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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

The HoKsx Ton CoRwIs RiDss.---At pub
lie meeting in Cincinnati on Thursday last,
Tom Gerwin made speech, in the course Of
which be said:
think could convince every impartial
man that the horse of popular sovereignty
was . dead horsa--biown to atoms by demo.
cratic guns. And az for that wind broker
spawned pcney, the Wilm0t prosiso, be VA.
sired b. Thos. jefferson himself, and its the
horse / mean 20 ride Is long ~ there il .
hair 81 his tail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
nUyINEsa NOTICE.

Subscriptions for the DAILY GATE Crry, and
WEEKLY vALLsr wHe, must be accompanied by
the cash in Ail cases.
Daily subscr Der. pay the carrier ii they pre-
FER. once In two weeks. The carrier Is advised to
require payment in advance, in all cases.
No job Work delivered until paid for.
All advertisements must be paid for In advance,
except In the case Of customers with whom we have
mutual accounts. With such, settlements viii be
made quarterly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20


| Whereas the Commissioners appointed by
tho Act of the Seventh General Assembly OF
| this State, entitled San act to incorporate
the State Bank OF Iowa." approved March
Goth, A. d. 1858, 10 casry into effect the pro-
visions Of said act have, BY smajority OF said
! Commissioners to Wit Ezekiel CLARK, @. II.
| Booth, f. II. Harrison, j. w. Dutton, w. j.
! Calling, Elihu Baker, w. s. Dart, and Ed
| ward L. Edgington, certified to the under
signed, that the following Branches Of the
State Bank Of Iowa, viz:
The Branch Of the State Bank of Iowa at
Iowa City;
The Muscatine Branch Of the State Bank Of
Iowa, at Muscatine;
The Branch OF tho State Bank Of Iowa at
Des Moines, ct Des Moines;
Tho Dub sque Branch Of the State Bank of
Iowa, at Dubuque;
The Oskaloosa Branch of the State Bank
Of Iowa, at Oskaloosa;
| The Mount Pleasant Branch Of the State
| Bank Of Iowa, at Mount Pleasant;
The Keokuk Branch Of the State Bank of
Iowa. at Keokuk, Lee county;
| The State Bank Of Iowa, Merchants Branch,
at Davenport;
| Have been formed and duly organized ac-
cording to the provisions Of said act; that
their stockholders, directors and officers, re-
spectiyely, are men OF responsibility and in
tegrity, entitled to public confidence; and
that said Branches are lawfully entitled to
commence the business Of Banking under
said act:
Now, therefore be it known that I, Ralph
p. Lowe, Governor Of the State Of Iowa, be-
ing satisfied that said law has been in all re.
spects complied with do by this my public
| proclamation in accordance with the proyis.
tons Of said act, set forth and declare that
the above named Branches OF the State Bank
of Iowa are respectively authorized to com.
mence and carry on Banking under the pro.
visions Of the aforesaid Law, at the place,
severally designated in their Certificate Of
Association.
| ~, In testimony whereof have here
L. 9. unto set my hand and caused tht
49, Great Seal Of the State Of Iowa tc
be affixed.
Done at Des Moines, this 18th day Of Dc.
tober, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty eight, and OF the In.
dependence Of the United States the eighty
third, and of the State of Iowa the 18th.
| By the Governor, RALPH p. LOWE.
ELIJAH SELLS, Sec'y OF State.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

DAAAcgs.--A young lady named Catherine
Q. Richie has obtained verdict Of $500
against the Hudson River Railroad Company
for an accident which caused her the loss Of
a leg in 1854. Her father had previously
recovered $3.50 for the loss Of her services,
and for medical attendance. The cars
started while she was getting out, and the
stop long enough for passengers to get out
safely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

c. A serious accident occurred TO the out
ward bound train on the Bureau Valley road,
on Wednesday evening, some four miles from
Peoria. Several cara loaded with cattle wers
aapsized, killing quite number, but no per-
son injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
Tne MIX question.

