The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-04

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Lest sons Of or ssadsss should fail 9TH
srwiss 10 ianxn ~ s1s6ln u The agsressions
Of TIC Brili1 = ls 49, Tho honor Of
the Ansrisaa -, - M siya them brief
explanasisn. 3 grows oct q Tho Niger
question, --as % N -FOUR troubles, from =
fsticuif in Oongrsss - ~ Kansas war, from
the expulsion Of : Tying irsa the Church Of
the Epiphany to the covering Of the Ameri-
can Ecclesiastical bodiss md shs disruption
of our great National Bsssvolsat Societies.
Some years ago treaty arrangements we're
made with certain European powers, looking
TO the suppression Of the slave trade and
government vessels wese employed by sever
al Governments to intercept and overhaul
the slave ships. This mode Of proceeding
soon proved distastefu to our slaveholding
masters, and the United States Government
rather connived at than attempted to pre-
vent the operations Of the slave traders, al
though the business was proclaimed pratt
cal under our laws. As our Government
ceased its efforts for the suppression Of the
slave trade, the British Government ships
increased their vigilance. And, as during
the past year, great many slave ships have
run their cargoes into the West Indies under
the American flag the British vessels of war
have recently searched number Of our
merchant vessels under the suspicion that
they had Africans aboard.
Well, a. We declArpd war against Great
Britain once 10 yindicate our national honor,
against the British claim to searchJ our
vessels for sailors who had deserted from
the British flag, the resistance 10 the right
of search is n national, histdsisal, patriotic
poin. of honor which the American people
are bound to stand np. 10 now, even in
defence Of niger thieves and pirates.
Now as there is no doub, bu. that the British
vessels have thus insulted the honor Of the
American nation by practical disregard Of
the protecting .Egis Of the stripes and stars;
there is nothing left for this gres. nation but
TO get An apology or capture their ships and
fight it out. We are in favor Of the latter
alternative. We think the capture Of a
British ship would bring matters to q focus.
Negotiations would then be entered into in
earnest, and If forced to 60 to war at last,
we would know just what we were fighting
for, WHITEHALL pretence, hyfalutin and
humbug aside,-is nothing more nor less in
the present case than this: that the Amer-
can Tag shall noa, on the ocean as a sacred
shield and protection over the pirates en-.
gagged in the slave trade.
We are for decided measures with Grea,
Britain for another reason. Our Govern
ment has always submitted to her insults
and covered and complained Of her out
RACES, and then turned round and whipt eons
poweriess neiehbor. just as we ssen 10 b
doing IN the present case, palayering in Con.
gress about forty or fifty outrages commit.
ted sgains, our ships by British vessels, and
al the same time giving orders to take sum
mary vengeance upon the deepicable little
government Of Paraguay for insulting our
Gag in one instance. We hate..to rec gu,
government acting like lubberly .yalpeeu
who quietly submits 10 be abused, kicked
and cufed by gentleman, and then show.
his spunk and vents his spleen by whipping
his little bound girl.