The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-25
BUYINEss NOTICE.

: All advertisements must be paid for In advance,
.xeept in the case Of costoners with whom VIC have
nptual accounts. With such, settlements will be
made quarterly.
The EsSccts - thc new Policy.
II has been demonstrated by the history
Of the democratic party. BY the action Of the
Administration, Of Congress- and Of the Su-
prems court, and by the statements OF the
leading members Of the Democracy that they |
IRE committed to changein the policy Of the |
They dcnounce the policy, in
AugurAted by Washington and Jefferson and
Marshall and their compesrs, for the limita-
ZION and eventual determination Of slavery,
and in place thereof they seek to extend,
strengthen and perpetuase it. To say moth.
ing of the repudiation Of those noble princi-
pies Of human liberty, the announcement and
defence Of which crowned our forefathers
with world wide fame and a deathless i'm
mortality Of glory, what will be the effect Of
the extension and promotion OF slavery upon
the character and prosperity Of the people Of
the United States. Is 1t true, as now assert
Cd BY leading democrats Of the country, that
slave society is preferable to freeP IL it true
that the cause OF civilization and Of christi
anity and the general welfare Of the people
OF the United States has been advanced by
the dogma that all the territory Of the United
States IL consecrated to the benefit o.
Shareholders and slaves, rather than to free
dom and free laborers.
Let ~ SO what were the opinions OF those
whose experience and opportunities Of obser-
walton and whose patriotism and position en-
title their opinions to the respect Of the
Amsrican people. General Washington in
reply to letter Of LaFayette's, in 1898, be-
wailing and berating tho evils Of slavery,
Says:
81 agree with you cordially in your views
in regard to Negro slavery. have long con-
sidered il most serious evil, both socially
and politically, and should rejoice in any
6&5ble scheme to rid our states of such a
harden.
ssThe Congress Of 1857 adopted an or
dinance which prohibits the existence OF in
voluntary servitnde in our northwestern ter
ritory forever. Iconsider ii a tpiss measure.
1t met with the approval and assent OF near.
" every member from the states more immes
diately interested in slave labor. The pre-
vailing opinion. in Virginia is against the
spread Of slavery into our new territories,
and trust we shall have a confederacy OF
free States"
Thus Washington the Father Of his coun
try regarded ii as "serious evil both soeia
and POLITICAL and would rejoice to get rid
Of the ssburden.'
Jefferson the author Of the Declaration Of
Independence, the Apostle Of Republicanisu
and tbs originator Of the ordinance exclu
ding slavery from the territories of the Uni
ted States regarded ii as q "polsical and NOR
oil evil" as is shown in the following extrac
from his "Notes:"
SIN the very FIRST session held under tn
Republican Government (of Virginia) tn
Assembly passed law for the perpetual pro
hibition Of the importation OF slaves. Thi
sM will in some measure stop the increase Of tn
great political and moral evil, while ii
minds Of our citizens may be ripsnsng for
0pmplese emancipation Of HUMAN nature
jefferson goes on to demonstrate that
Slave states the morals Of the masters a
depraved by the exercise Of unbounded pa
sions and uncontrolled despotism, and add
"With the morals OF the people their i
dustry is also destroyed for no man will /
Dor himself, where he can make another
I Dor for him. This IL 50 true that Of the pr
prietors Of slaves very small proportion =
ever seen TO labor"
Henry Clay, who while living, labefed
favor Of Kidding bis own state Of the cour
less Ills Of slavery, is now honored BY the n
tionai slave democracy as q tutclary saint
their faith and is eulogised AS an adyocl
of Slavery extension-looked upon u
very as the greatest moral, political and ,
cha! evil Of our times and cur country, q
in long letter written by him in ls49
faYor,pf emancipation he says Of Kcnsuek
"No title which she has 10 the admirat
Oh mankind, no deeds Of her former glo
would equal in greatness and grandeur, :
Of being the pioneer state in removing fr
her soil every trare Of human slavery"
Surely Henry lay must hays regarded
an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w ANSf rt"'~'J 49, - .
territories and states when be looked upo'
as 40 glorious TO remove it from 81
where II already existed. And we have
own words to show that he did 20 regard
fer in the debate Oh the admission Of G
fornia be ssdefed any man TO place his fr
on q clause 81 the Constitution OF tbs
ted States allowing slavery in the Terr
ries,' and said that sno power on e
should ever force him to vote for the CT
sion Of slavery into territory now free"
The deleterious effects Of slavery npo'
the great interests VI the people have
portrayed thousands Of times in the spec
and writings of southern men, and are cl
ly exhibited in the relative progress Of
North and South In oil that indicates
promotes the prosperity Of the people.
Yat ~ most injurious elect upon th
b