The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-13

my mind's eve, nil the time, the tendencies
see before me in this country. knew that
tho Gulf States had made platforms upon
which, it was said, they would feel bound to
secede from the Union. | am told to 60 for
ward, lest they do secede. Now, sir, who is
so bold, in this assembly, as to rise and say
that nR IS A pIsusIoNIsr? Not one. Who is
there, in this assembly, who will rise in his
place and say that he will 90 to the Southern
States with the black flag of disunion unfurl-
ed for that people to follow? There is 81
lence, sir, over thssliouse, in response to
that inquiry, like the silence OF the grave
Secession! disunion Why, sir, "'ts the
eye Of childhood that fears the painted dew
IL" have no fear Of disunion. have no
fear that the people Of the South will listen
for a moment to the whispers of disunion.--
They are chivGlrous, brave and true; and
woe to the politician who proclaims himself
a disunionist!
But, sir, had heard Of discontents, and
was careful; and choose to shy TO the South,
that, when | exerted myself to get these Re-
publican members to put themselves upon
that vote, did so with an eye to the fact
that there were platforms formed at the South
which did hope that vote would sink forever
and forever. Now am here to render also
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sincere thanks, my honest and profound obll-
task Of giving that vote, which believe they
did with wish to establish peace and con.
cord between all sections, and with the hope
that that vote would accomplish it.
Now, sir, who in tho South wants to es
tablish a sectional Southern party1 The
Democrats are not content with the PROPOSE.
ton that the doctrine of popular sovereignty
shall be carried forward, and that the people
Of Kansas may have State free or slave, as
they prefer. They now proceed one step be.
yond that, read from paper OF Tuesday,
April, 81, the Richmond South. ! will read
single sentence, to let you see the manner
in which the progress OF this controversy is
regarded, and the point which we have
reached:
SIN the mean time, if the Senate bill pass,
Kansas may come into the Union as a slave
State. or she cannot come at all. This is the
issue"
You who represent the South, ask you in
the most solemn earnestness if that is the is
sue upon which you propose to 20 to the
country? | ask you if that is the issue upon
which you are prepared to precpitate the
South Your platform made the declaration
that the people Of Kansas might determine
this matter-that the people of Kansas were
to have the right to vote whether they would
be free State or slave State.
But YOU are understood in the country by
this bill to have made up tho issue, us I'M
derstand it, that she shall come here as
slave State, or she is not to come at ALL
Does it not result from that proposition that
you are attempting to inaugurate in this
country an aggressive pro slavery party--a
party that does not stand upon the constitu
tonal rights of the people of all sections,
but Southern pro-savery party which pro.
poses to haunt its banner in the face Of the
other sections, and to say TO them that they
must bow down to your Juesernaut?
Americans, friends of Crittenden and nd-
mirers Of the gallant Marshal, will you sus-
tain The advocates Of this Administration
who present as a test of fealty to the party
proposition that is "degrading to the peo-
pie Of the North 2" Will you MD by your
votes to strike down Col. Curtis who stood,
with the entire Republican party, side BY side
with Orittenden and Marshal in the battle
against this degrading condition and in IA.
vor Of the Crittenden propositions Read
again the noble sentiments of Marshall, i'm
bibe his generous spirit and let it influence
you through the canvass and at the polls.