The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-14

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Senate. The motion wss carried.
The House was mostly engaged on the
Brooks resolutions, And in debate on the
Slavery question. Il was thought that the
Brooks case would consume al last week.
The vote of ccnsure was expected to be
strong, but 1t was not anticipated that he
would be expelled. After that was disposed
Of, the Illinois election case would be taken
up, and Whit6sld's seat probably declared
vacant.
cTThe Times says the Kansas Free State
men have committed treason in refusing obe-
dence to the Federal authorities. In the first
place the statement il untrue. They have
resisted to some extent tho Territorial au-
thoritiss, in proceedings which we're in them
selves unlawful, but they have made dis
tinction between Territorial and Federal au.
thorities and laws, and the service Of no U.
s. process or the lawful command Of no U.
S. authority has designedly and knowingly
been resisted. And in the second place,
merely "refusing obedience'' to the Federal
authorities does not constitute treason, even
If it could be proved.
The Gate has charged President Pierce
with treason.-[Times.
False. We did not say sstreason." We
said he had violated the Constitution, was
liable to impeachment, and ought to be i'm
peached. And it was all true, q no man can
gainsay.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SUIr.-The suit
OF the Congregational Church in this city,
brought to obtain possession of n large
amount Of real estate in this vicinity, left BY
will for the use and benefit Of the frst Con-
gregational Church which might be organ
lied here, has been decided in the Supreme
Court in favor Of the Church.
GREAT NESTING IN ILLrNoIs.-The grand
est political meeting ever held in Northern
Illinois, convened at Princeton on the l4th.
to ratify the nominations OF Fremont and
Bissell. Ten thousand persons were esti
mated to DO present.
LEGISLATURE RAILROAD BrLL.-The Lepis-
lature passed resolution to adjourn to- day.
The railroad bill was modified to suit all
parties, and passed both houses.
Fremonrs Letter 81 Acceptance.
NV YoRK, July 8.
GENTLExEN-You call me 10 high respon |
sibility by piacing me Mt the head OF a great
movement of the people of the United States.
who, without regard to party differences are
uniting in common effort to bring back the |
action Of the Federal Government to the |
principles of Washington and Jefferson
Compromising the magnitude OF the trust
which they have declared themselves willing
to place in my hands, and deeply sensible Of
the honor which their universal confidence in
this threatening position Of public affairs i'm
plies, feel that cannot better respond to
them than bya sincere declaration, that in
the event Of my election to the Presidency, /
should enter upon the execution of it's duties
with singl hearted determination to pro-
mote the good Of the whole country, and to
direct solely to that end all the 20 wer Of the
Government, irrespective of party issues and
regardless Of sectional pride. The DECLARE.
ton Of principles embodied in the resolves Of
your Convention express sentiments in which
have been educated and which have been
ripened into conviction BY personal obserya-
tion aud experience. With this declaration
and avowal, think it necessary to revert to
only two OF the subjects embraced in the res
olutions, and to those only because events
have surrounded them with grave and critic
81 circumstances, and given to them special
Importance.
concur in the views of the Convention
deprccating the foreign policy to which it ad
verts. The assumption that we have the
right to take from another nation its domains
because We want them, 10 an abandonment Of
the honest character which our country has
acquired. To provoke hostlities BY unjust
assumptions, would be to sacrifice the peace
and character OF the country, when all its
interests might be more certainly secured and
IT. objects obtained BY just and healing
ing counsels, involving no loss Of reputation.
entertainments are mainly the
results Of secret diplomacy, which aims to
keep from the knowledge Of the people the
operations OF the Government. This system
II inconsistent with the character Of our In
stitutions, and 10 itself yielding gradually to
more enlightened public opinion, and in the
power Of free press, which, by its broad
Of political intelligence, Sc
curcs in advance to the side of justice the
judgment Of the world. An honsst. firm
and open policy in our foreign relations.
would command tho united support Of the
nation, whose deliberate opinions it would
necessarily reflect.
Nothing 10 clearer in the history OF our
institutions than the design Of the nayion az.
serting its own independence and freedom.
to avoid giving countenance to the extension
Of slavery. The influence Of the small but
compact and powerful class Of men interest
ed in slavery, who command one section OF
the country and WELD vast political csntrol
as consequences in the other, is now d.
rscted TO turn back this impulse Of the revo-
luton and reverse ito principles. The ex-
tension OF slavery across the continent ID the
object Of the power which now rulea the