The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-25


any other in our land.
N. B.-We are grati6ed to be informed
that the Directors Of the college have already
purchased three eligible lots for the site OF
the future school buildings, and that the
erection OF the same will be undertaken %
soon as the requisite means shall be forth
coming. In the meantime the school will
go on under the guidance Of Miss Dickinson,
ito last Principal, whose Efficient government
and orderly conduct Of the school, have Civ
en- great satisfaction, We learn both to pa
rents and the Visiting Committee appointed
by the Board.
A FRIEND OF EDUCATION.
KEokuK, Aug. 2lst, 1857.
state Convention.
Concluded.l
I O'Clock, p. NJ.
The convention again assembled, Colonel
Saunders in the chair.
On motion, it was resolved to continue the
present State Central Committee the present
year.
United in q common resolve to maintain
Right against Wrong, and believing In the
determination OF yirtuous and intelligent
people to sustain justice, We declare,
L. That Governments are instituted am ng
men to secure the inalienable right Of Life,
| Liberty, and the Pursuit Of Happiness.
! 2. That the mission OF the Republican
party, is to maintain the Liberties Of the
people, the Sovereignty of the States, and
| the Perpetuity Of the Union.
| 3. That under the Constitution, and by
right, Freedom alone is National.
/ 4. That the Federal Government being one
Of limited powers derived wholly from the
! Constitution, its agents should construe
| those powers strictly, and never exercise q
doubtful suthority-nlways inexpedient and
! dangerous.
| S. That il this plain Jeffersonian and early
/ policy was carried out, the Federal Govern
ment would relieve itself Of all responsible
4 ity for the existence OF slavery, which Re-
! publicanism insists it should, and means il
shall do, and that regarding slavery ia the
/ States as local institution, beyond our
reach and above our authority, but rccogni-
zing it as of vital concern to every citizen, in
relation to the Nation, We still oppose its
/ spread and demand that all national terrific
| ry shall be free.
/ 6. The repeal Of the Missouri compromise,
and the refusal Of the slave power to abide
by the principle on which that repeal was
/ professedly based, max the national domain
the battle ground between Freedom and
Slavery, and while Republicans stand on a
national basis, and will ever manifest and
maintain national spirit, they will shrink
from no conflict, and shirk no responsible.
/ ty on that issue.
/ I. That the slave power, the present ma.
tional administration and its adhercnts hav
ing violated this policy, and the principles or
which it is based, by disregard of law and
its own professions, by an invasion Of the
state and personal rights, and by breaking
solemn covenants, has forced upon the ooun.
try the issue, whether Freedom shall be lin.
tied to the Free States, or Slavery to the
Slave States, and made that issue absorbing
and paramount.
Resolved, That the recent opinion OF the
| Supreme Court Of the United States, in the
bred SCOTT case, is the last and most alarm.
ing Of those bold innovations upon the rights
Of the Free States, which have marked the
Administration Of the Government for year.
past, as seciiona! and disloyal to the spirit
Of our Free Institutions. We regard it a.
virtually revolutionizing the judicial action
Of the Government, if tolerated, by giving to
q
ter, opening Free States and Free Territory
for its diffusion; reducing to the condition
OF chattles those who are recognised by the
Constitution as men belying the sentiment,
/ of the Declaration Of Independence, and
casting reproach upon the action OF those
who, amid toll and peril, laid deep the fouL-
da tons of the Union.
/ Resolved, That the national Admin, tra.
ton has brought reproach upon itself and
the country, by 80 long tolerating the demon.
alizing and heaven -defying practices Of Brig.
ham Young and his followers in Utah. TIE
embarrassment experienced by the present
Administration in reaching and correcting
/ the evil, is mainly attributable to the doc
| trine embodied in the kansas Nebraska Bill
and the retention Of the u. 8. soldiery in
kansas to ovefawe unodending men, instead
OF sending them to Utah, where the authori.
ty OF the General Government 10 braaenly
de6ed, is q humiliating evidence OF the per.
version OF the powers Of the National Gov.
eminent.
Resolved, That we invite the afiliation
and cooperation Of freemen of Ill parties
however differing from US in other respects
in support of the principles herein declared
and believing that the spirit Of our institu.
tions, ~ well IS the Constitution OF our
country, guaranty liberty Of conscience and
equality Of rights among citisens, We oppose
oil legislation impairing their security.
Resolved, That We congratulate the peo.
pie OF Iowa, upon the adoption Of the New
Constitution for many reasons but most OF
all in view Of the fact that 1t enables them to
provide Tor themselves . sound currency
and places the annual election in October.
instead OF August thus consulting the COG.
venience Of an agricultural population.
Resolved, That it is deliberate cony;c.
ton OF this convention, that the next Leeis.
lature should provide System OF Banking.
that will secure to the State . circulatinc
medium, redeemable At eli times, within in
limits, in gold and silver; and We will SUP.
port for State officers and the Legislature.
such, and such only, ~ are avowedly and
unqualifedly favorable to that result.
Resolved, That the Administration Of
Gov. Grimes deserves and receives our warm
est endorsement; and that the thanks OF al
who have at heart the character and pros-
perity OF the State, are due to him, q vel
as the late Legislature, for their efforts 20
bring to justice dishonest public servant,
defeat peculation, and prevent the sauan.
dering OF the fund consecrated to the sduca.
ton Of tho children Of the State.
Resolved, That in the nominees for Gov.
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, We recoe-
nize men capable and honest, and eyery wsv
worthy Of the support of the Republican par.
~ Of this State.
A unanimous call WAS then made for Judo,
Lowe, who took the stand, and addressed
the Convention in excellent style, occupyinO
about thirty minutes. After returnins
thanks for the honor conferred upon him. M
pledged his best efforts and warmest symna.
thies for the political Organisation Of whIoh
be was made the standard bearer in the nrAs.
4 IN vnaa Al A.