The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-01

Z ~ sn"t cAtent uoes ne contribute materially
% the happiness and improvement Of those
around him.
Bat we haven't time to write n sermon
In fact We haven't the disposition. We de.
sire merely 20 join In the usual compliments
OF the season, and wish all our friends a
happy New Year. And the way to make it
Aappy is--not to seek that end speciality
but to strive in all manner OF ways to do your
whole duty. The wise man says, ssif thou
wouidst reform the world, reform fhuself
Grst."
CO Horace Greedy is announced for lec
tare in Iowa City this winter.
We see from an article in the Burlington
Gazette that he is charged with the reeep-
tion OF fee of $1,000 for lobby services,
rendered to the Locofscos Of the Des Moines
River Navigation Company, at Washington
Aast winter. The occurrence Of his lecture
will bring him within the range and urisaic-
ton OF the Sergeant at. Arms, and we trust
the Committee of Investigation will avail H.
sell Of his valuable testimony, to unravcl the
Slndings OF the Locofoco politicians who
have charge OF the Dcs Moines River I'm
provsment. He is the only Republican
charged with finger in that .spie,n and we
have no notion that the Republican Party
shall bear the responsibility of the hundreds
OF thousands squandered by the State on that
Company, on the strength Of such small in
vcstment as TINT, one thousand dollars paid
TO Greeley. We rather suspect that even
his receipt for that amount is hoax or n
forgery.
CT The weight and effect of testimony
depend upon the character Of the witness
and is left to jury.
Locofoco demagegaes, dreadng the ope-
ration OF this plain principle of justice and
common sense, complain because our Legis-
lsture refuse TO legislate so that color shall
stand in the place Of character, and the eff.
feet OF testimony depend upon the compiler
son Of the witness rather than his reputa.
tion for yeracity. The great grievance Of
the Locoioeo slanswhangers, according to
their own story, is that nggers are put on
IN equality with them. Ii is a hard case.
for by their own admission they had no ad-
vantage over Cufiy save legal one, and now
that is taken from them. No wonder they
whine and grumble in view Of the probable
ity that jury of their countrymen NAV
place greater confidence in the testimony Of
niger than in that Of lying Locofoco
demagogue.
CT The case of Whitfield is not settled
yet il seems. Since bis admission to his seat
In Congress remonstrance, numerously
signed, has been sent on from Kansas. SET
ting forth that he WAS elected without au-
thority Of law, there being no statute pro-
vid!ng for an election OF delegate to Con-
gress npon the day when the election was
held.
If such prove to be the case. the election
was simply nullity, and Whitfield oecu-
pies no better position than geeder did last
session.
G. The Louisville 10 arnal, which il by
no means friendly to Republicanism, an the
editor OF which is in fair position to un-
derstand public sentiment, says
.sThe Free Soil party is decidedly stronger
at this moment than it was on the 4th of
November and, if MIR. Buchanan, as Presi.
dent, shall meet, in any degree, the wishes
and expectations OF his Southern friends and
supporters, that party will, in one year, be
powerful enough TO sweep the Democracy
FROM the face Of the land, in every non
IL hal.1 al al
No question Of the fact that tue sentiments
Of the Republican party are every day grow
ing stronger aud exercising a wider infu-
sacs over the masses Of the people. Aud
this tact 10 becoming SO evident that there
srs strong indications now that the Admins
tfation itself will be forced to take Repub-
I1can krannds on the Kansas question.
fus TRApE.--The journal Of Commerce
6totss ths& on particular enquiry the fur
trsds II Nse York will reach 1876 900 this
y1nr- IT, rice Of American furs has la,c-
lyrissn ssnsidesably. Mink, which former
" eoananded from 80 10 % cents, naw
heiags - 50; oiherf urs, TOO, are mncl n.
~ !c---.. ..-s.
1--WE lately saw box OF Russian sable.
not more thsn three feet long. of campher
wood, which contained 400 small skins bear
ing the seal of the Russian Government,
yalued st tl4,O00. Some Of the skins cost
~ each. A lower grade Of inferior color
are worth &23, and some not more than SO.
These are commonly sold at profit Of 30
81 per cent. Sixteen or eighteen skins are
required to make = full sized cape, so tina,
the cost Of choice quality garment Of this
description would lie about 5000. Adding
tue cost u ranking and the profit, such an
article could not be procrred for much less
than sl,40a. Hudson Bay sable cost this
year 80 per skls.r
v All thr free states bur rwu irnrs Re- I
IS. .aai4can apseFaets at the present time
wee wears ago ali the Free States but two
hadS scofoeo Governors.