The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-09
Lsessoco Pia,fern 81 levva.

.sssutation and downright lying, dastsfdly
shirking Of present issues and palpable in
eonsistencies with former positions on i'm
portast questions, mark every resolution Of
the late Locofoco Convention. The plat
form indicates in every feature its twin pa
tsrnity. - the monstrous progeny Of ex Gov
srnor Hampstead; the great rejected hard
moosy politician, and J. c. Hall, Of poll
book notoriety, the champion Of the New
Constitution and tho ardent advocate Of
banks. The fusion Of these opposites, and
OF the crowd Of o6ce-hoders and ofice-seek-
ers who composed the Convention, was eff.
fected BY the twin principles Of the Dsmoc-
racy Of the present day,-the love Of spoils
and the hatred Of liberty,-the former Of
Northern and the latter Of Southern parent
age. These motives OF action override eve.
~ principle Of honesty, every sentiment Of
honor and self-respsct, all regard for con.
sistenoy, for the principles Of the founders
Of our free insitutions and for the rights Of
mankind.
The 6rst resolution, and the last, of the
platform are very fair samples OK the entire
batchof which it is composed the one ap-
plands the policy Of the present national ad-
ministration ms eminently wise and proper,
and the other commends Senator Jones and
Representative Hall, for their untring vigi-
lance for the welfare Of our young and prom
Using State.
What is the policy Of the present Admins.
tration? What ore its overt acts which
have drawn forth such unqualified approval
from the Democracy Of Iowap The Presi-
den, has declared his determination to en-
force the laws Of the bogus Legislature OF
Kansas, which were pronounced BY General
Oass and other leading Democrats on the
floor OF the Senate, as infamous and disgrace.
full to the nation and the age. And he has
sent notorious slavery propagandist and
backed him mp with the troops of the Uni
ted States to enforce the collection Of the tax
~, and to carry out the policy imposed upon
the Territory by the Border Rufians Of Mis-
souri,, in violation Of the rights of the people,
and contrary to the will Of four fif,hs Of the
actual settlers of Kansas. And as further
evidence Of the subserviency of the President
to the shareholders, who constitute the great
bulk Of the party which elected him, presi-
dent Buchanan has established the Great
Pacific Mail Route along the extreme south
ern border OF the United States. And has
n Tho At fnr
California and Oregon to this roundabout
route, at an expense immensely greater than
that required for direct route running from
the western borders Of our own State. Thus
depriving the great body Of the emigrants for
the Pacific Of the benefits Of national road
and the protection Of the United States troops
upon the national route across the Rocky
mountains, for the sake Of promoting the in
terests OF the South at the expense of the
great central and northern sections Of the
country. Aside from these two measures.
and the manifest determination OF the AID.
ministratlon to uphold and extend the prin.
ciPies OF Chief Justice Taney's opinion for
the extension If the dominance Of slavery,
and the power and privileges of the slave.
holders over the entire area Of the United
States, the present Administration has fur.
nlshed no indication Of it's policy. 1t is these
measures, therefore,--all in direc, antacon-
ism to the principles and the interests Of the
people Of lowa,-that are pronounced emf.
nently wise and proper and deserving the ap-
rroval Of the people.
But 10 a like spirit, and with equal pro.
priety, the Locofoco platform endorses the
devotion Of Jones and Hall to the welfare
OF the State. And this, when it is notorious
that Hall and Jones nesigen,ly or corrup,ly
sacrificed the interests Of the southern Fart
OF the State, and obtained no single appro.
priation for its benefit. When j. has been
an admitted fact on all hands, fofA year past,
That Jones is personally hostile to this sec.
ton OF the State, and that he and Hall com.
bined to deprive our great railroad lines Of
any share in the appropriation Of lands for
the benefit Of Western Railroads. Yet in
view Of all this, aud the universal dissatis.
faction OF this half OF the State with their
course in Congress, the Locofoco State Con.
vsntion single out these men as proper OBJ.
Jecis on whom 10 lavish their praise, with the
ultimate view Of endorsing Geo. W. Jones
and committing the party to his support for
Reelection to the Senate of the United
States, by The next Legislature.
The second and third resolutions, which
denounce all the opponents Of the present
Administration and the slavery extending
opinion OF Chief Justice fancy as disunion.
lists and traitors TO their country, leave bu,
small minority Of the people Of tie United
States, composed mainly OF oiicehoiders
anu oiice seekers, to be classed as na,r;o,s
aud friends Of the Union. How modes, ana
how disinterested, for the vile scum Of d mi.
norssy sroils hunting faction Of the State 10
assemble At the Capitol, and denounce the
majority OF the people as disunionists and
traitors because forsooth they sec Il, 10 on.
pose the policy OF a minority prcsiden, OF
the United States.
sr.ry Policy.
Not content with the miserable sseopha q.
us sabserviency exhibited in the unqualified
c0nmendation OF acts 81 the Aimlnistra.
ton directly At war with the fundamental
princirles and policy Of oar STATE, and
hostile to the best interests olonr people, as
well as to those Of the entire North west,
the Locofoco Convention seek TO prostate
tho Independence Of our State itself into the
dust before the present Administrations
They proclaim in advance willing sabmis.