The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-01-12
The Times on Whiggery, Hepubli-
ete.

The Times is getting interested in public
affairs On Thursday evening ii had a
couple of columns devoted to the matters in
controversy between Us, in which it manifest
I'd marvellous agility in beating about the
BUSH and treating Of every point save the
ones IN issue. In our reply we will try and
be little more pointed than seems to suit the
convenience Of our neighbor.
Let rs revert to the original points.
points which ne have not left, and are not to
BE- diverted from. The Times said that We
had abandoned and betrayed Wing senti-
ments, becaase'we opposed the extension Of
Slavery over the new territories, opposed the
admission Of new Slave States, etc that in
doing so We placed ourselves in opposition to
the sentiments OF Webster, CLAY, ana their
associates, that there WAS no difference Of
opinion IN reference to these subjects be-
tween these men and the party to which they
belonged, and The. Democratic party. We
proceeded t0 show, as we had more full,
Done on previous occasion,) that Mr.. Web
ster was explicitly committed on these points
had unvaryingly sustained the Identical sen
timents which we profess III relation to thcs
subjects, and pronounced any one VIII
charged him with having ever departed from
them IN the least, as ''hypocrite and fal
sitter" We could fill our paper many time
full Of extracts from his speeches containing
the most cogent reasons in their favor. "
denied the eapability Of our neighbor to ex
hiblt any quotations from Mr. Webster of al
opposite character. lie has failed to do SO
because lie could not And lie must stan
rebnked by Mr.. Webster's own burning
words, until he shows that the great ex
FOUNDER" has beied himself.
We said Mr.. Clay was opposed TO the ex
tension Of Slavery over the new territories
and We quoted his own emphatic languag
TO prove II. Now what does the Times do
II makes an extract from speech Of his
and ventures on semblance of argument
70 show what I that he was not opposed t
the extension Of Slavery over the new terri
tories No such thing to shaw that he wa
not opposed 70 the admission Of new slay
States. And we never said he was. W
knew very well he was not. The ouotatio
and the accompanying remarks are. ther,
fore, equally irrelevant and pointless.
v e SAID II there was no difference Of Sc,
tirnent between Webster, Cav. and Il
Wing aud Democratic parties with referen
tothese topics, then the Democratic party
or was, IN favor Of the sentiments which y
support; and with the evidence we have Il,
duced respecting the sentiments Of CLAY M
Webster, the deduction is inevitable.
SO does our position remain unassaile
We said that to oppose the spread Of Shaver
over the aew territories involved no unfaitl
fainess to Wing sentiments. And tho quot,
tons from Clay ana Wel ter proved Il. "
said that TO oppose the admission of an
more Slave States involved no departu,
from the Wing faith. And the ouotat;o,
which We made from Mr. Webster shove
that il his Whiggery was unquestionabl
60 was ours, for al. the advocacy Of sue
sentiments. The Times said that r. adv,
cate these sentiments, vas To be Ill Abolitio,
list, and thereto not u Wing. We said til
If such were the case, then both CLAW ar
Webster, as well as ourselves, were Abol
tionists, and not Wings. And the logic
irrefragable.