The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-04-15

Items.
Chief Justice Wilton, Republican, has
been reelected by 10000 majority over
Cothren, Black Democrat.
The ocean steamer Niagara broke one Of
her cylinder heads on the 10th and loses her
trip.
The rt>ent rains hare caused great fresh
cts in the piscataqua and Penobscot rivers,
Maine, and caused much damage to b-idges,
factories, farms, etc
All the Offices of the Grand Trunk tCana-
da) Railway a, Point Levi, opposite Quebec,
were destroyed by fire on the 10Th.
+ Prephrttc.
Said VIM. pinckney, the great lawyer,
and the pride of Maryland, before the Leg
islature Of that State:
.To me. sir, nothing for which have not
the evidence Of my senses IL more clear than
that Slavery will one day destroy that rever-
enee for liberty which is the vital principle
of Republic"
Look around, and see surely and rapidly
his language is vindicating itself. The Slave
interest rules the policy and directs the gov
eminent of this nation. The miscalled
Democratic party, which is yet in a large
popular majority, 10 the instrument with
which it works. Until short time since,
that party was distinguished for its radical
and Incorporating views Of the sacrcdness
of natural Human Rights. Now, the clear
and lively sense Of individual liberty, Of
native and imprescribtible personal rights, is
obscured, 10 universally ignored, is the daily
subject Of sneers and ribald SCOTS, and the
man is accounted, BY these partizans, moon
struck theorist, weak sentimentalist, who
maintains firm faith in the doctrines Of
Thomas Jefferson, under whose auspices the
party WINS formed, and under the influence
of whose name and teachings II became
what We have known il until within these
few years past. The departure Of so large
body from the true spirit Of our institu-
tons, las not been without its influence over
the entire public sentiment. And how trne
is it that, as the great Pinkney predicted,
Slavery is debauching the public mind, and
destroying "that reverence for Liberty which
sis the vital principle Of Republic"
Ono DANCING TO THE MusIc.--We had oc-
casion to notice the action Of the New York
Legislature, in view Of the Dred Scott deci-
sion, the other day. The Legislature Of
Ohio manifests but little better temper on the
occasion, and shows no symptoms Of dis
position to be "subdued" by the slave power.
A committee appointed by them, have report
ed at length their views upon the doctrines
>enunciated By the slaveholding Judges, nc
cNppanied by bill providing severe penal
ties\agaiust person. attempting to hold
slavesXp the State, or toarrest or carry away
any pers0Q from the State, under the pre-
ts1ce that sash person j. slave, except the
patty so doing 6sx United States Marshal,
and act under due process and authority in
the premises. The bill also proposes to ap.
propriate one hundred thousand dollars to
protect citizens Of Ohio in Kansas.
DioSIFiEp. The editors Of the National
+ Infeligencer, universally recognised as one
Of the most dignifed and able journals in
tbs nation, applied to Judge fancy for .
copy of his opinion in the bred Scott case
/ Here is his answer
| .sChief Justice fancy returns his compIi-
| ments to the editors Of the National Intelli.
gencer, and, in reply to their request, begs
/ to inform them that he does not prepar,
| opinions for the use Of juvenile debating
societies, or of political newspapers"
| Some people may call that specimen Of
Democratic propriety, ba, we should call i
specimen Of indecent aud insxcusabie in
science.