The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-30

In Mr.. Randall's Life Of Thomas Jefferson,
just published, We hnd . fac sisnile Of the
Declaration of Independence ~ originally
written. II is in the hand writing Of Jeffer-
son, and expressed his undoubted sentiments
He says when reciting the crimes Of the King
Of Great Britain, and stating the justification
our fathers had for taking up arms against
him, that
'sHe has waged cruel war against human
nature itself, violating it's most sacred rights
Of life and liberty in the persons Of distant
people who never offended him, captivating
and carrying them into slavery in distant
hemisphere, or TO incur miserable death in
their transportation thither. This piratical
warfare, the opprobrium OF inIidel powers, 10
the warfare Of the Chrisfidn King Of Great
Britain, determined TO keep open market
where MEN should be bought and sold. He
has prostituted his negative for suppressing
every legislative attempt to prohibit or TO re-
strain this execrable commerce." 30.
II 10 somewhat remarkable that the identi-
cal oflense which Jefferson urged against
King George ILL.,, 10 the very one tho Repub-
licans bring against James Buchanan. AZ
the King Of Great Britain sswaged cruel war
against human nature, yiolstine lis most sa-
cred rights Of life and liberty" in l776, 40
| does James Buchanan in 1853. Az George
Ill. "prostituted his negative for Suppress
ing every legislative attempt to prohibit o.
to restrain slavery in the colonies in the
| 18th century, 80 did James Buchanan in the
18th century prostitute the power with which
he vas clothed by free people to impose
slavery upon Kansas, "upop . people who
never offended him." and whose rishts and
Liberties he had solemnly promised to pro-
teot.
| The former 10 called . tyrant, but the lat
ter is called Democrat, and the people are
asked by his servitors, by the regard they
/ have for Democracy, to indOrse his policy
and uphold his Administration Was there
ever more monstrous perversion OF Democ.
racy attempted among mankind The policy
Of the English King and that Of james Bn-
chanan in regard to the Lscompton Consti-
tuition are Of piece, and We doubt not that,
as our fathers in l776 repudiased the former,
and soiemnly pledged their lives, their for
tunes and their sacred honor not to submit to
his reign, so will their descendants in 1858
repndiate and condemn thelsttsr. Jefferson
4 Is said to be tho founder OF American De-
mocracy; Buchanan, having repudiAted JEFF
/ ferson's principles and adopted those Of the
King against whom he wsEed uDceasing war,
seems TO be aiming to be the destroyer OF
4 00toVys-lO utO Ssobc OVuls
GT We observe that some OF the Southern
newspapers are grumbling as TO tho expenses
likely to DO imposed on the United States
Treasury in the case Of the SLAYER Echo
First, there 10 Lieut.. Maf6t aud the crew Of
the Dolphin to be paid for cruising up and
down the Gulf OF Mexico--though this, us
submit, ought rightfuiiy TO be charged 70 the
suppression Of British outragcs and the vim.
dication Of the liberty OF the seas. Then
there 10 the twenty. five dollars head foI
the negroes whish the oaptors have RICH,
70 claim from tho treasury. Then there il
tho cost OF keeping them, doctors bills In.
Guided, till they can be cent back. Then The
cost Of carrying them back in the Niagara,
and then the 6fty thousand dollars TO bepaid
~ the Colonization Society for their supper,
for : year. ALI this tho Wilmington Journ.l
concludes will make the cost mount up to
some four hundred dollars for each negro
But then We do not very wsll 500 how thu
United States can grumble 1t paying -four
hundred dollars for sending stolen negro
back 70 Africa. whom they made not the least
hesitation at the expense Of forty thousand
dollars or more to Sand runaway negro back
from Boston TO Charleston or Savannah
Burlington Hsvkeys.