies Of the commonwealth. In the
meantime we shall not object to the supnort
OF those OF our way OF thinking in the
lne1ghboring countless
MrscArISE Election. special election
held IN Muscasine county, ION Thursday las,
ior Representative to fill vacancy, resulted IN
favor OF RichIaan, the Republican candidate
by 80 majority. The journal saws .The
vote IS about THREE to ONE against the Pro-