The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-01

= = preceding Il.
- 1QpeeQs - = - 1Sst pass
u ~ 6ess1Kaoa eeaanitsse on Ne
DlsAlora - 1900 The eonnittss
saisisls4 q - psssoss, M all united on
- II hsadranyssolutions which we're read |
y As Cosvsation. Then J. G. knapp, the
Presidents District Attorney for lows, with
fsar Others, being just one half the commit.
~, reported certain other resolutions com-
mandatory Of the course Of tho President
and his supporters in Congress. Thereupon
arose scene Of Wild confusion and angry
disorder by no means aattering to the speak
sas who had just closed their exhortations to
brotheriy love and Democratic harmony. A
SCORE Or more sprang to their feet. Some
showed to lay the resolutions on the table;
some TO take the vote on them; others de-
nounced the members Of the committee who
thrust this frebrand into the Convention,
and others still plead for 'speace and harmo-
n.y." The confusion grew to such excess
that it smothered itself out for a moment,
and the Chair interposing, members took their
seats and listened to some brief explanatory
and hortstory remarks from Ben. Samuels
on the one side, and j. G. Knapp on the 9TH
or and then followed discussion, partici-
pnted in by number, oil out Of order, from
beginning to end, and in very belligerent
spirit. 50
The National Democrats claimed that II
was out Of all character and entirely UMPIRE
cedented for . Democratic State Convention
to decline to approve and endorse the cpurss
Of their own President and OF their party ID
! 0ongfess. To rsfuse to do so they assssted,
| msnifested disloyal, traisorous and Sec
tional spirit, and tended directly to. render
aid and comfort to the enemy. Furthermore
they insisted that James Buchanan had fully
redeemed the pledge which he made in the &C.
ccptance Of the nomination, and had, in fact,
become part and parcel, plank, On essen
| tial plank too, of the National Democratic
| platform constructed at Cincinnati. Leeomp-
/ ton had boon made party test, the Presi-
dent had approved it, the Democratic party
By their Representatives in Congress had
adopted it, and the Republicans had opposed
| II and been defeated on it. II now any por-
ton Of the Democracy refuse to stand by the
Democratic Congress, they deny the frat
principle Of the party, acquiescencc 10 the
will of the majority, and become factionists
and sectionalists. The speakers on the 9TH
er side failed to meet this line Of argumeu-
boldly and squarely on Democratic primer
pies, and very clearly betrayed the fact -
they opposed the resolution simply on th'
ground that they feared it would lose then
votes amongst the masses. But notwith
standing the sNasionals" had the best Of tn
Democratic argument, the "Sectionalists'
made the most noise and confusion and polle
q majority Of the votes, and so, after lonJ
squabble and almost general fight over tn
manner OF voting, motion to lay the Blu
chanan resolutions on the table Was Carrie
by majority Of some fifty votes. Here an
other series OF scenes Of disorder, vitupera
, ton and general commotion interviewed, an
then that portion of the resolutions reporte
q BY the entire committee were adopted where
upon J. G. Knapp announced that the friend
ofthe National Administration would renal
and hold Convention after the adjournment
Of the present concern.
, So, upon the adjournment, Knapp as
| I'D bssx III IL L.
Democracy to order. The sestionalists, 0
State Democracy, kept up great deal o
/ confusion for long time, however, and rem
dered it impossible for the Nationals t
, transact their business in due form. Finall
, the Chair announced that the Convention
would adjourn to private room unless or
der was preserved. This quissed the com
mon herd Of hard fists, and the elite Spa
/ suckers" and ''pap seekers" proceeded u
regular business by appointing COMMITTEE
to report permanent officers, which forth
, with reported for Chairman the President O
the State Convention, Gen. Y. P. Van Ant
werp.
In a very brief period, mattcfs having al
been out and dried beforehand, the Nationa
Democracy, in State Convention assembled
closed their business with tho adoption o
: their resolutions, ordered that the names 0
. all the members OF the Convention Of tn
Iowa National Democracy should be append
! ed to the proceedings and published to tn
: world.
r The National Democrats thus secured the
{, grand object Of establishing an arissocrac
: Of Administration National Democrats
D the State, and at the same time to enrol the
: own names M the representatives md Leader
/ of the party, from the published list {
: whoec names the President and Senate
I Jones will hcnceforth select exclusively
Gil Executive appointments in and from Il
d State Of Iowa. But in accomplishing tn
= prime object, these National ofkceholders an
I ofLeo-seekers have completely ruined the b.
Z Tore doubtful prospects Of thu nartv IN III