The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-14

pursuing an English policy" which rspre-
SCENTS only certain class, which "sacri6ces
natioaal dignity, national welfare, and the
real interests of the human race to a bale of
cotton, hogshead OF tobacco, or bag Of
rice" and which has done its utmost to
make the ''united States little else than m
English farm, and our trade branch of
the English house," 1t is certain that We
have such an administration. And it is
equally certain that somebody, some class OF
our citizens, some portion OF our voters are
responsible for giving power and place to
this administration. Who, then, is this
class Surely not those who represent "the
real American feeling" for they have al
ways commended that the American System"
would give US ''thc possession of our own
farm, control our own trade" protect our
own industry, and develop our own resour-
ces, and that, so long as England, France,
and Germany studiously protect every thing
that needs protection, free-trade on our part
must be delusive, swindling, Jug handle
affair, and worse than suicidal for us.
Evidently the responsibility belongs to the
Slave Oligarchy of the South and their allies
in the North. And amongst these allies, we
we'll remember that Mr.. Brownson stood
first and foremost, of the Catholics at least,
urging them on, by all the power Of his logic
and eioquence, to the support of Mr.. Blu
chanan. Whether or not his words were
heard by them, we do not know, ye. true it
is, that the great body Of the Catholic Irish
voted for Buchanan, and true it is, that with
out those votes he would not have been Pres
ident to-day, nor would we now be disgraced
by an administration which sis afraid to say
its soul is it's own before the British Govern
ment," which sacrifices sour national vel
fare to bale OF cotton and which, above
all, s'pursues that English policy" of rednc-
ing its own supporters, to wit the great
body Of Irish voters, to level with the starv-
ing and poverty.stricken laborers OF England.
All Mr.. Brown,on, was this the feast to
which you invited the Irish when you urged
them to support buchanan and the Slave
holderss Is it thus when they ask for
bread you give them stone? when they
ask for fish you give them scorpion?
Truly, the Catholic Irish in this country
present n curious spectacle, and Mr.. Brown
son himself, us Catholic and a sympathizer
with the Irish, forms part Of the spectacle
For no people have such violent hatred Of
England, - none, perhaps, have such cause
to hate her. They would all rejoice in, Is
they hope and pray for, her fall-the irre.riev-
able decadenoe Of her power and influence
Every man Of them would welcome with un-
utterabie joy the news Of highlands total
loss OF her Indian Empire, for such news
would be to them the FINAL knell Of her pow
er and glory. With such feelings, one
would suppose that, when the Irishman makes
bis home in America, he would be inspired
with an American patriotism, and ''revolt at
the idea Of being tenant Of England" any
more. He would desire, one would think, to
make his new home sure and stable pos
session for himself and his children's chill
dren. He would desire to cut himself and
his country entirely loose from all depend
ence on that government, tn, iron-heel Of
whose tyranny had ground him in the dust.
He would desire, one would think, and labor
with all his mightto strengthen and build up
his adopted country in oil the elements of
greatness, that she might not only rival, but
outstrip, the British Empire in power, inilu.
ence and glory.
How, then, does be act a. an America an
citizen ? What is his influence in politics
With whom, with what theories and what in
terests does he connect himself? Strange
to say, these men, who, by the teachings Of
their church and the sad lessons Of their
whole past history, should have been made to
love Liberty and hate Slavery, become in
this country the firm allios and never failing
supporters of Slave Aristocracy,--bec
the willing instruments Of power that courts
. colonial dependence upon England, thai
hates the free labor Of the North, aud is ever
ready to "sacrifcs national welfare, aud the
real interests Of the human race to bale Of
cotton, or bag Of rice" The Irishman
comes here for labor. The ssAmericAn avs
TEN" would give him labor; and yet he votes
for Free Trade aud no labor. He comes
here to get high wages. The "American
system" would give him high wages; and vet
he votes for Free-Trade and low wages. He
wants good currency, plenty Of gold and
convertible paper. All this the "American
system" would give him; and yet he votes
Tor free-Trade, no gold, and shinplastsrs
thick ~ leaves of Valambrosa. He comes
here TO get rich, and be comfortable and in.
dependent. The s.American SYSTEM would
give him personal wealth and dignity, and
national independence; and yet, preferrinr
Free Trade, no votes himself Vassal. With
infinite pain and toll he foes from the ty-
ranny which curses the green sod OF the EN-
erald Isle; and yet, no sooner doss be reach
the coveted Asylum Of Liberty and Plenty
across the ocean, than he votes himself and
his generous protectors to = renewed vassaI.
age TO England. He rushes over here ia hot
hastcto escape his British tyrant, and forth.
with he does his utmost to fasten upon US a
colonial dependence upon England which en-
tails all the disabilities Of country foreign
10 Enslapd, With none Of the privileges Of an
English colony.
Was there ever such stupid blindness to
ones own interest? Was there ever such
diaboiisal chicanery us the cunning Slave.
oiigarchy has used to compass this end p