The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-14

Mr.. Browne thcn gave elinching afgu.
ment, which be rspsaasds with moro or len
amplitude, several tins4h tho course Of ~
speech. Haslss 10 ~, ssesrtsd cssssin
abstract psisoiptss. TAs Rspsblisans also
assert that nsu Asn are free and sSsal."--
Then, Of couiss, they IRE POLITICALLY equal,
and II negsets IRE equal to white men polisi-
eauy, than they must be socially equal Of
course! And Harlan said, according to
Browne, that negroes were not only our
equals 10 every thing, but they should be
made eqnl.a To prove that the diabolical
objsss a HAslsn and The Republicans 10 %
make the negro esual to the white man in all
thhe, Mr.. B. went on TO say thass b had
himself heard Representative in Congress,
from this State taks that bold, and high
greasd. ~ asksd hio,D aid Mrs. ,, ssif hs
would take Fred. Douglas, (ths very bes.
spscnen Of Ethiopiaaism) Into bis houss, cal
With him at table, sit with him 10 church, and
allow him TO marry his daughter. He TIT
Representative aforssAid) scovsSd tAs propo-
sition I" And this was Mr.. Browns proof
that the Republicans wish to make the me-
gross sq1al to white men socially! With
equal power Of logic hs proved the desire d
the Republicans to make the negroes polisi-
csliy squal BY stating the we'll known fact
that there we're only . few votes In .}aOori. Of
negro suffrage when that proposition was sub
mittsd to the people Of Iowa along with the
new constitution.
So much for point lst. wherein Browne
undertook to show that Harlan had falsiiied
the record in asserting that our fathers be-
lieved that all men we're free and equal.
The second point was the bred Scott de-.
cicon, Of which Browne said that Harlan had
given garbled, false, and damnable repre-
sentation. Harlan said THAI the Court had
asserted that sthe negro had no rights which
the white man was bound to respect" "The
Court did not say so," said Mr.. B., sand Har-
Ian said what was false. Folsus in ..no,
fdlsus In omnib,ls." (This Latin maxim was
very generally understood! and Mr. BIS ex-
ample will excuse our quotations "This,"
said hr.,B,, sis gross Islander On the Sn-
prene Court. When SEQ Harlan and surh
men accusing this high and noble tribunal Of
making political decisions IT makes nv blood
boil. Isnot the Court independently Such
attacks on this high tribunal by such men re.
mind me Of the hy which lights on the back
Of the whale and says get out Of the way,
you whale, while. Iprobo the coral depths Of
old ocean with my probosoisp" Immense
sensation.l "The bred Scott decision, fell
low citizens, is . document to sleep on, to
live on, and to die onp' I'VE rather think
the Democracy will die on il, sure enough
Mr.. Browne then proceeded to read long
extract from the decision, and several per-
sons standing near u were astonished, after
what Browne had said, to hear that identical
phrase--"the negro had no rights which the
white man is bound to respect" One man
started for the book .stere forthwith to buy .
copy. Mr.. Browne concluded that Harlan
had falsi6ed the record, - be had proved or
could prove il there were not too many Re.
publicans present
Mr.. Browne went on to talk about the
fundamental principles Of democracy, the
Missosri Compromise, bleeding Kansas, and
other nnimportant matters, and concluded
With strong appeal to tho democracy
suring them that it Was not policy to leave
the party now, and besecching them to hold
on awhile longer.
Mr.. B. having retired, there was call for
Mason. After some delay, tho Judge mount
ed the platform, excused himself and re-
tired on account Of illness. The meeting
felt blank, !. .. the Democrats we're taken
aback and felt discouraged. But it wouldn't
do 70 gise II up 90. There were calls for
Tracy, Hall and McAllistsr, and and at last
Mr.. Tracy, the independent Democratic cam
ditats for Prosecutor, took tho stand. lie
has good address sndsa pleasant voice, and
talks dramatically and auently. lie pro-
fessed to be Democrat, but tried to prove
that be agreed with the Republicans, and
was eloquent on the tar.spsngled banner.
Then came forward that beautiful speci-
men Of humanisy-that labbcrly mutton
head, formerly known in Ohio a. "Kivic-
wreath" Hall. 1t is hard to tell whether
be succeeded best in numbering the Kings
English, or falsifying Gods truth. He has
an astonishing faculty for either, while bis
very striking manner IL equalled only by the
vulgarisy Of his language and the incohe-
rency Of his ideas. Afser some character
issie but stale remarks about demo craoy,
rights Of man, niggcrs and niger equality,
he pitched into Senator Harlan's speech On
the expenditures Of this administration. He
had no documents to disprove the Senator'S
statements. 1t would not be easy TO and
such. But it wss quite easy Tor him 10 say:
sPellow-citiIcns, Harlan was not preach.
er, would say h. lies. Blu. q he 10 .
preacher, knov ho les." He tried to
draw OF attention from the national extray-
agance to the alleged misdemeanors 10 Iowa,
but here he was met on every point by some