The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-12


will be strictly adhered TO.
j. B. HOWELL 4 CO.,
HENRY NEWTON 4 90.
KEOKUK POST,
Per VIZ. Res, Ae't.
drama CeseAFassen..TrAun - she
Asracsn Dsnscraey, 0usen vacts-
ria anA the Atlantic Gable ever the
RspuAlscan Parsy. Emancipasien
In MasssusS aaA Knew Nsthingisns
~ Kensuckv.
Night before last the African Democracy
Of Keokuk advertised grand pow-wow, to
b. held on ne POLLS streets, whore every
bsdv Grid slsars ID ths snboandsd enshusi-
GnAket~ss expected 70 burst ont like An
s<suliR u vssvius, and shout to their
hsn1t'0&s1tsat. The Ocean Telegraph was
ssrung inn IN ordss 10 give eclat 70 tho ocoa-
sisa, md swell the crowd, though dc part
which II - 70 play In the programme was
naEA&e - speculation 70 many. Was II 70
b. slainsd y one o. The Democratic visto-
risss The sAll did not enlighten outsiders
On Ne point.
The meeting was called to order and d.
B. Hnith appointed Chairman. A string Of
vies presidents WAS read, comprising every
body whose dignity II was thoughts would
Aavs bssn aHronted II they had boon left out,
Ill ~ wsAklings whom it was DESTROYS Of
conArning 10 the faith, all the doubtful and
shaky ones whom II was an object to 6x and
settle.
d. B. then opened the ball. He announced
The object Of the meeting. 1t Was to show
The Democracy that the Republicans had mot
entirely demolished them. The part that the
ocean telegraph had to play would bs ex-
plaiasd BY somebody else, BY and by. II
~ Asaapsasy to rsitsrats and re-expound the
faita. The great issus between tbs parties
~ p<Palsr sovereignty. The Democratic
psfty maintained the right Of the people in
the territories to legislate upon al matters
concerning their own interests, freely and
unrsstrainedly. The Republican party OPP
posed this doctrine. Without waiting to
show his authority, or to explain how much
sovereignty over The slavery question was
left 10 the people BY the bred Scott decis-
ion, he jumped over to the niger business.
He appealed to the prejudice against black
mon. For his part be didn's want any mig
gers about. II he could have his way, he
would drive them al out OF the country. He
was not opposed to niggers! Oh, no! He
was ~ friendly to the black man ~ the white.
But in the exercise OF sound discretion, in
pursuance Of wise policy, they ought to be
driven away, and it was right to exclude
them from white community. For, il they
remained here, they would have to be taxed;
il they were 10 be taxed, they would have a
right to vote; IL they bore the burdens Of
government, and participated in the exer-
else Of it, they would be entitled to share in
the benefits Of schools, public institutions,
and social privileges. This was his logic
He reasoned In the sauna way that Lloyd
Garrison reasons, and arrived at the same
conclusions, with the exception that Garri-
son would let the niggers 70 where they
chose. He then went on to explain the scope
Of the Democratic principle, and the doo-
trines Of the Democratic party. He said
the true doctrine Of the Democratic party
was expounded by Tom. Dorr. It WAS the
right Of . majority of the people to govern, at
al times and under all circumstances, without
regard TO laws, constitutions, or any superb
or authority. The voice Of . majority Of the
people was paramount to oil other authority.
Consultations were superseded and set aside
BY il. A majority Of the people could any
day sst aside constitution, and . rising Of the
people for that purpose was not an insarrec.
ton, and government had no right to inter.
fsre BY force to put it down. Then be run
% about niggcrs again. Seemed dreadful
Asraad il they we're allowed to live among
whias folks, they would get mixed up. Ar
gnsd - II he thought every Democrat in the
eennanisy WAS asxiously seeking black
psrsaour, and eouldn't be kept from her
snbraess except BY rigid act Of exclusion.
Said Il vss against Democratic tastes to al
Low n intermingling. We thought Of the
10000 odd mulattoes in Virginia, and thought
Ii ssensd quite agreeable.to the African De
mocraey TO mingls pretty extensively. The
speech was rambling and disconnected, "a
sort Of "point no poinp speech and was
uttssly without force or influence upon the
crowd. Finally, the gas Ill escaped and D..
B. s1sabsidsd."