The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-13


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A Oooa Platform.
The election Of Horace r. CLARK in New
York, Anti-Lecompton Democrat as he is,
should afford much qualification to all the
friends Of true Republican government in
me country. His platform, as stated in
speech during the canvass, was one upon
which oil the Representatives Of the people
should stand, in spite of Executive dictation
and Federal corruption. He said:
l shall not speak Of platforms. They are
sometimes too narrow and sometimes too
broad. They are sometimes too sectional
but never too national. The platform on
which stand in this canvass is that OF THE
IkDKPKEDKNcg or THK HousE or REPRESENTA-
EWES. This beseech you to preserve as
you would preserve the apple OF your eye.
Teach your representatives that when plat.
forms are oil broken up by the conclusion of
political elements or when they are miscon-
strued or abandoned by Presidents or Cahi-
nets or Congressman or parties, they May
ssfsiy and securely JOllow the right
vAeversr Il may lead. Tell them,that when
they 60 to the federal capital as the repre-.
sentative Of the people, they need not feel
the pressure Of any letters beyond those
which the Genius OF constitutional liberty
wears. Thus will you preserve the liberties
OF the Republic.
eT There is to be a Grand Douglas Jubi-
lee At Chicago, on Wednesday next, and the
public are on tiptoe to hear what the victo-
rious "little giant" will have to say on the
occasion. We think it more than probable
that oil who expect definite announcement.
OF his position or intentions will be disap.
pointed. Notwithstanding bis recent splen-
did victory he does not occupy an indepen-
dent position by any means. HE destiny 10
in the hands Of the Southern leaders, and
he will keep as mum as possible upon his fu-
ture course and policy and wait for time and
the current OF events to give him opportuni.
6ss Tor ingratiating himself fully into their
confidence and favor.
% Il seems that the whisky flowing dough-
face Governor Of Indiana has not pluck
enough to demand the kidnappers OF Capt.
Bell from the Governor of Kentucky. A
Locofoco Governor OF the North will permi,
any outrage to be perpetrsted against the
citizens OF his own State by the chivalry
without IN effort at redress, and will at the
ssne time exert his whole official power ia
toady STAKEHOLDER and catch runaway ne.
gro.
ca The Locofoco press OF the country are
pouring on. the pent up floods Of billingsgate
blackgaardism and malignant, libellous vi
tuperstion upon the devoted head of VIM. II
Seward. 1t 10 their vocation to abuse the
great and good, and they never can say
worse things or more of them against Mr..
Seward than they did against Henry Clay in
his life time.
The Roy nurderers govIcted.
Two Of the BARRIERS apprentices, who gar
roted Downey, tho Illinois droyer. have hssr
convicted Of murder.
There has seldom been more cruel and
barbsrous murder perpetrated than that TO,
which they are condemned to suffer. They
wsre boys only Is or l6 years old, and thei,
only motive was to obtain money that they
might run away fran their master, of who's.
trentment thew cnmnla;ra1
A JAiLKa KLLEp.-A white man and ,
negro were put in Jail at Fulton, Galloway
county, Mo-, charged with aiding slaves e
escape from their masters. On Monday nigh
last, ~ the jailor opened the door Of theil
prison to supply them with food, the Negro
struck him with an iron bar, killing him in.
stantly. The two prisoners then made theil
escape, and had not been retaken at last &C.
counts.
Ed Mr.. Schwartx, the successor Of J.
CLANCY Jones in Congress from the old Bsrk,
district, supported Taylor for the Presiden
cy 10 lS4S, and Scott in 1852, whence it i,
supposed that he will not, under present cir.
csmstances, he inclined to give much aid and
comfort to Buchanan's Administration.
HuKTEs ORoAS.---It seems from repo-
IN the telegraphic dispatches from Washing
ton, that Pryor, of the Richmond South, !.
about to move bis paper to Washington
unite it with the States and publish nation.
q Democratic paper, in the interests Of Sen.
ator Hunter for the Presidency.
DELswARr.--The majority for Whiteby
the Democratic candidate for Congress il
the State Of Delaware, is much smaller thar
II bis former election, and even the anal
majority that he did get was only obtainet
BY his advocacy Of protective tariff.