A correspondent Of the Oquawka Plain
dealer made discovery, of something mys-
terious while Douglas was talking in that
town recently. He writes the following let
Ter Of inquiry:
Ma. EpiToR: While Mr.. Douglas was
speaking At the court house on Monday last
a peculiar white substance was observed al
eacn corner OF ms mouth. / nave nearu va
rious conjecturcs as to the cause. Can you
throw any light on the subject? Dick.
We presume the following anecdots, tols
in the Knoxville Republican, furnishes so.
luton of the mystery:
Az lsciDEsT.--While the little giant was
in full blast al Galesburg and frothing a
both sides Of bis mouth, two ladies standing
side by side were overheard questioning and
answering one smother thus '1Nhat is thai
on each side Of Mr.. Douglass mouth fn--
Said the other, sob, be has been taking
some Of Llncoln's milk and it has soured on
i his stomaehls'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

CO A musical genius in Hungary has made
. new and curious application Of electricity.
in Brussels, he played by means OF electric
wires, on five different pianos At the same
tins. The electric battery which worked the
wires Was 10 an adjoining room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

ACLERoYxAs KILLED by Bull. Tho Rev.
Sam'l g. Parker, Of Hinckley, Medina Co.,
met with terrible death on Sunday morn
ing, the 10th inst. He was seen to 20 into
. field in which he kept bull, with pitch
sork in bis hand, for the purpose, it is sup
posed, 81 driving the animal out. About
an hour after person called at his house to
invite him 70 to preach funeral sermon, and
was directed by the family to the 6eld, where
they supposed Mr.. p. was. On looking for
him him he was found dead, the body tossed
over the fence several rods from where the
pitchfork WIS lying. The horns and head Of
the bull wsre bloody, and the blood and
marks on the ground indicated that the un.
fortunste man was gored and pitched along
by the vicious animal from the place where
the pitchfork lay to the fence, and Their
tossed completely over it.--[Cleveland TO-,
paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
4 Rtch Legacy, ua,hoI,c or not.

\ Rich Legacy, catholic or not.
recent legacy 10 causing considerable
discussion in the papers, but it seems there
10 disagreement thus far, not only in the
principles but in the facts upon which the
newspaper editors remarks are based
Below We give the views Of our contempora-
ry and Of Southern paper, likely to be bet
ter posted:
RicH LKoAcY.-Ths Qrifin (Ga.) Union
gives an account Of the death Of Mr.. Dermo,
Dempsey, supposed to be the most wealthy
man in Macon, few weeks ago, leaving al
estate Of $500, 900. Ho was Roman Cath.
Ollie in religion, and having q priest Of thai
faith with him during bis last Illness, it wa,
found after his death that his will diyidcl
%, 900 between his two children, and CAV,
the remainder, 1895 900, to the Catholi,
Church. He must have been Of an unsount
condition Of mind, and II there 10 any jus
tice in Georgia, the will should be set aside
But Romish priest at the bedside OF sicl
man, - little better, Ms = general thing, thai
was Lucifer at the ear OF Eve. 9Th
Church" ID the father and mother, an,
brother and sister, Of the Romish priesthood
and before her must all human affections b
stricken down.-lKeokuk journal.
ga RIcH LEGAcY.r-Under this heading
we copied q few days since an item, Stain
that the estate Of Mr.. Dermot Dempsey, q
Macon, lately deceased, amounting 70 $500
900, had been left, except $1,000, to III
Catholic Church. The Macon TELEGRAPH
copies the same item, and adds:
mir. Dempsss's estate, We have been il
formed, 10 valued az somewhere ano,
8250,DOo, and all OF it goes to his childre
mot one cent sto the Catholic Church.
We have been informed and believe.--lS
rannah News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
CIO-ParsMOrshtp Notice

cO-ParsMGrshtp Notice.
ID r.. GRAY Il. II. SMITH have this day
n. formed partnership In the Carpenter and
Buiidins business in al Inc branches, under tia
Arm name and style Ut Gray smith. They viii
DO found On Fifth street, between High and Nor.
ran, hero they will DO happy 10 receive the or.
dess Of their friends and ths pAhlie.
mAvt7 sko11m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

