The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-12

Next came W. r. B. Lynch. He tried hard
TO talk about something, but couldn't very
we'll make out. Struck out upon our beloved
fowl and the mighty Democracy, but the In
SEPARATION wouldn't come. Tried to quote
Bryant, -"truth squashed to earth, "-bu'
broke down. The last line run away, and
refused to come out Of Democratic mouth
Finally succeeded in saying that he was re.
joiced over the defeat Of Frank p. Barrett in
St. Louis, for it would prevent Missouri from
becoming an abolition State. Exulied over
the defeat Of the Americans in Kentucky.--
Said that they tried hard to succeed by trick.
cry, That Republicans always tried to suc-
coed by trickery. COMPOUNDED the Ameri-
cans Of Kentucky With tho Republican party
1t large. Seemed very much COMPOUNDED
himself in general way, and finally closed
BY proposing three cheers for Buchanan and
Douglas, (.hose political twins and loving
eompanions.)
J. NJ. Reid then drew himself up for the
inspection Of the congregation. Was going
on to deliver himself, but the band struck up
"wait for the wagon" and Jim waited
When the music ceased, he proceeded. Said
he didn't care how many Black Republicans
there wsre present. As the representative
Of the Democracy, ~ candidate for Register
Of the State Land Office, he was here all the
time! He said he wasn't afraid to declare
his sentiments in the presence Of the editors
Or the Gate City. He didn't care what the
opinions Of Black Republicans were. Az
Democrats, No were favorable to Democrat
ic principles in opposition to Republican
principles. (After the utterance Of this brill
liant sentence, some one hallooed, pass
around the lager.) Said that Republican
meeting up in Ashtabula, Ohio, twelve Tor
thirteen) black wenohcs were paraded to
represent so many Republican States. and
welcome the speakers. Said he had made
the same statement in late speech at Keo-
sauqua, but the Republican paper up in that
little one-horse town pronounced the story
false. He believed it was true. ("More
lager.'O Not solitary paper in the State
Of Aahtabula had contradicted it. ('sLsger
lager" d. B. then drew Reid's head
down and whispered in his ear, whereupon
he hadn't any thing more to say. What the
crowd meant by clamoring "lager-lagsr,"
We couldn't see. 1t couldn't have been to
accommodate the speaker. Plainly enough,
he didn't need any.
Mr.. McAllister then made his debut a. an
African Democrat before Keokuk audience.
He commenced BY saying that the Republican
party was dead. He Was going on at fear.
full rate--great guns American Eagle
mighty Democracy ooo- o---when he
was interrupted BY the arrival Of the resolu.
tions. They were handed him to read. He
delivered them with august solsmnity and
"unbounded enthusiasm" putting in all the
extras and illustrating the dark illusions
from the stores Of bis acute knowledge and
With the brightness Of his wit. Then adding
a few words, from the whole Of which We
were unable to extract . single specific idea,
he retired with the grace Of courtier and
the air Of conqueror.
The resolutions were OF the old stereo-
typed sing-song sort. They emphatically
declared the right Of the people, in the
States and territories, to decide upon ell do
mestic matters, slavery and every thing else,
according to their own inclinations. We
took this to be an unequivocal Reproduction
Of the Supreme Court, which has declared
that slavery is carried into the territories by
the Constitution, and that the unanimous
voice Of the people cannot modest ii. They
endorsed Buchanan and Douglas, and ex-
pressed sympathy with the latter in the con-
test be 10 waging in lllinois, (while the or
gan Of Buchanan at Washington 10 giving
20 much aid and comfort to Lincoln that the
Journal denounccs its editorials as ssfolly
run mad.'')
Sam Marshall then mounted the rostrum.
Tried TO be funny, but the people laughe st
him, instead Of his jokes. Made some
smutty illusions about Queen Victoria and
the President, in connection with the Attain
sic cable, for the purpose Of raising . cheer.
After "cavortlng" about for while, with
poor success, he declared that Queen victo-
ria, President Buchanan and the Atlantic On.
bic bad broke down the Republican party,
defeated Frank Blair in Missouri and Know
Nothingism in Kentucky, and then be skunk
into the dark again.
Up to this point the meeting was = mort.
flying and ridiculous failure. We never be-
fore saw such weak and feeble set OF men
undertake to engineer public meeting
Brown and Allen and Van Antwerp we're
then brought in at the tail end to redeem the
concern from ignominy. and prevent an en-
tire and disgusting fazle.
Gibson Brown followed Sam Marshall
lie 10 good speaker; knew what be wanted
to say, and how he wanted 70 say 1t. He
went about the business in ship-shape fashion.
But the line Of argument was this The
Democratic party are in favor Of letting the
people legisiaie for themselves. The Re.
publican party deny their right to slegislate
for themselves, and assume the prsrogstise
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