The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-05-08
From the New Orleans Delta.
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confirming the prediction We made ~ soon
a. Mr.. Buchanan's election was established,
that the Black Republicans, far from dis
banding, would undertake preparations for
the battle Of 1860 with renewed vigor, and
more determination and zeal than ever.
Though they failed to elect their President,
yet they were signally triumphant in consol-
idating such an extended and serried politi-
cal organisation as was never before erected
within the same brief period. They were not
beaten; they yielded no inch Of vantage
ground they encamped upon the battle field,
and are now defantiy Haunting their black
banners across our lines in Maryland, vir-
ginia and Missouri.
They have sworn never to lay down their
arms, these enemies of the South. They
hate her with Carthagenian hatred. BY the
Black God they worship they have sworn to
conquer her in 1860. They are Frightening
their weapons every day. The tramping OF
their gathering hosts may be heard on every
northern plain. The tocsin OF the war sounds
shrilly through every Northern valley. Their
camp fires burn all along the Southern Dor
der; and in one place they have ALREADY
ed the boundary and established outpo60np-
on Southern territory. They have never
been known to take u step backward, and
their order Of march is still Southwark.
The National Democratic party has no
longer any rational hope to hold out to the
South. The South gave it victory in 1856,
and she has tasted none Of the fruits OF yie-
tory yet, but Dead Sea ashes. Another such
victory would leave her naked, to starve up
on the desert.
Pennsylvania was carried for Mr.. Buchan-
an by a liberal tar upon Democratic Office
holders. Is it at oil reasonable that they
would again undergo such y tax, with the
certainty that the candidate they we're thus
aiding to elect would cut their own heads
of? Is it not more reasonable, on the con-
trary, that many Of them would listen favor
ably to the overtures Of the enemy to sell
their party for their officesf Assuredly it 10,
ss the morals OF politics go nowadays.
Meantime, We have This to soy: The issue
is distinctly made between North and South;
it 10 a life and death contest, and, with her
present resources, the South cannot conquer
the Union. IL she is to be saved, she must
work out her own salvation her own FORE
sight must be her providence-her own will
her destiny
Arrival Of MOrmons ~ Boston.
1t has already been stated that ship ar
rived Mt Boston last week from Liverpool,
with eight hundred Mormons. The Courier
SAYS
Many of the families were possessed OF
considerable property. The Captain estima-
ted the amount Of British gold upon the pas
sengers at f20 900, and said that he knew Of
more than one person Sho had Il 900 for
his own use and that Of his family. Several
had left relatives and friends behind them.
One woman had left her husband that she
might 60 to the land of tbs saints; and there
was another beautiful, dark eyed young wo-
man, with young infant, whose story, as
told by the captain, was quite touching.
The captain noticed her when they started
as possessed OF grea. beauty, but lost sight
Of her in day or two, and, surprising she
had changed her quarters, did not inquire for
her for eight or ten days. Hewas then told
that she had been very sick, and was still
quite feeble, He had her brought from be-
tween decks, where she was, upon the deck,
and laid on mattress, got her some port
wine and cake, and tried to bring her back to
health. Under this treatment she improved
much, md in reply to his questions told him
that she had left pleasant home, in quiet
village in England, and husband to whom
she hrd been married but year or two, for
this journey. He asked her reasons. She
replied that she had done SO for Christ's sake.
who had promised that if one forsook father
and mother and husband for him, we should
receive more abundnntly in this life, and in
the world to come everlasting life.
DEATH or Mr.. DopoE CoNrIRxxp.--The
Washington Union states that information
has been received ut the Department of the
MT Tn nf q ba f,,1
that have been circulated respecting the fate
of Henry L. Dodge, I. S. Agent for the Nav
ajo Indians, in New Mexico, who has been
missing for some time past, and who it WAS
supposed, had been captured and confined or
killed by the indians in that Territory.
Major kendrck commanding at Fl. Def
ance sent out command to search for Mr..
Dodge, dead or alive, and his corpse was
OF the lana, and towards the head waters Of
the ella.
Mr.. Dodge being a great favorite among
the Navajos, and devoted to their interest
renders this wicked and wanton act of in6del-
ity and cruelty inexplicable. The writer
states that the Indians ''struck of the hand
that fed them, and, Joel-like, smote the BEN
efactor Of their race"
So soon as the grass is sufficiently advanc-
ed to sustain horses 900 troops will take
the held against these Indians, and chastIse
them so that they will learn the niseries Of
retribution upon treachery and murder.
The victim Of this cruel act is the son OF
the Hon. Henry Dodge, the venerable and
distinguished ex-senator from Wisconsin.
AMERICAN SrocKs IN uERMANY.-A cores
pendent of the National State Department,
writing from Frankfort-on-the-M Main, on the
18th Of March, says:
american securities seem to be dsap-
pearing from the German market. The dis
trust against the States is general. Our
credit has been shaken by the failure Of sew
eral railroad companies to pay the interest on
their bonds, and much more by the late re-.
pudiation of the California loans. Like ma
ny other stubborn people. the Germans can
not think il lawful or possible that deb,
contracted by the legal authorities Of State
can be declared invalid by u judge after hay-
ing been voted by u Legislature, and issued
by Government. The holders of the stock
here think the General Government should
endeavor to correct the in Justice OF such pro
ceedings, as they seriously affect the Ameri.
can character, and thereby present obstacles
to international commerce. Although the
Government has not noticed the vagaries OF
individual States, it might not be altogether
wrong to do So"
BREADsrurrs.--Th impression prevails ia
some quarters, that in consequence of the
very severe winter, . smaller crop Of bread
stufis may be expected the coming fall than
usual. Whether that will be so or not re-
mains to be seen, and the opinion Of any
man will be good on that subject who can
look SO far into the future as to tell ell about
the weather from now until August. In tho
meantime, We advise every farmer to make
sure Of the present fair prices, and sell all