The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-01

itsa tuo4 o0ets tS4tbp VIII -
onsisls1 - = - As,s1
8 oAlvrs TArlon,
May is. H. hep, Cong. Com.
Insu1A Flag.
The r. its oonstitu-
ton, IL have be-
come III s = M nag pol
itieIan' pl.ys = - daring anbi-
ton.
A few days ~ e. Douglas intro
dnced a bill oonferring 10 authority on
the President Of the unl1 ctesss to order
such hostile demonstr1l - 11ninst the yes
sells Of foreign countries $50 ~ ocean as
would amount to actual var. This resolu-
ton, virtually and to all intents and purpo-
ses, nullides that provision of the Cons,i,u-
ton which coufsfs tho war-making power on
Congress, thus placcs4t in the power Of the
President to involve the country in war at
any time. without previous notice to Con-
gross or the country. Such power can
never long exist with safety TO the liberties
of the country and never has been held by
the Executive branch Of a Republican Gov
eminent. With this power in his hands,
james Buchanan will approach as near the
position Of despot as Louis Napoleon.
Does senatoksDouglas propose to violate
the ConstsuaG9Sf the sD~ntry and strip
Congress of the great prerogstive of deciding
upon the question Of war, and confer it upon
the President by way Of rendering peace
offering to reconcile his orsenal difficulty
with that Democratic despot? Or does he
lock further and seek to destroy the Consti-
tuition OF the country in order to embroil Mr..
Buchanan with the shareholders who will op-
pose any measures the President may take
TO bring on hos,iities with Great BritainY-
Or does Mr.. Douglas want The President to
engage 10 war with Great Britain in order
10 bring back the North to higher appreci.
alton Of the peculiar institution, hy compell-
ine them TO march en- masse to defend the
Shareholders from British invasion, and act
as military police TO restrain the slaves
from killing their masters or running away
from them? Douglas is defeated and dis.
appointed politician and man of immense
ambition, who thus far has given no strong
ereyidences of political honesty and patriot
ism than had characterized Aaron Burr be-
fore his fall.
Bnt whatever may be the object Of Doug
las in seeking 10 confer the war power on the
President, the measure cannot fail to prove
injurious both 10 the prospects Of Mr.. Blu
ehanan and the peace and liberty Of the
country.
The true course in the premises is for Con.
gress at once 10 order the President to send
asulhclent naval force to the scene If trouble
vl;h orders 10 capture or sink the British
shsps tha;insult our ilag. Let Congress take
Tie responsibility, do its duty, and not con-
ier unconstitutional power on the ExAoutive
nor leave matter Of such importance tothe
whiting discretion Of Buchanan. By tina;
course Congress will have provided in Con.
ssintqnal mauner for tie present emergency
arains. British vessels Of war. instead OF
leaving Buchanan 20 slarer that matter over
@ith John Euss, and use the rower ,hus con.
ferred TO embroil Us IN q war with Spain in
order 10 rob tina. power Of the Island II gu.
bafor the BENEFIT Of The shareholders.
ErHtoriAs NlcToaY Mr.. yalanI. CHAM
who rsioiees in full felowship with the Ethio
plan Democracy, WIS aainittli IL the seal o
Lewis ID. Campbell il ihc House Of Repre-
sentatives, last week, ~ majority Of ly
votes. The Republicans and Americans ant
several democrats yoscd against this ,ransfe
os W. camytelt's seat, without rf...rt 81 ;rs
tice, to Mr.. yalIandighan, but that gentle
man is thoroughly died-in.sle-wool Demo
cra,, and his party had the power to reaar,
him, and so they did i. Il requires oniy Ii,
merest color OF a preience 70 induce the Af
rican majority 10 Congress so eommi. acts o
raseality thai should disgrace white men il
the eyes Of mankind.
eTThc Government sale Of the Roci
Island Military reservation has been post