The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-23


The slaveholding members Of the South
compose four OF the Democratic party
in Congress, and direct and control the meas
ufos and policy Of the national democratic
party Of the country. The sum and sub
STANCE Of that policy is to increase the area
Of slavery, and strengthen the pro-slsvery
sentiment and ths slaveholding power Of the
Union. And for this purpose every means
possible are brought into requisition to push
slavery into the Territories Of the United
States on the North, and to establish it there
By force Of judicial decisions and Of the
power Of the Federal Government; and on
the other hand, to extend the area OF the in
stitution on the South, BY the annexation of
new territory, which is made slave territory
in the moment Of it acquisition, by virtue
Of the decision Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
In pursuance Of this policy Of the slave
holding states, eve slave states have been
formed, with IN area OF about 550, 900 square
miles, ont Of purchased territory, and only
one free state, Qowa,) with about $4,000
square miles Of territory. And now, by the
repeal Of the Missouri compromise and the
assumption Of the Supreme Court, all our
remaining territory Is declared slave terrific
~, 80 long ~ it shall remain territory of the
United States. Thus all our acquisitions OF
territory, whether by purchase or conquest,
are made for the special benefit of the slave
holders, who are thus invited to monopolse
the territory OF the Union, and by their lep-
rous presence with their human cattle, effect
ually to exclude the free non-slav eholding
and laboring people Of the country from any
share in the soil purhased by the common
blood and common treasure, for the beneti,
of the common people Of the land.
There have been near = thousand million,
Of dollars expended in the purchase Of terri,
! tory east Of the Rocky Mountains, all Of
which has gone to the benefit of the sieve
holders, except the small amount paid FOL
Iowa. And now the Administration is schem
ing and plotting for the purchase of Cnb,
and Central America, at On expense Of hun
dreds OF millions more.
Iowa and the great West have no nteres
in that direction: indeed, such policy i
!. directly hostile to our interests. The acqui
sition of those countries would tend to turf
capital and emigration from US, and leave u
dangling on the northern and western out
skirts OF the Union. Besides, the immens
sums Of money Shieh would be required /,
pay for these acquisitions of territory. woul,
abeorb the revenues OF the Government for
generation to come. Weshould have to pa,
our share Of the expense OF running our Owl
prospects, and contribute the very mean
which should be devoted to building Paci6
Railroad, 10 purchasing country whicl
would forever deprive US Of the benefit o
such Railroad. Already under this slave
holding National democratic party, Arixon,
has been purchased from Mexico, for the pur
pose OF providing an extreme southern rout
for the Pacific Road, and the Admnistratio,
has favored and endorsed that route, By con
tracing to have the mail carried over ii i
California. And notwithstanding the proiec
OF q Pacific Railroad was started years aga
and endorsed by the entire West, the nationa
slayehoIding democracy killed OF its grea
advocate, Tom Benton, and have kept US u
Tar from any definite action in favor OF it a
we were years ago. The interests OF the ex
IRENE South demand an extreme souther
route, the South constitutes the democrac
10 Congress and controls the Administration
and unless We build the Road on the south
ern border Of the United States, they say v
shall not be permitted 10 build Road at al
Thus it has ever been with the Southern d,
mocracy, which 10 now the National demos
rAcy; they have always opposed the nseres
OF the West, and voted down all our Hurb,
ard River Improvements, or failing to asfe
them In Congress, have invoked and secur,
the Presidential veto.
The time has now arrived for the adopti.
Of nsw policy in many sespects, and
Stass Fl pore deeply interested in it tn,
II Icua. - Arst movement 10 the directit
s1Eths - Ine Of policy, is to crush out Il
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