The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-05
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CsngpssH&poke daggers to England about
tho tight Of search. They are looking ont
foe1 800, and are, consequently, in favor OF
ahe next war.--lLou. DemOcrat.
The discussion in the Senate upon tho SUBJ
ject Of the alleged British outrages in the gulf
was Infinitely amusing. The Democratic
leaders opened the debate and did 1t in an
exceedingly fiery style. Assuming, as a mat
ter not to be doubted, that their opponents
would oppose the adoption Of any rash or
prscipitate policy toward Great Britain, and
that they themselves might consequently de-
liver few war speeches not only without
danger of war but with . fair prospect OF
making political capital therefrom in future
political contests, they Numbered and light.
ened in favor Of bringing Great Britain in
stantly to account for her outrages and even
sending armed ships to the gulf to sink her
men f-war without weeks delay. The
Republican, leaders in the Senate, Seward,
Hale, Wilson, &C., saw through the whole
device Of their Democratic opponents and
determined to take the wind not only out OF
their sails but out Of them. They hadn't the
slightest notion Of letting themselves be out
shouted or out-yelled by the Democratic
shouters and yellers for war. So they went
to work and out Heroded Herod they out.
Numbered the Democratic mock Jupiters.
Whereas their opponents had protested
against weeks delay, they inveighed fierce
/ " against days or an hours. Whereas
their opponents had been vehement, thes
were terrific. The scene strongly reminded
the country of the passage in . very fearful
modern play, where, in the midst Of a whirl.
wind of buster, one Of the characters ex.
claims in tremendous accents,
/ "ror have heard on Afrc = burning horc
A great red lion give n grievous roar,
whereupon his defiant antag onist, not to b,
outdone, bellows forth in reply,
$50 have seen on Aries burning shore
/ redder lion give louder roar,
! And the last lion thought the first bore"
The Republicans carried their point com
/ pletely. No sooner did the Democratic Sen.
ators hear the Republican war whoops agans
| Great Britain than they lowered their OWE
voices down almost to whisper. Finding
| themselves oyercrowcd, they took to cackling
There was no more saltpetre in their subse.
| auent speeches then is pan Of milk and
water. Every man of them, in what he hat
/ to say, parodied the old Roman
"My tAot's, must confess, are turned on peace
| Gov. King, Of Maine, q large, pompou,
gentleman, was travelling q few years ago il
/ stage coach with little Frenchman whom
he didn't deign to notice. On arriving al
the hotel where they were to sleep, the Gov
ernor called in loud, authoritative tone
"Waiter bring me u boot-jack, pair Of slip
pers, beef steak and cup of coffec!" Tn,
| little Frenchman, vexed At his excellency'
superciliousness and determined not to b,
undone. cried in his shrillest tones, "Vstairc
give me two boot jack, two pair slippaire
two beef steak, two cup cafe" The Repub
lican leaders in the Senate had all the spunk
spirit, and tact OF that little Frenchman.-
And the Democratic FIRE eaters were taught
lesson Lou. Journal.