We compare tho returns upon the Con-
gressioDal ticket with tho vote of Lowe and
Samuels last year. Lowe had q majority Of
424 in the district. The figures given are
maiorities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

The manager OF the Louisville Thea
tire has adopted the rule, which he has made
public, that when ladies take up more room
than one person is Justly entitled to, they
shall nav extra for their seats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

CT The Scientific American asserts that
wherever the leak 10 in the Atlantic Gable, it
ia mere conjecture to assert that il is here or
there-one mile or two hundred miles from
Ireland. No person can reliably tell without
lifting the cable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

The Most Direct,
RELIABLE a ExPEDITIoUs MOuTE
rs ali Points Yass ma north,
Is VIA THE
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
M7 R71
RAILROAD.
Sure Connections are made with this Road,
Daily AT Burlington, Plymouth and
Quincy.
A1-passengers csn Leave Ksoksk for Barli nston
EVERY Evnxiss-for plymouth or Quincy svnRr
MOANING.
Through to Chicago In - Hours
1g-Cinoinnati Passengers, leaving KsoAak 1t
.. m, reach Cincinnati the next day 81 ~ p. M,
with only sne change OF Gals.
- This IL the quickest time made. FARE Al
Low as by any ether route. ~NE
Eastsrs Passengers IN axe CLOSE and su Re
CONNECTIONS Ia Chicago with all thorouehfasss
East, North aud South East.
TFare to the East isLowER by this route
than any other, and Time xuca ouIckER.- -
Through Tickets,
FROM KkOkUK
By oil the principle routes, % Boston. Nav York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Warrington,
Harrisburgh, Pittsburgh, Wheel
Ing, Cincinnati, indianapolis.
- Also, by several different routes TO all the
principal intern sdiats places.
SAho, to Milwaukee, Frssport, aalsna, and
Dunleith.
- Also, to all the Railroad Cite. in Upper and
Lower Canada, via Grand Trunk Railway HAmil-
ton, Toronto, Kingston. Montreal and Quebec.
~By the same route to Ogdensburgh, N. y,
Platsshurgh. N. \. and Portland. Me-.
CAN Bx PRocuREp At Tbs
GENERAL RAlLROD TICKET OFFICE,
M0in-St., bstussn First and Second,
KEOkUK, IOWA.
RAILROAD TICKETS
Good for IN uniimitsdisngth OF time allowing
Passenger tostop 1t any point and re-
sumo their Journey atlsisure.
Steamboat Ticketsgood until Close Of Navigation.
aD-Passsn gers can obtain Reliable Information
1t this Once Ia regard to all Railroad Routes in
the United States and CAnadss. -
THOUGH FREIGHT CONTRACTS
TO AND FROM ALL EASTERN CITIES can
- maAe a14his sftSco.
&1DamaKss and Over Charges sErrLsp PROMPT
IT. 80
WV. Mantle, Genl Freight Agent, Chicago.
SAMLfuWkLL, htn Iickel agent Ahloo8u.
c. q. HAnnosp, Superintendent, Chicago.
J.R.TkWkSBukf,
Oct. ., '5s-ddw Agent, keokuk.
JOSEPH HLECh,
GOn1ecti0ner,
Main st., bet Sth and oth....... ..,.....KE0kUK,
| Al ANuFAcTukER Of all kinds Of Cakes and
lvl Candies, Pyramids, Ac. All ordAxs for parties
will BE- promptly ATTENDED 70, II the shortest no.
tice and in the most approved style.
oct6i
Boarding.
| A GENTLEMAN and bis wife can obtain pleas
II ant rooms, Furnished II dssir With board,
| In . private family. Inquire II DR.. ESyGarth's
Office, Sd St, between Main and Johnsoa.
| Sep30dtf
| COAL.
gTSliE undersg ned will sell superior article Of
| Coal, in large small quantities, for Caah, 81
| low ratSs. Having made arrsn gsments for , large
trade during the Fall and Winter, 1 will eoatsact
/ TO deliver Coal through town, and IT Warsaw !,
/ Alexandsia and Hamilton. VIM l.. WOOD.
Once on Sd street, 1t the Once of 6tryker I
Wood, keokuk. q. d. bkAMBLk,
/ Sept 80 dam Agent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20


