The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-16
Asctt,ementte be set,led.

In a letter to certain partisans in Philadel-
phia, President Buchanan lately returned
ssthanks to Providence" that he had been able
to pass the English Bill, and thereby "settle
the difficulties in regard to Kansas" Blu,
the people Of Kansas having rejected this
"Providentiale dispensation in their behalf
a Keokuk paper inquiries with much peril
nency Why the "Providence" that had made
the President so happy had not attended the
election in Kansas
The truth ia, We stand yet at the threshold
| Of the Kansas difficulty. II is not settled
1t has never been settled. Mr.. Buchanan
only postponed it" lodged" it--and it
stands now, after the recent election in Kan
sas, 10 more formidable attitude than ever
before since il was started; and Mr. Buchan.
an must face it at the opening Of the next
Congress, and explain to the country the
reason Of its resurrection, aud why it returns
10 torment the Union.
A short. lived dream Of peace the Presi-
dent has had. He settled the Kansas ques-
ton did he? Poor old FOOL And how did
be settle it? BY submitting the Lecompt ON
Constitution to a vote OK the people. And
THE PEOPLE have 'signominiously reject
ed' the Presidents Lecompton ssswindle,' .
and refused to accept what it cost him, oon-
sistcncy, honor, and money, to bestow upon
them.
The President will find the Lccompton
Constitution that he tried to force and fastsn
upon an unwilling people, hurled back in his
face, with the insult and contempt Of per :
fectly overwhelming vote against it and it's
authors. Every art, every argument, every
sophistry that he used, last session, to cstab.
lish the presumption thss Kansas wanted the
Lecompton Constitution, and that only q few
pestllential Freesoil demagogues opposed it,
| will be scattered to the winds,
Every stealthy bride that the English Bill
contained, Intended to compel Kansas to ac-
cept what her people despised, will be cx-
posed, rejected and scorned. And the glar-
ing fact will stand revealed that the Pres-
dent had outraged the popular will in Kan.
sas--had violently crushed the principles oil
sSquatter Soyereignty"-h lent himself to
. miserable band OF conspirators and out.
laws--an become as unprincipled and reck.
less AS they, in the attempt to subjugate 1
free people to . rule that they resented and
loathed.
Such will DO the position Of Mr.. Buchanan
next winter. We will zee what comfort b,
will find, then, in bis boasted settlement Of
the kansas question.
But there IL a new question that looms il
the distance-and II is greater far than tn,
Kansas question could ever get 70 be. /
10 national in scope, aud it bears within i
a danger, like tho lightning in . thunder
cloud.
/ In the aExiety Of Mr.. Buchanan and hi
co-conspirators to force Lecompton upol
Kansas, their bill provided that II the PEG
pie rejected Lecomptop, Kansas should re
main tout Of the Unioh'' till population O
IS, 900 should be gained! The population q
the time this bill was passed, Was estimate,
at not over 900. So MIR. Buchanan IN,
his obedient fanatical clan have put il upo,
the national record, that 900 inhabitant
will entltle Shareholders to the honor OF mem
bership in the American Union, but that %,
600 are needed to entitle free State to sucl
J companionship!
That is the issue that Mr.. Buchanan ha
made for his party, and his party 10 Con
gress accepted it. Probably they never ex
pected to have TO meet that issue before til
people, in the free States Of the Union. Blu
they will The people Of Kansas hare re
jected Lceompton-th they will have their ow
Constitution to present next winter, an
they will demand to know why they are nc
entitled to enter the Union, as we'll then .
now.
We shall sec what next the National ID EN-
agogues" will invent 10 sssestle the Kansu
question" ST. Louis News.
A New RrLK OF Tnk DisrRicT CouaT -
is BOT generally known that since tho la,
term OF tie District Court, held AZ kookul
: for civil business, Judge Clagstt has adopte
as standing rule Of this Court, 10 substans
: as follows: ssThat in oil cases where IL
court is satisfied that an answer has been p,
in for DELAY only, a. 10 cases Of actions upo
notes, bills Of exchange and the ike; that II
: Court, will in addition to the costs, hereto
r fore allowed BY Law, allow to the preyailin
, party, such further sums for his attorney
fees and expenses Of the suit, - the Coul
shall fix in each particular case.
: It will not, therefore, be very approprial
: for parties who have been sued upon not.
4 Of hand, and who have no real defense, [
TO employ m attorney TO put 10 "a answel
and be compelled to pay the PLAINTIFF a
ltorney fees as well = his oyn.-[ Journal.