The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-13

or any similar man will be equally accepta-
be to US.
How IL Works.
The extreme measures and fat avowals of
the Slave Propagandists, and of their tools,
the servile Democracy Of the North, ore fast
driving into the opposition all the soberest
and most tmid and reluctant men Of the
North who have been in anywise inclined to
hesitate in deciding where duty demanded
they should 60. Edward Everett would seem
at last to have been coerced by the course Of
events. SO, too, has Or. o. W. Holmes,
who recently rendered hmself obnoxious by
his readiness to stigmatize the Republicans.
And ut last we learn that Choate, too, went
all the way to Washington to see Sumner,
and even his cold Northern blood is beginning
to BOIL He said he would 'march with no
party that did not keep step to the music of
the Union.o All well. But he is likely to
the bugles of Border Ruffans and Slave
propagandists.
CT The suggestion has been made to send
Gen. Scott to Kansas, rs military Governor,
charged with the suppression of public diff
culties. The idea is good one. We know
not who could perform such service as &C
ceptably MS that gallant and patriotic old
chief. Winfield Scott is name to still Sc
dition, to awe rufhanism and inspire univer-
sal confidence. All the high qualities of the
"Great Pacifcator' were never more needed
anywhere than in Kansas to- day. To restore
quiet to territory torn by faction and
stained by civil war, would be u fitting close
to the public life of that much -maligned but
noble old man.
rTCol. Samuel r. Curtis, formerly City
Engineer in this city, has been nominated for
Congress by the Black Republicans in the
irst Congressional District IN Iowa, and has
accepted. The opinion prevails in keokuk
and there abontsa that he will be beaten
Isl. Louis Republican.
The Republican mingled somewhat Off
cious'y in last general election Of Iowa, with
out. however, very much advantaging its OBJ
jects. 1t will do quite as little good now
Our own opinion, perhaps, on homo ques-
ton, is quite as good rs the Republicans,
and We say that "she opinion prevails in
keokuk and there abouts that he will be"
elected. And this opinion is strengthened,
We are pleased to add, by letters which we
are receiving from the interior Of the State.
CT Frederick Hecker, one of the most
talented and influential Germans in America,
was appointed an Elec,or for the State OF IL
linois by the late Anti Nebraska Convention
at Bloomington. He has accepted the APP
pointment, and will canvass the State thor
oughly. In stirring letter he says, 81 am
ready for the work. He will do yeoman's
| service, especially with his own countrymen.
A GRAND FizzLE.-An attempt was made
at Iowa City to get up grand ratification
meeting on the evening Of the 9th. Ar
rangements were all made, but, somehow or
other, the people stubbornly refused to
come, anu tue oespalrlng faithful blew on.
the lights and adjourned the meeting. By
some mschance, the enthusiasm in favor Of
Old fogy Buchanan don't come around. It's
awful hard getting up steam.
CO A nul1ber Of men from Indiana.
| nearly all Democrats, men who served under
| Gen. Lane in the Mexican war, have yolun-
| teered to accompany him to Kansas. The
Border Rufians will not find them men ID
! trihe with.
|
KNOXVILLE JouRSAL.-We are glad to zee
this paper resuscitated. Its 2 lblishcrs lost
oil their establishment BY the fire there som
time since. We trust it will receive such
| encouragement rs the disasters Of its enter
prising proprietors and the Republican cause
which they defend entitle them to. The Re-
publicans Of Marion County should deal
literally by it, and we trust they will.