The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-07-21
A Questisn.

II 10 . question now, and q question Of
great importance, whether or not the Ad-
ministrstion will support Walker in the full
breadth OF his assurances to the people Of
Kansas. The Cabinet has pledged it's sup
port to him By a majority vote, in a general
way. He pledged himself TO the people Of
Kansas to exert oil his power to have the
new Constitution submitted to vote of all
the bona 6de residents Of the Territory. He
said II it Was not so submitted, he would op-
pose it. submission to the voters regis
tered for the Constitutional election, merely,
would not meet this pledge. And that was
not what Was meant. A fair and full sup
port Of Walker, by the Administration,
would be to support him to tho full length Of
this pledge. And they may do it. But there
10 doubt, notwithstanding all that has been
said. The pressure from the South is strong.
The Administration has already half regret
ted its pledges supporfto Walker. The Pres
ident and four members Of the Cabinet have
within short period expressed themselves
to the effect that Walkers pledges were VOL
untary, unnecessary, indiscreet, and unwar-
fanted BY his instructions. The Union, in
its Official remarks upon the general subject
OF Walkers policy in Kansas, Southern OPP
position thereto. etc., did likewise say this,
viz: that the Constitutional Convention, If
u submitted the Constitution to ssthe
people," (nos all the bona fide residents, as
Walker has it, could nevertheless define Of
whom the people consisted, and, in its dis.
erection, legitimately and properly confine
the voting population to the list registered
for the Constitutional Conv enton. Will
they urge and support that proposition, or
will they stand fast by Walker to the full
and honest length Of his pledge to the peo-
pie Of Kansas That is question to be
solved.
GTDouglass's speech at Springfield il in
terpreted by the Southern ultrnis,s as favor
ing the recognition only Of the voters regis
tered for the election Of Delegates to the
Constitutional Convention, as ''the people"
to whom the Constitution is to be submitted,
II submitted at all. Yet the speech is really
not clear upon that point, and all efforts to
bring him out frankly upon the question
have been totally unavsiling.
But whatever the expressed sentiments Of
that speech with reference to Kansas would
really prove to be, they were discovered by
means Of grammar, dictionary and the rules
of composisep, certain il is, however much
it may be denied, that he gave the coup de
main to that darling humbug, "squa,tsr
sovereignty" or else We must plead total
ignorance Of the English language, for these
are hie words:
"The distinction is plain and palpable, an d
it has been the rule OF civilization and Chris
tianity the world over, that whenever any
one man, or set Of men, were incapable OF
taking care OF themselves, they should con-
seat TO lie governed by those who were capa-
bic OF managing their affairs for them
WISE ~ HuSrKa.--Thcse two eminent
yirginians are pitted against each oyher az
candidates for the L. s. Senate. Political
ly Virginia, since the death of Know Moth
ingism, il divided into Two classes, the Wise
and Hunter men. Il was the issue a, the
late Legislative election. The poin, upon
which they are separated now, 10 the Kansas
qusssios. Wise supports Walker and tn,
Administration. Hunter opposes them,
taking abe ultra Southern ground. They
are both strong, resou,e men, and there will
be vigorous fight between them and thei,
adherents.
ylcnANcg Committee At La CRossK.-A
vigilance committee, consisting of some 4ot
persons, was formed at La Crosse, Wiscon
sin, u few days ago, for the purpose Of sup
pressing some Of the nuisances Of the town
They drove out the inmates Of one house 81
prostitution and burned it down; another
they cleared after smashing in the Windows
and doors, and setting il on fire; ard til.
tenants Of two others were spared the ven.
geance Of the committee on a promise ia
leave on the succeeding day.
UxrsuAL LinERAlifr.--At the dedication
Of Chatham square Me,no3ist church. or
.aiax last. il Was ann9n ED that there
wa+ Si.510 aud U Ee over Vt due on / 4
b ling. and a collection would be tax. =
toward. liquidating il. IL y shor, space an
am 99nt Was contributed sufficient to cover
the whole dsGe 4, and a considerable sum be.
edes was lett in hsn for other uses. That
We believe, was church collection no. Otter
sass!ed in amount, on single appeal, ia
this cosntry, or anywhere else. Among tho
yery liberal oses outside Of the Methodist
Church, we're Dn. Ford and Sanford.