IiIsnois CcntraI RaiIread.
Tho Chicago Herald makes strong case
Of corrupt political management against the
Illinois Central Railroad Company. Sena-
tor Douglas, Ex-Gov. Matteson and their
special friends and favorites have been fed
and fattensd by the Company, while the ac-
taal settlers and bona fde purchasers Of lands
have been charged high speculation prices,
and then, on failure to meet their payments,
have been compelled to pay shaving rate Of
interest.
Here is specification or two from the
Herald:
eve would respectfully ask the Comps ny,
why 1t sold some 5000 acres Of it's lands to
Judge Douglas at IS per acre, on long time,
ut two per cent. interest, while it was selling
lands to actual settlers at SIS per acre and I
per cent. intcrest--which interest, in the case
Of those who were unable to pay their notes
at maturity, was raised to ten per cent? Ac-
cording to the Herald, the following petition
10 in circulation among the people, develop
ing the design to probe the thing TO the bot.
tom:
We give the closing article of the petition
referred to, which is as follows;l
4sh. The company has broken its faith with
the people Of the State and country by ad-
yertising to sell only to actual settlers, while
1t has sold to spectators at lower prices,
and to cover it's delinquency in this respect,
has wilfally neglected to make semi-an-
nual report OF sales to tho Auditor, as re-
qaired by the 10th section, stating in every
case, tract, price and purchaser. II has
further broken faith with the people and tres
passed on public rights and Aisregarded pub
lie morals by threatening to dispossess inno-
cent purchasers whom it's agents have swim
died by obtaining conc ssslons from the Leg
islature by indirection and connivance; by
attempting to organize it's service on politi-
cal basis; by repeated and partially success
ful attempts to influence elections, subsidizc
the press and corrupt the judiciary, and by a
general course Of dishonesty and incapacity
which threatened to disgrace the State and
bankrupt the corporation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MISNER,S COM N ER CIAL n IA CLAs
SIGAL ACADEMY.

To the Young Men OF keokuk and elsewhere !:
vNH0sE III you who value instruction and wish
/ to get business educ ,tion, cheap and thor
ough, are Respectfully invited to examine the i'd
vantages OF this Institution. Charges at present
merely omnal. and until the LIST Of January pay
ment will be received in anything that hal value to
the Principal. Scholars received and studies COM
me- need at any time. No Class System. Attend at
your leisure, day or evening. Scholars from other
schools may pursue studies here cut Of their rcgu
lar school hours. Satisfaction warranted. Dura-
ton of Commercial Course till the scholar is sat
isfed.
The patronage OF those who wish 70 obtain a
thorough know adge of FRENCH aud GERMAN il
solicited The Principal has snccet sfuly instruct
ed nearly 1,d0o pupils in the above languages.
Germans, Frcnchmen, etc., wiShing instruction
in English are respectfully invited opatronize the
school.
Scholars from ont Of town can be accommoda ted
with bard at reasonable rates.
Many Instructive bo ks, periodicals., DC, at the
service Of the public, free, at Academy Hail.
FRANCIS Z, MiSNEK,
keokuk Oct. 20, '5S-dkw Principal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

BEAR TREEp BY A HoRsx.--Bears are
more numerous this season than for several
years in the central counties of the State,
and aventures with them are quite common.
Mr.. Cross. Of Fairfield, who recently visited
Eaton county, related to us an affair which
occurred four miles east Of Eaton Rapids,
which presents an example Of maternal care
by a mare for her colt that is rarely exhibit
cd by the horse kind, II it was not q hair
breadth adventure. A mare with colt by
her side, was feeding q pasture, when she
wac approached by three bears--an old one
and two cubs nearly full grown. Alarmed
for the safety Of her colt, the mare forgot
the usual fear OF the horse for these ami
mails, and attacked them with such vigor that
they were forced to retreat. They were pur-
sued so closely that one Of them was com.
PEELED to seek safety and remain in a tree
till the owner Of the mare, who had watched
the whole proceedings, went to his house for
gun, returned and shot it, Adrian Mich,
Watch Tower.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
ovv,cr o. rns NEBRASKA AID !

