The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-11

hAOAuk POST.
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The single Head - sAe DsnbIs Com
vensaon.
Our esteemed and distinguished Democrat
10 fsllow-citissn, Gen. Van Antwerp. who
has been suffering partial eclipse for soms
time past, 10 consequence Of tho superior brill
lssoes Of two nsw slass, known in the
Dsnoeratie Ornament . oanpls and Clac-
~ - ths other dry h al his pristine
20 = shines and blasss With pure
Lee asFuscasions through four columns
. 10paal, and renders the darkness Of
The DsAoassy Of Iowa visible to al behold
erG 4 Ne path Of the Democracy IL not 90
plaia thae = tool may walk therein, i. i NO
fssle of - Generate. He has illuminated
And MsssesassA Il with tho splendid military
loccssles q Frederick the Great, the stern
coaraks = The immortal jackson and the
original genius Of Tho great apostle Of the
people, the patriotic jefferson.
Tho General would not have the people
forget that he was the President II the latc
DsooesAtic State Convention, and possibly
no deems 1t not unreasonable to remind Pres
ident Buchanan that he was also President
Of the State Convention Of ssNationsls. -
which assembled on the same evening. And
in view Of the two-fold honor he thinks that
She duty OF designating the present ignorance
ana confusion in the Democratic mind APP
propriately devolves upon him.
Having Get forth and certified the platform
adsptsd BY the regular Convention, and hav-
lng Stated that the said platform contains
- eonmon Democratic faith essential to
ths Democracy Of Iowa, he goes on to say
that resolution approving the Administra-
ton OF President Buchanan was disapproved
By the Convention. He thereupon declares
that "The vote BY the State Convention, in
favor Of the motion to lay upon the table the
resolution complimentary to the President,
and expressing confidence in his Administra-
ton, ! must say struck me AZ tantamount to
q condemnation Of both.''
And such, also, being the view taken by q
large minority Of the Convention, they or
CANNED - "Nstionals" immediately on the
adjournment Of the regular State Conyen-
hen and adopted resolutions approving and
endorsing the Administration Of James Bu-
chanan.
The action Of this second Convention was
in direct opposition to the first on this mate
rial proposition, and the Convention itself
was disorganiring and revolutionary. Hsv-
ing presided over this disorganizing body,
the General is now apprehensiys that it's pro-
ceedings may have an injurious effect on the
party in the State, and he, therefore, assures
the Democracy that the State Convention ID
not responsible for the unpopular course ia
ken by himself and his brother s.Nationals.' p
The General occupies rather an equivocal
position before the public as the President OF
these two semi-hostile Conventions, and bic
communication will not help him out Of the
scrape. lie is evidently trying to do what
sacred writ e.lares no man can-ssserye two
masters" lie seeks to serve the Democracy
OF Iowa, and a. the same time win the favor
OF Buchanan. But the Democracy OF this
State and Mr.. buchanan stand on separate
platforms, and though the General has wide
straddle, we rather fear his attempt to stand
on both platforms may lead TO come ridicu.
lous exposure, or result in some lameutable
catastrophe.
GovRRsAEsT ExrgsDiruREs.-The Wash.
ington States, one Of the ablcst Democratic
journals Of the country, gives the aggregate
Of appropriations for tho present fiscal yea,
At 4l03, $3.50 ,I2s. An editorial Of the Balti.
more Patriot estimates the amount slightly
shove that, and the correspondents Of the
Philadelphia Ga-esfe and ,hec Cincinnati Ga.
zefts place II nj about Sl0i ,0oo, 900. These
writer's al hase their statements upon the
Official report Of the Democratic clerk Of the
Democratic House OF Representatives. The
reposk precludes in fact all controversy upon
the ~ 5sct. All attempts at wrangiing on
the ssbjsst, however fierce, are vain. The
expenses Cf the Buchanan Administration
are about one hundred and four millions OF
dollars per yssr, and the startling fact will
.roass tho people Of the United States to in
Iignant and Determined action il anything
Indsr heaven can.