The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-09
senator Stewards speech.


OF all the contemplate methods OF mis-
representation in which some men indulge,
the most despioabls is the practice Of quoting
a passage so separated from the context as to
make it appear that the writer or speaker has
said what he did not cay. 1t not unfrcquent-
ly happens that q sentence, even, is broken,
and some single clause OF it quoted in order
to wing falsehood. Any ono who could be
guilty OF such an act deserves to be pilloried.
lie justly slnks himself beneath the notice
OF an honest man. Senator Seward is lust
now suffering somewhat in this way, through
the misrepresentation of one or two vennl
ann partizan sheets, whose statements arc
copied By other papers, who believe them TO
be true. Senator Seward, in his Rochester
speech on last Monday, made the following
remark:
son the other hand, while do confidently
believe and hope that my country will vet be-
| come land Of universal freedom, l do not
expect that it will be made SO otherwise than
| through the action Of the several States, CO.
| operating with the Federal Government, and
all acting IN strict conformity with their re-
spective constitutions"
| This extract Of itself shows how far MIR.
Seward was from indulging in the Abolition
TRADE and reasonable sentiments that some
have been prompt TO attribute to him. Where
is the treason contained in that paragraph 7
The speaker had just before expressed his
conviction that slave labor and free labor are
so opposed to each other that they cannot
forever continue to exist under one govern
ment. A struggle between the two has been
going on, silently or openly, ever since the
formation OF the government aud one OF
the other must ultimately triumph. Senator
Seward believes that free labor Ii destined to
achieve that triumph, and he has good ground
for his opinion. 1t 10 only contemptible
journals like the Missouri Republican tina,
descend to the low falsity Of separating
parts OF sentences and commenting on those
alone 10 order TO make plausible show Of
objection to such belief.-lSt. Louis Demo
crat.
GTB. r. Curtis, late Justice Of tho y. s
Supreme Court, was nominated for Stat,
Senator BY the Republicans OF the Third dis.
trict, Boston. He however declined, saying
that II he should accept, SIT would DO deem.
ed that he was acting inconsistency, inas.
mach as he had given up his public dutiss il
J the Supreme Court for the pressing duties 81
! his profession. IL his business would allow
and If he ten or oven FIVE years younger, BIZ
would have entertained the proposition oil
J the convention
eTThe Rev. James Pratt, rector Of ST
Stephens, Portland, has resigned, to accept
the charge Of the parish OF the late Rev. d I'D,
Icy Tying, OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Pratt has
been rector Of ST. Stephens over twenty years
/ salary 5000.
eTA candidate for Congress, out West
sauls up ais sedicAtion;; a. Ioiiows:
81 never went to school but three times il
my life, and that was to night school. Two
nights the teacher didn't GENE, aud ,tothc,
night Ih0d no candi<n,
ca The Pennsylvania records the dealt
OF . physician, who sswas IN ardent admire
OF MIR. buchanan, and approved Of bic entir
Kansas policy !. Such approval has been th
death Of many Of Mr.. Buchanan's friends re
Gently.
ca Mr.. Longfellow's new song, entitls
"Daybreak,o printed in the volume contain
ing "The Courtship OF Miles Staneish, !, ha
been set TO music IN England By Mr.. w
Balfe.
II gTThs Rev. Horatio Sssbbins, pastor d
, the First Unitarian Church, 10 Portland, ha
been invited to Kings Chapel, Boston, and,
| 10 said, will aocopt salary "a. 600.