The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-05
Emnn patton ia Missouri.


time. The occasion was this The election
of Bank Directors came before the Legisla-
ture. Mr.. Palm, German Buchanan Dem
ocrat, was nominated as one of their candi-
dates in party caucus. When his name
was presented for election, objection was
made to him because sometime last summer
he had written letter upon political sub
jects to the New York Journal of Commerce,
in which he announced himself in favor of
Emancipation in Missouri. The result Of
the ballot, however, was the election Of MIR.
Palm, on the ground that he was q caucus
candidate, and entitled to the unanimous
support OF his party, which he received. But
the position OF Mr.. Palm was made clear.
1t was confessed that he was an Emancipa-
ZIONIST. Since his, election, he has written
letter, from which we extract the following !:
s'With regard to this State, with whose
prosperity my own interests have been, are.
and will ever be identified, hold the opn-
ion that slavery, although blessing to the
negro, is disadvantage to us that we have
collectively lost more By it than NAV have
individually gained BY it, and that it is there
fore desirable to us to get rid OF it, if we
can do so without injustice to the slave own.
er, and with the further condition that we
get rid of the negroes at the same time.
without these conditions, am opposed
to the abolition Of slavery 10 this State. II
We are compelled to live in the same COM
munity with negroes, desire them to be
slaves, Tor the good of both races. These
views, II am not misinformed, are enter
tanned by many distinguished men in the
South, our own State included, whose pa-
triotism was never doubted, and thew are not
inconsistent with the policy of the Demo
cratic party.
Whatever Others
may do, wish il distinctly understood that.
II ever the Democratic party should reduce
Itself to Pre- slavery party simply, l, for
one, shall ask TO be s'counted OUT,
80 that the fact is, the Black Democracy
OF Missouri have elected man 10 office who
Was openly and frankly in favor Of abolish
ing Slavery in the Border Rufian State.
The progress Of discussion consequent
upon his nomination and election il interest
ing. In the Legislature, Messrs. Brown md
Clover, of ST. Louis, announced themselves
ns concurring with the sentiments OF Mr..
Palm. The former, however. would not
vote Tor him, on personal grounds. The lat
ter did not intend voting for him, but since
the confession Of sentiment on his part. he
would vote for him, not only for Bank Di-
rector, but II he we're candidate, for any
oftee in the State. From the remarks of
Mr. Brown, We select the following eloquent
and emphatic sentences
"No word or vote OF mine shall ever anure
TO the benefit OF such monstrous and alb
horrent doctrine rs the extension of slavery
over the patrimony of the free white labor
crs OF the country. ] am, sir, for the great
est good to the greatest number, and apains,
the system which monopolzes the free and
fertile territory Of our country for few
slave holders, 10 the exclusion Of thousands
upon thousands Of the sinewy sons of toll.
who in peace and war are the foundations
ana ramparts of the social ei6ce. The
time will come, sir, and perhaps very soon.
when the people will rule for their own ben.
eft, and not for that Of class which. mn.
merically speaking, is insignificant. In that
rule OF the sovereign people, but the rule Of
the sovereign people for themselves, and the
dignity rs well as the rights of free labor
will be recognized. Therefore il IL. sir. that
standing here in the midst Of the assembled
Legislature Of Missouri, am proud to ayow
myself free-soiier. Let those who are
scared at names shrink from the positions.
IT they will. should never feel alarmed M
meeting the issue under whatever name. or
style, or title, or shape, or form, il may
come. And furthermore | would add sir
that whenever the question may arise, when
ever the contest comes between the labor Of
the white man and the labor Of the slave.
shall take my stand In favor of the white
man. Here in Missouri, | shall support the
rights. the dignity, and welfare Of the stjo,-
u00 non.sias eholders in preference to IN.
holding and perpetuating the dominancy Of
the $4,000 Shareholders who inhabit oar
State. My sympathies- are with the toiiinp
masses and not with the privileged few, and
while shall be far from designating any Vi
oiaton Of the rights of property Of any
class, yet conceive his labor to be MS much
tho property of the white laboring man. n,
the slave is the property Of the siavchoid.
or, and ar much entitled 10 the fostering care
aud the protection Ut government as any
vested right in the commonwealth | shalt
be glad TO see both protected so long as thes
may be co-existent, but shall earnestly loo.
forward TO the day when by wise and salu
tary system 81 emancipation, Missouri NAV
rio herself OF the evils aud incubus of slave
~ and open wide her rich harvest fields and
unbosom her nigga wealth TO the act,y,
energy OF her tree white population. SucI
are my sentiments, sir, upon this subject,
ana scruple not 10 ayow them openly aud
With no shadow Of concealment."
From the remarks~ai Mr.. Glover, we Sc.
ieet the closing paragraph:
Il vote for Mr.. Palm, AS an endorsement
mud avowal Of his faith upon the paramount
question OF our tlme-the emaucipation al
slaves and assure members OF the Sena,.
ana House OF Representatives that the cleo
tlon Of Mr.. Palm will be hailed by mvsel,
and Others on this floor, and by thousand,
throughout the State rs the first aurora
gsinmer Of the dawnng OF day when !
political party having this great purpose 70,
lts end, will initiate policy which il neces
sary for the development OF a!l the resource,
VI this mighty State, for securing to il il,
yighiful position in the Union, and for mul
tiplying the prosperity, wealth aud greatncs,
Of its people. lApplause.l
Concerning the strength Of this sentiment
10 the Legislature, the St. Louis Leader