The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-26


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PoPrIAR SovERElaSTY.--The Admlnistra-
ton has got more popular sovereignty than
il bargained for. 1t was NIL right as long as
it was presumed il would operate to the ad-
vantage Of the slaveholding wing of the
party, by which its policy is dictated. But
it makes all the difference in the world, with
reference to the abstract principle, how the
sovereignty is exercised. Accordingly Doug
LASS majority report in the Senate son Kan
sas affairs abandons the doctrine, as hereto
fore propounded and supported, as we have
long predicted they would. Soon all the
red-mouthed journals Of the party will be
in full bay bounding down any body who
supports this whilom popular and deceptive
cry. Senator Trumbull in his late speech al
luded TO the matter in this way
He reioiced at that portion of the report
which denied the existence Of any such thing
as inherent sovereignty in the people of the
territories. and which asserted that their
sovereignty was held in allegiance by Con-
gress while their territorial condition con-
tinued. This was the true doctrine, and he
hoped never again to hear of the new-fang
led doctrine of 'spopular sovereignty from
the advocates Of the Kansas Nebraska act.
He congratulated them that that delusive
fiction had been finally abandoned as unten
able.
Lewis ID. Campbell has, apparently,
kept his mouth pretty close since he opened it
so freely at the South American jubilee
Very possibly he finds he committed faur
pas that he would be glad to recover from as
quietly as he can The Boston atlas says the
report of his remarks is somewhat exaggerat-
ed that he did not commit himself to the
support of Fillmore, and thinks he will not.
Perhaps not. Neither do we think any one
will be long committed in that direction, for
we do not take Mr.. Fillmore for such polit-
zeal idiot AS to consent to be run over the
Presidential course in such a way as the
South Americans are trying to run him, as
we have before said But Mr.. Campbell, il
IL is true that his act so recently anlmadverted
upon was an impulsive and ill-eonsidered in
discretion, has at least had an opportunity o.
seeing how unimportant man he would b.
if he had taken or should choose TO take tn
tack he intimated in his speech. The Republi
can party is strong, and daily strengthening
The loss or gain of single man like him
not much TO it. We want no man with u
who is not with us heart and soul, beyon
the influence Of a little paltry ambition o
gangrened vanity. If a man looks with
longing eye otherwise, ii bids him go, for
is in a condition TO ''shoot deserters.s
To Country Merchants.
The river is open now, and business /
commencing, but we wish to say to on
friends, in order to prevent the despatch 0
teams that must return empty, that they can
not procure fresh goods yet for some littl
time, The great bulk of goods for this mar
ket come via Pittsburgh and the Ohio River
The river opened at Pittsburgh last Frid ay
but the quantity of goods which has accu
mulated there is enormous. beyond speed
and adequate accommodation By the boats
Goods will not be received here in niue
quantity until about the 10th Of April, an
stocks will not, cannot, be complete until tn
18th or Goth, in all probability not befor
the latter date. This market will be supple
Just as soon, or nearly SO, as ST. Louis, 70
they have the same dependence, aud Will nc
be more than twenty-four hours in adyanc
in the receipt Of their supplies
CT The Pella Ga1ette pretends to be in
dependent in politics. We suppose it is *
1t takes no side with either party in all re
spects. II would, however, exhibit no NOR
than Just courtesy 10 call each party b
the name it has selected for itself. 1t put
fishes the platform adopted at Iowa City b
the party whose principles We advocate, an
calls it the g Black Republican Platform.
The man who reported the census of Pei
as comprising so many Amsterdam Dutch
and so many "othcr dam Dutch" was Meth
gentlemanly nor genteel in his enumeratit
OF the couhtrymen and friends Of the e,
zette, but he was hardly less SO than NJ
Scholte himself, if this is an exhibition
his gentlemanliness.
LAND SPECTATORS CAUonr.-By recent rel
ulations Of the General Land Office, all pc
CONS who entered lands Mt the reduced pr
Of twelve and half cents per acre, are r
aufad 10 make afdayits that they ..are
the occupancy Of the land and have catY
-ad a merriam IN II A. before they can I