The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-20

mate Republican candidate for tho First Con-
grsssional District of Iowa.
PHILIP vEILE,
Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. Of Lee County.
rre.1pesnlngss..
Movenents are - ~ emongst n, Ininent
politicians at washlsx s looki Tie Sc
lection Of an opposition canda Tor the
Presidency, who will unite thsaaE .Lesonp-
ton forces, including Rspat0 1lnu, Demo-
Gratis and Americana.
The Presideas still exhibits q bitter hos
tility against Douglas and his sworn friends,
and is taking measures to stssStksn the
opposition to the Little Giant ID His own
State.
Gen. Shields has taken seat and voted
with the Republican members in thu. s.
ate.
The hieads Of the fishing interest have
thrsatsnsd the sugar planters and the iron
manufacturers with bill TO repeal the duties
on sugar and iron in case the bill for the re-
peal Of the 6shery bsuQaies passes Congress.
This threat has caused & Ghsion Of pro.
ossdisop on the Fishery ~ - may posi-.
bly, leg1 tai1s defeat.
ssae lsJd i inpflessed in another
corrs1e els 4 l1lasion to Wllet,'s
Point, M sxos y rascali.y of the Fl.
anelling AFFAIR.
STAND Up FOR JSsus.-The Rev. Stephen
Tying, father OF Dudley A. Tying, remsm-
boring the dying exhortasion Of his son, stood
up for Jsnost nobly in the recent Ami
yersary EOf the American Tract So
ciety. sehe eottonised mefchaals Of
New York we're hissins, shouting, calitaet the
previous question, and proclaiming that their
business engagements demanded tn cir pres
encein Wall Street, and conducting them
selves generally in a manner so uproarious
that it would have disgraced any place est-
side of Tammany Hall, Mr.. Tying, NM
heart bleeding fro4rlns affection, boldly
stood his ground voen anosi1hs.--
He va. ou,vo.sd, = Z a. | n sAo.e
who aInxApposed 70 tho - DE- "a she
Tra4l to ~ AominsGi6x dictaton
Of pnion-toving merchants in Nav
York havU s0sued . ell and will hold r1Sst.
ing tonight to agree upon - for fsfiI1
New York Freemansa1 jxs6as]
eoMPtoms3 III b sls;
The ia mous Cs1jc Journol MI
is very bold in its opposition 70 III ktIish
swindle and very sharp in its exposure Of the
corrupt character Of that governmental brbc
Of the people Of Territory. We make an
extract Of two or three pc ints Of long edi.
torial Of that paper:
The bill 10 n large concession. 1t donates
the public lands Ito be taken with salt) lib
orally, and keeps up the dignity Of one OF
the high contracting parties, BY bribing on
An imposing, seductive, and magnificent
scale. This project 10 the child Of old age,
begotten out OF the bonds, and produced in
perils, and il We hint that il 10 short Of per.
fection--,ha. it squints, in fac.-we saw il
reluctantly.
And again
We scarcely know in what terms to sneak
OF the moral aspects Of this entire procedure,
Concession. petition, entrcatv, almost, are
inscribed all over the proposition !; bu, it is
sgraht Of interests TO be accep,ed IN lien 81
rights; It proposes bargain and sale of le-
gal privileges, and instead OF meeting the
inevitable lssne upon its due merits, and say
ing to the Territory OF Kansas. stake your
own and have IT, neither more nor less J" this
squald proposal measures OF sections Of
land, peeps into salt sprinoa. cr;es mn g..
per cent stock, and trumns nm s hsrr.a,l.
bargain with . sovereign 81 81 H..
no exi-,ence--savc in the 90 ~ 81 nm m;..
cradle bargain itself.
/, has beennnnn1nd 70 the - -.
mits the cna a1ass q ~
population ~ ~.
We think q bilI
admits Sd ~ / Iii Con.