The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-21

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70, Prudential Electors,
Al Large........D. =. MILlER.
:" ,..........SAM NIL A. II USS ELL.
District. .........W ". ~. STONE.
| I" ,,........H. OsCONNOR.
lnnecessarily Frightened.
The following article appears as n commu-
nication in the Times:
KEokuK, August 10th, 1856.
MKssRs. EpIroRs Please to communicate
to our German friends the following:
BEWARE!
You will be waited upon by Mr.. Gottschu.
Chas. Bettler and othsrs, to get from you
subscription for German paper to be pub
lished in this city. 1t is headed as neutral
paper, (unabhanging,) but is intended to
work for Fremont. Now let me draw . pic
ture of IL; it is to be printed free Of charge
Mt the ONCE of the Gate Citv Money has
also been raised by the Republicans for its
publication. Now, my countrymen, If you
support such paper, you disfrsnchise your
selves from all the privileges OF American
citizens. cali on you ns In IN TO shun III i
men, with the subscripti, list, } for they
are nothing more or less than set of swim
diers, and sailing under false colors. They
may tell you different, but believe them not,
Tor | pledge my word as citizen to prove
the above to be true.
Yours,
A GERMAN vorxR
We have no particular confidence in the
above article having been written by Ger
man, but presume it was written BY some
one who palms himself of as such in order to
exercise a little more influence.
But the facts. German Voter, il very
wide OF the mark. The subject of publish
ing German paper was spoke of some time
ago, among the Germans themselves. We
had heard nothing of it lately, and pre-
sumed the project had been abandoned.
Since the above appeared, We learn that it
has not been, but that there is a fair prospect
OF the enterprise succeeding, as handsome
sum has been made up to establish it.
But no American born people have been
asked to assist. The Germans have chosen
to depend upon themselves. We honor
them for their independence and their spirit. |
We trust they will succeed. And though it |
is false that it is to be printed at this Office I
free Of charge, it is true that we rould
print it for nothing, nth right good will,
If We could afford to do SO, If it is to bear
the banner of Fremont and Freedom. and
We shall give 1t every encouragement and
assistance ihan We can.
And now word to our friend. " Ger
nan Voter" Suppose it should be the de-
'ign to support Fremont in the columns Of
'he new paper. What would there be shock
ing or improper in doing so Are YOU, or
any OF your conntrymen, favorable to the
institution OF Slavery3 Are YOU hostile to
the principle OF Civil Liberty,-the sacred
doctrine of imprescrip,ible Human Rights,
That doctrine, the very charm OF which
has led you away from she distant graves of
your ancestors, to found = new home in a
strange landp We will not impute such
sentiments to you. DO you wish to see the
'nstitntion Of Slavery extended. 30 bring de-
graded and ignorant laborers into more ex-
ended competition with the labor OF the
mass OF your own countrymcn, and to weak.
en- the tenure by which you hold your own
civil rights? We believe not. Would you
see Its extension over the national territory |
prohibited by authority of the national gov |
eminent, rs il can be in manner beyond
question lawfully and agreeable to the Con-
stitutionP Wethink you will hardly say no.
Well, the Republican party proposes simply
to do that thing; TO prevent the still further
~ YQn Ut hap nf sha =. -
ton; TO limit the hateful institution to the
strict letter Of the law to prevent the fur
sher aggressions and overshadowing aggraG-
direment OF the Slavery influence. Is ,hrt
an obnoxious thing? Thas, just that pre-
cisely, is the great issue between the Repub- (
lcan party aud tina, party which calls itself
" Democratic" The Slavery Propa gnndists
arc the man supporters Of the Democratic
party, aud for that reason, it is plain that
they are oil going in body for it,--eyery
Slave State. Can YOU think of any other
reason which induces them TO present an un-
broken front? They didn't use to DO so
whom other questions were paramount.
Then is there any thing TO awaken your en-.
,husiasm for the Democracy any thing to
arouse your indignation against Republican
.ei..s Wa, shouldn't yo.. - :. Republican
Ask yourself. candidly.
But look al the personality Of this matter. /
Mr. Gottschn and Ar. Better are charged /
with fraud, with obtaining the assistance
OF their countrymep under false pretences.
They are rs honorable gentlemen ne there
are in tbs city. They cheat no body, lie to
10 body. Will any one who knows them
accuse them OF such hasenessP Don't every
one who knows them know better ?--don't
every one who knows them know that such
an iiuputation upon their honor and integri-
= IS base and false. They have showed us
the paper, and assure us that the majority Of
the stockholders will determine the politics
OF the paper. As all or nearly all are Free
dom-ioving men, however, who go for Fre-
mont and Dayton, the politics will undobt-
eddy BE- Republican. But this 10 too often