The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-11

acknowledgements ratiye Pros.
poets.
The Chicago journal of Saturday last
speaks thus of the manner in which the De-
mocracy of that city received the nomination
of Buchanan
The Democracy had solemn time yester-
day. The defeat Of Douglass absolute
indignity with which he was treated Mt Gin
cinnati. and the knowledge that power and
patronage had taken the wings of the morn
ing and flown from Young America to old
fogydom, fell like wet blanket upon tho
faithful.
One of the Democracy charged Bright Of
ma, with selling the little giant, another
cursed the South. and the third "wishcd Kan
saa anu Chas. Sumner had been in the depths
of the sea-
Not gun was fred for Buchanan-not
farewell shot for Douglass,
As ms corse To the ramparts was hurried
Alas Tor human hopes! but especially alas
Tor Douglass and his worshippers,
Generally the nomination is received with
little enthusiasm. 1t Seems like a sort of a
cold, dali, old-fogy affair. No earnest, ire
presslble feelings broke forth on the an
nonncement a the result. No spontaneous,
unprecedented shouts rose upon the air
There Is silent, Indifferent acauiescence.
and that is all. There is nothing hearty and
ardent. They do do not spring to the work
vigorously. joyously, like men with their
feelings deeply interested. There is nothing
IN the name, the history, or the character of
the man TO insure that.
thas most commonly been conceded that
Buchanan was the strongest man the party
could nominate. It's questionable in the Itch,
OF this fact, patent to everybody's eyes, If this
bctrue. With the man actually before the
country in that position, it is easier now to
Judge. body of steady going men may go for
him who would not 90 for ID douglass but the ac-
tive, energetic morkiny men, men who would
have determined that Douglass should have
been elected, at all hazards, do not and will
not fall 10 their task so readily for Buehan-
an: there is not the infection which pro-
ceeds from certain peculiar personal quail
ties and high spirit, to prompt them to do il
and the extra numbers whom they would
nave rallied 70. the polls may possibly be
quite as great as the numbers Of cooler
headed and more timid politicians who will
vote for Buchanan but would have balanced
the matter long before voting for Douglass
The impression that there is to be n "new
DEAL" also, will hardly stimulate the Office
holding legion 70 rs active and unscrupulous
effort as they would have made for Pierce or
has friend in infamous notoriety, Douglass
who, il was understood, in case OF an eec-
ton, would simply have prolonged and more
completely carried out the Administration of
his predecessor. And the support of Doug
lass, Pierce, Co., will be. of the two, ra-
fher reserved and sullen certainly not as
hearty and boisterous rs though g Young
tmEricH lad been more deferentiallv con.
suited and were more heartily prati6ed in
the nomination. 1t may be true that Blu
chanan will more certainly carry Pennsylya-
MA. But it is true, also, that Douglass would
more certainly Lave carried Illinois and ia
this view the sabstantantial advantage may
be stated as merely the difference between
the vote or the former and the lattcr.-a
difference, it is true, which may prove i'm
portant in contest which promises to be so
closely contested as this. But il Gas we are
assured by many intelligent Pennsylvania.
will be the caes) Buchanan fail to carry his
own State, there will, for aught we can see
prove to be no essential advantage in hi