The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-30

De1glas Covers Unasr the snav,
Lash.
The craven hearted imbecility Of the dough
faces Of the North in the presence Of the
Southern masters became proverbial lont
ago. The race Of doughfaoss have the SAM
characteristics in al ages. They ere al
alike - brsggart dastsrds. Tho rebel slave.
Of Grsscs, who threw down their arms
and tamsly submitted to tAsir old masters
who presented themselves armed only with
THAR vell.rsnsmbsred slave whips, are .
type Of the whole genus doughfscs. The
more their masters abuse them the more alb
jsct their submission, and whatever brave
and noble purposes they may form, are dissi-
psted at onoe BY the visible exhibition OF tho
usual badges Of authority and discipline.
It was John Randolph, We believe, who
coined tho appropriate designation Of the
craven-hearted traitors to freedom and tho
rights Of the North and threw 1t forth Ger
pssusl currency of contempt in that one
word "doughface." And in that Same speech
he said Of Northern men:
eve do not govern them by our black
slaves, but by their own Uhife sidcss."
And it was Daniel W ebster, who, in speak
ing Of the same class Of men who acquiesce
in or advocate slavery extension, in speech
delivered in lS4S, said:
81 am afraid that the generation Of dough
faces will be Is perpetual % the generation
OF men. | think such persons
are doughfaces, and dough heads, and dough
souls, and they are all dough-"
Douglas-the "Little Giautn-has now
entitled himself to be regarded a. the prince
Of the generation Of donghfaoes. lie has
submitted abjectly to the slave lash in the
hands OF the Northern overseer, Buchanan.
He whines and Graves mercy. He knows no
Democracy but that Of which the Presidentis
the representative head. He viii vote for
Buchanan II he 10 reconstructed. she sees no
reason Why he and the President may no. act
hereafter in perfect harmony"
These are the positions and the phrases in
which Douglas now humbles himself before
his masters. To such bascness has be sunk
so soon after denouncing the measures Of
Mr.. Buchanan as anti Democratic, tyrsnni.
cal and destructive Of the liberties OF the
people. So soon after uniting with the Re-
publicans in desperate struggle to defeat
the pet measure Of the slave Democracy and
their Northern oversesr in the Presidential
chair; and while the denunciations OF the
slaveholdsrs are ringing in our ears, while
their organ and the organ Of the President,
the Washington Union, repudia.es him day
after day and stigmasises him ~ ''reckless
demagogue," "disturber Of the public
peace" - traitor to the country and rem.
egads from the Democracy"
Truly is the generation Of doughfaoes Der.
petuAl, and Stephen A. Douglas is prince Of
the tribe. Tho more oontsmptuous biz treat
mens BY the Administration and iu slave
holding supp orters, the more abject his abase-
nent. The bitterer the abuse heaped upon
him by the Administration and it's organ in
Washington City and its ofhcial hirelings in
llliuois, the more frequent his asssverations
o. devotion, even to the support Of Buchanan
Tor the next term. The moro he is kicked
and Quilted, tho stronger his professions Of
love and obedience. 1.-THE dog returns to hi,
vomit.''
We are not surprised, for be held out long
OF than We at FIRST expected. lie returns to bis
abjset allegiance now after he 10 shorn Of hi.
power 20 injure his enemies, benefit bin
friends, or regain his former poaition .na
influence 10 the country. He will be KEEP,
down now by his Southern masters.--
They viii treat him as they do their run.
away black slaves, and make him an ex.
ample TO deter future generations Of dough-
faces from revolving against the bshcsts OF
the Shareholders.
1sb's Dale Owen.
Tt.- gentleman aas written . letter IN
reference TO the report that he mas become
converted 70 the Christian religion and joined