The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-02

S0aas. - uAenaaaass ApPssnsess
lSiisvinf fsaasks Of Senator Doug
las y ~ ssaase fortnight since, indicate
very clearly ~ opinicn Of the character q
the nsaDs. and la1ssnenss employed by b.
chaaan to corrupt the party, destroy sha po-
litical inaasnce Of Douglas and render che
Democracy entirely subservient to the Pres-
ident.
Mr.. Douglas (Ill.) did no. propose to go
into this question Of British outrages. lie
should vote for the resolutions. The object
Of his rising Moe TO notice q telegraphic dis
patch giviuEx account Of the proceedings
a. whstsa Vas termed an Administration State
Convention in Springfield, in which his public
conrse was condemned. He proceeded 30
show that this was not Convention OF the
Democracy Of Illinois, and said that two per-
sons nominated for State officers are not and
never havc been recognized as consistent
Dem ocrats The true Democratic Convsn-
ton was held in April last, and instead of
being abused be was Endorsed by it. What
was this Administration Convention There
was man In Illinois who holds an once,
travelling all over the State, claiming that be
was authorized By the Administration to de-
nounce every man as taaitor to the party
who does not approve the Lecompton Con.
stitusion. This man, with few boilers from
the genuine Convention, where they were vo-
ted down by twenty to one, got up the recent
| SQUAD. The federal Office holders were
threatened with removal by the Postmaster
a. Chicago, II they failed to attend. Their
obiect is TO- divide the Democracy Of Illinois
| and denounce him (Douglas.) lie never yet
| had been denounced BY a regular C Convention.
Tho bogus gathering was got up by Doctor
Charles Lob, Agent for the Post Office De-
| partment in Illinois. All know that his his
! tory is this when Jim Lane md his gang
were driven from Kansas IN 1856, Lsib fed
10 Illinois. Pretending to be confidential
friend Of Mr.. Buchanan, this Leib Was the
chief officer OF the society Of Danites, and
| took the horrid oeths required, to break up
the Democratic party, under the penalty OF
being revilcd by men, frowned by devils,
scorned by angels, and forsaken by God.
I MIR. Bieler pa said that what the Senator
had asserted was the last thing which would
1 have occurred to any mans imagination.
4 He had before heard this allegation against
DR.. Leib, and called his attention to it. DR.
Lieb solemnly denied ever having belonged
4 to such an association, and said that the ust
OF his name was without any authority. h,
was not in Kansas at the date Of it's organic
alton.
Mr.. Douglas replied that this compelled
him to make n contrary statement. The frs
time he ever saw Lieb was in 1856, when b.
admitted be was the man. The fact was sus
ceptibe Of proof by hundreds Of people il
Kansas, and he has admitted it hundreds o
times. 1t was only an evidence of the vile
ness Of the mans character If he denies tina
he was the chief officer Of the Danites il
Kansas under jim Lane. This fact wa
brought to the attention Of tho Postmaste
General before Leib was appointed, bat tn
t Postmaster General said he promised Lei
3 he should have the Office before he knew it
The free soil party in Illinois had no hope 0
|, success in the election except by destroying
the Democracy, and an alliance was forme
6 between them and Lieb and his boilers.
Mr.. Broderick wished to know whether tn
/ Administration encouraged Lieb?
!. bir. Douglas replied he did not say tina
= the Administration gave him authority. Tn
infamy OF his acts is too gross to induce tn
q belief that the President or his Cabinet off
GERS could have given him such authority
Yet he did think that IL was not disavowe
after the facts werc known, they would be
3 come A. responsible as il they had given I'll
HuthoTlty.
Mr.. Broderick expressed his delight at tn
remarks OF Mr.. Douglas.
Mr. Trumbull Qll) had no disposition :
: interfere with the factions Of the so-calle
J Democratic party. He would not have rise
! had not his colleague said that the Free SOL
party had no hope of success except by til
alliance with Lieb and company. II his col
: league was laboring under such a msappre
I hension, he would disabuse his mind. TIL
/ Republican party intend to beat both Lie'
and the Democratic party, together or sepa
rately. There is no alliance between then
and this man Lieb and his associates. Tn
: Republicans will oppose the Lccompton Con
stitution, and all other Constitutions like it
, and would be happy to unite with his col
: league to do it. This Lieb had been ac.iy
: against the Republicans. and he might b
. obnoxious TO the charges against him 10
h aught he (Trumbull) knew. This Spring
!, Geld Convention had denounced the Republi
: cans 10 the most abusive and gross languag'
and falsifsd their principles. They are u
e allies Of the Republicans.
q Platform OF the Nnti email Dcmscrac
OF The sinte OF Iowa. In Convel
* aionsA ~ q m bi . d at Iowa Clty, Jun