Ovvlcx or rns NRBRAskA AEpl
eourH Iowa h. k.Co.
The Stockholders Of tho Nebraska and South
lows Railroad Co. arc hereby notified that they Ars
required 70 pay an installmsnt of per cent. on
their subscription 70 the capital stock Of said
Company forthwith, 70 H. Dunhvy, Esq, general
Agent.
BY order of the Board Of Directors
=. AAYN1, 6sc'y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

SroLGS HoRsKs.-The editor Of the Cedar
Rapids Times has been shown letter from a
friend in Hamilton, Ohio, giving an account
Of the shooting, On the 18th ult., Of s. ID.
Loox, noted horse thief, who has been OPP
Grating in Iowa. His cousin, Warren Lock
who was hung the next week, made a con-
fession which led to the recovery Of some &C
horses which were gathered in Illinois and
Iowa. The Times says:
IS. D. Lock 10 known to have been il
Iowa City on the 10th Of September, and i
10 not improbable that some Of the horses
taken from this county are among the fort,
recovered. The horses are in Pike county
near Barry, where the Locks were taken
MIR. w. A. Wherry, OF Western, who expect.
Is start for Hamilton next Monday, will Civ,
further information in regard to the matte
if desired"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

Sccona Congress- onaI District.
The race between Lefingwell, Democrat,
and Vandever, Republican, in the Northern
District Of this State, seems to be very close.
LefhngwelPs game are large in some coun.
ties and numerous in the District. The Da-
venport Gazette, however, thinks Vandev er
viii be elected by a fair majority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

TRIALS OF SPEECH MAKNo.--Squire j. re-.
Gently aspired to represent his place in the
next legislature, and in hopes Of obtaining
the nomination he seizes all favorable oppor-
tunities to address the million. A few nights
since, there was a caucus at the school house
when j, delivered one Of his fowery speeches,
which terminated somewhat rs follows:
81 say, fellow citizens, that the inaliena-
bic rights OF man are paramount and casa-
mount to all other, and he who cannot put
his hand on his heart and thank God that
nothing is ranking within, deserves to lie in
bed--in bed say, gentlemen, he deserves
to lie in bed-in bed
ssWithout woman [" shouted the shrll
voice of person to round the period. The
laugh was tremendous and it 10 doubtful il
the Squire gets the nomination. 1t is sup
posed that the last speaker 10 the father OF a
small family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

Dir SAHrY, on Dr. SAUrY.--Referring to
Whittisr's lines on the Gable, the Hartford
Times SAYS
ssIhc cable has ceased to work. II the
poet must write about Trinity Bay, why not
select the only interesting subject that re-
mains ther e. and ask the schief electrician"
70 give US the true photography Of his name.
Thus
"Thau operator, silent, plam,
" by will you arts naughty
Do tell uf tchaf your name Is ,come--
DE SANITY, or DE Sauty
.Dou't think to shumbug' any more,
Shut up there in your shanty-
But solve the problcm--once for all
DE Sauty, or De Santya"
eEThe Grand Chapter Of the Royal Arch
Masons held its Annual Communication at
list OF officers for the ensuing year
T.. W. Eastman, NJ. f. G. II. p; G. H.
Booth, D. @. H. p; Kimball Porter, g. K;
w. Lefinswell, G. S.; NJ. 7. Williams, g. T..
W. b. Lsngridge, q. Sec.; G. w. Teas, g..
Oh; @. Lamb, q. q. H.; o.s McNeill, d. p.
S.; G. NJ. Seaton, 6. r. A. c.; N. Chapman,
G. M. 3 "; Geo. Warne, GIN. "; John
Brown, g. NV.
The next session Of the Grand Chapter will
be held at Dubuque on the Sd Wednesday in
August, 1859.
NRw PAPER.--A new paper, to be called
the Morning Sun, is to be commenced this
week ut Dubuque, under the editorial con
troll Of Mr.. ". j. David. David had better
take pickaxe and spade, and 90 to work in
the mines, IL he has any preference for light
work or takes any particular delight in be-
ing paid for bis labor.
.a- -ss~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

