The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-26
Republican Meeting.
A sad Csnrc.~.~.

There will be mass meeting in this div
on the 18th Of October.
sad CsnGession.
FROM the Charleston Mercury of the 18th.
now before US, VIC extract the followinr sen-
tence:
we are as completely at sea upon this
momentous question, as If the Compro mi 90
passed. e'''
ihese words are spoken sadly, in com
ment'ng upon some remarks Of Senator HINT.
or, OF Va, ON Kansas affairs. But thew are
true words, though the thought they convey
gives the Mercury so much tr,ub,o R,,,
tue 'icrcnrg and its confreres would be wise
70 heed the lesson which has caused them tn
oroP from Its pen. They are as much a,
sea upon the subject OF Slavery rs though
the Compromise and the Kansas bin Ind
Ae'es pissed. Aye, more so. But Slavery
was aggressive in its nature Ii could mar
i've perpetually in concord with Freedom an
equal terms. and SO il must extend itself and
SECURE a positive supremacy in the councils
Oh the nation and the policy Of the govern
ment. The unfettered energies Of the North
We're running faster race TO the goal Of
power and prosperity, than the South. The
TIDE MIST be withsiood. must be turned
roiied back, and under The pressure of those
necessities which had become app,ren, to
Tue oiaye-Power, schemes were concoctel far
reyoiuton.zing the maxims. and the c,ns,;.
'ot'ohai character OF our government. In
iooo 'ney hurried the country into crisis. be-
cause they ielt that The times were favorable
we shy they hurried the country into
crisis, bee.ase We believe there are few IN.
teih@ent men now who do not see that Tia,
'F'''s was manufactured crisis, no,wi,h-
standing the inability OF n few great minds
VI th'i day 10 perceive the fact. Well. th,,
Pass'u Inc Compromise. Can ANYBODY tell
what Freedom gained hy its som, ,r,aa,
perhaps, but u tribe only. Slavery rain.d
''ueh' NO one doubts that. They thought
."e compromise was n ..fnali,y..' They
Undermined that it should be a ti,,.l.,r
bas IL wasn't. And themselves ea,la M,
ehuare that II should be. The bur,i., !,
erected against Freedom was nat s.a,;.,,
sun The waves Of Free energy rolled on 10.
wards The Tar Pacific. Slavery must 90 on,
again ana achieve new cenquests. She mu.,
take higher grounds. She must confess ths
root OF her philosophy, announce her fnJl
uehahas ana Interior aims. She must strike
Tor supremacy and perpetual rule. and a,he /
institution Of Slavery must become tn.
eorner'stohc Of tha Repubhe.'' The Kan.
sAs oill was passed. But The countr, wa.
ho' pael'ed, II was only made res,ia. liz the
1miFomise. The addition II the kuns,s
ptti was iost that amount Of sal, nec..,,-
% cause luo!ie feeling 10 eIervesce bcvond
'he capacity Of politicians TO restrain .,.
oirect II. !. stayed 10 feelinr. +, on,
isss' M thar could que, the sea of .,r
aAhcuit1eS' II was that, On III. eontrarv
which caused the hurricane Is t,lo. -,
and swellit up from the very ln,,o,a ..,
irshtiul billows. And the if.rcur, -.
peace No: indeed none. twas s
A""leihasioh, II was msdness. to have *
pected il.
"e lesson i as plain ms a single star ia
'''e elear armament. Slavery had its eopst;-
'Sna 'ihits. II should have died out IN
ripper TINE, as the constitution conteu.
f.4seai and then those ltniss would hay.
--~'''' ''trT'ir. Eat II ii refused Is DO thar =.
paf3'khns should have been euntsr, ,.;,h.
i'liiss rs We're made for il AMI ,,a,.,,
- ~. u shouid no, undertake q,
eonqnsroF. the tsrant; to crush on, rraaa,.
aha usarp The government FOR it..l,. =,
mat ~as only - hurry ON The ,lav q,
femest perii. and TO Fl the Isr.,,s ..;,,
hSi4iy md discernibly. II Wa. ,be naa !,
eoF!l9n -sinsing itself 10 death. Tho ,o;i
s'olN u re Mn, with tier nigh.v M,
~ u"'t Tn aroused. have been awak.o.
~ W tse nature aud extcn, II The c,f.;.
Asse af'sth IA Their might "a d.fa.a ,,u;
rights, anu 10 demand ufe,., ~.
ana ior'ns u law, that hi. ia ,,l,.r III
government shall b. RESTORED. AMI ,beo..
iuli0n- ~ rs erjgina! intent ana ,,.,
SHALL ~ raIsans.p' They pushed the ,,a..
ion 70 its FINAL issue. Power baa -,
sa' y their hands, They must ab;a. ,bs
suit. bat II was foiiy to have ap,,c;,.t.t
peace. And the signs forea.sasiow the asta.
~ Their aims. slavery mist &c back "a 4.
old limits. And il must remain there 90,