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

had not the rod been there to serve as con
ductor from the tin.
We think it would be prudent to carry W
the rod to much higher point, or put ny
other rods on the building.
The Policy of the Douglas Faction
AnnounceA by John w. Eorney.
We publish elsewhere leader from thu
Washington Union, the organ Of the Admin
istration, on the "Rule or RUM policy Of
Douglas. Below We append some elegan,
extracts from a recent speech Of John W.
Forney Of the Pennsylvania Press, the grea.
leader Of the Douglas faction east Of the
Mountains. The speech was delivered at
Tarrytown, New York. on the End instant, on
occasion Of the nomination Of John B. Has.
kin, an anti-Lecompton Locofoco, for Con-
gress. In the following extracts it will be
seen that Mr.. Fornsy defines the policy Of the
anti Buchanan Locofocos in very emphatic
language. He says:
1t seems to me, gentlemen, that when the
Presidency is conferred upon poor mortal,
it transforms him into god, in his own esti-
nation, or lunatic. Laughter.l Nobody
Is permitted to approach. power to tell the
truth. Power never hears the thunder voice
of the people, sitting as it does in its cush-
toned chairs, between it's marble walls. The
independent man, loud and bold, with clear
eye, who comes to tell the truth, is waved
from the Presidential presence as a rude in
truder. Then We went home. As ! said,
repeated efforts we're made, and made in vain,
to heal the differences. The comforting of
this Presidential patronage-of vast millions
more than the monarch OF Great Britain
enjoys, and nearly as much ~ the French
dcspot wields-this patronage INDUCED Mr..
Buchanan to believe that he could make his
test successful. How was it made? Gen.
tlemen, when the chapter which shall detail
the manner in which the Administration has
used its patronage is written it will be black
one. When our children and our chldren's
children come to read it, they will not believe
that an American citizen, elevated to the
Presidential chair, in the face of such peo-
pie, covered with such an armor Of pledges,
would have gone into that chair to have used
his army-ave, his army and the treasure
your money and mine--your officers md mine
for the purpose Of putting down gallant
band Of men for standing by the plain Gods
truth and would wish that when the histo-
rian comes to write, he would not be COM
PEELED to write that that President was born
in Pennsylvania. [Applause.l Now, cKN-
rLExxN, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ELEHENT LACK
ING TO REDEEM This uRgxDExnxp INFAnY--NoT
oNK. There has not been single circum.
stance lacking. They have gone on step BY
step, with tread of fate and destiny, trying
to crush out the brave and gallant spirits
who have stood forth asking for nothing but
to be allowed to do right.
Look at the spectacle in Illinois at this mo-
ment. Democrats, il there are any here, and
trust there are many, you who take tho
egulaporganizatons you who swallow this
miserable dose Of Lecomptonism, because the
regular organization Of the State supports
it, because the party indorses it, look at ILL.,
nois, and blush with very shame at the spec
taclc there exhibited to the world. There is
regular organization for you, and how does
the administration treat il They treat it
with contempt and scorn--the gallant Doug
las standing OF the head Of the column. II
you open the pages Of the Washington Union
Of o-day, read what it says OF Stephen A..
Douglas. You would suppose from what
you would read there, that he was sowing
pestilence and death throughout the North
west. Aye, and be is TOTO false doctrines
and to false men. Applause and cheers.l
Mr.. Forney continuing Now, gentle
men, We who act with MIR. Haskin, we who
follow the flag borne by those great heroes
OF the day those immortal chieftains, Henry
A. Wise and Stephen A. Douglas--are con.
A. ..tL H..
politely called Black Republicans. Laugh
teri But hare you Americans who are pres.
ent witnessed the efforts Of tho Administra-
ton to make union with you? The Ad-
ministration can combine with the Ameri-
cans q believe you are called Know-Noth-
ings sometimes) and that is eli right. Or il
Black Republican comes out for Lecomp-
ton, he is Immediately washed clean and
wiped. Laughter.l Why, gentlemen, tho
principles that we fought for in 1886 are now
reduced to--Lecompton We may be as
true rs the North Pole upon every principle,
id indeed. lLaushter.1 But II the Re-
publican or the American becomes Lccomp-
tonizcd, he is not only speedily forgiven, but
gogue, and he is pointed at as brand res
Subh tIoM tuc 0uAulbks luc
Administration Is pledged, recollect, to .
platform Of hostility to secret political soci-
cites. lie is pledged in its platform to those
who speak with q rich Irish brogue or sweet
German accent. But gentlemen--you Amer
leans and you foreigners and adopted citizens
are not to recolleci that when an American
becomes Lecomptonizod; only those are in
famous who unite with Republicans and
Americans to y,ndcaie a principle. Zap
plause.l Then you are out OF the party and
are excluded from decent society, and hence
! scssh and forever Won are ever to he forv;v.
co unless at the last moment you come for
ward and say 'sPraise unto thee John Cal.
houn and Lecompton." ILaughserl | have
been toiling 10 the Democratic party since
was a boy, and am not now quite II years
Of age. never voted any but straight gu,
Democratic ticket. My excellen. friend
Samuel j. Randall, who was a very good
!. American, and who was elected to the Senat.
Of our State, Sam said to me : 81 am freshl,
in the party, md you are freshly out Of it,
Thus find myself turned out Of the Demo
cratic party il will consent to it, and be
cause win not consent to leave Democrat,
principles. [Laughter.l This is an age