The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-14

THE Posr on REPUBLIcANIsn-Th Pos
(gueriila Locofo-o) said the Republican par.
ty originated in this wise: The National
Know Nothing Convention met at Philadel
phi;l on the 5tn Of June, 1855. A division
occurred on the Slavery question. "The re-
suit says the Posi- ''was that the Nor
thcrn portion affiliated with another class
called Know Something's, which hada con-
vention at the same time in Cleveland, Ohio,
and out of tha, grew the organization of the
Republican party"
On Tuesday we stigmatized this as n mis-
representation, intended to promote the in
terests of the party whose left-handed organ
tho Post was, and said that the Republican
party was extensively organized previous to
that time, etc. Yesterday morning the Post
inquired when the Republican party was or
ganized. We make answer, in support Of
our charge, as follows:
A State Republican Convention assembled
at Augusta, Maine, on the ed day Of Feb
ruary, 1855, and nominated Ans On p. Morrill,
for Governor. The Republican members of
the Legislature on the l4th Of the same
month called general convention Of the
party, which met on the li,h Of August.
They were themselves elected as Republicans
the autumn previous.
The Republican party was organized in
Wisconsin in the summer Of 1854 the cleo
ton was held on the ith OF November of
that year, when two candidates for Congress
were run on a Republican platform, and one
of them elected a majority of the Republican
candidates for the Legislature were elected.
and Charles Durkee elected to the l.. S.
Senate BY them specifically us "Republi-
can"
Any number moro of such facts could be
quoted, but these are enough. All this hap
pcning for months before the Know Nothing
Convention met, 10 enough to dem 1nstrate
that the Republican organization did not
originate in division of that body.
Again: As to its springing out Of an az
fliation with the Know Something's: Not
only did all this and much more Of the same
sort transpire before the Know Nothing and
Know Something conventions met, but in
the very State where the Know Something's
held this their frst convention alluded to,
viz Ohio, the Republican party WAS prey
ously organized. The Know Something
was held at Cleveland on the 18th
Of June. Local organisations Of the Re-
publican party had been effected all over the
State previous to that time, elected delegates
to astate convention previously called, and
which met on the 18th, (two days before the
Know Something convention, and nomina-
ted State ticket. The same is true, too, of
Indiana, which State held her COW ent.on ON
the same day with Ohio.
The Republican party did not spring on,
Of any division Of Know Noihinism, is not
related to it, and has nothing to do with it.
IL is an independent organization, largely
effected long previous to the divisions in
Know Nothingism. 1t sprung out Of the
usurpations Of the Slave-Power, and of q
common desire to Withstand the extension of
Slavery over the national territory, and to
restore the policy Of the government to that
OF It's fathers and early expounders; and
we don't mean that its principles shall be
misrcprcscnted or it's influence weakened by
any such false and insidious statements MS
the. Fast or any other guerilla organ Of
the Black Democracy puts forth.
SgcrIoSALisx.--lt is fact that there we're
more men from the South nj thu philadel.