TIN DRs Mofxls vALlAY Vine IL published
essry Monday ~ this ONCE, Ia ofthe oldest
papsrs In Iowa, and has very large and inereas-
: NJ circulation throughout the Dee Moines Val.
Icy, Northern Missouri, and Western illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
- The New York Tribune says:

UgT The New 10rk IftDUNe says.
Republican victories in Pennsylvania are
by no means a novelty. They date back to
half century ago. Thus we find in the
Public Advertiser Of this city, Of Monday,
Oct. 10, 1907, the following paragraph:
SIT il certain that the Republican majority
in each branch Of the new Pennsylvania
Legislature will exceed, at the approaching
session, the majorities Of last year"
What is not to be forgotten is, that the
principles Of the Republican party Of the pres
ent day are essentially the same with those
OF the great party OF fifty years ago, in
viso Of Freedom, was ono Of the principal
leaders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20

Man eTOGt,s History.
NEW VOLUME. The American RevoluIion.---
IN The History Of the United States. Vol. VII;
being vol. !. VI the American Revolution byfaeo.
Bancroft Syo. Uniform with the previous vol-
umeS.
Also, just published, HilliArd on Vendors. II
Law Of Vendors and Purchasers VI Real Properly.
BY Francis Hiliiard, Rae, Author Of s.The Law -
For sale BY OGDEN, BR0WNEIL co.,
may2id ~ Mafn.at.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-20
Ksosauqus, June 80, lsss-jy31

.~.,, 1.O1IENr 49, a. 1-Nra
nN which special taxes are due and unpaid, fol
" McAdamising, Guttsring and Trimming IN
the AlIaI through Block No IL.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-07-01
The Difference between TweedIe
Dunn and TWeedle Dee.

The Gazette of Saturday, trae to
its old Federal instincts, attempts to
ridicule those Senators and statesmen
who maintain the American doctrine
that no foreign COMMANDMENTS right
to stop or enter an American vessel
without the permission Of her com.
mander. lts article, in its attempted
ridicule OF the American side and it's
defense Of the British, reads exactly
like the Federal newspaper efnsions
previous to the war of 1912, when it
was fashionable in that party to abuse
Madison and his friends, and extol
the Essex Massachusetts Junto, which
sanctioned the dishonor of the coun.
try. The Gazette tries to draw dis.
tinction between "tweedle dun and
tweedlc dec" or, in other words, it
insists that while the British have no
right to search our vessels upon the
ocean, they have right to forcibly
stop and visit" them. This rdicu.
lous attempt to draw a distinction
where none exists was long ago retu-
ted by Daniel Webster, in his memo.
rable dispatch to Lord Ashburton,
when he was Secretary OF State in
1S43. Mr.. Webster said: The
Government of the United States, on
the other hand, maintains that there
is no such well.known and acknowl.
edged, nor, indeed, any broad and
generic difference between what is
usually called visit and what has been
usually called search; that the right of
visit, to be effective, must come in the
end to include search, and thus to ex.
erciSe in peace an authority which
the laws Of nations only allows in
time of war"
The only difference between tie
British claim to visit our vessels and
searching them is, that the former is
rather q milder name for an obnox.
ious practice than the latter. 1t is
such difference as there is between
. negro and a man of color--the lat.
Ter being considered as the most polite
designation. Gin. Eng.