The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-27

1saGmnt Of Illinois, Il yet assumes the har.
ls4NAn = ~ ps1esness 70 the sympathy and
eeesiaaien Of ths party controlling ID.
Il 10 an anomaly. Il tries to elect Mr..
Douglas. Elected, it dies defeated, it dies.
II - the hope only Of men who cannot or will
not see the strength and msjssty of Nation
q Party. II begins, continues aud ends in
AIR. Douglas.
! The vasssls of man who refused to sub
NIT to the usages of his party, and deserted
it in an hour of peril = man who did do,
and is still doing more to distract the Dem
ocratic organization than any other leader
since the days Of Van Buren,, they yet have
the graceless assurance to talk about the
friends Of the Administration within this
State being boilers. The smocratic party
fIs not confined to this State, but belongs to
the Union, and majority Of its members in
the Union regulate the character Of its creed.
Its orthodoxy is not embodied in Mr.. Doug
las, nor its principles dependent upon his
whims, grievously as that gentleman may Ia
Dor under the delusion. Mr.. Douglas has
the right to pursue such course as pleases
him, and adopt such views as please him ;
but he has no right to claim TINT his pleasure
is Democracy. Applause, and cries OF good,
good
/ Conscious that their position is untenable
judged by the usages of our party, or the
justice Of the cause, they have resorted, for
lack OF argument, to the most elaborate in
vscsives, and to the lowest personal abuse
No insinuation is too bitter, no motive too
corrupt, no act too abandoned, with which
to charge US and the chiefs Of our party
The members of the Cabinet are denounced
as petty tyfants--their Apprentices within
this State as 'Laxzaroni.'
The charge that the Federal ofice-holders
belong to the National Democratic party, is
nonsensically true? Whom would the Judge
have in Officer Repuhlicans2 hope not
Douglas men? OF course the Judge would
not push his stainless followers into these
dens Of temptation. 1t must be gratifying
to the Judge to know with what little labor
he is able to save stainless from the earthly
faint OF Federal patronage his immaculate
followers, There are class Of ofhcehold-
| ers, however, whom the Judge commands
men who have the happy temper and flexible
| principles TO agree with both parties--who
are 80 we'll stocked with opinions that they
have one set for the street and one for their
Office Il laughter who have that largeness
of soul that they can cheer for Mr.. Douglas
and draw their salary from Mr.. Buchanan
lgreat laughter men who can file sfhdavits
Of their devotion to the Administration, and
grow profsne in their zeal for his enemies,
lshouts Of sHit 'em again, and who can &C.
climate themselves with the utmost readi.
sess alike to the atmosphere Of Washington
and Chicago-men who have not the courage
to be rebels, so strong is their avarice, nor
the honor TO be Democrats, so violent lie
their tendency to apostacy. (Applause.
These ars the few honorable mem alluded
to by the Senator Laughter.
SpeeCh Of Hon. a. Lincoln at spring
field. Ills, July 18th.
FELLow-CIrlZxNs: - Another election,
which is deemed an important one, is ap-
preaching, and, AS suppose, the Republican
party will, without much difficulty, elect their
State ticket. But in regard to the Legisln
ture We, the Republicans, labor under some
disadvantages. In the first place, We have q
Legislature 10 elect upon IN superintendent
OF the representation made several years ago
when the population was far greater in the
South Gas compared with the North) than it
is now and inasmuch ms our opponents hold
entire sway in the South, aud we CORES
pondingly large majority in the North, the
fact that We are now to be represented IS we
were years ago, when the population was
different. Is to US very great disadvantage.
We had, in 1855, according to law, O census
or an enumeration o! the inhabitants, taken
for the purpose of new apportionment of
representation. We know what a fair ap-
portionment OF representation upon that cen
sus would give us. We know that it could
not, il fairly made, fail to give the Rcpub.
lican party from six to ten more members Of
the Legislature than they can probably get
a. the law now stands. II so happened at
the last session Of the Legislature, that our
opponents, holding the control of both
branches Of the Legislature, steadily re-
fused to give US such an apportionment as we
were rightfully entitled to have upon the
census already taken. The Legislature
would pass no bill upon that subject, except
such as was at least as unfair to us as the
old one, and in which, in some instances,
two men in the Democratic regions were al
lowed to 90 as far towards sending men,
Der to the Legislature as three were in the
Republican regions. Comparison was made
at the time as to representative and senate
rial districts, which completely demonstrated
passed, and rendered to the Republican Gov
ernor for his signature but principally for
the reasons have stated, he withheld his ap-
proval, and the bill fell without becoming a
law.
Another disadvantage under which We la.
Dor Is, that there are one or two Democratic
Senators who will be members Of the next
Legislature, snd will vote for the election of
Senator who are holding over in districts in
which we could on all reasonable calculation
elect men Of our own, II We only had the
chance Of an election. When we consider
that there are but twenty-five Senators in the
Senate, taking two from the side where they
rightfully belong and adding .hem to the
other, is to US a disadvantage not to be light |
y regarded. Still, so it is; we have this to
contend with. Perhaps there is no ground
OF complain, on our part. In attending to
the many things involved in the last general
election for President, Governor, Auditor,
Treasurer, Superintendent, OF Public lnstruc-
ton, Members Of Congress, of the Legisla-
ture, County olhcers, ond SO on, We allowed
these things TO happen by want Of sufficient
attention, and we have no complaint OF our
adversaries, SO far as this matter is con.
cerncd. But we have rome cause to com
plain Of the refusal to give us fair appor
tionment.
There is still another disadvantage undar
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