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

FSA 'sAs ANsEo, AS W
The Meeting To-NIghsS
Let there be grand rally of the people
Of all parties tonight, to hear our dis
tinguished Senator, the Hon. james Harlan,
and the Republican nominee for District
Attorney. The meeting will be held at the
corner OF Main and Fifth streets.
NTThc Washington Union in recent ar
ticle remarks:
ssNothing is more common than to hear, 10
the pulpits and from the rostrums of the
North, confident and oracular predictions Of
the early abolition OF Slavery in the border
slave States. Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia
and Missouri, are counted as already under
going the inevitable metomorphosis, and
prophets, who are Daniels, have been pro-
nounoing upon the institution of Slavery in
their borders the meme, meme, feAel, uphar-
sin, OF Belshazzar, with all the solemnity Of
veritable prophets.
"These confident anticipations and predic-
lions have been rife, of course, only in those
quarters whore it is impossible, from the ma
tnre OF things, for any real acquaintance
with the subject to prevail"
And yet James Buchanan, in ls45, he be-
ing thena United Statas Senator, in his anx-
iety to reconcile the people Of the North to
the extension Of the area of Slavery by the
annexation Of Texas, said:
HMay not, then, the acquisition OF Texas
be the means OF drawing the slaves far to
the South, to climate more congeniai to
their nature and may they not finally pass
of into Mexico, and there mingle with race
where no prejudice exists against their colorf
That the acquisition Of Texas would ERE
LONG convert Maryland Virginia, Missouri
and Kentucky, and probably others of the
more northern slave states, into free states,
ENTERTAIN. NOT A DOUBT"
Has Buchanan no acquaintance with the
subject and is he no Daniel, or Is he famil-
lar with the subject himself, and did he
simply try to humbug his constituents
fT"Honcst Gerritt Smith," is the kind
and appreciAtive style in which the Journal
commends to its readers the notorious fana-
tic, whoss abuse Of the Republican party
commends him to the cordial embraces of
the trio Of the Journal. =
Gerritt Smith is an abolition candidate for
Governor Of the State Of New York, and in
. recent speech announces the following
principles as part Of his platform:
In answer to question, he said if he were
elected we should shave for Governor man
who il need be,woul summon the whole mill.
tary power Of the state to dispense as mob,
any number Of persons, acting as judges, ju-
Tors,. or witnesses, who were endeavoring to
render up q fugitive; man who would see
thousands Of lives lost, and rivers Of blood
spilled, rather than that one negro baby
should be stolen away"
He declared that "There was no political
"partt worthy Of his support which was not
Gin favor of shutting up the dram shops.n'
81 Am opposed to tho Common School
system Of this State, and that system should
be abandoned at once"
81 would not allow civil government TO
protect or aid education"
81 am in favor Of extending the elective
franchise to females, and would allow females
Ia hold ofice.''
These are sample Of the petitions held
and advocated by "honest Gerritt Smith, p
whom the Journal pats so aflec.ionately on
the back, and whose aid he courts against
the Republican party.
s'Iionest Gerritt Smith" qaoth the Crab
bis" Of the Journal.
PKTTY FRArD.-Douglas forged plat
form for the Republican party at Ottawa.
and the Journal mus. needs try TO initiate
its leader. Hence we find in that sheet oil
Tuesday evening, . small potato attempt Il
palm Oh on its. readers the impression thai
the Cincinnati Commercial, which it quotes
in abuse OF tho Republican party, sis II
able and reliable exponent Of Republican
party principles. :"
The Commercial! is a. independent jour
nal, and never was a Republican party organ
although 1t has, in the nsin occupied III
same position on the slavery question.
would DO just as fair in us to quote from III
Keokuk Post a. an sable and reliable expo
nent Of the Democratic party" as i. is f
the Journal p quote the Commercial us
does.
G1rAe who gives himself airs Of iu
portaoss, exhibits the credentials Of imp,
tence.