The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-03
samuels, Grnna lssue.

Governor, boosted in bis speech here, the
/. other evening, that be intended to ride into
the Gubernatorial Office Of Iowa upon the
topmoss wave of the prejudice against mig
gers, which, he said, had carried tho State
BY majority Of forty thousand against ne
gro suffrage. To this end almost his entire
speech vas devoted to the abuse Of the de-
fenceless "darkics" and to tanning the fame
Of vulgar prejudice against an already much
wronged, down-trodden and degraded race.
But be reached the climax Of his vitupera-
tive Indignation when he approached the
subject Of education, and poured out the full
sials Of bis pent up wrath upon the devoted
heads Of tn. half dozen score of juvenile
wooly-heads, whom he apprehends will be
entitled to the benefits Of common school ed
uoation under the provisions Of the New Con-
stitution.
He dwelt with much gusto and great pa
thos upon the dire evils to result from this
dreadful measure, and proved to demon
stration that all the blue-eyed, Aaxen-hnired
daughters Of the hard listed Democracy
would incontincntly ffll in love with and
marry these young blackamoors in prefer
ence TO the straight haired sons Of Demo-
cratic sires. The pathetic tones in which
shis theme was presented we'll nigh melted
the stern hearts Of the Democratic fathers,
- in their minds eye they beheld their love-
ly daughters rushing with uncomfortable
afectionto the ardent embraces OF the afore-
said youthful negroes.
This was great strike--thc strong point
OF his speech--as was manifested from the
ardor with which Wooten, Cough, o'Connor
and other Strikers for the occasion, clap
ped, and stamped, and cheered the sep,i-
ments OF the speaker. And under the innu-
ence of this evident appreciation Samuels
became excited and eloquent, denounced the
authors and supporters Of this provision of
the school system, as friends and advocates
Of amnlgamation and practical opponents of
the education of the white youth Of the State,
an finally announces it as the grand, un-
yielding purpose of his administration az
Governor of Iowa, to procure repeal Of
this provision of the Constitution.
Now, We don't propose 10 acccp. the issue
rendered. We don't intend TO degrade the
gubernatorial canvass Of our great State and
overslaugh all the great interests Of the
people Of Iowa, with the contemplate ques-
ton involved in the proposition to educate a
fewscore Of blacks and mulattoes. 1t is n
question OF no practical Importance; mat
ter We care nothing about in a political point
Of view. But MS Mr.. Samuels boasts his pur-
pose to ride into power on that question, we
will just show.!the people what kind of horse
he rides, and over whose heads he would
make his careering march to victory.
twill be recolec.ed that Judge Hall, Of
Burlington, the leading Democrat 10 the
Constitutional Convention, was on the school
committee, and succeeded in carrying his
system through the Convention in oppose
ton to Clark. Of Henry. The vote on the
adoption Of the provisions Of the New Con-
stitution, on education and schools, will be
found on page 1880, End vol. Of the proceed
ings of the Constitutional Convention, and
are sfollows Yeas-Springer, Ayres, Ed
wards, Ellis, Emerson. Gibson, GILL ASPY
Cover, Hall, Harris, uollingswor,h, Johns.
ton, Marvin, Palmer, Parvin, Patterson, Pc.
tiers, Price, Seely, SkiG, Solomon, Todhunt-
CT and Warren.
Nays Bunker, Clarke, Of Henry, Clark
Of johnson, Gray, Traer, Wilson, Winchest
er and Young.
II will be seen that all the Democrats ar
recorded in favor Of the present provision
on the subject Of education and schools; AM
that amongst the number, over whose head
Mr.. Samuels proposes to ride rough shod, j
Gillaspy, the Loeofoco candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, on the same ticket witt
himself.
In addition to this extract from the rec
ord wc quote paragraph from a commu
nication written by Judge Johnston, whcl
went the rounds oil the papers before the lat
election, in which he says
81 shall leave to Judge Hall, who has We
10 finish his series Of articles, to elaborate
the main features Of this part Of the New
Constitution. The history of this PROPOSE
ton. to which many have taken exceptions
under the impressions that il would intro
duce colored children into our CONNER
schools. is this. was drawn up and pre-
seuted by Judge Hall, and was voted for b.
every Democrat present--Glark, Of Henry
and Wilson, OF Jefferson, both Republics,
leaders. and both extremely radical in thei
political views, bitterly opposing il at ever
step. This Is the political history Of tn
proposition that il any body was in ia
vor Of sending negroes and mulattoes to on
free schools, they must have been the Dem
ocratic members Of the convention
4 Ben. e~rrnels cer maize cerit.l f.
the Democratic party out Of this proyisio
OF the Constitution, which was introduce
by leading Democrats and advocated an
supported By al the Democrats IN the Con
vSption, including the candidate for Lieu
teuaat Governor, and Was stfenuously op
posed BY leading Republicans, We shall thin
thAre Ia sssomc use in taking"
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Co.. ana II received ~ other currency BY 81
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