The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-03


Mr.. Silliman and his associates in the me.
mortal lately presented to the President, have
published a rejoinder to that officials reply
Its conceived in the best possible spirit, and
clothed in unexceptionabl, language; but
the citation and employment Of facts, the
logical conclusions deduced ;herefrom and
the application made Of them, must make
the President vince, and wish that be had
never made public reply to their memorial.
tbs powerful and demolishing, cutting him
up root and branch, and leaving him to will
and wither in the sun Of public derision, the
scorn of intelligent, unparalleled and patri,
otto men.
We have not room for the paper, which is
quite lengthy, but win present a single point
which they make against his reply.
The President says that when he came Ii
to Office, he found Kansas with q govesn-
ment regularly established, whose lawfuljess
and regularity were as unquestionables as
that Of any Territory or State in the Union.
and asks If be would not have been derelict
of his duty, If he would not have violated
his oath Of Office, If he had not, by all pos
sible means, endeavored to sustain that gov
eminent and enforce it's statutes. To this
they reply, that the government Of Kansas
was not regular; that there was no estab-
lished government there; that it had not
been sanctioned BY Congress, nor authorised
by it, inasmuch US no act Of theirs could be
SO construed as to implp sanction, and their
authority was never delegated for the forma-
ton OF such government that Congress
simply authorized sthe people of the Terri
tory to form government for themselves y
and not some body else to form one for them;
that the present government OF Kansas uas
formed by some body else, and imposed upon
them, and therefore did not carry with it the
authority Of Congress. The train Of reas-
oning upon this head We omit, but give the
following concluding paragraphs, which con-
tain the sum and point Of it:
"Your memorialists urge, therefore, that
the so-callcd government of Kansas can
claim no sanction from the act Of Congress
The evidence was all against it; evidence
known TO the whole civilized world, appa-
rent on the very face Of the transaction, and
which must have challenged your attention
long before you had taken the oath Of Office.
The very fact, that the so-caled government
required suppor.from tho Federal Executive,
was the strongest evidence that it did not
come from the people, and had no lawful au-
thoritv. This shows, at once, that this gov
eminent was not, in the lowest sense, what,
you call an established government p for il
shows that it was not and could not be est
tablished withou,a United States army aud
therefore the army was sent, not, as you pre-
tend, to Sustain an established government
but for the purpose of establishing what is
not established government of rutiian al
thoritv.
Nor could you have been ignorant tina.
the House OF Representatives had sent q
special Committee Of Investigation to ths
territory, and thus acknowledged and con-
iirmed the propricty Of a strict enquiry into
this very case. On the report Of that COM
mittee. the House of Representatives author.
Itatiyely declared that the government al
Kansas was established by the terror ~
bowie-knives and reyolvers, and that it had
been proved TO have not shadow OF Authnf-
ity. And here your memorialsts ask whctt>
or palmer case or stronger evidence CAP
well be imagined? When, If not in such b
case, ought the PRESIDENT denDunce n gov.
eminent as spurious, and to refuse to aid or
sustain ~ The laws of Congress tramplod
In the dust--the invaders from Missouri
proved, beyond cayil, to be the only auth.
ors OF this 'goverDment'--is it not an outra-
geous wrong TO hold Kansas subject to such
usurpation BY United States army? The
hres OF rafhanism still burn there, smothered
IN the dreariness OF their own dcsolation,
and ready to be rekindled in their fury bs
the slightest movement for liberty and rigH
on the part OF the people; while the echo II
their suherings ever rings in the ears Of out
national Executive"
GT'Frank Street has been nominated by
the Republicans for the Pottawatamie Sen.
ate district. j. w. Denison is the Republi-
can candidate for the Representative distric,
comprised OF the counties Of Pot,awatamie
Harrison, Monona, Crawford, Woodbury.
Ida, Plymouth, Cherokee, O'Brien, Osceols
and Buncombe. With Mr.. Denison we have
the pleasure of an acquaintance. He is q
man OF energy, of 6ne education, Of decided
talent, Of high character, and We shall b,
greatly gratified if the Republicans Of tina
district elect him. Three years ago the com
ing winter, he spsn. IN this city, teachin,
school. Since then he has been living /,
Crawford county, where he has founded
town, which bears his name, helped to open i,
that new country, and laid the foundation 0
a future fortune and extensive influence.
Az ERRoR. The St. Louis Republican, 0
the LIST says;
The Banking House Of Moore, Hollowbus
Co., at keokuk, suspended last Mouda,
There was run on the banking House 0
fAAoG i SAVAGE at Quincy, on Monday, bl
they met everything. Since then We hay
heard nothing of any further run.
Messrs. Moore, iailowbush & Go. are i
Quincy, not ksokak. For the credit Of X,
okuk bankers, none Of whom have failed Q
met with any trouble nj att, will the Fepal
iicdn correct the error?
Sr. Louis. The lateliigencer Of Thursds
says that everything is qaie,, and there is cu
tire confidence that the worst is over. J.. +.
Anderson q Go. arc making arrangement
10 resume, and will be followed BY others.
REsuAID.--James Carter 4 Co., banker
q. G-,s1a, sl.s suspended il co1sa, 4ei.ae
the failure Of the ohio Life and Trust c
have resumed business.
PIKE Co. BAsx, iLi.--fu,s Institution hs
suspended. It's nutes are secured, under Il
late law, and doubtless amply.
- There vas rumor q; Chicago, on Il