The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-19

TAo Dectasasien 81 AnAsponasncs.
The Joxrmal.:in labored article, on Tues
day, attempts to fasten the charGe!upon us
that Ne profess and advocate the doctrine OF
asgss sqsalisy, amalgamssion and inteEmsr-
siage, with the whites.
~ The great fact upon which this charge 10
bassd Il that We believe in tho principles Of
Ne Declaration Of Independence in the broad,
esasral and plain language SGT forth BY our
faahees in that Immortal document. The
DssaAsation Of Independence asserts the doc
hins u the equality and inalisnable rights OF
man in these forms, it viii be remembered ];
ssws hold these truths to be self evident
that al men are created equal that they are
endowed BY their Creator with certain 10.
alisnable rights; that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness"
TN within E7e ysars Al Anerioans rejoioed
aaA slsrisd in this declaration Of the univsr-
al rights Of man, and Ill men, every where,
un6usGood that the term call men" inolu.
dsd ths sntire humsn race. The phrase and
tho sptsis was derived from the Bible, where.
in il il asserted that God sshath made Of on.
blood I'll nssions Of men TO dwell on al thu
face Of tho earth" That, Jefferson, the wri
tsr Of the Declaration, meant to include al
nanhind 10 clear, not only from the asser
ton q the fact, but from numerous passages
in his writings TO the same purport. He 70
gasdsd liberty ~ the gift Of God. lie say
In one place, Scan the liberties OF natioI
b thought secure when We have removes
their only firm basis conviction in th
minds Of the people that these liberties ar
the gift Of God?" Again be says "Wis
what exscrstion should the statesman BE- load
ed, who permitting one-half the citisens thu
70 trample on the rights Of the othsr, trans
forms those into despots and these into enc
mics, destroys the morals Of the one part An
the amor patri1 OF the other" And again
in letter addressed BY Jefferson to DR.. Pric
in reference 70 emancipation in Virginia, nj
gro slaves are recognized ~ s'fellow mon.
HAaS hin:
"Whats stupendous, what IN incompr,
hsasibls nashine u man! Who oaa endul
toll, famine, stripes, imprisonment, and deal
lt0ou, In vino1Cotl0n OF his own nDorty, ant
the next moment, be deaf to I'll those motiv,
whose power supported him through his trla
and inAict on his fellow-men bondage, OF
hour Of which 10 fraught with more misel
than ages Of that which be rose in rsbellic
III 70 oppose. But We must await with patiens
ths workings OF An overruling Providenc
md hope that that 10 preparing the dslivel
anes Of these our suffering brethren. Whs
the nsAsure Of their tears shall be full, whs
thsis groans ehAli have involved heaven i
- 1oEkness, doubtless God of Justi,
kksn to their distress, and, by diff,
siae 1ight and liberahty among their oppre
soss, n q length BY bis discriminating thur
der. manifest his attention to the things
this world. and that they are MT left to Il
eniAanss Of blind fatality"
ADDsaisaia Franklin, Who 10 generally o
teened y have been aware Of what be v,
AaAeeG, ~ What he meant, headed msmor
4 u Cssgrsss, In 1890, in which the folio,
II haesass oscars;
ssIhAk nAnkind are al formed BY tie San
A1m1y bsiae, silks objects Of his care, al
p 81 leniensd for the enjoymant Of hspp
n -, - Cfaississ religion teaches " % 3