The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-03

is denominated State Equality.
The leading idea Of this humbug seems to
be, that, the States having equal rights in the
territories, the Southern States have the
same right to take Slavery to the territories
that the Northern States have to take Free
dom there.
The very statement Of the case is its best
possible refutation. Does any body assume
that Slaveholding state has right, by vir-
tue OF it's own authority, to establish Slave
ry in Kansas? On the other hand, does any
body assume that Free State has right, by
its own authority, to establish Freedom
there? Nonsense The most stupid man
in the country cannot fail of seeing the fol- /
ly Of any such pretense. The States, as
states, have no rights, privileges, or claims,
of any sort or character, in the territories.
But perhaps they will say that citizen,
as an individual, has the right, coming from
Slave state, to take to the territories, as
property, the things which the state from
which he emigrates declares to be property
and if among those things there be slaves,
then he has right to take slaves there, and
hold them there, Just as man from q Free
state can take his property there. We'll,
this is oil the value that there can be to the
pretense of State Equality, and It is an e1-
/ plicit abandonment of that pretense, for il
! shifts the right from the state to the individ-
| ual. And as to individual right. Does an
individual possess a right in the territories in
virtue Of his being citizen Of some partic-
ular state? BY no means. He possesses q
/ right in the territories not as Il citizen OF q
state. but as a citizen Of the United States
As "a citizen Of the United States, no matter
what particular state he comes from, he pos
sesses the same rights and privileges in the
territories that he would have possessed had
he came from any other state, no more, no
whatever quarter of the Union they come,
upon u perfect equality in the territories.
Ii one has the right to hold slaves there, an
other has, no matter where he came from.
II one has not right to hold slaves there,
then no other one has right to hold slaves,
no matter where he came from. The only
equality guaranteed there, is an individual
equality, an equality of personal rights and
privileges, as a citizen Of the nation, and
no; state equality, or an equality of rights
derived from the peculiar laws Of the sever
al states. That perfect equality Of rights
between individuals, as citizens Of the com.
mon country, is a just and proper one, an d
the constitution guarantees it.
The attempt to .smugglc Slavery into the
territories under the plea Of state equality,
is as bald hnmhng rs WAS ever attempted
TO be played of upon an intelligent commun.
,y. And it ICON. be played of. They may
establish Slavery there by force, or through
q supremacy which they may acquire by
means of the Buchaneer party, but they viii
never carry il there under any such cover.
FREaoST Festival IN Van BuREN.--The
Republicans of Van Buren, County held
joyous festival on Thursday last, in homo,
of the victory over Hall in this Congressional
District. and the triumph Of the cause n tn,
+, State.
There was very fair attendance on tn.
occasion, and the most enthusiastic spiri,
e prevailed. The ladies were on hand in lary,
numbers and in the finest spirits, and dix
themselves great credit in the prepa alton Of
9 the very best supper we ever had the pleas
ure Of discussing on such an occasion. TIL,
, banners and devices were spirited and in ex,
: csllent taste, and the resolutions and toast
! were graphic and to the point, hitting OF tn
salient points of the canvass with telling ef
: feet.
J Speeches were delivered by J. b. Howell
{, Of keokuk, Messrs. Wilson and Scott, o
, Fairfield, and Noarse and Caldwell, Of Keo
sauqua; and at a late hour Of tho night tn
crowd adjourned with enthusiastic cheerin,
. for our cause and our candidates.
MEETING AT OAEwooD:-0ur neighbours o
the pleasant little village of lakewood held
! political mass meeting and provided pub
, lie dinner for the crowd, on Monday. Tn
! gathering was respectable, and We wer
pleased to see large proportion OF ladies
in the audience. After dinner speeches wer
made by Mr.. Grimshaw, the Republican can
didate for Congress in that district, Mr.. j
y. Howell, Ct keokuk, Mr.. Scofeld Of Car.
thage, who in the absence Of Mr.. Morris, th,
Democratic candidate, represented his cause
and Mr.. Sharp. Republican. Of Warsaw.
Mr.. Grinshaw acquitted himself hand.
somely, making very able speech, and evi.
IDENTIFY won golden opinions, and what il
more to the purpose, the SURFACES Of the vo.
tiers on tho occasion. From the indications
add the information We gathered we incline
TO the opinion that Mr.. Grimshaw will sue
coed Richardson in that Congressional dis
tric,. So mote it be.
i
/ c. The Legislature Of Texas has appro-
/ priated 500, 900 for the purpose Of eqsipping
and fitting out migranis for Kansas. Com
panies to consist OF not less than 60 each,
and the amount to each company not to ex-
coed $4,000, to defray their expenses
nd hc,a sv o.. ~ L..