The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-04
For the Gate City.

The False lssuc.
1t must have been evident to the most SUI
perfcial observer who heard the speech Of
the Democratic candidate for Governor Of
this State, that he was endeavoring to lead
the people away from the true issue--that he
was s'throwing dust in their eyes, The
SAC, 900 majority" against striking out the
word "white" in the new Constitution is, to
the mind of Mr.. Samuels, large capital to
trndc upon, in this canvass, but he will learn
about the second Tuesday in October that,
while the $40, 900 majority may not wish
to extend the right Of the elective franchise
to the negro, they still believe it is better to
have our territories open to the labor of
free white men, and that instead Of increes-
ing and spreading negro slavery over our
territories, to pollute them, the $40, 900 ma
jority' upon which he so confidently counts
as being "his game" will, by their votes,
show that they have no sympathy with his
Virginia notions--that intercourse and con-
tact with negro As A SLAVE, is harmless,
while the same kind Of contact and associa-
ton with negro ASA FREE MAN, is pollution.
These "Virginia distractions" may suit Mr..
Samuels, but will not suit the people Of
Iowa. They do not wish to spread an insti-
tuition that carries with it such moral and
intellectual degradation, but wish to con6ne
it to its present limits, and retain the virgin
ax.J fcS ha tAk 1T
is Republicanism.
Mr.. Samuels pledged himself to agitate
the question Of altering the New Constitu-
ton, in that section wherein it provides for
the "education Of all the children Of the
state" To this he enters his unqualified
protest, least under that provision some col
ored child should be taught to read and
write. Oh horror OF horrors! teach col
ored child to read q Why, in old vir-
gnia they imprison delicate white women for
teaching colored children to read. Mr.. S.,
being from Virginia, must show the chival-
~ how chivalric he is, and at once "pitches
into" the New Constitution, because he is
to read the Bible, and understand his obliga-
tons to his Maker. This would never do.
But Mr.. Samuels is candid man-very--and
tells ns that he does not care himself
about it. so far as his own children are con-
cerned, for they should never 60 to common
school under any circumstances. All, do
you hear that, you laboring men, whose pre-
JUDGES he so strongly appealed to? He send
his children to common schools with the
children Of the poor laboring manp No, not
he. Even should the coored child be de-
barred, his children would not 20 where the
common herd receive their education. He
told us so, in substance, il not in as many
words.
A bold man, for Democrat spar excel
lcnce," 10 this Mr.. Samuels. The common
school may answer for Che common people,
but not for the children Of the Democratic
candidate for Governor. Why not? Be-
causeit is common, and therefore, not suit
ed to the wants of his Democratic children.
Mr.. Samuels spins his principles upon his
sleeve" SO that all may read and know them.
First, his children shall not 60 where there
is the least danger of meeting young "free
niger" Second, his children could not
be permitted to attend school with the child
rem Of the lower classes. The Democracy
should rejoice over the principles Of equality
taught by MIR. Samuels. o. Pc.