The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-12

SAMUEL j kIRkWOOD.
HENRY 0'CONNOR
VIM. PENN CLARK
GEO. d. WOODEN
HIRAM PRICE.
1.-THE Pesr white Trash.,,
10 deny the sacredness and imprescripti.
biiity OF Human Rights. 10 to that extent "a
to degrade the species, and those who do 40
with forethought in theory, or habitually in
practice, soon come to look upon classes in
Terror to themselves in point Of intellectual
cultivation or social position, with sort Of
contempt, and to entertain general indiffer.
ence as to their condition, their suiferings
tneir struggles, their hopes, and their des,i-
n.y. Hence the indifference and contemp,
with which the poor whites Of the slyae
States "a population debased and kent in
aoasement BY the slave system) are regard
eu by the negro-owners and lords az indus.
Try, Is perfectly natural consequence. -
Ana II is no matter Of surprise to hear those
Glasses stigmatised as '.,he poor white trash. ,,
ana propositions now and then suggested to
reduce them to s.arcry. And such reduc.
tion' IN the process of time, unless the work
o. gradual emancipation is begun, is inevi-
table. They are debased socially they are
deoased in theory they are denied the pos.
session OF rights, sacred and inprescribti.
bic, 'nhering in them As nrN thew are in
the declining scale OF progress, and ultimate
and hopeless bondage is clearly before them.
But one departure from the premises on
which this Republic is actually founded.
the substitution of supposititious "nrree.
ment,' Of understanding. Of municipal
force, Tor natural right, all this.
ana the infection of this pois and hate.
iui sentiment extends az far as that depart.
ufe IS consented to or abetted. That de-
parture has been made, in theory, in poll
'c'' ana IN law. Consequently such senti-
men's as We have been regarding in the slave
states, have spread over wider field and
obtained sanction and support in the free
states, where but little time ago they would
nave been regarded with adherence and dis
gust. ltis,then, mo matter Of rational surprise
thatwe hear journals Of the so-called Dem.
ocrat'c party, but really the mouthpieces,
advocates and defenders of the Slavery in.
terest, as is now and then the case in hi
nois and Indiana, and the border free States,
advocate the restoration Of that PATRIARCH
institution ; nor to hear the humber classes
OF whatever hue spoken of with leyi,y nor
even to read proposition like this nut
forth in all honesty and sobernes.. We
quote from the New York Day Book, a
recognized and prominent organ Of the
sham Democracy, and the ablest journal OF
the party in that city, as follows. 1t ia
speaking of proper provision for the poor
and unfortun ate mot OF African origin.
but Americans, Irishmen, G ermans, or peo
pie Of whatever blood
"Sell the parents OF these children into
SLAVERY. Let our Legislature pass a law
that whoever will take these parents and
take care of them and their Offspring. in
sickness and health clothe them. feed them
and house them--shail be Legally entitled 10
hstr serrices; and let the same Legislature
decree that whoever receives these parents
ana 'heir children, and obtains their ser :
vices, shall take care Of them AS LONG AS
THEY LYK."
This is the point -humiliatiny and revolt.
ing TO Republicans, to Democrats in fact
and spirit--to which great portion Of pub.
nc sentiment has been brought under the
influence OF Slave-holding and Slave
spreading oligarchy assuming the name Of
National Democracy
1HK NEw CoSsrirrrIoN.-- We received
nothing farther yesterday pertaining to the
Result upon the Constitutional question, and
we SEQ no reason to reverse our opinion that
The New Constitution has been adopted.
PEksoSAL.- Rev. Antoinetto l.. Brown
proposes to return 70 the pulpit.
The widow of Henry CLAW is in failing
health, and is not expected to live long.
Sour Jessie has arrived safely in Paris.
where her gallant husband will join her as
soon as he can conclude his business in Cali.
iorniA and proceed to the French capital.
A writer in the Courier DIES Flats Tnis
says that Thalberg is taking lessons on the
banjo.
Miss Kimberly is giving readings Of sNosh-
ing 10 year." in New Haven.
Senator James, Of Rhode Island, will be
teRdered the position Of Commissioner OF
Patents.
Tom Corwin denies that he has accepted
m invitation to deliver nm address at the FL
mira Fair, next month.
The OCEAN TKLnoRArn.--The laying of
the cable Of the ocean telegraph has proba-
bly, commenced ere this, and in few DAYS
We shall doubtless learn the result OF the
present effort to connect the continents by a
strand Of lightning
MADELEINE SElrH.--It ID reported nmonr
the latest foreign items, that this LADY.
whose trial at Glasgow for the murder Of
her lover has excited SO much interest re-
Gently, has committed suicide.
JOBS WENTWORTH. L. The Chicago CORES.
pondent oil the Boston journal draws the
following r!c.-ft " t.a p5essnt MAYOR OF
Chicago:
Dia YOU evcI tee som wentworth No /,
Well, come with me 10 the street corner
Mark thst numbering looking man, with light
complsxion and good-humored face, taking
short strides this way. He stands six fest
I've in hia stockings. Old straw hs; turned
down I'll around Ike . cotton umbrel!a--no
eckcloth--short, bsd-ftting linen coat
loose unmcntionahles, which look as il he
had isapsd too far into them and hadn't
tine - NJ hack united shoes,
thses slsoo 100 large--and slight stoop TO
~ ta1I 12men and the pictura II eomnfete