The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-11-13

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Illinois has pronounced Tor tho second
ti1D her solemn s1atsncs - eondannaaioa
49, Douglass, 6e6& ~ the slection1k Ttums
hSn TO the u. s. SsAnoo, and now byshs slec-
liSn Of Bissell over Richardson. Tho chief
md his standard beaSes shAre the came ig-
noble anc irrcvocsble fate. They can now
/ take counsel together in the depth Of their
debasement, ns Satan and Beelxeblb did
| when awnking after their nine days trance
on the surface OF the burning lake Like
the superior iiend, Douglass may sxclaim, to
his comrade, "from what height fallen % for
the high places Of this Republic are now a.
far from him az the battlements Of heaven
from thefallen angels. Who would now des-
pair Of justice? Swift or slow, retribution
comes. The author and the instrument Of
the repeal of the Missouri compromise nre
the last victims. All we had almost for
gotten Cass, and almost wished that he had
escaped the judgment Of an outraged peo-
pie. He, too, Is among the last batch for
the guillosine. His gray hairs may excite
compassion, but his superannuated dema
goguery and pariizan servility deserve re-
buke. Pierce doomed in New Hampshire,
Cass in Michigan, and Douglass and Rich-
ardson in Illinois, not merely doomed, but
virtually beheaded, quartered and disembow-
eled are facts that show even to the skeptcal,
that divine justice still dwells among men,
The little demagogues OF the North fonn-
dered in tho FIRST blast Of tho storm, but now
the levinthians are being dashed to pieces.
Soon the ocean will be smooth and the at
mosphere tranquil, but not wreck Of the
magicians who raised the tempest will be Wis.,
ibe. The repeal Of the Missouri comprom-
! Use is stone round their necks and now
having damned them, guillotined them, and
/ drowned them, let them rest or toss in the
! 6ery unrest OF baffled nmbition--or adopt
such anouynes as their comrade in guilt and
predecessor in Observation-Disclosures makes
liberal use Of.
The fate of these men should be warn
ing to Buchanan.
/ SALE OF SLAvR-AS INCIDENT IN New
0xLgANs.-The New Orleans Bulletin of the
10th inst, says; Passing through the Ar.
cade Saloon, We noticed at one OF the aue-
ton stands negro girl up for sale, and
around closely packed crowd that appear.
ed to be deeply Interested in what was going
on. Curiosity led us to pause and inquire
what was the cause Of the apparent excite
ment. The bids were going on in spirited
manner, and generally at an advance Of only
Ave dollars u bid, and at every bid the eyes
Of the crowd would quickly turn in the d.
rection whence the bid proceeded, the inter-
est and the excitement being, in the mean
time, upon the increase. The girl, bright,
intelligent mulatress, about fourteen years
old, was evidently not Indifferent to what was
transpirlng. There was no moisture in her
eyes, but they assumed an expression which
indicated that she felt some Anxiety in regard
to the result Of the sale, which is not gener-
ally the case. As the bids reached near a
thousand dollars, the excitement became in
tense, and as that figure was called, u spon-
taneous hiss was heard from one end Of the
room to the other, followed by vehement
shout Of "Turn him out" A rush was made
for the door; the hammer had fallen, and
the girl also, into the arms Other mother,
who had become her purchaser. The explain
alton OF 1t ali was, that the woman had been
freed by her owner, and had earned money
enough to buy her child, the mulatress in
question, and being u very valuable servant,
several persoas were anxious to obtain her,
but all Of them, with one exception, had
pledged the mother that they would not bid
against her, and they honorably kept chat
faith. The mother was so much affected by
The JOY of having succeeded in retaining pos.
session of her child, that she swooned away,
and was carried out Of the saloon.
FEARFUL CASE OF SoMSAABULIsx.-AP Pitts
burg paper furnishes the particulars of a
fearful case OF somuambulism that recently
occurred at Oakland, at a private residence.
The account says:
clearing footsteps upon the stairs about
midnight, and suspecting burglars might be
about the premises, the gentleman rose from
his bed and took down a double barrelled
gun, with which in his hand he proceeded TO
the door opening into the hail. Reaching
the door, he applied his ear to the key-hole,
and heard what he thought rustling Of gar
mcnts upon the stairs. Hastily drawing a
chair to the door, be stepped upon It and in
serted the gun through the transom. just.
! then the thought occurred TO him that ii might
be his daughter, who some time previously
was addicted to walking 10 her sleep. Pass
Ing out into the hall, with the gun still in his
hand, to be used in case circumstances war
rsnted it, he found the apartment entirely
vacant, and lighting n lamp, he then ascend
ed the stairs. Imagine his surprise and ter
ror on looking out OF the chamber windows
TO see among the branches Of tall tree
which grew there, his daughter, dressed in
her night habiilments, and seemingly utterly
unconscious OF her perilous position. With
out uttering word, or making = sound cal
t~''N'N~~ - - 'bsN"n Actt Stcppcu Oul "a Tie
window himself, and winding one arm tight
ly about the waist Of the sleeping cir |, he
with great exersion managed to regain the
hall with his precious burthen. The surprise
of the young lady when she awoke and was
informed OF her perilous adventure, can be
better imagined than described
4 eT The Herald Of Freedom, which has
been suspended for the last six months by
border ruiian tyranny, has made its re MP.
pearanoe in an enlarged and improved form.
The Editor, Mr.. q. W. Brown, whose impris.
onn,ent for four months has not in the least
tanned his courage, has again devoted him
self to his task with renewed energy, and
brings to the defence Of human liberty and
freedom for Kansas, all the wealth OF his
eloquent and powerful pen.
Truth crushed to Garth shall rise again
The immortal years Of God are hers
Tn rcsuming his pen the Editor says
''in marking out for the Herald Of Free
dom its new work, We find no inclination o,
necessity for changing its course. lndepen
dent and fearless it shall pursue its way re-
gardiess OF the dictation Of professed friends
or the anathemas Of its undisguised enemies
Whether il leads to fortune or the scaifold
we are bound to publish q journal which